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Revision as of 20:10, 27 September 2015
This page explains how to build a pc to PS3/Xbox 360/PS4/Xbox One usb adapter.
A much easier but less complete tutorial is also available: DIY USB Adapter for dummies.
A German translation of a previous version is also available on the forum: old German translation.
Warning: you are responsible for the hardware you buy, and anything right or wrong you do with this.
Required hardware parts
- a USB to serial TTL converter that can work at 500kbps and that is 5V tolerant
| chip | CP2102 | FT232R | PL2303 | CH340 | FT230X |
| 5V tolerant | yes | (*) | (*) | (*) | yes |
| 500 kbps | yes | yes | no | no | yes |
| compatible | yes | (*) | no | no | yes |
(*) depends on the board
- a USB development board working at 5V with a chip among the following: at90usb82, at90usb162, at90usb646, at90usb647, at90usb1286, at90usb1287, atmega16u2, atmega32u2, atmega16u4, atmega32u4
Examples:
- USB to serial TTL converter:
- MicroFTX (10$ excl. shipping costs)
- CP2102 converters on ebay (as low as 3$)
- FT232R converters on ebay (as low as 4$)
- CP2102 converter at sparkfun (22$ excl. shipping costs)
- FT232R converter at sparkfun (15$ excl. shipping costs)
- Some devices like the arduino have an on-board usb to serial chip (remove the AVR chip to use it)
- A second usb development board can also be programmed as a usb to serial converter.
- USB development board:
- Teensy 2.0 board (atmega32u4, 16$ excl. shipping costs) (to build a solderless adapter, take a board with header pins) (newer Teensy 3.x and LC boards are NOT compatible as they do not have the same chip)
- Arduino Leonardo - distributors - (cheap Chinese clones can be found on ebay for 11$ incl. shipping costs)
- Boards used for the psgroove hack (check the on-board chip).
- Cheap atmega32u4 boards on ebay (about 8$). Soldering required. An ISP is also required.
Tested and working:
- Arduino duemilanove (on-board FT232RL) + Bumble-b (discontinued, at90usb162)
- Arduino duemilanove (on-board FT232RL) + Teensy++ (at90usb1286)
- CP2102 board (from ebay) + Teensy 2.0 (atmega32u4)
- CP2102 board (from ebay) + Teensy++ (at90usb1286)
Recommended: CP2102 converter from ebay (very low price, but sometimes low delivery) and the Teensy 2.0 board (low price, good quality, and quick delivery).
Firmware loading
<translate>
- EMUJOYSTICK: HID joystick emulation, with 16bit stick axes, for PS3 and PC
- EMUPS3: Sixaxis emulation, for PS3
- EMU360: 360 pad emulation, for Xbox 360 and PC
- EMUPS4: Hori Pad FPS Plus emulation, for PS4 and PC
- EMUXONE: Xbox One pad emulation, for Xbox One
- EMUG29PS4: Logitech G29 gaming wheel emulation, for PS4
- EMUG27: Logitech G27 gaming wheel emulation, for PS3 and PC
- EMUGTF: Logitech GT Force emulation, for PS2 and PC
- EMUDF: Logitech Driving Force emulation, for PS2 and PC
- EMUDFP: Logitech Driving Force Pro emulation, for PS2 and PC
</translate>
There are several tools that can be used to load the hex file:
- Teensy loader (only compatible with genuine teensy boards)
- Flip utility from Atmel (not compatible with genuine teensy boards)
- dfu-programmer command-line tool (not compatible with genuine teensy boards)
dfu-programmer example:
sudo dfu-programmer at90usb162 erase sudo dfu-programmer at90usb162 flash at90usb162.hex sudo dfu-programmer at90usb162 reset
Wiring
The only thing you have to do is to connect the following pins:
| USB dev board | USB to UART board |
| GND | GND |
| RX | TX / TXO / RXD |
| TX | RX / RXI / TXD |
With a Teensy 2.0 as a USB dev board:
| Teensy 2.0 | USB to UART board |
| GND | GND |
| D2 | TX / TXO / RXD |
| D3 | RX / RXI / TXD |
If you use the arduino on-board USB to serial converter, Rx and Tx are inverted, i.e. Rx = TX▶ and Tx = RX◀
The example below shows how to connect a CP2102 converter (left) to a Teensy 2.0 board (right):
It's possible to solder wires or to use jumper wires (these are generally provided with USB to serial TTL boards) in case your AVR USB board has header pins:
Examples:
- Bumble-b and FT232RL wired on a breadboard:
- Teensy++ and CP2102 wired on a breadboard:
- Teensy 2.0 and CP2102 soldered:
Connection
If it's not already done, install GIMX.
If you are using windows and a CP2102 USB to UART board, run the CP2102 windows driver installer that is included in the GIMX setup.
Connect the USB to UART converter to your PC, and connect the usb dev board to your console. Turn the console on (the ps/guide buttons are not working at this point). The console should detect a controller (if you add another controller, it should be detected as controller #2).
Start gimx-launcher:
TODO: update screenshot
In Ubuntu/Linux, the USB to UART converter should be detected as "ttyUSBX" (with 'X' a number).
In Windows, it should be detected as "COMX" (with 'X' a number). Check the device manager to select the right one.
Now that your adapter is ready you can follow the instructions on the Quick Start page.
