*The "padhacking" thread*

[sait0u]

has anyone ever seen this dreamcast pad before?

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g163/potu_photos/46D20FE60001B09A00004A0122155670740.jpg

i happen to have this pcb too. the only thing that bothers me is the d-pad area. can that area can be soldered?

edit: or maybe the whole thing. still does not look like this pcb.
http://arkadesticks.com/hackedpads/Dreamcastofficialpad.jpg

[Toodles]

i happen to have this pcb too. the only thing that bothers me is the d-pad area. can that area can be soldered?

edit: or maybe the whole thing. still does not look like this pcb.
http://arkadesticks.com/hackedpads/Dreamcastofficialpad.jpg

I see HAL (HALL? I forget) sensors for the analog trigger. You shouldn’t use that pad. Read here: http://forums.shoryuken.com/showthread.php?t=144153

[sait0u]

thanks toodles. i knew something different from the one that was posted. i’ll go return it and get the official non-color controllers and see my luck from there.

[Toodles]

thanks toodles. i knew something different from the one that was posted. i’ll go return it and get the official non-color controllers and see my luck from there.

AFAIK, all of the first party controllers use HAL sensors for the triggers. You want to find a third party controller that has six face button (X, Y, A, B, and the C and Z buttons)

[sait0u]

okay i gotcha. if not i’ll go to the officials and stick with it for the moment. =/

[tl613]

For the Sony PS1 Dualshocks, do the white ones only come in series H? Or are there other models that are white also? And if there are different ones, are there any major differences in terms of hacking them?

[Ed_Farias]

360 Common Ground

Well, the last 50 or so controllers I have bought for the 360 all seem to be the same. I didn’t notice the common ground until recently. I had a friend helping me with the soldering of the pads, so he was just doing what I showed him to do. When I went back and soldered one a few days ago I noticed something with the D-Pad. 4 of the solder pads seem to link what appeared to be a common ground. So I tested, and it seems fine.

Here are some pictures.

The Packaging

http://www.arcadeinabox.com/stuff/box.jpg

The PCB without markings:

Front - On the Dpad it says 4718-2 VerC PCB

http://www.arcadeinabox.com/stuff/pcb.jpg

Back

http://www.arcadeinabox.com/stuff/pcbback.jpg

With Markings. Black is where I solder the ground.

Front

http://www.arcadeinabox.com/stuff/pcbmarked.jpg

Back

http://www.arcadeinabox.com/stuff/pcbmarkedback.jpg

I have been ordering these from www.greatestsale.com Not sure if their stock is always the same, but it seems like everyone I have gotten from there is CG. Now, I did go back and look at some I got from GameStop and they appear to be the same.

[System_1]

okay guys… here is a sega dreamcast quantum fighterpad… and i am CONFUSED!!!

1. is there a common ground/ common +5v?
2. What the heck is that??
   thanks!

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j109/WuGgaRoO/picture2.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j109/WuGgaRoO/picture1.jpg

[Ed_Farias]

Wug,
Is it a programmable pad? Meaning you can store macros and what not? If so, that could be the battery.

[System_1]

yes, the pad is programmable… so now… how would i go about using this for a dual PCb configuration?

Can I cute the wires going to the battery?

[Ed_Farias]

yes, the pad is programmable… so now… how would i go about using this for a dual PCb configuration?

Can I cute the wires going to the battery?

Yeah, you shouldn’t need it. I’ve hacked some PSX controllers that had the battery thing, and it didn’t effect it when I wired it up.

[Dipez]

just do the same as removing the wires for a rumble motor and it will work fine

[System_1]

so what is the common +5 cable? the red or blue wire?

thanks!

[infoseeker]

thx 4 the pics Ed_Farias

Is it this one (Product ID: MOV547160) I only ask because it has the triangle protusion thing around the buttons missing and a darker madcatz logo so I am just making sure it might not be a different pcb inside. Regards.

[Ed_Farias]

thx 4 the pics Ed_Farias

Is it this one (Product ID: MOV547160) I only ask because it has the triangle protusion thing around the buttons missing and a darker madcatz logo so I am just making sure it might not be a different pcb inside. Regards.

Yeah, the model number matches up with my past orders. I just hope to continue to sell this one.

Good luck.

[KabaL]

Hey, do you guys know if this particularly UGLY Dreamcast arcade stick, named The Tornado arcade stick, has a good PCB? I mean, I suposse if I dissamble it I’ll find a usable PCB, right?

This one

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/7199/dibujoqm1.jpg

Any help will be appreciated

PS: I live in Chile, and no, there’s no way that I can find one of those MadCatz 6 face buttons joyticks…

[KabaL]

no info at all?
guess I’ll have to spend the 20 USD

[KabaL]

Nevermind the tornado, does anybody know anything about this pad??

http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00000K13E.01-A3LTAW8FHJ63G2.AA280_SCLZZZZZZZ.gif

Quantum Fighter - Dreamcast

[Toodles]

One problem I had is that I just couldn’t seem to find the left/right triggers. It’s not super important because I’d planned to use the left/right buttons anyway, but have any of you found where they are?

Arent they pots on the bottom side of the pcb?

[UltraDavid]

Here’s a quick layout for the Mad Catz Arcade Stick pcb I. I deleted my previous post where I showed this because I thought I’d messed up part of the layout, but it turned I didn’t.Here it is:

The triggers might be somewhere on the bottom, but I couldn’t find them.