Hey there, guys. You’ve all been a lot of help so far with my stick project, but I’m afraid that I need just a little bit more advice. I’ve just about gotten my case finished (just a few more coats and sanding + finishing), and I’m moving onto the wiring right now.
I already de-soldered the FS3 PCB and gotten it taken out of the old case - I just have some questions about getting to the actual wiring.
I noticed that on the entire board, the image creator only has 1 Ground actually connected, right above R30 on the right-hand side. Why is that?
Next, the il Eurostick has 3 connection points for each direction. Why? And How do I know what to wire where?
The last question is about wire and solder. I went to Radioshack and saw that they have a wide selection of wire: which kind do I need to buy, exactly?
Then I bought some .062 because it looked about right, but I’m not sure if I’ll run into any problems using it.
Thanks a lot in advance, guys. Almost done! I can smell the finish line it’s so close. Just in time for the local tourny, too. =]
What I prefer is to use one Ground point for Buttons, and another Ground point for Joystick.
But you can Daisy-chain the Buttons and Joystick together, and use one Ground point if you want.
There are at least sixteen cool Ground points shown in that FS3 PCB you can use.
Just choose which one you want.
Do know that the PCB in Bomberman’s diagram may be different from yours.
There are a few spots that switch the Ground and Signal for Button around in the new PCB.
So choose a Ground point that is like for USB or something that is not Button.
You can use in the GRGDGLGU part if you want.