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Trying to hack into xbox360 controller for CP.. triggers? Ipac?
Organic Jerk:
Hey all...
So I'm trying to figure out how to hack up a 360 controller...
I'm using this page as a guide, and I have the exact same controller...
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/blog.php?b=5439
Does anyone know if it's possible to map the trigger buttons to a pushbutton?
They're analog but there has got to be some way to simulate an "all the way up" and "all the way down" push, right?
Also, I assume I can wire the controller and Ipac to the same buttons, no?
Franco B:
I just asked Haruman the exact same thing about the triggers in BYOAC chat :)
There are three pins on the pot/pad. If you look at the pad as if you are holding it, bridge the bottom two pins with a 10k resistor. Attach a ground wire to the bottom pin and attach the NO terminal of the buttons microswitch to the top pin.
See the attached pic.
I think thats how I understood it. I'm sure i'll be corrected if not.
Organic Jerk:
I *think* I understand....
I seem to also have a problem with ground wires...
I have both a pushbutton and an xbox button meeting up inside the ipac... where do I put the ground wires for each? Xbox ground and ipac ground dont seem to like being connected at the button at the same time, as the xbox button stops working when I do that.
It seems like the 360 controller wants an exclusive connection to the ground of the pushbutton, or else it wont play nice...
It's obvious I don't have this whole electrical thing figured out yet, but I'm trying...
EDIT:
I think I may be totally off in thinking that a button can be connected to a 360 controller and an ipac at the same time....
Namco:
--- Quote from: Organic Jerk on March 18, 2009, 05:56:37 pm ---I *think* I understand....
I seem to also have a problem with ground wires...
I have both a pushbutton and an xbox button meeting up inside the ipac... where do I put the ground wires for each? Xbox ground and ipac ground dont seem to like being connected at the button at the same time, as the xbox button stops working when I do that.
It seems like the 360 controller wants an exclusive connection to the ground of the pushbutton, or else it wont play nice...
It's obvious I don't have this whole electrical thing figured out yet, but I'm trying...
EDIT:
I think I may be totally off in thinking that a button can be connected to a 360 controller and an ipac at the same time....
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I didn't think you would want to do that either, tying the grounds of the Xbox controller and the IPac together. If you use wired Xbox controllers, you can use them in Windows too you know. Then all you need to switch between the two is a USB switch or KVM. I've already tested and found that the Xbox will recognize two wired USB controllers through a USB hub if that helps any.
In my cab I have the Xbox controllers wired up to my control panel and have to switch between the MAME box and the XBox manually. Kind of a pain, but I haven't played much MAME since I put the XBox in there.
Organic Jerk:
--- Quote from: Namco on March 18, 2009, 06:09:18 pm ---I didn't think you would want to do that either, tying the grounds of the Xbox controller and the IPac together. If you use wired Xbox controllers, you can use them in Windows too you know. Then all you need to switch between the two is a USB switch of KVM. I've already tested and found that the Xbox will recognize two wired USB controllers through a USB hub if that helps any.
In my cab I have the Xbox controllers wired up to my control panel and have to switch between the MAME box and the XBox manually. Kind of a pain, but I haven't played much MAME since I put the XBox in there.
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Thanks, man... but I already have my Ipac set up and everything is configured...
Looks like theres no xbox on this CP for me! lol..
Chalk it up to my own electrical ignorance :banghead:
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