Can We Use A N64 Controller To Control The Robot
 

[DOES ANYONE KNOW IF A N64 CONTROLLER IS ALLOWED TO BE USED TO CONTROL THE ROBOT????? :confused: :confused: :ahh: :ahh:

As long as you know how to wire it properly, then yes you can....

This doesn't belong in this forum, though.

I don't think so........its not a standard (15 pin?) joystick that uses the standard joystick port (ie you can't use USB joysticks either).

I would ask FIRST to be sure.

I think you can cut and try to figure out where the wires would be connected on the 15 pin connector....it would be an interesting project even if this was illegal...

There is nothing in the rules that says you cant, but as Harrison said, ask FIRST

And please, keep your questions calmer. All caps, bold, underline, emotions don't make for faster responses.

As long as you can wire it properly I can only assume that it will be allowed.

you can, we've made our own custom controls the past 3 years

Well, there ya go.

There is a big difference from making your own custom controls and modifying an off the shelf joystick/gamepad.

Look at the restricted parts list. It says that joysticks, etc must use a 15 pin interface. In my mind, this means that you may not use a modified n64 controller.

Ask FIRST, though

Edit: see this thread for clarification: http://jive.ilearning.com/thread.jsp...9&message=2383

Yeah.. even better..

Use a old Nintendo, and put of OI in the shell of the system (Remove other components). Then use the super pad, or the standard controllers for controls. It would be awesome... I got the idea after seeing this guy turn his Nintendo into a computer:

http://www.junkmachine.com/nintendo/...tutorial.shtml

the way all nintendo control devices send data is not in a form the OI can handle easily, a constant "tick" is sent through one wire to sync the controller circitry to the box, data is then transmitted in a pseudo-compressed binary stream over another cable, the box interpets that data and does what it needs to do. The OI can't really handle that without some decently complex electronic work, it would prolly be easier to make a custom board

even if you could sync with the controller and get the data, you still have more to do. When the box starts up, it recieves data telling it what the controller does. Look it up online, there is a lot of docs on the subject. The timing is the real problem.

Ithought about doing this with something simpler, and i think the only controller that could easily synk with the OI, is old sega controllers (if i remember corectly, the master system and saturn controllers could work), they don't use the timing/stream type system, each wire is normally set to a button.

I really don't know if it's allowed, but i dont particularly care, we have custom circutry.;)

You could always tear apart the controller and remove all the elcronics then replave the pots and sitches with your won, it would be legal and you'd get around nintendo's IO format.

we had the idea of using a game cube controller this year, but our team had much more important things to worry about...like wiring the ROBOT!



Bad

Use the GameCube controller over the N64. It has two controll sticks over the N64's.

Not to mention the comfort aspect.

This idea brings to mind another question: It WOULD be against the rules to use a Wavebird, right?:yikes:

Mine team asked FIRST if we can use a controller from playstation and they said no because must video game controllers are not 15 pins