DIY HACK Video – Xbox 360 Tilt Controller

video://www.metacafe.com/watch/392215/xbox_360_tilt_controller_phase_two/

video://www.metacafe.com/watch/395291/xbox_360_tilt_controller_finished/

Here’s a cool hack for your XBOX 360 if you want to make it like a Wii controller or a SixAxisController.

The accelerometer works by outputting varying voltages for varying accelerations. I will use a 3-axis accelerometer so it will output 3 varying voltages. I will use an analog-to-digital converter to get the signals into a micro controller. The micro controller will do the processing that determines how the controller is tilted. It will then be output as an analog voltage to the controller in place of the on board potentiometers that are controlled by the analog stick.

Analog sticks work by adjusting two potentiometers (pots). After I took the controller all apart and experimented I found the potentiometers had an upper voltage of 1.61 volts and a lower voltage of 0 volts. On the up/down pot all the way up is 1.61 volts and all the way down is 0 volts. On the left/right pot all the way right is 0 volts and all the way left is 1.61 volts.”

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5 Responses to DIY HACK Video – Xbox 360 Tilt Controller

1. girrrrrrr2 says:

   August 23, 2007 at 1:18 pm

   wow… to bad i dont have a xbox 360…
2. Izl says:

   August 28, 2007 at 12:38 pm

   Or just get the ps3 🙂
3. girrrrrrr2 says:

   August 29, 2007 at 10:51 am

   no one wants teh ps3… except you…
4. Izl says:

   August 29, 2007 at 7:33 pm

   everyone secretly wants the ps3!
5. prasanjeet says:

   June 6, 2008 at 3:33 am

   man how do u view other region dvds in ps3 and how to connect internet i tried all settings, but failed my new ps3.