haha…I told you there would be drooling over this, clayton.
good shit dude. glad to see the new boards are working out for you. :tup:
great article. * subscribes & clicks on nominate*
awesome! this just might make me buy a 360 TE.
OK, that’s just flat out sexy.
Now I’ve got a reason to pick up a TE, even though I’ve wanted one from the jump.
Nice job, Phreak. Hope this goes over very well for you!
Amazing. I’m gonna buy this instead of buying a plexi for my TE.
Honestly, not sure yet. However with the way things are looking I’m estimating 25-30. The problem is that one part of the pins (the receptacles), are going to be custom made by a fabrication house, so it totally depends on how many I need to order at the minimum, and how much they’ll charge for the custom job. My contact is giving me great prices, otherwise this project just wouldn’t have been financially sound for anyone to buy.
Thanks, one of my prototypes I would like to see incorporated into an MC Cthulu + RJ45 mod so that people can see what work this actually takes away from that pretty daunting task. Yes, I tried to be as universal as possible in my pinout, and from what I understand the Dual Strike pinout is very similar to the UPCB.
However, due to the nature of the end header on Toodle’s boards, and the differences in them from the ChImp (more pins and an odd amount for a shrouded header) and Cthulu (another odd amount, and also no good way to incorporate the USB lines) I decided to go with the Dual Strike since it’s based off of a 20 pin input. For now, every other board will basically use the ribbon cable I’ve got pictured, but with an open end you can cut/strip at the length you want for screw terminal use or soldering.
This will also be something I’d like the testers to do, utilize my board with different set ups to showcase the uses so that I don’t get it pigeon holed into “only to be used with the Dual Strike,” because it’s more universal than that, it just works the BEST with the Dual Strike.
They’re called Pogo-Pins, they’re normally used in PCB test stations. Companies like Mill-Max and Interconnect-Devices make them.
Wow, when MarkMan wants them I KNOW I’ve done something correct, thanks man :tup:
The Dual Strike’s switching capability is done by holding ANY button or joystick direction upon plugging it in. Check the Dual Strike thread for more information, it’s a fantastic board with LOADS of options, many of which are still to come.
If you’re looking at the short term, go with the plexi. These won’t be available for a little while yet. Arthong’s plexi is as awesome as it is inexpensive :tup:
Everyone else, thanks a TON. I’m going to try to get more samples of required parts today so that I can begin sending out prototypes for testing. I’ve only got 4 left, 1 of which is going to Bencao74, who was kind enough to send me a Dual Strike free of charge for testing purposes.
If you want further explanation of what went into these guys, or a better description of the parts of it, check my blog… it’s a 7 part series in which I tear a lot of my hair out getting this guy to play well with the TE’s PCB 
Great work phreakazoid.
I’ve had the chance to dual mod the new SSF4 TE S sticks and can tell you that the pcb is practically the same except for two differences (that would be relevant to your project). The first is that the guide pin was moved one pin up. The second is there’s a ground pin added next to the A pin. You might want to get a hold of the new TE so you can get a better comparison between the boards though.
Hate to see a great solution for the soldering impaired to be ruined by a small change in the new TEs. This will still work for every single r1,r1,mvc2,CC and FF stick. Even if you would have to make two separate designs for the new TE S, it would just be a small change.
Heh, that was back when I first joined the project. Many things have changed since then. As of now, its just hold down any punch or kick. There’s a config mode to let you change which is the default system and which one it will switch to.
As for a MC mod, I would imagine that the only soldering required would be for the rj45 wires,usb, and imp. The rest of the buttons can be connected from the ribbon cable by splitting the ends and inserting them into the screw terminals.
The board is a great idea, I’d definitely be interested in getting some
Wow, good stuff. Definitely interested in picking up at least 2 once they go into production, subbed!
I just ordered a TE-S arcade stick. I’ll look forward to trying it out the TEasy Mod on it.
I think interest will be extremely high. I’m really excited, I hope this goes into full production.
This message board never ceases to amaze me.
nice work, hopefully I can get one of these + a dual strike in the future.
This is awesome! Great job!
Holy crap this looks amazing! Count me in for one!
This is amazing, solderless concept is genius! 2 thumbs up.
This is an ingenious idea for all the people that don’t have experience soldering. 
Good Stuff Phreak.
Pogo pins are too fun. Good stuff Phreak.
Man I love you. I dual modded one stick the normal way with an Imp and it was really hard haha. Now I can get my dual mod nerding on with a solderless solution.
would definitely be interested in this, although i’m planning to mod a TE-S. great work.