They sell Xbox controllers with USB plugs. No hacking required.
From: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com [mailto:rctankcom...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Gregory Pwneror Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 10:46 PM To: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com Subject: [TANKS] Re: The controller thingy You could do it with a PIC theoretically, but you need to make sure that the PIC is fast enough and has enough ROM for the program. I've done a bit of looking at X-Box controllers myself, it turns out that they are basically USB devices with a different plug, if you chop off the existing one and add on a USB, Windows will detect it as a joystick, what Doug will have done is then make output based off that, it's somewhat easier that using a PS2 controller. If you use a cheap computer like a mini-itx, it would be sort of expensive, but not overly.The cheapest mini-itx I could find is 70 pounds, here: http://www.mini-itx.com/store/ You would need to program your own code for it though, as no-one has released there own I believe. -Gregory On Sun, Oct 4, 2009 at 11:42 PM, Sgt.A.Johnson <callum.king.underw...@googlemail.com> wrote: There may be cheaper ways to do it than dougs but im not sure of them. On 4 Oct, 08:17, Chris Malton <chr...@cmalton.me.uk> wrote: > Sadly, nobody has, as yet, interfaced an Xbox controller to a C6C. If > you really want to know about Xbox controllers controlling tanks, the > man who needs to speak up is Doug Conn. He's gone some elaborate > computer-based route. Alternatively just find his tank on the website, > and click the links - they have some good info. > > Chris > > > > Travis Butterfield wrote: > > Would it work with an xbox 360 paddle as well as the ps2 ones? > > > Sent from my iPod --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to rctankcombat@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe, send email to rctankcombat-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
