another p360 question
Pin 5 on ANY ps1/ps2 controller will always be +3v. If you’ve found it on your psx1000 controller… you might as well give it a shot. I’ve never seen a psx1000 controller before but I’m pretty sure the 360s will hook up just fine.
PS1 Controller PCB Differences
Does anyone know the difference in PCB styles between the:
We need to hack 6 PS1 controllers for our sticks and I bought the newest colored PS One pads recently. They use the same plastic ribbon that the PS2 controllers use, but with a surface mounted connector with traces to small and close to solder to.
I need a PS1 controller that has the button contacts right on the PCB and not on the separate plastic filament, and before buying more sticks to rip apart, I really want to make sure I’m buying ones we can use. So, do both of those controllers have contact directly on the PCB without the plastic filament?
Nevermind, I’ll answer my own question. 
I found the white Dual Shock 1’s at Target. Just opened it up and it has a PCB that has regular contacts instead of the plastic. So, if anyone is looking to wire up new Dual Shock 1 controllers, make sure you buy the white ones and not the colored ones.
Also, to answer the question a few posts back, I would highly recommend using terminal strips. They’ll make your life easier if you need to repair or replace anything later.
I’m pretty sure you can hook up two pcbs to one terminal strip. For example, you have your DC and PSX stuff hooked to one side of the terminal/barrier strip and have the other side hooked to the buttons. I remember reading that if you do this you MUST NOT have both pcbs plugged into their respective console controller ports or else you’re asking for trouble. I believe using barrier strips like this is how people accomplish multiple console sticks with a bunch of plugs sticking out of them (like the MAS stick).
Question: Would an all aluminum casing work well for a joystick? I doubt there would be any heating problems (since I know of some friends who have aluminium casings on their PCs). My friend had the idea of doing an all aluminum casing for my next stick and says he can help me out. Anybody try this before or have any knowledge on the feasiblity of this project?
Also, can anyone answer my earlier questions about the shadowblade grounding/P360 issues?
My cigarbob stick is psx/ss/snes, this was achieved by attaching connectors(molex) to each wiring, then attaching the female to the stick wiring, i just unplug one and plug in another. I would not recommend attaching more than one controller at a time, but i don’t see where it would hurt i guess, as long as only one is plugged in.
Definitely don’t go connecting multiple consoles with power on. You wouldn’t want to multiplex on the terminal block either. There’s better ways. You’ll want to use some sort of standard connector, like the Molex ones mentioned. You could also use DB15 or DB25’s for which cables are easy to find since they’re standard computer cables.
Take a look at our page for info on how we hook everything up.
I have a system that was wired 2 systems together straight up, and it works fine, but Ive tried to duplicate it, and I usually have to use the exact same controllers or something wierd will happen. Its such a pain in the ass at times, Ive been trying to learn how to do that molex version, and I am glad someone posted a good example. Nothing bad ever happened to my systems, but most of the other different controllers I have tried will do something crazy like pause the game when I push a diagonal, and Ive tested everything and It is not a mistake in soldering, because when I remove the other controller it would work fine, so I am definitely gonna jump on that example and figure that out. That is real hot, I like that.
Thanks for the help in this thread.
I used mostly CD_Vision’s guide. Good stuff. I searched for a PSX-1000 pad, found several in my city, 9 bucks used tax inc.
I think the only mistake in his guide was the location of a start contact? I think his blue circle was actually on ground… other than that, perfect. Good guide. Thanks
Came to work tonight, drilled/soldered. All done the circuit part. Gonna clamp on some quick disconnects this weekend, order the parts… start making the box next week… should be done the materials next weekend (sooner if I wasn’t so busy lately 
), will just be a matter of screwing in the joystick and buttons, and having some games.
I need some help w/ box construction… might come on later with specifics…
Thanks again.
EDIT: What can you use to drill through 3/8’’ Lexan? Same boring bit as the wood? I’ve never done anything with Lexan before…
Went out today, got the boring bit, some carriage bolts and some hinges…
Couldn’t find quick disconnects for a reasonable price (25 bucks for 40!!!)… will go to an electronics supply store early in the week.
Total cost so far: 11.something CDN
I’m thinking about getting the x-arcade parts for future use. Has anyone use it b4? can you take pictures of the buttons and joystick from the inside?
Because even though 2 sticks and 20 buttons for $20 is a hell of a deal it won’t do me anygood of the buttons/stick suck ass.
on another note: would it be advisable to print out some artwork on a sticker from kinkos and just stick it on the top? That would solve the problem of using plexi, and cracking it.
Total so far:
Buttons/joystick (1 joystick, 10 buttons)
65 bucks
PCB
10 bucks
RAndom parts (drill bit and some stuff)
12 bucks
87 so far… holy crap. Buttons seem like a rip off, damn Canada!
I get mine at fry’s electronics. They have a box of 100 for 8 bucks. They also sell online. Here is the link, I think.
http://shop3.outpost.com/product/2604262
Does anyone know if the Mad Catz Dual Force playstation 1 controller can be used as a solder free project?
What PSX pad do I use for the P360
Alright…now that I know the 3.3v source works for 360s, which playstation pad do I use? the stand PSX one? or PSX Dual Shock? From the boards it seems like people are having problems with the PS2 Dualshock…so I am not even going to bother with that.
What PSX pad do I use for the P360
use a 3rd party controller, much easy to solder on to.
i use interact ps 1 controllers on all my joysticks, and have never had any problems. I use it for ps1 and ps2, and i use and adpater for the DC. everything works perfectly and i only pay $5 for each new controller. You could go w/ an aftermarket ps1 dualshock to use the rumble for the 5v.Just look into it more, theres sites w/ exact controller hacks on there. Some w/ a step by step process. Look through other sites. theres links everywhere.
regular controllers cannot be used for solder free projects, they dont have any wires you can use. You would need a pre-existing joystick to make a solder-less project(and would rip it apart for that matter).read more, it’ll answer all of your basic questions.
Thanks Metalsulg
YEAH!!
I finally got my p360 joystick working saturday. I used the same psx 1000 pad cd_vision uses. YOu can use the solder point right next to the black glob thing on the right side for the +5v.
Thanks for answering all my dumb questions metalslug.
i’m like to help the shoryuken ppl too.
IF anyone has any questions and doesn’t feel like looking threw 34 pages you may pm me. i don’t always check this thread.
Thanks again
~RaNDoM
Ookima, I would recommend going with 1st part hardware. A lot of people don’t seem to care, but I personally am a stickler for using 1st party stuff. I read and heard about too many issues with 3rd party stuff.
If you or anyone plans to hack Playstation controllers. Again, if you are using a P360, you’ll have to use PS1 controllers. I finished my hack on PS1 Dual Shocks this weekend. It’s posted at the URL below. If you go 1st party, only try to hack the white one. Don’t go for the colored (red, blue, etc) ones. They have different internal electronics that will make soldering a nightmare. The standard white ones are a piece of cake though.
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/jdpyle1/controls_playstation.htm
Trackz: WOW thanks…yeah I check your web site just yesterday and the PS1 sections still said “coming soon.” Thanks for updating and the tips…once I get the parts from Happ in…its time to get started…
can somebody post a url to find a PSX to DC converter…or does anyone sell them anywhere locally? thnx.
I get mine from lik-sang, the site is being updated right now, so I couldnt get you the exact link.
Alrighty, I’ve discovered that each button and direction on the Interact Shadowblade Arcade Stick has a separate ground. So, how would I go about hooking up a P360 to a pcb that has separate grounds for each direction? I recall that the P360 has only one ground so how do I connect my pcb to the P360?
Also, does anyone have any info on how to wire the Shadowblade start and select buttons? (They’re actual buttons on a small metal cube that’s attached to the pcb.)
And I know they posted lik-sang above, but their site was down and I was wondering if the product descriptions include what company controllers do their converters supports (i.e. if I buy one of their PS2 -> GC converters will it work with my Interact controller?).