ok so got a little more done on the pads today..
started the wiring for the analog and dpad moves. well all the wires are in just not tested yet that'll have to wait untill tomorrow...
i used RDC's
high res scans to find the trace and tp points for the dpad on the wired controller
then just soldered straight to the analog contacts that i need to use
thats the wired pad done total of 10 wires
now onto the wireless pad.. i've done 2 of these before so this is familiar ground for me. i just used some of pictures from a post of mine as reference points for the dpad wiring
(pics are in a earlier post^^^)and did the analog pretty much the same as on the wired....
so thats them both wired in and nearly ready for first tests....... fingers crossed......
ill be doing that tomorrow when im more awake..
the backs
the fronts
notice i fed all the wires through 2 of the holes that used to secure tha analog stick....
i just enlarged them slighly with a small drill..
also today my leds turned up......
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Update- test day..........
ok so today i was planning on testing both pads and getting the wiring started.... but there a slight detail change on the wired pad.... my girlfriend wants purple leds so have had to order some more and cant proceed with that controller untill i have some purple 3mm and 0603's.....
that just left me to work on the wireless controller.... my controller..... as im going blue for the leds so can proceed as i had the blue leds turn up yesterday...
first i needed to prep the analog stick for wiring to the pad....
breadboard to help keep it tidy.....
im not sure if you can see in the picture but i used my dremel to make little grooves in the base of the analog for the wires to run in.. (this is wired up like the reference picture in the first post......)
so thats the analog prepped and the dpad was also ready so i wired them up and tested the pads functions......
first test wasnt so great... the analog was fine.... but left and down on the dpad were un-responsive..... after a little tinkering i found that the trace on the dpad for down and left were lifting so re soldered these and then checked the via's again a quick re solder....
it all worked fine all functions on both dpad and analog were working.... so now to tidy up that cluster of wires.........
much better
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i then had to work out how to fix the dpad in... i wanted it on the main pcb not stuck in the case like usual.........
after some time i came up with this simple solution... it took alot of fine tuning to get the right height.... but it worked great in the end
i also had to install the dpad leds before i stuck it in...
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and here's the whole dpad pcb install on the main board
look how the dpad just floats onto of the main board
and a quick test of function and the leds......
now onto the analog. just a case of fixing it in position.. i spent a long time lining this up.... you get one chance to stick it on
if its wrong...... it wont be easy to fix......
and wiring it up
once i was 100% sure it was all working and in th correct places i added some more hot glue to the pad and analog for strength... i want this pad to last another 4 years like my current controller....
heres todays round up
wireless controller
-analog and dpad function test
-wire tidy
-dpad led and pcb installed
-analog install
no progress on the wired controller...
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ok so after 2 days of testing and fixing i finally got the wired controller to the same level as my wireless.
-dpad installed
-dpad lights installed
-analog installed
doesnt sound that much but it was one thing after another with it.....
first thing i had to do was wire it all up and make sure my connections to the pcb were correct.......
nothing worked.......
so checked it all over and discovered id used the wrong tp on the back for the dpad's +
and i'd wired the analog backwards on my little circuit board... didnt flip it when i flipped the analog over...
so got that fixed and wired in again then tested... now it was all working....
so everything works time to tidy it all up starting with the mini usb to replace the fixed wire.
tidier wiring... (this was the 2nd set of wires... and mounting for the mini usb port...)
after the wiring issues i sorted out the case. and how the port was mounted to the pcb.
thats the usb port fixed in place and wired in properly so now i can install the analog and dpad....
the dpad was the biggest pain as i blew 3 leds while testing it... each time having to remove it form the pad again to replace the led... i had miss calculated the resistor but sorted that out after a litle testing... and finaly after 2 days of messing with it i have this....
thats both the wired and wireless up to the same place... next ill be proceeding with the rest of the lights on the wired controller
the wireless is on hold until my minim4pper from RDC turns up so i can install that before the lights.