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nonzero · Joined: 08 Oct 2005 Posts: 18

Just checked back in here and noticed that the PS2 hardware forum is missing in action.

My question is what is required to make a decoder of a PS2 control pad?

Multigame used to make a PS2 to Vectrex adaptor that had many clever functions programmed into it.

I'd like to make something similar that takes a standard PS2 pad input and outputs the plain signal data for each point.

Thanks

J.F. · Joined: 22 Feb 2004 Posts: 2906

There's been a LOT of info on PS1/PS2 controllers posted. I suggest starting with searching the forum.

nonzero · Joined: 08 Oct 2005 Posts: 18

jbit · Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 6:44 am Post subject:

There is tonnes of information on the net (and our forums) about the PS1/PS2 controller protocol. There are even a whole bunch of projects on the net using the PS1/PS2 controllers from a PIC or such, ranging from controlling a MIDI synth. to controlling a robot.

There are loads of pages like http://www.gamesx.com/controldata/psxcont/psxcont.htm which detail the protocol at a low level, so you can make a PIC or such drive it.

Hint: A PS2 pad will act like a PS1 pad until it's told not to, and even when it's in PS2 pad mode it still uses effectively the same protocol.

J.F. · Joined: 22 Feb 2004 Posts: 2906

Here's another good doc that covers the extended pads you would have found searching here. I did since I lost the link... but five whole minutes searching here turned it up. :)