Using non joystick controls with Operator Interface (Hacking Various Controllers)

[AIBob]

I am not sure where you can get a diagram of the serial port, hopefully you will get it, and I am almost certain that you can use an Xbox controller legally.
But USB is digital isnt it... and the serial port is analog.

[pakrat]

Yeah, the digital/analog swith would be enough to steer me towards playstation, but i dunno

[iwearshoes]

I thought Serial cables were both digital and analog.

If you need it the wiring for USB is as follows:

5V / Red

D+ / Green

D - / White

Ground / Black

Lets say we forget about the pressure sensetive buttons (255 levels of sensitivity to be exact) and just wanted to use them as toggels. I know I can get a driver for it, the only thing I need is a way to wire it to a serial port.

Does anyone know of an adapter or crossover that would work?

I thought about PS2 but everyone knows xbox is superior.

Alright, thanks for the help so far.

(P.S. If you want your game system modified [LEDs, Paint Jobs, other crazy stuff, Preformance Xbox mods, etc.] let me know.)

[Billfred]

Search before you post:

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...+controlle rs

But since I'm a nice guy, I'll tell you--unless you are up for some serious hacking and programming, you are not going to get an XBox controller to interface with the 2005 FRC OI to much success. It's mainly because the DB15 (gameport) connector used is rather old-school.

Many others have looked for a way to do it. None have done it yet. Don't take this as bashing--take it as a challenge. (And of course, IFI provides some resources to aid you in your effort.) Every good thing in FIRST has happened because someone wanted to do a particular task a better/cheaper/faster/more interesting way. (Hence we have the kitbot this year!)

[iwearshoes]

Sorry about not searching for the post guys...... I just assumed this was kinda random and not many people would talk about it... oh well....


Well, if anyone knows the wiring schematics of the DB15 than let me know.

[Rickertsen2]

Originally Posted by AIBob

I am not sure where you can get a diagram of the serial port, hopefully you will get it, and I am almost certain that you can use an Xbox controller legally.
But USB is digital isnt it... and the serial port is analog.

The serial port on the OI is not analog. Perhaps you are confusing it with the gameports(joystick imputs) on the OI which are Analog. BTW the serial port on the OI is also unidirectional. It can only recieve information from the robot. It can't transmit anything to the robot.

[AIBob]

Originally Posted by Rickertsen2

The serial port on the OI is not analog. Perhaps you are confusing it with the gameports(joystick imputs) on the OI which are Analog. BTW the serial port on the OI is also unidirectional. It can only recieve information from the robot. It can't transmit anything to the robot.

The reason that I would automatically consider the 'Serial Port' as a Joystick by the way they said it, and knowing the serial ports unidirectional. That is why I had said that it is analog, I am sorry for the confusion.

[Rickertsen2]

Originally Posted by AIBob

The reason that I would automatically consider the 'Serial Port' as a Joystick by the way they said it, and knowing the serial ports unidirectional. That is why I had said that it is analog, I am sorry for the confusion.

Its ait. Don't worry about it.