Dual Shock 4 PadHack Thread - aka you should padhack the hfc4 pad instead

Tech Talk
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Hey @Vicko‌ here is what Im trying to do, I plan on having 2 usb jacks and one RJ45. the RJ45 will be going to the PS360+ and the 2 usb jacks will go to corssbone and ps4 usd jack. this is an image of corssbone/ps360+ setup.

I would like to wire the ps4 to the crossbone. My question is should that work? will I have enough power for the ps4 going to the corssbone? Or will I have to power the ps4 to the ps360+? Im thinking since Im not using the same usb for the crossbone and ps4, I would not have to use a switch as well correct?

PS I know the ribbon is not correct I just have it like that on the pic.

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you can use an IMP and use only one usb for everything. If you want the RJ45 for legacy consoles then cool, otherwise just use an imp for all the usbs, or a DPDT switch, and a single cable.
If you run a single VCC wire to all pcbs you should be fine.

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Hello, I just want to thank you for this great tutorial. It is impressive that the board for ps4 is evolving pretty fast. I have seen two different models from the one in this tutorial. The board is getting smaller and the control chip is different too.

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Yeah Ive just noticed two new revised ds4 boards. They arent as long as the first version, but the solder points are still the same.

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How likely is there to be a solderless-type solution with something that clamps onto where the pad membrane connects to the DS4 similar to the Axisdapter for the DS3?

I just know my luck is that I go through the trouble of soldering this and next week there is a solderless adapter.

Anyways, thanks for the great tutorial Gummo.

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If I had received my 3d printer already I would of been already working on some type of clampping prototype.

Regardless, you would still have to solder for share, options, and TouchPad button.

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Is this something that might happen anytime soon or a long-term project? Would you be selling them too? Also, did I miss the solder point for the touchpad button?

Thanks.

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Wont happen anytime soon if at all. Still waiting for my 3d printer and I don’t know when that will arrive.

I havent updated the post for the touchpad button. Didn’t know it would actually be needed until I played Mercenary Kings which brings up a map IIRC. Think it also acts like a select button in Injustice as well.

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Coud you post a picture for the touchpad button solder point?

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In the pictures it’s the bottom left pin of the big white tact switch.

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Question: are all the solder points physically in the same place in all the revisions of the boad?

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Pinout is the same except for the usb ribbon connector. I’ll have to check the pitch but everything else should be the same.

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has anyone successfully gotten a DS4 padhack done to date?? I don’t want to piss my SO off by dropping money on the new Guilty Gear XRD stick unless it absolutely cannot be done!

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Nope. No one has been able to padhack a PS4 controller successfully yet. It’s just too hard for someone to do (just like reading 3 pages of topic is apparently).

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I’ve already modded more than a dozen sticks with the ds4 pcb.

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Translation-
[Reading is Fundamental]

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It’s doable, just inconvenient.

Requires a gallon of goat’s blood, a sacrificial shimapan clad virgin between the age of 12-14, a dremmel tool, sriracha sauce and some decent soldering skills. Safety goggles are recommended.

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Contrary to what you posted Frank, I did read the entire topic (all three pages) before posting what I did. The only reason I asked is because I’m probably gonna be in the market for a new stick for Guilty Gear on PS4, and I have a SO who likes to cheap out on everything. Limited success rate non-withstanding, it looks like I’ll have to pony up the cash for a PS4 stick.

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There isn’t too limited a success rate, and those who can’t do the modification didn’t realise the skill it requires or didn’t take as much care doing it as they should have.

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If you read the entire thread, then you’d know that someone has already been able to padhack a DS4. Heck, you can get that alone from reading Gummo’s first two posts.