Yeah, but sometimes the usb controllers are more expensive, or you could hack the controller to have both USB and Xbox
-Gregory On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 4:07 AM, Adams, Kevin <kad...@sheldon.k12.tx.us>wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
