The official Cthulhu and ChImp thread - Try our new Dreamcast flavor!

Toodles · 2009-03-16T07:26:05.000Z

Tracer1:

Where did you ordered? What site?

All ordering details are in the first post.

Tracer1 · 2009-03-16T07:40:52.000Z

Yes, I’ve already read the 1st post… but LizardLick.com is not accepted orders as of now and I don’t trust ModChipman.com

Toodles · 2009-03-16T07:48:02.000Z

Tracer1:

Yes, I’ve already read the 1st post… but LizardLick.com is not accepted orders as of now and I don’t trust ModChipman.com

The bottom of the first post includes prices for everything, shipping costs, and my personal paypal address. If there is anything you think I should add, please let me know.

FrakkinToaster · 2009-03-16T08:28:00.000Z

Should I be finding continuity between the power terminal on the USB jack part of the the Cthulhu and the VCC terminal on the Cthulhu? I’m not getting any and I’m wondering if maybe that’s part of the problem?

System_1 · 2009-03-16T09:15:55.000Z

mousehouse:

Hi guys, kind of been out of the loop here, just wondering how hard is it to add a Cthulhu to a MadCatz TE stick? I only have a very basic level of modding skills / experience btw.

I have a PS3 and won’t be getting a 360 in the foreseeable future, but I figure why not just buy the 360 model and add a Cthulhu so I have that flexibility in the future…

So my question is, since I won’t have a 360 for the foreseeable future, is it worth the risk of buying a 360 one and modifying it, given my limited modding experience? Is it hard? Should I just get the PS3 stick instead?

Cheers

Just wondering if anyone answered this guys question. I’m curious myself.

FrakkinToaster · 2009-03-16T10:10:40.000Z

FrakkinToaster:

Should I be finding continuity between the power terminal on the USB jack part of the the Cthulhu and the VCC terminal on the Cthulhu? I’m not getting any and I’m wondering if maybe that’s part of the problem?

I was testing again, and I discovered something: when I put the red probe on the VCC terminal and the black probe on the power terminal for the USB jack, I get 1 OHM of resistance. When I put the red probe on the USB jack and the black probe on the VCC terminal, I get no continuity at all. How is that possible?

ViciousXUSMC · 2009-03-16T11:22:24.000Z

Ok Toodles payday came and I just paypal’ed you the money for 2x MC boards, 2x GC extension cables + shipping.

This is the final part of my project cant wait to get some joystick enabled Tatsunoko vs Capcom action going!

I decided for the custom usb strings and the time/effort for me to solder the kits myself that it was worth getting the full pre-assembled kit. I love to solder but I have the most crap poor work area and tools so I trust the pro to do it better and easier than me.

System_1 · 2009-03-16T13:16:20.000Z

Jrstrdr:

Just wondering if anyone answered this guys question. I’m curious myself.

Its pretty straight forward soldering with the included printout welcome page that shows where all the solder points need to be. Check my post HERE for pictures of my 360 TE stick with the cthulhu board installed. Also keep in mind that you wont have turbo features from the cthulhu board but u can still keep turbo for the 360.

System_1 · 2009-03-17T01:16:59.000Z

Hey guys hopefully someone can help me out. I got the mc cthulhu and I am trying to put it into a nubytech street fighter anniversary stick. Toodles suggested I use the cable that comes with the stick to solder onto the cthulhu. Here’s the problem, i used a multimeter to search for continuity on the ps connector and apparently there is no wire for the 5th pin (vcc). Is this essential for the stick to work?

Also this cable has an xbox extension as well, but I’d rather hook up the ps portion because I have all kinds of converters for the ps.

Am I supposed to treat this cable differently than a single cable because it’s a ps/xbox hybrid?
I’m a noob and admittedly am very new to this electrical stuff, so hopefully I explained it well. Thanks for any help

DeepThoughts · 2009-03-17T01:42:57.000Z

shaunLEGEND:

Am I supposed to treat this cable differently than a single cable because it’s a ps/xbox hybrid?
I’m a noob and admittedly am very new to this electrical stuff, so hopefully I explained it well. Thanks for any help

IIRC that psx/xbox cable has individual wires for both systems, so you could treat it as two separate cables.

Toodles · 2009-03-17T03:29:51.000Z

shaunLEGEND:

Hey guys hopefully someone can help me out. I got the mc cthulhu and I am trying to put it into a nubytech street fighter anniversary stick. Toodles suggested I use the cable that comes with the stick to solder onto the cthulhu. Here’s the problem, i used a multimeter to search for continuity on the ps connector and apparently there is no wire for the 5th pin (vcc). Is this essential for the stick to work?

Yes, it is essential for the stick to operate. Make sure you aren’t excluding wires for any reason; The pelication I used had the same wire for the +5v for both Xbox and Gamecube, and they could have done something similar with the SFAC. Double and triple check. No offense mate, but the likeliest explanation is you missed a wire.

shaunLEGEND:

Also this cable has an xbox extension as well, but I’d rather hook up the ps portion because I have all kinds of converters for the ps.

The idea and the reason I suggested you use that cable is because you’ll have access to both, just like the SFAC.

shaunLEGEND:

Am I supposed to treat this cable differently than a single cable because it’s a ps/xbox hybrid?
I’m a noob and admittedly am very new to this electrical stuff, so hopefully I explained it well. Thanks for any help

Treat it differently? I’m not sure I understand. What I do know is that you need to figure out where each wire on the cut end goes to what pin on the plug in. Once you know where every wire goes on the plug ends, you look through the two instructables (the PSX and Xbox instructable, linked in the first post) to find out what column each wire gets soldered to. Solder it there and be done.

System_1 · 2009-03-17T03:45:54.000Z

I appreciate the replies guys and also no offense taken. Like I said, I’m a complete noob with electronics and odds are I am doing something wrong.

Right now, I’m looking up tutorials to make sure I am using this multimeter correctly.

Also double checking, if I connect a usb cable to the plug, that’s the solder free way to use the cthulhu with a ps3 and/or pc?

Toodles · 2009-03-17T03:53:44.000Z

shaunLEGEND:

Also double checking, if I connect a usb cable to the plug, that’s the solder free way to use the cthulhu with a ps3 and/or pc?

yup.

FrakkinToaster · 2009-03-17T04:08:47.000Z

I decided to strip out everything and get back to basics with this project. I reconnected the four USB wires directly to the Cthulhu USB terminal (no DPDT switch), plugged in the PIC chip, and my PC recognized the device. I then unplugged the PIC chip, connected the four directional wires from the joystick to their corresponding terminals on the Cthulhu, and the ground from the joystick to a ground terminal on the Cthulhu. I then plugged the PIC chip back in (I always take it out before soldering so as not to damage it) and when I plugged the Cthulhu back into my PC, the PC recognized the Cthulhu but didn’t register any of the directional inputs I made on the joystick.

Is this a problem Toodles, or is it normal (since I don’t have any buttons hooked up)? I’m trying to go step by step and figure out where the problem is.

Toodles · 2009-03-17T04:22:38.000Z

FrakkinToaster:

I decided to strip out everything and get back to basics with this project. I reconnected the four USB wires directly to the Cthulhu USB terminal (no DPDT switch), plugged in the PIC chip, and my PC recognized the device. I then unplugged the PIC chip, connected the four directional wires from the joystick to their corresponding terminals on the Cthulhu, and the ground from the joystick to a ground terminal on the Cthulhu. I then plugged the PIC chip back in (I always take it out before soldering so as not to damage it) and when I plugged the Cthulhu back into my PC, the PC recognized the Cthulhu but didn’t register any of the directional inputs I made on the joystick.

Is this a problem Toodles, or is it normal (since I don’t have any buttons hooked up)? I’m trying to go step by step and figure out where the problem is.

Go ahead and leave the chip in; the insertion/removal will cause damage faster than the heat from the other side of the board. THere’s no concern about heat unless you’re soldering directly to the IC socket legs, and there should be no reason to do that.
As for the stick, no that’s not normal. Wire a button to GND and a direction and you’ll see it works fine.

Oz_play · 2009-03-17T04:51:37.000Z

modchipman order

Has anyone ordered from Modchipman recently for their ps3 boards?

I put in an order on friday 13th… ( unlucky?)
paypal paid at the same time
but my status is still - preparing…

has anyone else got the same status on their order?
does this mean they do have stock or not at the moment?

i tried to go into the faqs… but thats an endless spiral…
you need to sign up to look at faqs but when u do there’s no faqs in there…

help please…

System_1 · 2009-03-17T05:31:36.000Z

Don’t know if Toodles wants the extra attention, but ordering from him is a real breeze. Probably helps if you’ve been reading the thread and know exactly what you need, though…

FrakkinToaster · 2009-03-17T05:33:12.000Z

Toodles:

As for the stick, no that’s not normal. Wire a button to GND and a direction and you’ll see it works fine.

Hmmm…I’ve got a wiring harness connected to the joystick, with splices running from each of the five harness wires (the four directions and ground) to the appropriate terminal on the Cthulhu (the other end of the harness is unplugged from the 360 PCB). I just clipped the ground wire near the end (where it connects to the joystick harness and tested for continuity between that wire and the spliced ground wire that was going to the Cthulhu, and got nothing. So we know now that the wiring harness doesn’t work.

Would you recommend soldering wires directly to the pins on the JLF and then connecting the other end to the cthulhu, or would that risk damaging the JLF PCB?

Toodles · 2009-03-17T05:37:44.000Z

FrakkinToaster:

Hmmm…I’ve got a wiring harness connected to the joystick, with splices running from each of the five harness wires (the four directions and ground) to the appropriate terminal on the Cthulhu (the other end of the harness is unplugged from the 360 PCB). I just clipped the ground wire near the end (where it connects to the joystick harness and tested for continuity between that wire and the spliced ground wire that was going to the Cthulhu, and got nothing. So we know now that the wiring harness doesn’t work.

Would you recommend soldering wires directly to the pins on the JLF and then connecting the other end to the cthulhu, or would that risk damaging the JLF PCB?

It wont risk damaging the JLF pcb, no. But having a harness is just the better way to go. Maybe solder a wire to extend the short one?

System_1 · 2009-03-17T07:04:40.000Z

Toodles how do you recommend to wire up a dual in the SE/TE shells? I got mine partially working but when I plugged in the 360 any direction move causing the start or b button to trigger.