Wulf
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Not portablizing, but definitely modding-related.
Right now, I'm running a TwitchPlaysBloodborne on PS4 -
I'm doing this with a hacked RemotePlay app being fed fake controller data. It works pretty well, but trying to enter frame-accurate commands only has about a 50% success rate due to the delays in it running over the network. I'd like to eliminate that by faking direct controller input.
My understanding is that the DS4 has some sort of security chip in it, so slapping in an Arduino directly would need me to overcome that. Instead, I'm thinking I'll just open a DS4 and hook into it there with the Arduino. Ideally, without destroying the controller itself too much.
I have one faulty DS4 that overheats after 2 minutes that I can use for parts (it seems to be overheating in the chip directly above the vibration motor contacts, it'll burn me if I leave it run too long and touch it). Can anybody suggest any workable method of attaching to the soft plastic circuitry from that one? Or is that just destined to fall apart the first time it's stressed no matter what I do?
My soldering skills and gear are rather subpar, so I'd like to minimize soldering. I can probably manage the contacts on the joystick points well enough, but I'm hesitant to start trying to connect to the button contacts and end up with a big glob of shame.
I do have a better soldering iron ordered from China, but that'll take up to 2 months to arrive, at which point only my soldering skills will be subpar.
Does anybody have any more 'esoteric' suggestions? I've been considering paper circuitry... Getting some proper graphite, drawing the contact circuits on a piece of paper, and then sandwiching it between the PCB and the soft-plastic circuit sheet. That would let me break out those contacts and alligator clip to a piece of paper. Has anybody done anything like that? Is it doomed to be nothing more than a gimmick, or can it work in real-life applications?
I tried it with a standard pencil and the resistance was > 3 million ohms after an inch, so I'd need something else.
Anyway, input appreciated. Thanks guys.
Right now, I'm running a TwitchPlaysBloodborne on PS4 -
I'm doing this with a hacked RemotePlay app being fed fake controller data. It works pretty well, but trying to enter frame-accurate commands only has about a 50% success rate due to the delays in it running over the network. I'd like to eliminate that by faking direct controller input.
My understanding is that the DS4 has some sort of security chip in it, so slapping in an Arduino directly would need me to overcome that. Instead, I'm thinking I'll just open a DS4 and hook into it there with the Arduino. Ideally, without destroying the controller itself too much.
I have one faulty DS4 that overheats after 2 minutes that I can use for parts (it seems to be overheating in the chip directly above the vibration motor contacts, it'll burn me if I leave it run too long and touch it). Can anybody suggest any workable method of attaching to the soft plastic circuitry from that one? Or is that just destined to fall apart the first time it's stressed no matter what I do?
My soldering skills and gear are rather subpar, so I'd like to minimize soldering. I can probably manage the contacts on the joystick points well enough, but I'm hesitant to start trying to connect to the button contacts and end up with a big glob of shame.
I do have a better soldering iron ordered from China, but that'll take up to 2 months to arrive, at which point only my soldering skills will be subpar.
Does anybody have any more 'esoteric' suggestions? I've been considering paper circuitry... Getting some proper graphite, drawing the contact circuits on a piece of paper, and then sandwiching it between the PCB and the soft-plastic circuit sheet. That would let me break out those contacts and alligator clip to a piece of paper. Has anybody done anything like that? Is it doomed to be nothing more than a gimmick, or can it work in real-life applications?
I tried it with a standard pencil and the resistance was > 3 million ohms after an inch, so I'd need something else.
Anyway, input appreciated. Thanks guys.
