My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV)

DX Manaic · Trick Member Joined: 28 Aug 2002 Location: Outer Limits

I have the time and money now to start building my own pad.Before I start, does anyone have a design that can use all 9 panels?
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PaperNapkin · Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 1:40 pm Post subject:

I am currently in the process of making my own dance pad as so many of you have done. I know this has probably been answered before but does anyone know the solder points on a regular sony psx controller? Here is a image if you need it.

Also, I have noticed that so several sites it is highly recommended to use a non-sony controller; should I buy one or should I be fine?

Tomo_kun · Trick Member Joined: 26 Oct 2003 Location: SE-WI.

DX Manaic · Trick Member Joined: 28 Aug 2002 Location: Outer Limits

Ok, that's cool then.Anyone have techno-motion graphics or any other designs than the ones DDRHomepad has on his site&the first page?

EDIT:I'm asking for panel graphics.
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LordPyrex · Trick Member Joined: 25 Apr 2004 Location: Yorktown, VA

tolookah · Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 4:14 pm Post subject:

Or, just one page back, i had posted, and my sig links to my site, specifically mentioning the psx controller... so you could check there also...
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PaperNapkin · Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 5:46 pm Post subject:

Thanks for all the help. After reading through the first 30 pages of this topic I decided it would probably be easier to just ask rather than look through 70 more pages.

hooded__paladin · Trick Member Joined: 10 Nov 2003

For all you other new people (none of which will see this...) read the first page and a few of the MOST RECENT pages. That way you get the basic information and the most recent advanced (sort of) information.

And Tolookah, it's time to change your sig to read "Currently, help for Beatpad Pro, official Sony Playstation Controller and ANY controller unless you are extremely stupid or lazy."

DX Manaic · Trick Member Joined: 28 Aug 2002 Location: Outer Limits

For 6 panel pads. what do you people use to separate the up arrow and the two diagonal arrows?Once I have this tidibit of information, ill be set to go.
Oh, one more thing

can someone scan those arrow graphics that come with most third party pads(mymybox, redoctane, etc.)I don't like the ones that are available on this website.
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moonmen0 · Trick Member Joined: 08 Jul 2004

i just wanted to say that before i even thought of asking questions i first read, or at least looked at every of almost every post in this thread. Being a newbie i knew that there was a lot of info out there and a lot of stuff that i didnt know. Many of the questions i needed answered were answered may times, but the ones that werent i asked. I think that people need to read and put out some effort before asking a bunch of questions, because all the info is out there.

moonmen0 · Trick Member Joined: 08 Jul 2004

"server error" it claimed....i should have known

71custom · Basic Member Joined: 10 Jul 2004

Hey guys, got a question. Finished my pad today (DDR Homepad design, with a few mods), but get annoyed having to use the controller for start and O. I want to use some pushbutton switches, and would like any recomendations on which ones to use (preferably from Radioshack). Also, I used a cat5 cable, and it only has eight wires. 4 of those are grounds, but I was wondering if it would work to just use the grounds as the wires for the switches as long as they were wired correctly from the controller. Does anyone see any obvious problem with doing this? Thanks in advance, this board has elevated me from a DDR fanatic to a UBER-DDR FREAK!

Didjivibes · Trick Member Joined: 06 Jun 2004 Location: Springfield, VA

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IIIMUNKIII · Trick Member Joined: 07 May 2004 Location: Deltona FL

ok i got a problem XD. i am using the control box of an ignition pad i bought from http://www.ddrgame.com/ . now when i soldered the wires to the box we were a lil unsure that we have the right 1's but here is the weird thing. when i am in song selection the right arrow will work but it goes the way the left 1 does but the left arrow wont work, now when i am playing the right will not work at all and the left will. i will try to get pics soon but maybe i am having a bad circuit or something but plz HELP

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hooded__paladin · Trick Member Joined: 10 Nov 2003

moonmen0 - I salute you.

71custom - here's the thing. Each button needs to have one path going to the controller and one path going away from the controller to work (the electric current needs to make a circle). BUT you can combine all the grounds together and still have valid "circles" - in fact, that's what they do on the playstation controller. There is one ground that is connected to one side of each button, and the other side of each button is seperate (the "hot side"). This means that you can have up to 7 valid inputs for just an 8-wire ethernet cable. You cannot, however, make a valid button circuit with just one wire for each one.

IIIMUNKIII - I'm not sure what the problem is, but use another game or, simpler yet, a playstation -> computer adapter to make sure you have the wires connected to the right spots.

Didjivibes · Trick Member Joined: 06 Jun 2004 Location: Springfield, VA

Didjivibes · Trick Member Joined: 06 Jun 2004 Location: Springfield, VA

IIIMUNKIII · Trick Member Joined: 07 May 2004 Location: Deltona FL

My pad is done, with no problems and completely put togetha!!! Thanx to all who helped. I'll try to get pix soon.
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Tyris · Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2004 4:54 pm Post subject:

small random post....
just thought I'd post that I fixed my 'better' DDR pad (the thin one), and its near perfect now... tho its either short circuiting occasionally (need to check some of wiring) or the computer is just crap (which it is)... but the button accuracy is very very good

(I used some rubber weather stripping in a few small places (including making the buttons doubly springy by having rubber 'under' the buttons too) and that seems to work perfectly).
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