xbox controller to arcade controller

[alundra]

and im not talking about hacking that Gamester Reflex Arcade Stick..that thing is too expensive and its already a arcade control..so why would i want to hack it...i know the psx controller hacking will work on xbox, but i want to know if there a way to hack straight from xbox controller to arcade....thanks

[Oddfeld]

Well you can get an XBOX adapter for the IPAC...

[alundra]

where can i get it..and to my knowledge..isnt the ipac is for hacking keyboard..if so..that mean i have to hack my keyboard and convert it to work with the xbox? thanks
edit:
i found these pic post on xbox-scene..
so i guess there is way to hack a real xbox controller..wondering is it the method like for psx controller..

[FranticZer0]

http://www.geocities.com/armad1ll0/systems/Xbox_stick.htm
 

Here check this page out.

[Oddfeld]

The IPAC isn't for hacking a keyboard, it's to save you the bother of hacking a keyboard - the IPAC is a keyboard encoder that behaves as if it is a keyboard itself (so you hit a button and the computer you've got running MAME or whatever sees it as a keypress). Since it can connect via USB, and the XBox controllers are basically USB gamepads with a weird connector on the end, I'm guessing it works just by fooling the XBox into thinking you're hitting a gamepad button instead of making a keypress.

You can get them from http://www.ultimarc.com
The other option would be to hack an XBox pad - gut one and solder your arcade buttons to the contacts on the gamepad  PCB that would normally be bridged when you hit a button on the pad. That's a lot of fiddly soldering though....

[alundra]

thanks guys, since im not really familiar with the ipac, ill give a shot at the pad method..

[alundra]

i want to know do i really need to connect the memory port memory to the arcade controll too..i dont understand why the guy who wrote the tutorial said the memory port need to be connected..since i never use the memory card..can i skip this step..?

[spiffyshoes]

The main reason for wanting the memory slot is so you can use your Xbox Live Headset when playing online.  If you don't use the Headset or Memory Cards then it isn't necessary.

[alundra]

and can you explain why he didnt soldered the wires exactly to the points where it lable X, B, Y, A , UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT on the front board instead of somewhere else on the back of the controller?

[spiffyshoes]

I decided to map out all of the button traces to the tinny TP points so that scrapping of the button contact material to expose copper would be avoided.

It is just the way he likes to do it.  You don't have to though.  If you want to just scrape off that black material and solder to the bigger contact points then that should be fine.