Isn’t it awesome when those packages come in? 
Have you checked if PS, Select or Start will work with GND-L or GND-R, including PS when the playstation is off? I’m pretty sure Paik had his hack working with a single common line to everything.
I wouldn’t worry about the sandwich idea from earlier. The shrouds at the bottom of the analog caps go down too far to be able to secure anything in place.
pretty slick work there. :tup:
You can count me in ShinJN
It was pretty late so I only tested the board briefly. I will test out the connections using your suggestions, Toodles. I do know for a fact that the PS button works when the PS3 is off. It was the first thing I tried. lol. I didn’t test to see if it turns on the PS3 because it was already on with HDR loaded. I will test further tonight when I get home and let you know how it goes.
I will have prices ready when I get the components ordered. Today is a good day for wireless PS3 joystick makers.
i have couple of extra sixaxis i would def would love to buy one. good shit :clapdos:
I would like 2 b your first customer…:tup:
this works only with sixaxis, or with dualshock 3, too?
if yes. i’m in for 2 
I’m in whenever they are available, components be damned.
Will work with both SIXAXIS and DS3
- that use the slide in connector for the flat plastic film. Some DS3’s don’t have those and instead use the black coated pads with the plastic held to it by pressure.
EDIT: Here’s an image stolen from RDC and then stolen by me from a recent post in slagcoin’s thread to show what I mean.
http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/992/msuv35x112toptg2.th.jpg
This one no workie. All other DS3, and all known SIXAXIS should work just peachy.
sweet!
I’m also interested in this package. It’s looking good!
Hmmm, just noticed this thread. Great work ShinJN.
I think I’ll be down for at least one of these.
It would be nice though if the added PCB could also work to make the commons universal using perhaps an integrated circuit or two. I’d maybe like adding an official 360 wireless PCB onto one of these.
I’ve thought about looking into this question many times, and Toodles probably knows the answer, but is there a small component (maybe a transistor) that can act like three or four gates on an IC that would work as a way to make a single button work off a different common?
I should say I’m not putting down your handy PCB you made ShinJN. The ICs I mention would definitely make it a low more complex and costly, and would not necessarily work on the same board. What you have is a great idea for using a Sixaxis or early DS3.
I’ll let Toodles answer the IC question. I thought about the multi-console angle when making this board, but then I started diverting from the scope of the project. I just wanted something that made hacking the PCB easier. I’m pretty sure if I put more thought into it, I could have stopped my idiot friends and with the help of Toodles come up with something that works in a multi-console setup.
I’m going to test out the PCB and try Toodles suggestion of testing PS, Select, and Start with GND-L and GND-R. I’m not exactly sure what Paik did with his SIXAXIS hack to make it work with one common line but it sure does leave the possibility of multi-console open.
Put me down for 1 PCB also. Thanks! Looks very clean!!!
I don’t need one, but I’ve got to say this is excellent work. Nice job!!!
Ok, so I tested the board some more and found some interesting results.
- Using GND-L (the ground for the left side controls) and GND-R (right side controls) to short PS, Select, and Start works.
- However, cross-using GND-R and GND-L does not work (i.e. using GND-R to short the left side controls [L1, L2, Up, Down, Right, Left] and vice-versa)
- Using GND-C (ground for the center controls [Select, Start]) to short the right and left side controls does not work
So it looks like we come close to a common ground, but not quite. If Paik did indeed hack it so he can just use one common line, I would like to know how he did it.
Anyway, the board works the way it was designed for: to provide a solderless hack for the SIXAXIS. No more, no less.
Edit: To elaborate more on #2, when you mix the two grounds, you get weird results
Using GND-R with left side controls:
L2 triggers X
L1 triggers Square
UP triggers R2
LEFT triggers Circle
DOWN triggers Triangle
RIGHT triggers R1
Using GND-L with right side controls:
R1 triggers RIGHT
R2 triggers UP
Triangle triggers DOWN
Circle triggers LEFT
Square triggers L1
X triggers L2
When using the original membrane, the results are the same except all left side controls trigger UP + whatever button listed above.
I’m going to wire up the board to a joystick tomorrow and play some HDR to test more. Time to sleep.
Great work Jimmy!
I’m hyped…
Wow, those PCBs are sweet. I want one.