Comments on: Saturn to 360 Controller Adapter http://solid-orange.com Twistedsymphony's Playground Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:47:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: cracksloth http://solid-orange.com/hacks/saturn-to-360-controller-adapter#comment-34 cracksloth Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:30:52 +0000 http://solid-orange.com/hacks/saturn-to-360-controller-adapter#comment-34 I have no idea how feasible this is, but would it be possible to connect your adapter through the official expansion port of the 360 controller? The chatpad accessory can obviously piggyback signals using this port, perhaps it would also be able to emulate buttonpress signals? I have no idea how feasible this is, but would it be possible to connect your adapter through the official expansion port of the 360 controller? The chatpad accessory can obviously piggyback signals using this port, perhaps it would also be able to emulate buttonpress signals?

]]> By: cracksloth http://solid-orange.com/hacks/saturn-to-360-controller-adapter#comment-33 cracksloth Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:13:45 +0000 http://solid-orange.com/hacks/saturn-to-360-controller-adapter#comment-33 Quote: "This ability would open the potential for a circuit about 1/8th the size, small enough to fit inside the controller entirely." Wow, that would be amazing! You could just make adapters that hook directly to the modded XBox controller for virtually any kind of console controller. Sorry but I think I just came a little :) Thanks for whetting my appetite and then denying me food! Please keep this project in mind for the future because the potential is crazy! Due to the 360's security restrictions, I really like the idea of creating a standard interface allowing people to interface with the 360 controller. This would be really great! Quote:
“This ability would open the potential for a circuit about 1/8th the size, small enough to fit inside the controller entirely.”

Wow, that would be amazing! You could just make adapters that hook directly to the modded XBox controller for virtually any kind of console controller. Sorry but I think I just came a little :) Thanks for whetting my appetite and then denying me food! Please keep this project in mind for the future because the potential is crazy!

Due to the 360’s security restrictions, I really like the idea of creating a standard interface allowing people to interface with the 360 controller. This would be really great!

]]> By: twistedsymphony http://solid-orange.com/hacks/saturn-to-360-controller-adapter#comment-32 twistedsymphony Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:57:09 +0000 http://solid-orange.com/hacks/saturn-to-360-controller-adapter#comment-32 To my knowledge no one else picked it up, which is unfortunate. One interesting thing though is that one of the "teams" who modify controllers for macro functionality was able to control the buttons directly with their chip, as opposed to using an external switch. This ability would open the potential for a circuit about 1/8th the size, small enough to fit inside the controller entirely. Unfortunately they never released their code, and I don't have an O-scope so without one I cant determine HOW to control the pins directly. (without an o-scope it's analogous to a blind and deaf man trying to teach himself Japanese). I did originally plan to branch out into other classic consoles. Right now though I've got a few dozen other major projects going, and I don't really have the tools at my disposal that would make continuing with this one fun or fruitful. If I had access to a high powered o-scope I could figure out how the controller actually works, and from there I could develop a more advanced version of this that would be easy enough for me to sell. Really I only ever did this project because everyone kept asking stupid questions about controller adapting and not listening to the answers I gave them... at least I never see any stupid questions getting posted anymore... To my knowledge no one else picked it up, which is unfortunate.

One interesting thing though is that one of the “teams” who modify controllers for macro functionality was able to control the buttons directly with their chip, as opposed to using an external switch. This ability would open the potential for a circuit about 1/8th the size, small enough to fit inside the controller entirely.

Unfortunately they never released their code, and I don’t have an O-scope so without one I cant determine HOW to control the pins directly. (without an o-scope it’s analogous to a blind and deaf man trying to teach himself Japanese).

I did originally plan to branch out into other classic consoles. Right now though I’ve got a few dozen other major projects going, and I don’t really have the tools at my disposal that would make continuing with this one fun or fruitful.

If I had access to a high powered o-scope I could figure out how the controller actually works, and from there I could develop a more advanced version of this that would be easy enough for me to sell.

Really I only ever did this project because everyone kept asking stupid questions about controller adapting and not listening to the answers I gave them… at least I never see any stupid questions getting posted anymore…

]]> By: cracksloth http://solid-orange.com/hacks/saturn-to-360-controller-adapter#comment-31 cracksloth Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:44:11 +0000 http://solid-orange.com/hacks/saturn-to-360-controller-adapter#comment-31 I remember you originally were thinking about extending the project to include other retro console controllers so I keep coming back here to check on further developments. I finally decided to register just so I could ask you to pick this project back up! It's just such a great idea for 360 and PC gamers - everyone salivated and you got a lot of buzz for it. It's really amazing compared to most hack jobs... but that also makes it a little difficult for the average hobbyist. I *really* want one of course but totally lack the experience to make it - do you know if someone picked up this project or if I could find someone to build one for me at a reasonable price? I remember you originally were thinking about extending the project to include other retro console controllers so I keep coming back here to check on further developments. I finally decided to register just so I could ask you to pick this project back up! It’s just such a great idea for 360 and PC gamers - everyone salivated and you got a lot of buzz for it. It’s really amazing compared to most hack jobs… but that also makes it a little difficult for the average hobbyist. I *really* want one of course but totally lack the experience to make it - do you know if someone picked up this project or if I could find someone to build one for me at a reasonable price?

]]> By: neorococco http://solid-orange.com/hacks/saturn-to-360-controller-adapter#comment-23 neorococco Thu, 01 May 2008 21:55:27 +0000 http://solid-orange.com/hacks/saturn-to-360-controller-adapter#comment-23 Hey This could be a real challenge for you...but had you thought about the possibility of making the controller completely wireless? With the Saturn 3D Analogue pad you could...if you could figure out the interface on it. The lead clips off, so you could make a clip on wireless XBox 360 adaptor with a battery case and XBox Guide button on it, and you would have the ultimate controller! It wouldn't require modifying the Saturn controller, just a clip on attachment. I wonder how small you could make it...! neorococco Hey
This could be a real challenge for you…but had you thought about the possibility of making the controller completely wireless? With the Saturn 3D Analogue pad you could…if you could figure out the interface on it. The lead clips off, so you could make a clip on wireless XBox 360 adaptor with a battery case and XBox Guide button on it, and you would have the ultimate controller! It wouldn’t require modifying the Saturn controller, just a clip on attachment. I wonder how small you could make it…!
neorococco

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