|Build Log| - DIY midi gamepad controller
|Build Log| - DIY midi gamepad controller Posted on: 07.12.2010 by Jacqualine Arroyos hello all, (first of all, sorry for my bad english... i'm from portugal) i've started my controller project. will be based on: 2 gamepads 1 sound board 30 arcade buttons 2 sliders 8 knobs 1 line in 1 line out the box is an old plumber tool box that i've found in a Lisbon flea market since this project will have to be as low cost as possible, i've spend some time searching for the correct design (to prevent mistakes) and also good but not expensive components at this point i've encontered the first problem... keeping in mind that the only experience in electronics that i have is to turn on and off the power button of my pc... said that, please be patience, and please sorry for some of my stupid questions... so the problem are the LED... i've managed to connect the analog potentiometer to the PCB and to a LED, it works fine... but when i connect the button the LED light is not bright... here you can see what is appening what am i doing wrong? thanking you in advanced | |
| Chasidy Heckenbach 07.09.2011 |
Originally Posted by Hiro
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| Madge Humrich 07.09.2011 |
Originally Posted by fbonito
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| Jacqualine Arroyos 12.07.2011 |
Originally Posted by Buddha-DJ
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| Chasidy Heckenbach 12.07.2011 |
Originally Posted by Buddha-DJ
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| Corrinne Harmuth 12.07.2011 |
Originally Posted by fbonito
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| Jacqualine Arroyos 12.07.2011 |
Originally Posted by Buddha-DJ
yes but... in a gamepad like mine there are 16 buttons and 4 analogue, so why do you want to connect the analogues a arcade button? |
| Corrinne Harmuth 12.07.2011 |
Originally Posted by fbonito
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| Jacqualine Arroyos 12.07.2011 | don't be sorry to be italian, heheheh i'm portuguese and proud ;-)... well, there is not much to know, just connect the positive and the negative to the pot a there you go, the +5v should be tested in one ore another... but what's is the point? |
| Corrinne Harmuth 12.07.2011 |
Originally Posted by fbonito
I don't understand how to convert the analog stick to arcade buttons or analog pot... there is a tutorial for that? |
| Jacqualine Arroyos 12.07.2011 | i don't understand your question... but yes, it's possible to convert |
| Corrinne Harmuth 11.07.2011 | I don't understand how you use de "analog sticks" is possible to convert it in some arcade buttons? thx |
| Jacqualine Arroyos 04.07.2011 | ol |
| Tona Kubas 04.07.2011 | Boas tardes, felicito-o imenso pelo seu projecto, at |
| Sheryll Mades 04.07.2011 | You may got to have other analogs inputs. I believe there are just 2 inputs on the controller, but nice project |
| Jacqualine Arroyos 04.07.2011 |
Originally Posted by mr.drumer.boy
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| Marva Cupid 01.07.2011 | Have just been through your build log and read all of the stuff about the encoders, you mentioned pulse switches or pulse roterys, can I have a link for them please |
| Chantelle Dellosso 24.06.2011 |
Originally Posted by fbonito
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| Joan Kollmorgen 23.06.2011 |
Originally Posted by fbonito
It was a evening mare for me too I ended up cutting the second one off and buying another single pad to finish the project. |
| Jacqualine Arroyos 23.06.2011 |
Originally Posted by scyn
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| Chantelle Dellosso 23.06.2011 |
Originally Posted by Nebouxii
How do you connect multiple gamepads so you have only one cable going to your computer? (Or did you just use a hub?)
there are two gamepad pcb connected to a usb hub, there is also a usb sound card, and 3 or 4 extra usb slots for aditional exterior connections
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| Marg Benowitz 23.06.2011 | Wow, this looks amazing... I have two questions: Are the LEDs programmable or hardwired? How do you connect multiple gamepads so you have only one cable going to your computer? (Or did you just use a hub?) |
| Jacqualine Arroyos 24.05.2011 | i'm searching and searching and again searching for the foam... last week, the keyboard of my laptop had to be replaced, when the package came, there was the foam i'm looking from in the inside, protecting the hardware... but it's grey, i want black, and it's not the right side so i had to glue two pieces... this is really frustrating, but i can't find this foam, i've found two or three suppliers but they only sell a minimum amount of panels of 2m x 2m... very expensive for just a small piece... :-( |
| Jacqualine Arroyos 24.05.2011 |
Originally Posted by mr.drumer.boy
i planed to have "pulse rotaries" that instead of grey code they use consecutive strokes, so if you turn right you get multiple press on button X and when turned left you get button Y. this was my idea, but i didn't get one of those pulse rotaries yet... when i buy more stuff i will include it on the shipment... so i got two rotaries hacked to work as consecutive pulse switch the only problem is that one rotary (if you turn left or right) has multiple X pressings and the other consecutive Y pressings both rotaries have a push switch, so i used on rotary one left direction, on rotary two up direction and on switch left+right (taking advantage of the hat-switch for extra buttons) so i have increment rotary thing... one rotary up and another down, the idea was to cycle through menus and select them... when i get the proper pulse switch i will update the controller. since i didn't go through my original idea, i didn't study this possibility, but i'm pretty sure that with glovepie, you can have a script for rotary encoders... i'm really pretty sure.... another idea is to use a mouse, usually a mouse has 3 rotaries... you can have a gamepad and a mouse in your controller... |
| Marva Cupid 24.05.2011 | How did u get the pulse rotary thingys to work ?? That would be super cool cause I might make a control x1 copy and I need to find out how to use encoders. With a gamepad hopefully. |
| Wallace Ferraro 24.05.2011 | Im gonna create something simular to this as I have a very simular wooden suitcase that I recently found after seeing your thread. |
| Joan Kollmorgen 24.05.2011 | You will be amazed what glovepie can do Let me know how you get on with my script. |
| Jacqualine Arroyos 24.05.2011 | just realised that glovepie supports microphone... :| midi controller with voice command support??? i have a line in for mic in my controller... |
| Jacqualine Arroyos 24.05.2011 |
Originally Posted by extraclassic
i've never touched glovepie so i have to figure out how it works, but your script will be a great help thanks |
| Joan Kollmorgen 24.05.2011 | Well done - some really nice touches to your controller. Give my script for glovepie a try http://www.djranking s.com/community /showthread.php?t=30640 |
| Arcelia Siebeneck 24.05.2011 | that's looking slick mate |
| Jacqualine Arroyos 24.05.2011 |
Originally Posted by projectd
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| Kristine Baciu 23.05.2011 | wow. that looks really nice! once you get all the software issues worked out and complete your mapping, make sure you post some demo videos |
| Jacqualine Arroyos 23.05.2011 | the project is almost complete... the guts... buttons and pots wiring the box and connections of the gamepads the box of the gamepads closed connections i didn't want to have screws in to the panel, so i used magnets to keep it in place and closed layout usb connections and analogue/digital buttons analogue leds extra usb connections not connected when connected the logo lights, half for each gamepad, so i can see if there is any error buttons buttons pressed rotary enconders converted to pulse rotarys ldr sensor audio line in and line out now the next step is software, i'm having trouble with rejoice and windows 7... it seems that i need to use glovepie... does anyone have a script for two gamepads? |
| Chasidy Heckenbach 23.05.2011 |
Originally Posted by extraclassic
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| Joan Kollmorgen 23.05.2011 | zestoi are you using Glovepie on windows 7 ? |
| Chasidy Heckenbach 23.05.2011 |
Originally Posted by salomon102
could be you don't need the flexability glovepie gives you ofc. |
| Jacqualine Arroyos 23.05.2011 |
Originally Posted by mr.drumer.boy
i will give it another try toevening ... (i've came out with a way of having multiple gamepads in rejoice, and now i can't test it...) |
| Marva Cupid 23.05.2011 | i got it working maybe try googling it it worked for me but i cant remember how i did it |
| Jacqualine Arroyos 22.05.2011 | does anyone know how to make rejoice work in windows 7? |
| Suzi Darbe 18.05.2011 |
Originally Posted by zestoi
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