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OT: PlayStation Controller Connector

ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
edited 2003-06-09 20:51 in General Discussion
I've been experimenting with a PlayStation 2 controller with BASIC and
Javelin Stamps and would like to build a little add-on (AppMod) for a BOE-Bot
for
trade show and school demos. What I'm specifically looking for is a third-party

connector (9 pins, female) for the PlayStation controller that is
PC-mountable. My own web search has come up short ... I'm hoping someone in the
group
has an idea.

-- Jon Williams
-- Parallax


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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-06-09 18:03
    Sorry for not being able to help you but I am interested in
    the same project. Is the PlayStation 2 controller protocol
    propietary ? could you please share some links with the
    protocol information ?

    Gerardo Arroyo
    Bridge Technologies


    Original Message
    From: <jonwms@a...>
    To: <basicstamps@yahoogroups.com>
    Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 11:22 AM
    Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] OT: PlayStation Controller Connector


    > I've been experimenting with a PlayStation 2 controller with BASIC and
    > Javelin Stamps and would like to build a little add-on (AppMod) for a
    BOE-Bot for
    > trade show and school demos. What I'm specifically looking for is a
    third-party
    > connector (9 pins, female) for the PlayStation controller that is
    > PC-mountable. My own web search has come up short ... I'm hoping someone
    in the group
    > has an idea.
    >
    > -- Jon Williams
    > -- Parallax
    >
    >
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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-06-09 18:52
    There's an article in Nuts & Volts this month that shows how to make the
    connections. Unfortunately, there is no code with the article, you have to
    download it. It's pretty easy, though. For the connections, you have to pull
    the
    PSX Data Out line high through a 1K resistor, and the clock out from the Stamp
    has to be inverted. I connected to an NPN transistor through a 470 ohm
    resistor. The clock line to the PSX is pulled high through 4.7 k, pulled low by
    the
    transistor.

    After that, it's just SHIFTOUT and SHIFTIN.

    Here's a link that will be useful:

    <A
    HREF="http://home.quicknet.com.au/andrewm/psx/psxcont/">http://home.quicknet.com\
    .au/andrewm/psx/psxcont/    </A>

    I'm working on a Parallax AppNote for the BASIC Stamp and Javelin since the
    PSX controller is very easy to work with -- it just looks like a big shift
    register to the Stamp.

    -- Jon Williams
    -- Parallax



    In a message dated 6/9/2003 12:04:31 PM Central Standard Time,
    garroyo@b... writes:

    > Sorry for not being able to help you but I am interested in
    > the same project. Is the PlayStation 2 controller protocol
    > propietary ? could you please share some links with the
    > protocol information ?
    >
    > Gerardo Arroyo
    > Bridge Technologies



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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-06-09 18:54
    are you looking for something like this ?
    http://www.psxrepair.com/shop/Parts2064.htm
    lookat the PS2 Controller Port

    jonwms@a... wrote:

    > I've been experimenting with a PlayStation 2 controller with BASIC and
    > Javelin Stamps and would like to build a little add-on (AppMod) for a BOE-Bot
    for
    > trade show and school demos. What I'm specifically looking for is a
    third-party
    > connector (9 pins, female) for the PlayStation controller that is
    > PC-mountable. My own web search has come up short ... I'm hoping someone in
    the group
    > has an idea.
    >
    > -- Jon Williams
    > -- Parallax
    >
    > [noparse][[/noparse]Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
    >
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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-06-09 19:15
    Yes, that's the one. I knew it wasn't going to be cheap, but I didn't expect
    28 bucks ... guess that screws up my idea of building a PSX-->BOE-Bot
    adaptor.

    Thanks for the link.

    -- Jon Williams
    -- Parallax

    In a message dated 6/9/2003 12:55:32 PM Central Standard Time,
    scott.tappan.contractor@n... writes:

    > are you looking for something like this ?
    > http://www.psxrepair.com/shop/Parts2064.htm
    > lookat the PS2 Controller Port



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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-06-09 19:17
    You could get an extension cable for the controller and snip off the end you
    need......

    Kevin
    Original Message
    From: <jonwms@a...>
    To: <basicstamps@yahoogroups.com>
    Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 12:22 PM
    Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] OT: PlayStation Controller Connector


    > I've been experimenting with a PlayStation 2 controller with BASIC and
    > Javelin Stamps and would like to build a little add-on (AppMod) for a
    BOE-Bot for
    > trade show and school demos. What I'm specifically looking for is a
    third-party
    > connector (9 pins, female) for the PlayStation controller that is
    > PC-mountable. My own web search has come up short ... I'm hoping someone
    in the group
    > has an idea.
    >
    > -- Jon Williams
    > -- Parallax
    >
    >
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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-06-09 19:19
    Found it (the PSX information).
    Thank you for the link!
    Now to do some work ...

    Best Regards,

    Gerardo Arroyo
    Bridge Technologies
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-06-09 19:26
    Follow-up on my own post ... I found a place in the United States [noparse][[/noparse]by
    searching on "playstation +repair"] that sells the connectors for $15. They're
    not
    new though, they've been removed from bad game units.

    <A HREF="http://www.videogamerepair.com">http://www.videogamerepair.com</A>

    -- Jon Williams
    -- Parallax

    In a message dated 6/9/2003 1:16:44 PM Central Standard Time, jonwms@a...
    writes:

    > Yes, that's the one. I knew it wasn't going to be cheap, but I didn't
    > expect
    > 28 bucks ... guess that screws up my idea of building a PSX-->BOE-Bot
    > adaptor.
    >



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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-06-09 19:27
    I will do that for my prototype, but the idea is to build a product (BOE-Bot
    AppMod), so cutting wires is not conducive to our production evironment.

    -- Jon Williams
    -- Parallax

    In a message dated 6/9/2003 1:19:48 PM Central Standard Time,
    klavigne@c... writes:

    > You could get an extension cable for the controller and snip off the end
    > you
    > need......



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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-06-09 19:51
    There has to be a cheap commercial source, its just that the obvious vendors
    want to price their spare parts to keep bubba from attempting his own
    repairs.
    Original Message

    > I will do that for my prototype, but the idea is to build a product
    (BOE-Bot
    > AppMod), so cutting wires is not conducive to our production evironment.

    > > You could get an extension cable for the controller and snip off the end
    > > you
    > > need......
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-06-09 20:51
    I'll take my ps2 apart when i get home and see if I can find any numbers to
    identify the manufacturer of the
    connector but I suspect they are special made for Sony.

    jonwms@a... wrote:

    > Yes, that's the one. I knew it wasn't going to be cheap, but I didn't expect
    > 28 bucks ... guess that screws up my idea of building a PSX-->BOE-Bot
    > adaptor.
    >
    > Thanks for the link.
    >
    > -- Jon Williams
    > -- Parallax
    >
    > In a message dated 6/9/2003 12:55:32 PM Central Standard Time,
    > scott.tappan.contractor@n... writes:
    >
    > > are you looking for something like this ?
    > > http://www.psxrepair.com/shop/Parts2064.htm
    > > lookat the PS2 Controller Port
    >
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