halopro77
The Wombologist
Hello se7ensins. This is my first tutorial on something neat I did today. So I've been wanting to play on my PC with my wireless controller, but Microsoft won't release the drivers to play on PC via play and charge, so I took matters in my own hands.
Things you will need:
People have been hooking up the RF board to Arduino's and similar micro-controllers. Thanks to robot9706 he developed a program to re-enable nearly all the functionality and more using these mico-controllers.
STEPS:
To sync a controller either;
A) sync the controller by plugging in the RF Module in an Xbox and sync with the Xbox's sync button.
B) Plug in the controller via play and charge while the ghetto receiver is in.
Things you will need:
- Soldering Iron
- Soldering Flux
- An Xbox 360 RF Module (Ring of light board at the front of the Xbox)
- An old USB you don't care about
- 5v Diode
- Driver for the receiver
- A brain
- OPTIONAL: Play and charge kit to sync controller to board anytime you want to
People have been hooking up the RF board to Arduino's and similar micro-controllers. Thanks to robot9706 he developed a program to re-enable nearly all the functionality and more using these mico-controllers.
Setup:
I know it's a little bit messy....
The USBPWR powering the FTDI chip from the VCC50 with 5V.
VCCIO tells the FTDI chip the high level voltage, which is connected to VCC30 so it's 3.3V.
The USB 5V goes through 2 diodes. (5V is not connected to the diodes in this picture, this is how i turn off the RF module
)
All the GNDs are connected together, so they have a common ground.
Program:
(GitHub link: [Click here to view this link])
I wrote it
It supports all the commands that I found on this site:http://tkkrlab.nl/wiki/XBOX_360_RF_Module
Here's a picture of the working RF module:
And that's it.
Now I can use my controller both with my PC and my Xbox360
Ohh, and it's working with RevH modules without any resistors
I know it's a little bit messy....
The USBPWR powering the FTDI chip from the VCC50 with 5V.
VCCIO tells the FTDI chip the high level voltage, which is connected to VCC30 so it's 3.3V.
The USB 5V goes through 2 diodes. (5V is not connected to the diodes in this picture, this is how i turn off the RF module
)All the GNDs are connected together, so they have a common ground.
Program:
(GitHub link: [Click here to view this link])
I wrote it
It supports all the commands that I found on this site:http://tkkrlab.nl/wiki/XBOX_360_RF_Module
Here's a picture of the working RF module:
And that's it.
Now I can use my controller both with my PC and my Xbox360
Ohh, and it's working with RevH modules without any resistors
STEPS:
- Cut the USB with scissors keeping the male part and at least 6 inches of wire.
- Strip the wire down to the 4 basic wires inside (Red, White, Green, and Black)
- Strip those wires down to what ever length you feel comfortable with (Cut the red wire the shortest because the diode goes on this one)
- Solder on the diode to the red wire (Look below for diagram)
- Now follow this image I made;
- This should be your final product;
(The black wire is kinda hiding) - Lets go to the PC portion. First download the official Microsoft wireless receiver driver from the top and install it normally.
- Now watch this video:
To sync a controller either;
A) sync the controller by plugging in the RF Module in an Xbox and sync with the Xbox's sync button.
B) Plug in the controller via play and charge while the ghetto receiver is in.
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