PS2 controller to operate the 4 motors on my bot

loogy

I have a BS2e·and I want to use a Playstation PS2 controller to operate the 4 motors on my bot. The 2 joysticks on the PS2 can be used to·vary the speed of the 4 motors. Up on the joystick is forward and down is reverse. Sideways motion of joystick is to turn left or right. I want to limit the size of the cable from the carrier board to the bot.·The bot will have its own power and board.
How do I interface the PS2 with the BS2e on the carrier board?
How do I transmit the controller data from the carrier board to the bot?
I am a·newbie to bot building and any help would greatly reduce my frustration.
Thanks,
loogy


Post Edited By Moderator (Chris Savage (Parallax)) : 9/1/2005 3:28:23 PM GMT

dandreae

Type in "PS2" in the search and it will bring information regarding the BASIC Stamp and the PS2.· Make sure to click on "Last posts for 1 year".

Dave

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Jon Williams

This will get you going: http://www.parallax.com/dl/docs/cols/nv/vol4/col/nv101.pdf

For those that are interested, I'm working on an SX project (using SX/B) that will allow a BASIC Stamp to talk to up to four PSX controllers through a simple serial connection.· Stay tuned....

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Jon Williams
Applications Engineer, Parallax

Bean

Does anyone know where you can get the mating connector for PS2 controllers ?
Bean.

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Jon Williams

THAT'S the problem. What you have to do is buy a cheap (~$5) extension cable and hack it.· Or cut off the connect end and use a DB-9 or similar connector for your robot -- but then you can't use it with you game console anymore.

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Jon Williams

Since I'm starting to get "off list" e-mail (that I don't have enough time to deal with) on this subject, let share a few links that I've used when developing my BASIC Stamp code:

http://www.gamesx.com/controldata/psxcont/psxcont.htm
http://pinouts.ru/data/playstation_9_pinout.shtml
http://www.epanorama.net/documents/joystick/tvgames.html

I've also attached a couple files I collected in my own searches (yes, I use Google!) -- but I can provide NO support for these files.

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Jon Williams
Applications Engineer, Parallax