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Offline Lokki

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Re: Wireless Joystick/Pad???
« on: February 11, 2007, 08:32:06 AM »
It couldn't be too hard to convert a playstation wireless controller could it? You could use the aminet controller hack on the receiver end? It's something I'm wanting to try but haven't had time to start yet... I've only had my amigas for 2 or so weeks and I'm building up the parts bins still.
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Re: Wireless Joystick/Pad???
« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2007, 11:01:59 AM »
I haven't really been keeping up with current technology, I kind of gave up on it all in disgust after various happenings on the Playstation forum I helped run.
I'd assume though (assumption being the mother of all @#$%-ups, but even so) that it would be far easier to build an adapter for a PSX style controller with it's multiple signal lines than it would be for a USB device. I think the hex for the PIC is bundled in the archive for the PSX hack.
Logitech also do a nice range of wireless keyboard and mouse packs which plug in via the PS2 ports, it might be easier to make a PS2 adapter and get one of those packs. They work quite well with a wintel, I'm using one on the monster at the moment. They're relatively cheap too.
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Re: Wireless Joystick/Pad???
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2007, 01:25:37 PM »
If you use a PS2 mouse hack with the logitech wireless mouse for instance, it should work perfectly... you'd just be plugging the mouse side of the receiver into port 1 and all should be a-ok because the hack is decoding the signals from the PS2 mouse receiver. I can't see a problem with it.
The keyboard side can be connected via the PS2 keyboard hack, same thing.
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Re: Wireless Joystick/Pad???
« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2007, 01:47:25 PM »
lol

You can do both, hack port one to take the PS2 mouse and port two to take the joystick? Perhaps adapt something so that you can use either a PS2 mouse in port one or a joystick?
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Re: Wireless Joystick/Pad???
« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2007, 02:26:42 PM »
Sounds like you should be able to just plug in wireless mouse and keyboard then! The model I keep raving on about is the logitech cordless desktop ex-111.
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Re: Wireless Joystick/Pad???
« Reply #5 on: February 13, 2007, 05:27:03 AM »
If you have trouble with the EX-111, you might need to check that it's getting enough power to the receiver unit from the PS2 adapters perhaps.
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