My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV)

willfor · Basic Member Joined: 17 Jul 2004 Location: Australia

When I was first watching riptide's movies, I was a bit confused as to what he was doing soldering to every second screw . I thought it would be logical to solder to every one of the contacts (glued to the bottom of button), and to every screw.(I do know how riptide's way works btw) I've finished the whole dancemat except for the wiring so I was wondering what might be good/bad about this. All I can think is that it would be more sensitive due to the fact that it only has to touch one screw to trigger. Are there any negative aspects to doing it this way? All I can think of is it's harder to fix.

Andreq · Trick Member Joined: 11 Apr 2003 Location: Quebec foreva

Riptide use all the screws.

First even screws are for "Gamepad Button +"

and odd screws are for "Gamepad Ground (-)"

There is a sheet metal placed on the plexiglass (over the screws hold by foam) that make a contact between the odd and even screws. The new concept of riptide is to use some metal brace to remove the step of ajusting all the screw to the same level.

hope you understand more

p.s. sry for my english
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willfor · Basic Member Joined: 17 Jul 2004 Location: Australia

Yeah I know all about how it works but thanks anyway

. I was just wondering, has anyone has found corner braces in Australia? I think I might have to order them from America/elsewhere

superduperblake · Trick Member Joined: 29 Jul 2004

If there was a search I would search, and I am not looking through over a hundred pages, so:

Anyone have a diagram for rigging and xbox controller?

EDIT: I found where the solder points most likely go for the arrows, but I am not sure where ground is.

grgisme · Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2004 6:50 am Post subject: Xbox Controller

FloppyFish wrote:
Where can I find out how to make one for Xbox?

same steps, for the controller, either use a PS controller and an adapter, or use the beatpad pro (my suggestion)... link is in my sig for instructions on soldering both of those.

Edit: PS controller will not show up as a dancemat, but the beatpad will.

DDRPad Soldering and electrical Help: http://www.tolookah.net/DDR/

Those were on the previous page, not exactly what you're looking for, but the best that I can offer from anything I've seen in this forum. Sounds like you're almost better off winging it on your own though.
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tolookah · Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2004 9:28 am Post subject:

good call grgisme, yeah, my sig has the link, in the link it suggests not using an xbox controller, because just about everything is pressure sensitive on it.
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FloppyFish · Basic Member Joined: 10 Aug 2004

Can anyone confirm that this will work before I go to work on it?

EDIT: Also, Will 3/4 inch wide weatherstripping work isntead of 1/2 for DDRhomepad's design? It is however a 1/4 an inch thick. And is there a way to add lights or buttons such as A and B? Not full buttons like the mats but perhaps just little push buttons. Just so you can press it with your foot. Since the directions call for a PS controller and say to use that if I used the one above or even the beatmania I suppose there would have to be someway to do this. So could anyone tell me how?

joshuass · Basic Member Joined: 03 Aug 2003

woot woot woot I got my 2.0 pad finished and playtested and its hot stuff. It works really well and looks hot

For pictures of Pad 2.0
http://www.umd.umich.edu/~jjstreet/pad2.0/

For pictures of Pad 1.0
http://www.umd.umich.edu/~jjstreet/ddr/

jbean3535 · Trick Member Joined: 08 May 2004 Location: KC Kansas

I know how to do everything but one thing...the wiring! Does anyone have a like diagram someone without a brain can figure out???!!!
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LordPyrex · Trick Member Joined: 25 Apr 2004 Location: Yorktown, VA

_the_legend_of_bag_ · Trick Member Joined: 08 Jul 2004

If anything, I need an explanation of the contact system. I get the soldering points, but I don't get how to make a good contact system.

Would you please explain to me the contact system on DDRHP and Riptide's pad? I'd like to try to build a pad without electrocuting myself.

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jbean3535 · Trick Member Joined: 08 May 2004 Location: KC Kansas

i need a diagram of how to wire it...
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Verified · Trick Member Joined: 01 Jun 2004 Location: Behind You!

the search is really messing up for me... and i haven't seen it on any forums yet...

Can an Arcade pad be rewired to hook up to PS2? if so. are there any Diagrams anywhere on how to do it?
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Tomo_kun · Trick Member Joined: 26 Oct 2003 Location: SE-WI.

Verified · Trick Member Joined: 01 Jun 2004 Location: Behind You!

thanks. i'll check it out.
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joshuass · Basic Member Joined: 03 Aug 2003

I was thinking of possible alternatives to using close-cell weather stripping and heres what I've come up with.

- Dr. Scholls gel inserts (I personally am gonna try this hehe)
- Mouse pad (This is what I have in my pad right now...works great)

Ill let you guys know how the scholls inserts work (they are REALLY spongy heh.
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For pictures of Pad 2.0
http://www.umd.umich.edu/~jjstreet/pad2.0/

For pictures of Pad 1.0
http://www.umd.umich.edu/~jjstreet/ddr/

Verified · Trick Member Joined: 01 Jun 2004 Location: Behind You!

i use those inserts when I play DDR. personnaly it doesn't seem like they would have enough sponge for it to work...
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xerox personality · Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2004 3:22 pm Post subject:

LordPyrex · Trick Member Joined: 25 Apr 2004 Location: Yorktown, VA

Well, the mouse pad thing is already out there, and it tends to do just fine. In all acctuallity the support can made of anything that has some give and readily springs back to support the panel. Dr. Schoals inserts would work, but seem to be a rather costly method than just getting some scrapable mouse pads or some other form of spongy material.

I've never heard of anyone using springs though xerox. I must say that it is a new thought, but it would seem to cause some problems. First of all, how thick is the pad that you've built? It would seem that you would have to make the pad rather thick to have a decent repelling spring under the panel. Do they ever cause problems with bunching. Just curious since I haven't seen anyone else do this.

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FloppyFish · Basic Member Joined: 10 Aug 2004

Can someone PLEASE help me out? I need to know how to add push buttons to the top of the pad. And I'm using DDRhomepad's design.