DIY: Happ Perfect 360 Joystick on XBOX 360

Tech Talk
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I’ve tried this but again am getting problems but then that is Blog Stuff new there as there seems to be evryone else is also having problems!

So what i was wondering was had anyone actually got it working at all??

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This may be the wrong place to post this, but this solution may apply to my stick.

I am using a p360 with a pelican ps3 board. This board has no common ground as far as I can tell. I have leads soldered onto this board for all of the directions as well as a ground that will activate these directions. When I connect my 5v, the above mentioned ground, and any directional lead the p360 spams this direction.

My questions are as follows:

  • Is this a common trait of a pcb w/o a common ground when using an optical joystick?

  • Why is this different when you do have a common ground? What is causing the p360 to activate when its sensors are not being triggered?

  • Will the solution in this thread fix this problem?

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A side question I have is where can you get a Wico P360 joystick?

It seems like the P360s that are sold now are different quality (lesser quality, see following thread). The springs are also crazy stiff.

I think the reasons above (availability, breaking internal parts, hard spring) plus cost and difficulty in installation are causing more people to go towards the iL Competition stick. I gotta say, the iL Competition stick is pretty good or better, esp. for Marvel. I don’t think the benefits of p360 (no click, durability?, smoothness) are worth it anymore.

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Following up on my previous post - this arrangement doesn’t work (see picture).

I tried giving the p360 a battery pack power source, but it didnt work. On the other hand, I would get a random roundhouse while not touching anything on the pcb.

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any updates on how to do this correctly?

I am dying to get this done

please help anyone :china:

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Can someone help me I’m trying to do this but I don’t get where the wires go on the relay.

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fock the relays! i thinks thats for that un common ground pcb.

i got a madcatz common ground pcb and just directly hooked it up to the 5 volts and shitt is cherry. EASY PIE! :bgrin:

i just finished THREE dual mod sticks (dreamcast and xbox 360)

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I have a uncommon ground xbox controller. I would have gotten the mad catz one but my local game store didn’t have any. I already took my controller apart and threw away the casing. I sort of don’t wanna drop more money.

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Here’s a picture of the board I made and talked about in the beginning of this post:
http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/5285/dsc03395small.jpg
I should have placed something next to it for scale, but it’s about a penny wide and about two quarters long. This bugger is small.

I’ll get them added to the first post of the Cthulhu thread (URL in sig) if anyone wants to order one or more. They’ll be listed as ‘360^2 helper’.

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i soldered my p360 onto a madcatz common ground pcb and connected the 5v to the usb, but i lose power to my stick eventually after like 2 mins connected to the xbox. Whuts up with that?

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Wow this is more complicated than it seems.

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Is there a way to use this controller on the p360?

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What is the diffrence from common and uncommon?

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Just buy a PS360 PCB and be done with it. You wont save any money trying to buy a cheap controller PCB with all the extra stuff you need to buy, research and learn to hack properly. Trust me the PS360 is the best way to go.

All you will need is a wire stripper/crimper/cutter, wire and quick disconnects, and your arcade stick parts obviously.

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whats the cost of that pcb?

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45 dollars.

Akishop PS360 Tri Mod Joystick PCB (3rd Wave)

I’m having trouble finding it on Akihabara but I think it’d be around the same price anyway.

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Hmm. Cheaper to buy a used 360 common ground controller or madcatz But good to know

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@Zabuza - No headaches are priceless. Not to mention modding shit is addictive and that can get pretty expensive. You’ll find yourself spending a little here and there, but it all adds up.

The PS360 is as painless as it gets…just some friendly advice.

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So adding a Perfect 360 to this would be pretty easy to do? So do i need another PCB to piggyback from or is this an actual PS3 & 360 pcb combine?

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correct kuebot. I will upload some pics of a Mas stick that my friend did w/p360 and a xbox 360 controller. Will u guys be interested?