Toodles have taken a prolonged sabbatical from Tech Talk related matters, instead he focusing on other more higher priority things for himself.
Toodles also wants to avoid development for Xbox 360 (and by extension Xbox One) by not making 360 support for the Cthulhu, its why Toodles instead poured his efforts into assisting in dual mods.
Toodles never had a board that actually support Xbox 360, instead it has to be piggy backed or dual modded with a existing Xbox 360 PCB. As Toodles is located in the US he is subject to lawsuits just like everyone else for unlicensed development on a MS console. We where lucky with the PS3 as it accepted generic HID class USB devices.
Do not confuse the Cronus with Dual-Mods, in the field of electrical engineering these are different beasts.
Thanks for the answer, I have dual modded my T5 anniversary stick with a mc cthulu and a madcatz arcade stick(the old one that came bundled with Xbox arcade games). I actually still have two of those Xbox 360 madcatz arcade sticks if ever I wanted to dual mod another stick. So I understand what your saying.
I believe I have it for the Qanba. So I would pigback the Xbone to the Qanba PCB. I would splice the home button for the xbone to the home button on the Qanbaâs top panel. Then I would wire the Qanba to the IMP. install a RJ45 on the IMP and an RJ45 on the case and that should be it right. The question I have is about the wiring from the Qanba to the imp. Am I cutting the usb cable and then soldering the usb cable to the IMP?
For the V.S. (Just want PS3) Solder Cerberus to the 360 PCB but where do I solder the xbone PCB to? The 360 PCB? and then the IMP to the RJ45 again.
Red = buttons and directions from each pad/pcb
orange = home button from each pad/pcb to IMP F Column
Blue/Green is USB from each respective PCB
Black is outgoing USB from imp to console
Yellow is USB from Cerb to 360pcb
You can solder buttons/directions from xbone to either 360 or cerberus. If you get the fully assembled cerberus you will have a much easier time.
Is it possible to have a mic port by wiring up the mic wires from a TE to the Xbone PCB. My mod setup will be PS360±->Xbone pad PCBâ>DpDt switch using a micro USB to neutrik USB pass through. Donât want to use a kinect just to talk while iâm playing :(âŠ
Thanks for the awesome feedback. I think I better understand the purpose of the IMP board from just that diagram. 2 questions though.
1st (easy question and I believe I know the answer) Could I instead of USB out of the IMP could I install an RJ45 on the imp and on the case and do it that way? Kind of would like the ability for easy cable replacement and I want to get better at cable making.
I figure I would go with the no connector version and cut it with my dremel. If I did go that route I am curious about the usb from the cerberus to the IMP. Would I get a usb cable cut and solder the two ends from the cerberus to the IMP. Also why the Cerberus to the IMP when I already have it connected to the 360 PCB. Shouldnât I just cut the USB that comes with the stick and wire that to the IMP?
Vicko are you amazing btw! Thanks for the help. I have been doing nothing but researching all of this the past few days and I am getting really excited to start working on this once my check comes in I can buy the parts.
I personally use the no connector version and it works the same way as if you had the no connector version. The reason you need to make usb from cerberus go to imp is because you need to wire the 360 PCB to the cerberus so it will handle the autodetect of ps3/360. So it goes 360->Cerberus, Cerberus + xbone ->Imp.
Awesome. I bring up the no connector version because I saw someone mod the Razer Atrox with the non cut down and it fit perfectly in the Razer pcb case. I plan to make that my next mod.
Is there any preferred brand of cable and solder to be using? Also the best places to get cables from? I only ask because I remember when I used to mod my 360 everyone swore by Verbatim disc.
Questions about the IMP wiring. Would I use the 3rd method on the pdf(http://www.godlikecontrols.com/imp2.pdf) labelled Basic Method. Treat the xbone as the 360 and the Qanba as the PS3. After wiring when I plug the Qanba into a 360 I would switch the qanbas switch that is labelled (360|PS3) to 360 and hold the home button while plugging it in and it should work for 360. Then for ps3 just flip it to PS3 and hold the home button while I plug it into a ps3. As for the Xbone it shouldnât matter what I have the switch to I just hold the home and plug it in correct?
For the VS stick I just have to again treat the Xbone as 360 and the Cerberus as the PS3 and when I plug it into the console I just hold home and it should detect the console.
Is there anything I need to do to the imp or the cerberus before I can plug them into the console? Like do I have to download any firmware and put it on the board somehow using a PC?
Alright friends I cracked open a broke 360 pad and did just a little work. I cut open a spare USB and attempted to flux then tin the wire and then solder it to the 360 PCB. I also took the remains of my usb and another Ethernet cable and soldered both of those together. Just kind of testing stuff out not going for anything applicable just trying to âpracticeâ. If you all could take a look at some of the images and help me out that would be appreciated.
I also have a question. The 360 dpad portion of the pcb is that the same as the Xboneâs? They look very similar, I am just curious if the copper area is the same size on both.
Sorry if I should have created my own thread just thought that since I am going to apply this to the pad hack thought it would be best to ask for help in here.
Thanks for that. 2 things I wasnât doing right is tinning the iron tip and also wasnât applying the solder to the opposite side of the connection. I tried but it wasnât melting. Might be that I wasnât tinning the iron and or I just wasnât being patient. Also I might want a smaller tip. The tip that came with it is pretty big. I am assuming for the connections on the xbone pcb I will want a finer tip.
Hi all. I just want to start by saying that I am a bit of a lurker here. Forgive me. I just signed up for an account after about 2+ years of lurking. It seems like there are tons of great people with a vast combined wealth of knowledge. I have learned much already from everyone. I am, however, about to start a new project and without bogging down the forums I would like to ask a few questions.
About a year or so ago, I made a custom hitbox/ABC controller using a sixaxis pcb and the shell of a 360 brawlstick. I gutted the pc from the brawlstick as I did not own or plan on owning a 360 at the time. PS3 all the way at the time.
My first question is if I should be using an SOCD cleaner on that sixaxis or not. I had never noticed, but have so recently, that my directions exhibit some weirdness. If I combine left+right in that order than the controller favors left, if I reverse it, I get neutral. Contrary to what the SOCD cleaner does, when I combine down+up in that order, I get neutral but if I reverse it I get down. In any event, what I want to know is will the SOCD cleaner actually make a difference with this PCB or are the oddities going to overwrite the cleaner?
Second question: I recently acquired a working xbox one pad for $15 from a friend and I would love to dual mod my controller for KI. I donât mind starting over with a custom PCB if adding it to the sixaxis is unrealistic. My question really just boils down to what I should get? MC Cthulhu? Chimp? PS360+? Something I have not heard about?
I am not opposed to using a separate usb for xbone and one for PS3 and I happen to have a spare neutrik pass through lying around. Or if the chimp is better I can go that route as well to use one usb.
If I use SOCD cleaner will I need 1 for each pcb or is it possible to route both through one?
I know that is alot to ask and I apologize if I have missed an answer to any of these questions. I have not found much about dual modding with a sixaxis so I just wanted to make sure before I made any purchases.
