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Bonedancer
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0.  Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 6:41 pm Post subject: Soldering to an Xbox Controller |
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| I need a guide or diagram of how to solder to an Xbox Controller. I tried posting in the sticky on home built pads but I have not gotten any responses over the last 4 days even though I have brought up my question. So I NEED that guide, I have been waiting forever for a response to no prevail. Please help. |
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Sk8Krux
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Tomo_kun
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| 2. Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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Look at toolookah's banner.
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Bonedancer
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| 3. Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 8:58 pm Post subject: |
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| EndOfTomo wrote: | | Look at toolookah's banner. |
What? Sk8Krux, I know how to solder, it's pretty simple, I just need to know what to solder to on the Xbox controller. I have seen instructions and diagrams for PS2 controllers, but the Xbox controller looks completely different inside. |
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DDRdre
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| 4. Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 4:27 am Post subject: |
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You cant if you want a xbox metal homepad you have to solder the control box of a xbox soft pad
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Bonedancer
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| 5. Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 6:18 am Post subject: |
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| DDRdre wrote: | | You cant if you want a xbox metal homepad you have to solder the control box of a xbox soft pad |
Really? I was told that you could. My old soft pad's connector broke and I don't want to go out and buy another one. I have already taken apart one of my old xbox controllers. Can someone please give a second opinion, because I don't know what to believe. |
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Cutriss
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| 6. Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 6:27 am Post subject: |
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| DDRdre wrote: | | You cant if you want a xbox metal homepad you have to solder the control box of a xbox soft pad |
Translated to English:
If you want your pad to show up as a dancepad on Xbox Live, you need to use an Xbox dance pad and not a controller.
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DDRdre
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| 7. Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 10:27 am Post subject: |
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| Cutriss wrote: | | DDRdre wrote: | | You cant if you want a xbox metal homepad you have to solder the control box of a xbox soft pad |
Translated to English:
If you want your pad to show up as a dancepad on Xbox Live, you need to use an Xbox dance pad and not a controller. |
Dude what the heck. I said nothing of xbox live. You just cant solder a xbox controller. You can use a control box of a xbox soft pad to make a xbox ddr home pad.
And can you stop picking on me sheesh.........
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Cutriss
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| 8. Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 10:39 am Post subject: |
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| DDRdre wrote: | | You just cant solder a xbox controller. |
Yes you can. Don't be silly.
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DDRdre
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| 9. Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 1:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Cutriss wrote: | | DDRdre wrote: | | You just cant solder a xbox controller. |
Yes you can. Don't be silly. |
No you cant cuz it is pressure sensitive. Unless some one found out the last time i was reading the homemade pad forum you cant
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diddrstrait
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| 10. Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 1:59 pm Post subject: |
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| DDRdre wrote: | | Cutriss wrote: | | DDRdre wrote: | | You just cant solder a xbox controller. |
Yes you can. Don't be silly. |
No you cant cuz it is pressure sensitive. Unless some one found out the last time i was reading the homemade pad forum you cant |
well in that case you could just solder to a playstation controller and use PS->XBoX adapter. since he doesn't care about xbox live, it won't matter if it shows up as a controller. problem solved. |
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Tomo_kun
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| 11. Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 2:03 pm Post subject: |
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| DDRdre wrote: | | Cutriss wrote: | | DDRdre wrote: | | You just cant solder a xbox controller. |
Yes you can. Don't be silly. |
No you cant cuz it is pressure sensitive. Unless some one found out the last time i was reading the homemade pad forum you cant |
Oh wow. I can make a metal pad, and put the wires from that to an XBOX controller, that get soldered to. I Made a pressure sensitive pad, and for it to work i had to solder to an xbox controller...
In your first post, you basically said it is impossible to solder to an xbox controller. Grammer is god!
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Bonedancer
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| 12. Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 2:25 pm Post subject: |
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| EndOfTomo wrote: | | DDRdre wrote: | | Cutriss wrote: | | DDRdre wrote: | | You just cant solder a xbox controller. |
Yes you can. Don't be silly. |
No you cant cuz it is pressure sensitive. Unless some one found out the last time i was reading the homemade pad forum you cant |
Oh wow. I can make a metal pad, and put the wires from that to an XBOX controller, that get soldered to. I Made a pressure sensitive pad, and for it to work i had to solder to an xbox controller...
In your first post, you basically said it is impossible to solder to an xbox controller. Grammer is god! |
I don't understand you Tomo. When you said grammar is god, you mispelled grammar. I laugh. Yeah, so I CAN solder to an Xbox controller. I am so confused! |
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Tomo_kun
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| 13. Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 2:46 pm Post subject: |
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I didn't say anything about spelling  .
Nevermind, I just read the thread about xbox soldering, its impossible (There MUST be some copper contacts, I Need to get me an xbox controller).
Eye rr Confuzzled...
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Bonedancer
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| 14. Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 3:42 pm Post subject: |
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| I didn't know that the Dpad was pressure sensitive. That is all I need and I don't really want to go through a PS2 to Xbox adapter because I have read that it causes a slight delay. So are you positive that it is impossible to solder to an Xbox controller? I hope that it isn't. I didn't know there was a thread on soldering to an Xbox controller. Please respond. |
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DDRdre
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| 15. Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 4:14 pm Post subject: |
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UGG..lol guys i said the last time i heard people told mean you couldnt solder to it.......... im just gonna shut up now
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Cutriss
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| 16. Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 6:54 pm Post subject: |
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It's a bit more involved, but just because the switches are analog doesn't mean you can't wire directly to them.
Think about how analog switches work - they have variable resistance based on how far down you have the button mashed. A digital switch just skips all the inbetween analog levels. You probably need to wire in a resistor to make the circuit work, but the fact that the buttons are analog doesn't mean squat.
And yeah, the D-pad works perfectly fine too. 
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Bonedancer
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| 17. Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Cutriss wrote: | It's a bit more involved, but just because the switches are analog doesn't mean you can't wire directly to them.
Think about how analog switches work - they have variable resistance based on how far down you have the button mashed. A digital switch just skips all the inbetween analog levels. You probably need to wire in a resistor to make the circuit work, but the fact that the buttons are analog doesn't mean squat.
And yeah, the D-pad works perfectly fine too. |
Do you mean that I do not need a resistor for the Dpad or what? Or do you mean that I need to wire the resistor to the Dpad too? Please clarify. |
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8BitHero
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| 18. Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 11:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Im pretty sure the d-pad is also pressure sensative. |
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Cutriss
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| 19. Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2004 5:00 am Post subject: |
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| BlinkLink wrote: | | Im pretty sure the d-pad is also pressure sensative. |
Nope. There are only eight pressure-sensitive buttons on the Xbox controller - the six face buttons, and the two shoulder triggers. The Start/Back buttons are not analog, nor is the D-pad. Also, the depressing-action on the analog sticks is a digital response - on or off.
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