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Main => Consoles => Topic started by: sofakng on March 05, 2005, 04:48:17 pm

Title: Has anybody wired a P360 to a Dreamcast controller?
Post by: sofakng on March 05, 2005, 04:48:17 pm

Well, I'm going to give it 2nd try.  I gave up the first time because I was too worried about frying something (by sharing grounds).

My goal is to share my control panel (two P360's and several buttons) with my IPAC/2 and two Dreamcast controllers.  I know I can't share the GNDs so I bought two DB25 switches.  Now I also know I need to seperate P1 and P2.  (thus the reason for two DB25 switches)

The problem is my two P360 joysticks.  They need a +5V and right now I'm getting it from my OptiPac but I have no idea how to rewire it so I can share it SAFELY with the Dreamcast and the IPAC/2.

Somebody suggested buying a +5V AC adapter from Radioshack and then using that +5V/GND and having the P360 completely seperate from all of my other controls....

Can anybody please help me?  I really don't want to fry anything...

Title: Re: Has anybody wired a P360 to a Dreamcast controller?
Post by: Dave_K. on March 05, 2005, 11:47:58 pm

Simple.  The blue wire coming into the DC controller (off the cable) is +5.   So use each controllers +5 to power each players P360.

http://mc.pp.se/dc/controller.html

Title: Re: Has anybody wired a P360 to a Dreamcast controller?
Post by: TalkingOctopus on March 06, 2005, 12:55:21 am

I have hooked up my p360s to my dc and my ps2.  It is just like Dave said.  The blue wire from the controller cord is +5v.

Title: Re: Has anybody wired a P360 to a Dreamcast controller?
Post by: sofakng on March 06, 2005, 02:11:06 am

Ok, what about when I switch the DB25's to use the I/PAC2 instead of the Dreamcast controller.  Should I then get the +5V from the OptiPac?  If I get the +5V from the OptiPac then the P1 and P2 GNDs will be joined.  Is that OK?

Title: Re: Has anybody wired a P360 to a Dreamcast controller?
Post by: TalkingOctopus on March 06, 2005, 11:45:06 pm

When the DB25 is connected to your computer you should get power from the ipac and the ground from the ipac.

Title: Re: Has anybody wired a P360 to a Dreamcast controller?
Post by: sofakng on March 07, 2005, 06:30:06 am

Quote from: TalkingOctopus on March 06, 2005, 11:45:06 pm

When the DB25 is connected to your computer you should get power from the ipac and the ground from the ipac.

How do I get power (+5v) from the IPAC?

Title: Re: Has anybody wired a P360 to a Dreamcast controller?
Post by: Dave_K. on March 07, 2005, 01:46:22 pm

Quote from: sofakng on March 07, 2005, 06:30:06 am

Quote from: TalkingOctopus on March 06, 2005, 11:45:06 pm

When the DB25 is connected to your computer you should get power from the ipac and the ground from the ipac.

How do I get power (+5v) from the IPAC?

I think TalkingOctopus ment to say Optipac and not Ipac.  In your first post you said you are already getting +5 from your Optipac.  Using the OptiPac +5 is fine when you are connecting your P360's up to your PC.  Just make sure you are using an OptiPac or Ipac ground wire in your PC-DB25 connector.

When hooking up to a Dreamcast, use +5 from the DC controller, and DC ground wires in your DC-DB25 connector.

To answer the question of sharing grounds between player 1 and player2 controlls, this is fine as long as both sets of controls are connected to a single DB25 connector.