All ordered, still to be delivered:
1 unit: Zeyn, CaptainHook
2 units: BIRRY WONG.
Put me down for one, although I might end up getting a few to put on trademe/keep for the inevitable people that want them in the future...
Keen!
Put me down for 1 maybe 2 please
is this quite cheap compared to other dual ones out there?
Orale' ese'...get down, James Brown!!!
...aka...I would also like my name on this list please :)
1
Cheers
I thought you wanted your placa vato
Quote from: [NYC] weazzyefff on October 04, 2010, 12:48:13 AM
I thought you wanted your placa vato
Naw...me and my clique' want PCB's, holmes!!!
(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll132/toobad306/blood_in_blood_out_001.jpg)
...or was that PCP...?!
Postage is going to be around 1800 YEN (about 60~ yen to the dollar so around 30 bucks, split 5 ways is ~6NZD each)
I'm gonna e-mail back tonight before I go to bed about how many we wanna preorder so make you minds up :P
Electric (and posse) will take 3 - should be enough for some summer projects
Probably keen for two, will confirm after checking fund situation.
put me down for 1 plzz
Mark me down for a definite two bro.
I would likel 3 pcbs please
BTW people not in auckland will need to pay for me to post the gear to you in NZ! If a bunch of you are from welly (moose?) might be cheaper to order direct? Rugdoctor, where you based?
Would installing one of these save me from my evil PS3 TE and SE to PC woes? Also would it be alot easier/cheaper than the madcatz mod?
im from welly also and are keen for 1
How long does it take to install you rekon?
Quote from: CptMunta on October 04, 2010, 03:40:24 PM
Would installing one of these save me from my evil PS3 TE and SE to PC woes? Also would it be alot easier/cheaper than the madcatz mod?
I imagine it would, but I haven't got one so don't take my word for it :p And I haven't seen the madcatz mod so can't help there either :p I'm mainly getting one for a full custom stick :D
Quote from: Rorooze on October 04, 2010, 02:19:19 PM
BTW people not in auckland will need to pay for me to post the gear to you in NZ! If a bunch of you are from welly (moose?) might be cheaper to order direct? Rugdoctor, where you based?
I am also based in Wellington. Will ask Barnstorm whether its ok to get mine sent with his...
Yeah bro im keen as to do that
where bouts in town u reside?
Moose you keen on this also
One more question can one of the auckland guys send it down or would it be easier to buy from akihabara ourselves?
I live and work in Hataitai...I am sure B Boy is still in Wellington too...might pm him regarding postage. Hopefully someone up there can send the lot to you and we will pick it up at your place.
Quote from: CptMunta on October 04, 2010, 03:40:24 PM
Would installing one of these save me from my evil PS3 TE and SE to PC woes? Also would it be alot easier/cheaper than the madcatz mod?
Yes, and yes :)
Put me down for one. Maybe i'll get a custom stick made one day or something. Lol.
I'll order em for you welly boys if you want, then send them all down to whoever you nominate and you can distribute between yourselves? Or you can order em yourselves, whatever :) Might get a discount for ordering so many together though, not sure yet.
Also Alan, you wanting more than the one? I'm gonna put through the order tonight!
sounds like a good plan. I am nominating Barnstorms place to be the depot for Wgtn orders.
Quote from: rugdoctor on October 04, 2010, 06:09:43 PM
sounds like a good plan. I am nominating Barnstorms place to be the depot for Wgtn orders.
I 2nd that nomination...of course if he is cool with it. ;D
Definitely put me down for two please Rorooze.
Sorry Rory if I jumped the gun on everyone else getting in on this- if you're definitely cool with doing it and on sending them muchos gracias.
Yeah man its sweet! Will send all the welly ones to barnstorm and you can liase with him
Ok 1 for me too please. I hope I'm not too late. I'll pay for postage to chch :)
Please put me down for 1, churr!
Quote from: Rorooze on October 04, 2010, 06:46:27 PM
Yeah man its sweet! Will send all the welly ones to barnstorm and you can liase with him
cool thanks bro
Just the one thanks Rory :)
Mean. I've pre ordered twenty. When the final cost comes through I'll post it here and we'll divvy it up. Make sure to keep an eye on this thread :o
Awesome bro thanks. :) can Internet bank the money into your account whenever :)
Quote from: CptMunta on October 04, 2010, 09:17:31 PM
Awesome bro thanks. :) can Internet bank the money into your account whenever :)
Me too bro!
Thanks for doing that Rorooze!!! Much appreciated!!!
And thanks Barnstorm for being the "I got the goods" guy...when you get the goods :)
...man...I can't WAIT!!! ;D
Sweet, I'll post the details as soon as I hear back about the pre order from Akihabarashop, no point sending money through until they've confirmed how much each unit is gonna cost. 20 units at 35USD each is around 950 NZD, got my CC ready for it :O
FUCK. Did i miss out? Shit. Was keen for 2. Even 1 would be sweet.
From what I know on the matter, these are just preorder numbers AkihabaraShop are using to determine interest - orders can be adjusted later when pricing becomes available, as long as we aren't ordering 500 more or whatever
It's just pre orders atm BIRRY, I'll add to the pre order when we get a price.
BEAST
Hopefully the price does not change too much.
Quote***************************************************************************
-- Information about pre-orders of the PS360 PCB â€"
Pre-orders have now ended, we thank you for all the pre-orders we have gotten.
This weekend we were supposed to tell you the final price but because of the PCB updates that many of you customers asked about (extra connector for usb among other things) it has been delayed until early next week. The maximum price that we wrote before still stands so if it gets a little bit more expensive for us to make you will still pay 35US$/pcs at the most.
But don´t be sad about not getting the final price yet, we have a proposition for you first...
This proposal works as follows:
* If you already pre-ordered 1-10 PS360 you can pre-order one extra PS360 and get free EMS-shipping for your whole pre-order.
* If you already pre-ordered 11-21 PS360 you can pre-order two extra PS360´s and get free EMS-shipping for your whole pre-order.
* If you already pre-ordered 22-XX PS360 you can pre-order three extra PS360´s and get free EMS-shipping for your whole pre-order.
EMS-shipping means that:
Your package will have a more secure travel to you.
It is trackable on the internet.
It is insured.
It is fast (2-5days shipping world wide).
We stand by and wait for an e-mail from you if you want to update your pre-order and get free shipping, we want to know before next week please, then we will let you know how to pay after that. If you don´t want to order extra PS360´s and get free shipping then please wait for a new e-mail early next week with prices on everything.
***************************************************************************
***************************************************************************
Q&A
Here are some questions we have gotten from some pre-order customers:
1. Is it possible to connect signal from Turbo button and Select button together on one button, will I still be able to change modes?
Answer: Yes, it is possible.
2. Can you have an extra connector (not USB-jack) on the PCB for easy access of USB lines without soldering?
Answer: Yes, we will have this.
3. Can you have LED´s on the PCB or the possibility of connecting cables with LED´s on so we can see if PS3 mode or 360 mode is enganged?
Answer: This is a possibility, if it does not cost to much we will add it to the PCB for sure.
4. Is it possible to have Start and Select/Back act as Home/Guide when pushed together?
Answer: We are waiting for this answer. If it is possible we will of course have it.
5. Is it possible to order in kit form also (pcb without USB-jack and without Terminal Blocks)?
Answer: We will get reply next week about this.
6. Is it possible to play Playstation 2 games on older versions of Playstation 3 with this PCB?
Answer: It is a possibility but we can not test it, we can make new software but you have to test it for yourself.
7. If Sony or Microsoft update their firmware, is it possible it can stop working?
Answer: There is always a possibility but a similar version of this pcb has been out for quite some time now and is still functioning very well.
8. What software is on the PCB for PS3?
Answer: Our own (maker of the PCB).
9. How long will it take until you ship the PCB?
Answer: We are calculating with it being finished around the end of this month.
10. How do I change modes, I don´t understand?
Answer: Please watch our small video tutorial:
http://akihabarashop.jp/misc/PS360Modes.mov
11. What is the size of the PCB?
Answer: Here you can see the size:
http://akihabarashop.jp/images/PS360MeasurementsMini.jpg
12. Will it work with an optical joystick also? If so, how do I connect it?
Answer: See full hook up picture with optical joystick here:
http://akihabarashop.jp/images/PS360OpticalHookUpSmall.jpg
Best Regards,
The Akishop
BIRRYWONG, looks like you're getting both your PCB's. It'll be 35US each but we all get free international shipping! BEAST! Re payment, I'll sort my bank details out for everyone tomorrow and put the order in on Thursday!
Fucking A
You mean the MAX it will be is $35 US...
These boards are gonna be amazing
Hard to see it coming too much under $35, especially with seemingly last minute additions to the board. Niggas should have just waited for a Rev 2 board or some shit to make their requests, but hey - whatevs... I'm keen.
Also, FREE SHIPPING MUFFUCKAAAAS
Yeah $35 US max. I think the e-mail is suggesting that it won't be less than that :/ Hopefully not.
Quote from: electric on October 11, 2010, 09:18:17 AMAlso, FREE SHIPPING MUFFUCKAAAAS
;D
ooooooooohhhh....geeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!man...I can't wait!!!
Ok, I sent a reply saying we'll take another 2 so we should hear about the final price soon. It pretty pointless sending me the money now because we don't know what the exchange rate will be like when it gets charge to my CC so may as well wait till then I suppose.
Free shipping is gonna save us quite a bit of cash.
Any point bringing you cash on friday or just wait??
depends if the price is announced by then. i'll post it here when I get it :o
Quote***************************************************************************
-- Information about pre-order payment of the PS360 PCB â€"
* Final price for the PS360 will be 35US$/pcs + shipping.
It will not be sold in kit-form = unassembled.
PS360 will be ready to ship out at either in the end of the month or early next month.
If you want to add arcade parts to your order please e-mail us a list and we will reply with a quote. Please include product name, how many you want and color.
We have 10% discount on all joysticks and buttons as a thanks for the pre-order!
* Shipping Information:
http://akihabarashop.jp/PS360Shipping.html
Our offer still stands that if you add an extra PS360 to your order you will get free EMS shipping (then you can track your package online). If you want to order arcade parts also then we will have to recalculate the total shipping cost but it will be in favour of the customer.
Also, please note that if you choose Airmail shipping and your package get´s lost we can not do anything to help you because it does not have insurance or tracking.
Please choose EMS, if possible, to be on the safe side.
Alternative Shipping for USA:
This will not be shipped out as fast as the other shipping link above, it will take a longer time before it is shipped out (about 1-2 weeks more). Package will be shipped from inside USA so it will be cheaper shipping. If you want this shipping you can NOT combine your PS360-order with other arcade parts. You can pay the shipping price when it is ready to be shipped out and you only need to pay for the PS360 first.
* Payment:
Pay to: paypal@akihabarashop.jp
We accept payment through PayPal. If you only have a credit card then we can send an invoice and you can pay that way also.
When you have sent the payment please send an e-mail afterwards with information of what your name is, what paypal address you used and your total order.
* Guarantee:
PS360 is made by a professional company and every PS360 is tested before shipped out.
We gladly help guide the customer in setting up the PS360 with guides and different setups but if the customer makes an error in some way and it damages the PS360 we can not be held responsible. Also, we can not be held responsible if the PS360 stops working BUT we will of course help you as much as we can figuring out the problem.
We will have many guides with different setups and FAQ´s when it lauches to make it easier for you.
Paypal:
paypal@akihabarashop.jp
E-mail:
contact@akihabarashop.jp
Best Regards,
The Akishop
Basically, http://www.xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi?Amount=35&From=USD&To=NZD shows 35 USD = $46.20 NZD. I'll pay though paypal so it might vary a little to whats on XE. Will update once I do that :o
Quote from: Rorooze on October 16, 2010, 01:05:12 PM
Final price for the PS360 will be 35US$/pcs + shipping.
It will not be sold in kit-form = unassembled.
Warming up the soldering iron already... ;D
It will *NOT* be sold in kit form
I'm stupid.
It will not be sold in kit-form = unassembled.
So kitform means you have to assemble it yourself. And it's not being sold in kit form so it comes assembled. right? ???
Or it will not be sold assembled as in kit form means assembled. ???
I hope there's a nice lengthy tutorial to come out with it. ;)
Yeah I was confused by the wording originally but I'm pretty sure it means that it comes assembled, they won't do it cheaper and let you solder it yourself.
Quote from: fluxcore on October 16, 2010, 08:42:38 PM
It will *NOT* be sold in kit form
ahhh...my bad...
I'm sooo eager to get this thang!!!
Cheers again Rorooze.
I might order another one for my SE once my TE is all decked out and sorted and working on my laptop.
Then our tourney's can run on decent arcade sticks on either console. :)
Alright. All paid. Eeeek. Paypal information below:
QuoteSent to:
Takashige Kaji
Email:
paypal@akihabarashop.jp
Amount sent:
-$770.00 USD
Fee amount:
$0.00 USD
Net amount:
-$770.00 USD (equals -$1,043.63 NZD)
Conversion from:
-$1,043.63 NZD
Conversion to:
$770.00 USD
Exchange rate:
1 New Zealand Dollar = 0.737816 U.S. Dollars
Date:
19/10/2010
Time:
16:40:17 GMT+13:00
Status:
Completed
Thats for 22 units. That equals $47.44 NZD for 1 unit, $94.88 for 2 units or $142.31 for 3 units.
1 unit: Fluxcore, Smoof, B BOY DRAW, Zeyn, Barnstorm, CaptainHook, CPTMunta, JoshBosh
2 units:
Rorooze, Karizzma, BIRRY WONG, moose.
3 units: Electric, Rugdoctor.
My bank account details are as follows: 03 1547 0043586 001 - name is Rory McCully if you need it.
Make sure you put a reference name (probably forum name is best) so I can tick you off my list. Please get it paid by next Friday. If I get them on my doorstep and you haven't paid I won't be sending em to ya (expected to be end of month/early next month).
BTW, I won't be at ranbats next Friday due to university so no point in hoping to get the cash to me then.
Chur.
Want a bit more for postage from us 04ers?
Good point. I got no idea how much it will cost though. And how many PCB's you guys have ordered?
Moose, barnstorm + rugdoctor? thats 6 PCB's. is 10 bucks for postage reasonable? Probably wanna put it in a box rather than a bag so they don't get damaged.
10 is more than reasonable- +$2 per PCB wellingtonians?
Awesome! Will put money thru asap :)
Just wondering shall I put a little extra sumthing sumthing for postage to Christchurch? Would 10 bucks cover it?
Just you in CHCH right? 5 bucks will probably cover 2 PCB's? I don't post packages so not sure how much stuff costs :o Send me 10 and i can reimburse you if its less!
I'll just pick mine up at the xmas tourney if that's ok with you?
Fine by me Alan :)
Need your account name to pay you online man. :)
How long is it going to take for them to be shipped over?
EMS shipping meant to take 3-4 days. They won't be shipping out till end of month though.
Oh so they will not be round by the next ranbats anyway? Was going to pick them up then lol
Ah yeah they won't be, should definitely have them by the next ranbats though. Main reason for wanting the money by then is to make sure I got enough to cover the CC bill before it's due and I can chase people up who haven't paid.
Mind if i pay you next week? I've had a few surprise expenses come up this week and im pretty fucking poor. Like, Weazzy levels of poor.
Transferred now..
n/p birry wong, read my post i said till next friday is fine, then i'll unleash my internet rage.
Good shit Rory
Do you mind adding the post about your bank details and costs to the first post please - it'll be easier for me (and surely other people) to track down once it's pay day :)
Hi Rory,
Just to confirm, so for me are 3 pcbs $142.31 + $5.00 postage = $147.31 to get it sent to Barnstorm in Wellington?
Kelvin
rugdoctor: Yeah man, sweet.
electric: will do
Paid ;D
Looking forward to finally play emus with my round 2 stick. TvC!
Paid and sent you a pm with my address details
cheers bro
sweet as. will update the list on the first page once the first lot of payments come through, will be up late tonight so you should see it tomorrow.
Payment sent!
Quote from: moose! on October 20, 2010, 06:42:05 PM
Payment sent!
Me too Rory!
Sent you a PM.
Thanks bro!!!
5 people ticked off! (see first post)
Whoops, sorry for the late payment! Haven't been checking the forums lately >< Just put it through then :)
Churr!
paaayde!!
^^ sweet, probably won't see it till tuesday or wednesday cause of long weekend, will update first post when I see it :)
Hey Rory,
Payment sent! CHeers!
Payment sent Rory - probably won't show up until tomorrow unless you're with ASB
^^ got it. Only 4 more payments left. Remember I'm not at ranbats this week if you were planning on sorting it out there!
Paid. Fuck should've just got one. Its gonna be a poor week for BIRRY WONG.
3 people left! Just checked my e-mail, no word from Aki shop yet, hopefully they'll be shipped out in the next few days.
not shipping till near or the end of november
QuoteHello again,
We have now gotten payment from you and you are now waiting for the PCB(s) to ship so here is the first update on your order:
We had an estimated shipping date around the start of this month but it has been changed a bit because of shipping time to us (with boat) and the extra amount we have ordered.
New shipping date (that is when we ship it to you) will be near the end of this month (November), this is the final schedule we got from the maker.
We are very sorry for this, hope you understand.
More info about the PCB:
* Each PS360 will be solder free for the user, no soldering required.
* Each PS360 will be packed in an anti-static bag.
* Each PS360 will have a 4-pin cable included for extra USB signal hook-up inside your stick (if needed).
If you need anything else with your PCB(s) there is still a 10% discount available on arcade parts (joystick, buttons). If you need anything else (maybe USB-cables) please let us know, we can get them at a good price for you just because you made the pre-order.
We thank you for the support, without you we would never be able to release such a pcb.
Best Regards,
The Akishop
Fuck :( Was hoping to have it ready for straight after exams!
Either way, that doesn't stop my credit card bill being due in the next 10 days, can you guys that haven't put money through yet do so, or get in touch with me? Chur
Not a biggie for me, personally. As long as it doesn't keep slipping and eventually never show lol
Yo would you be willing to add a little extra to my order then? I could really do with a couple of seimitsu PS-14-G-N (why the hell can't you just buy the microswitches? What a waste :()
If it messes up the shipping or whatever, no worries.
edit: Oh, you've already been charged.. I guess that messes it up too :(
The e-mail from aki shop makes it sound like we can add stuff, how many do you want and I'll ask. I'm thinking of adding some stuff cause another charge to my CC will mean I don't need to pay till december, and I'll be employed FULL TIME by then :D
3 would be awesome. I don't particularly care about colour, if you after some particular colour buttons feel free to get whatever colour, I really only want the microswitches :/
I've just asked what the deal with postage is. Will let you know.
Cheers 4 the update bro!!!
Any more updates on these Rory?
I heard from them about 5 days ago (Myself and some others ordered some joysticks + buttons) and they said it'd be around first week of December.
Just saw on SRK this post:
http://shoryuken.com/f177/%2A%2A-akihabarashop-jp-now-open-%2A%2A-108982/index356.html#post9864705 - basically says shipping starts end of next week (but that was 27th of november, so hopefully it means this Friday).
Ta ;D
Hm strange. I just got a Card to call card from NZPost, maybe they've arrived in the country and Akishop hasn't told me they've been shipped. lol. I don't remember waiting for anything else :o wtf...
Fucking card to call's..
I don't even think they try to deliver anything anymore, they just drop off those fucking things all the time. :D
QuotePS360´s are shipping out on Monday (we pack for the weekend so it is ready). We will send tracking to people later next week, please understand it is many packages to send out so it takes a little extra time to send out and send tracking to everybody.
Also, I will make a pdf document with all the info (and good pictures) for the PS360 so everybody understands.
From Akishop post on SRK forums. They posted that yesterday hopefully that means they're being sent today.
Please pm or email the PDF when it comes so I don't screw up ;)
Yay!!! More parts to sit in my joystick parts box never to be installed into anything!
Nah lol. Got a secret project I'm gonna drop. Shhhhhhhh. Don't tell anyone.
http://shoryuken.com/f177/%2A%2A-akihabarashop-jp-now-open-%2A%2A-108982/index357.html#post9910996
1/3 of the orders have been shipped so far. lol @ the pics.
also:
http://www.akihabarashop.jp/misc/PS360.pdf
SHIPPED.
8 Dec 9:23pm - Posting/Collection
9 Dec 4:07am - Arrival at outward office of exchange
Not 100% sure they'll make it for christmas damager, probably end up being the Monday. But fingers crossed!!
Dec 11 10:20am Arrival at inward office of exchange AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND
;D
yay cant wait
Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnd they're here. :D!
They're smaller than I imagined, basically fit in the palm of my hand.
So much fucking bubble wrap. lol.
I'll send the PCB's for Wellington/Christchurch tomorrow/Wednesday, depending if I can get a decent lunch break :o Work has been crazy lately. For Aucklanders, we'll figure something out. I drive out to Takanini / Wattle Farm road quite a lot at the moment so could do a quick drop off if it's on the way. Central guys we can meet at Yifans one evening or something. Alternatively we could all have a catch up or something and I'll bring them to that. Sunday could be the go. Or you can come get em from me :p
Thanks Rory. Sunday sounds good to me. End of this week and i'm done with work. Yeeeeaaah bitches!!!
Awesome! I got the guide, shouldn't fry my te innards. Yaheee! TE Dual Mod for ranbats. 2 sticks on PC for goodtimes!
I should be in Central tomorrow and if it makes it easier for you Rorooze (and if Munta doesn't mind waiting until next Monday haha) I can grab Munta's one off you and take it back with me? Or even if Redtie has room in his Luggage he could take it back with him on Wednesday ;)
Oooooo whatever is speediest ;D I'll let you guys suss it out.
Ah true. What time will you be down there man? I can come by once I finish work.
I'll be there this afternoon. What time do you finish? I'm probably gonna check Yifans too so I'll be around there :D I'll PM you my number bro
Hey Munta, Nick4Now has your PCB.
Wellington guys, I've got it in a box but haven't had chance to post it today. Will get it done tomorrow.
Cheers cuz
Quote from: Rorooze on December 14, 2010, 07:47:12 PM
Hey Munta, Nick4Now has your PCB.
Wellington guys, I've got it in a box but haven't had chance to post it today. Will get it done tomorrow.
:D Cheers guys!
Quote from: Rorooze on December 14, 2010, 07:47:12 PM
Hey Munta, Nick4Now has your PCB.
Wellington guys, I've got it in a box but haven't had chance to post it today. Will get it done tomorrow.
AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWE...GEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!
Man...this is gonna be shweet-bix!!!
I sent packages to hamilton and wellington yesterday just before the post office closed. Barnstorm has the PCBs for moose, B BOY, rugdoctor and himself.
Hamilton thanks you :)
Got the package yesterday, cheers :)
I see what you mean about them being smaller than expected... the beauty of surface mount components I guess!
Thanks a lot for this Rory, I appreciate the effort it must have been.
Man...I can't wait to see this!!!
Not that I'll be using it an awful lot...I just wanna see it in my new project/arcade stick
I can confirm it works in both modes too... hold down turbo when plugging in to switch (shows up as either a 360 controller or "arcade controller" for ps3 mode).
Nice and simple!
rats im a n00b for not getting one of these , hopefully someone else wants one and we can combine on another order .
Wellingtonians shit is now in my hot little hand
My address is 176a Riddiford st Newtown there is a driveway between chinese and fish and chip place
Give me a txt 0273817108 let me know when you comin round ill be home all night and tomorow till 4ish
yah party at barnstorms !!!!!!!!!!!!
176a !!
lets roll people !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
also rug doctor can you bring the hori fightstick clone so i can have a look please
What would be the best way to put this in a te?
Would I just cut the grey wires that go into the te pcb and make them go into the ps360 instead? How would you wire the turbo button? Some guy said he's still using his te's USB cable how's it done you reckon?
You'll replace the old pcb entirely. You'll need to isolate the turbo and guide/home buttons from all the other wires in the turbo panel - will need to work out which of the wires those are (plus the gnd wire).
Then basically there's the usb cable coming in from the back of the TE, and I think it's soldered onto the old pcb (from memory). WRITE DOWN which colour wires go to which of the points - they will be labelled (D+, D-, Vcc and Ground or similar). Unsolder it, and you can solder those 4 wires from the usb cable onto the little extra plug that came with your ps360. The plug has the same labels on it, so you can work out which wires to link up.
The stick has a connector plug which I think goes to another connector plug on the TE pcb. You'll need to chop the wires (black from recollection) somewhere near the TE pcb end so you have things to shove in the PS360's terminal strip holes. Not sure about lengths at this stage, you might need to splice in some extra wire.
You'll also need to cut the grey wires from the button pcb (where all the quick disconnects are). This is actually the bit I'm most questionable about - terminal strips tend to like big fat wires to grip onto, and those grey wires are pretty thin. I'm a little worried that they might slip out. Might need to tin them heavily with solder or boost their fatness in some other manner perhaps. Length is also another possible issue here.
Then you just need to screw down the right wires in the right places, really.
You should have:
3 from the turbo panel (turbo, guide, gnd)
5 from the stick (4 dirs + gnd)
11 from the buttons (10 + gnd)
There are 3 ground connectors on the PS360, you'll be using all three - one from the buttons, one from the stick, and one from the turbo panel.
If you're feeling adventurous you can modify the above to also make use of the LOCK switch on the TE and make it control start & sel - see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_iUXuqOTNY for more details
Awesome!
Cheers for the lengthy tutorial man! I really had no idea where to start. Better go get me some soldering gear.
Quote from: Barnstorm on December 18, 2010, 05:49:30 PM
also rug doctor can you bring the hori fightstick clone so i can have a look please
Will do
Sweet, good to hear all the packages made it through safely.
I delivered electrics ones to him on my way back from Tauranga, only a few more to get to people now ^_^
Thanks again for sending that shit out to us bro
Just wondering did everyones come with the free USB wiring harness that was coming with the first batch? Not complaining I'm grabbing mine off nick tomorrow and was working out what I'll need to buy to do the mod.
Marc, I think I forgot to give Nick4Now the USB cable for the extra USB slot on the PCB. Shit. I'll send it in the post. Not sure what you mean by harness?
Quote from: Rorooze on December 20, 2010, 03:14:51 PM
Marc, I think I forgot to give Nick4Now the USB cable for the extra USB slot on the PCB. Shit. I'll send it in the post. Not sure what you mean by harness?
Bro if you could fastpost that it would be awesome! We are having a tourney at mine on Thursday and was hoping to having sussed and sorted by then. If you send it tomorrow morning should be sweet as. If it's late we'll manage.
Oh, so I *could* have used terms like harness in my guide :D _b
Quote from: LN on December 20, 2010, 03:41:35 PM
Oh, so I *could* have used terms like harness in my guide :D _b
;D I'm glad I got confused, I get ya now. plug = harness :D Otherwise I wouldn't have asked and might have tried soldering the usb wires directly into the little plug. That's why I'm so scared of screwing it up because of my own dumbassery
so anyone finished the mod yet then?
no problems i assume? not too difficult?
thinking of using a couple of these over hacked 360 pads for my candy cab. prob worth it for the extra compatibility
Quote from: Rorooze on December 19, 2010, 09:03:58 PM
I delivered electrics ones to him on my way back from Tauranga, only a few more to get to people now ^_^
Cheers for dropping the pcbs off man much appreciated, something to do over the stat days
Got my ps360 today, cheers Rorooze!
I'm taking it for a test run till the cable arrives with a USB cable I have at home.
Having trouble though, the te ps3 innards are different. All the main buttons and stick wires go from to that terminal block then straight to a pcb under the turbo and home buttons.then out through the USB.
So you can't include the turbo and home buttons on the stick without a tricky solder mission on the pcb and have to go with the 10 button version.
Only issue is I've cut away the grey cables from the main pcb the points are all labeled which is handy. And put them in the ps360
There's a ground wire for the stick and one for the 8 action buttons but not the start and select ???
The buttons ground and start and select ground share the same slot on the ps360. So should I:
Just leave it wire the rest up and hope for the best (hopefully not frying anything)
Or unplug the start and select quick disconnects from the terminal and make one ground wire then stick that in pcb?
Cheers fellas sorry to be a bit of a bitch about all this.
ROFL yeah ok, so I just looked up the PS3 TE internals and yeah, that's very different to the 360 TE internals. Will be easiest to ignore Home/Turbo for the moment, so effectively the whole turbo panel will be functionless. If I come across something which isn't too nasty (i.e. doesn't involve permanently destroying the existing functionality of that panel) I'll let you know.
Actually lol, I just thought of one solution. My stick doesn't have the turbo panel at all (the UPCB replicates pretty much all the functionality using start+sel), so I could possibly send you my one. Since it's an xbox turbo panel it is as I described in my original writeup, you should be able to just feed in the turbo/home/ground wires and have it work. I'll think upon it more to make sure this is actually realistic.
As for your start/sel buttons - they plug into the same terminal strip as all the other buttons, so by default they share the ground with them too. With your proposed 'simple' setup without the turbo/home, you should have roughly the following:
USB cord soldered to PS360 pcb USB harness
Stick wires + ground from stick harness screwed into PS360 terminal strips
Buttons + ground from button terminals screwed into PS360 terminal strips
Turbo/home panel completely disconnected from everything
As in the PS360 guide, for the 10 button setup you'll have to have a separate wire connecting from somewhere on the non-ground side of the sel button to the turbo terminal strip on the PS360 so you can actually switch systems.
HTH
It's ALIVE!!!
Cheers man for the extensive write up!
I went with the 10 button method and left the start and select ground alone.
You are right about the tricky wires falling out though but am sussing that out and you have hold that "turbo" button in a long ass time to switch modes but it makes sense.
Got the USB cable hanging out where the turbo and home panel is till the USB harness comes in the mail. But it works. Pc mode doesn't work on pc and neither does ps3 mode. But I have windows 7 64 and it might be a driver signing issue.
Thanks heaps for all your help LN!!! ;D
That's a bit weird, both modes worked for me, and I'm on win7 64bit too...
^ It could be a USB chipset issue
I would have expected them to have made it generic enough that that shouldn't be an issue. It's certainly possible to (see UPCB)
Quote from: LN on December 23, 2010, 04:11:11 PM
I would have expected them to have made it generic enough that that shouldn't be an issue. It's certainly possible to (see UPCB)
That would be crazy irony if that was the problem, since I bought the pcb to avoid the problem I was having with my ps3 TE on my pc in the first place.
Xbox Should run on pc emus ok I'm guessing.
Ah right, I should have thought of this earlier. If you want to increase the wire 'bulk' to make the terminal strips more grippy, you can strip roughly double the length of wire you intend to poke in, and then bend it in half.
If you're doubly keen you can tin part of the end to make it solid. If you go a bit crazy on the tinning however it'll end up with the end being strong and the next strong point will be where the plastic coating of the wire starts - which can make a weaker spot in between where the wire might be prone to break. could probably mitigate this with some heatshrinking though.
Munta, did you get the wire thingy I sent down?
Quote from: Rorooze on December 25, 2010, 10:09:54 AM
Munta, did you get the wire thingy I sent down?
Not yet bro, must be slower getting here due to holiday traffic. Cool to know it's on it's way though cheers man :) when did you send it?
22nd with 2 stamps and FASTPOST written on it. I might have just missed the pick up time (it said 5pm on the box and I dropped it at 4:58pm) so maybe it didn't leave till the 23rd :<
Hey Rory!
Thought I'd better give you a shout out for getting these PCB's in!
Thanks soooo much bro!!!
...although I still gotta go pick mine up from Barnstorm...I've just been too tied up though.
But yes...Thanks a million bro!!!
can't wait to get my hands on this!!!
Ah shit I may have missed it, but what is happening with the Auckland orders?
They've all arrived, and most of them have been delivered.
I see the original post says to contact ranbats for Auckland... is that a forum user or the name of a shop or something?
"Ranbats" is the event we run every two weeks. Short for "Ranking Battles". We're currently in the off season.
As I say, the orders have already arrived.
At this point, If you want one, you will need to either order it from akishop yourself or coax someone into selling you their one.
Oh I did order one, guess i'll contact the OP on how to get it.
Ahhh my bad bro.
Yea, Rorooze is the one to talk to.
Shot Rory for getting the PCBs
...and cheers to Barnstorm for being the Wellington delivery addy!
Top blokes!!!
No worries guys :)
All have been delivered except for BIRRYWONG, Zeyn and Captainhook.
If you guys are in a rush, PM me and we'll sort something, otherwise I'll see you cats at the ranking battles whenever we start em again? (Probably 28th of this month, the 14th is looking unlikely at this stage). Alternatively since all you guys are in town we could meet up at TZ whenever TZ sort out their AE cab or we can have an offline jam somewhere before then? I can probably do any weeknight next week except Thursday.
I'm not in any rush Rory, i'll grab it if off you whenever. Thanks bro.
Cheers rory cable came a week ago. Working good as gold after some crazy weird stick issues after opened it. all good now. :) cheers for doing the credit card community faith mission bro! :)
Cheers one again bro! TE arrived in the mail today, so i'll get round to installing the pcb sometime haha...
cheers rory! ill prolly jst get it off u at the next ranbats bro