Diy Xbox Wireless Controller Adapter for Pc
Intro: Diy Xbox Wireless Controller Adapter for Pc
This instructable will go over the steps to connect a RF module from an RROD xbox to your computer so you can use a wireless controller with your computer. ******DISCLAIMER******* DONT TRY THIS IF YOU DONT HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE WITH ELECTRONICS/SOLDERING OR COMPUTERS IM NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOU SCREW UP.... now that we've gotten that out of the way
Parts List:
Arduino UNO - a wonderfull microcontroller board you can get it on ebay or at radioshack
RF Module - from a broken xbox/ ebay
Soldering Iron - mine is a cheap radio shack model
Solder - also avalible at a local radio shack
USB cable - scavenged from old electronics (i found it in my parts bin)
2 1N4001 diodes
Wire cutters - for cutting wire....
Wire strippers - for stripping wire...
pliers - for holding small things/ bending wire...
Wire - i have bolth some 22 AWG wire from radioshack and some fancy 30 AWG Kynar wire (easily avalible on ebay) pretty much any wire will work as long as it is small enough to solder to the connectons on the RF shield
STEP 1: Soldering ....
First strip the usb cable, inside there will be a black wire, a red wire, a white wire, and a green wire. there will also be some shielding and a shield ground wire (usually not covered) these you can cut back to the plactic. strip about an 1/8th inch of plastic off each of the four wires.
Next you will need to solder the diodes to gether in series ->-> and then solder the side with the line on it to pin 1 and the side without the line to the red wire in the usb cable **** make sure the diodes are the right way around before soldering****
Now you can solder the white wire to pin 2, the green wire to pin 3, and the black wire to pin 4
solder a piece of wire to each of pins 5-7 too, make sure they are long enough to connect to your arduino
Next you will need to solder the diodes to gether in series ->-> and then solder the side with the line on it to pin 1 and the side without the line to the red wire in the usb cable **** make sure the diodes are the right way around before soldering****
Now you can solder the white wire to pin 2, the green wire to pin 3, and the black wire to pin 4
solder a piece of wire to each of pins 5-7 too, make sure they are long enough to connect to your arduino
STEP 2: Code
/* Arduino code to communicate with xbox 360 RF module.
Original work by (yaywoop) / additional ideas from Alexander Martinez - modified by dilandou (www.dilandou.com, www.diru.org/wordpress)
First sends LED initialisation code followed by LED startup animation code, then sleeps until a button press for sync command.
RF module must be powered with 3.3V, two diodes in series with USB 5v will do. Connect the USB wires to a host computer, and the data and serial wires to Arduino.
of course, make sure to have a common ground */
#include <avr/sleep.h>
#define sync_pin 2 //power button repurposed for sync button (pin 5 on the module)
#define data_pin 3 //data line (pin 6 on the module)
#define clock_pin 4 //clock line (pin 7 on module)
int led_cmd[10] = {0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0}; //Activates/initialises the LEDs, leaving the center LED lit.
int anim_cmd[10] = {0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,1}; //Makes the startup animation on the ring of light.
int sync_cmd[10] = {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0}; //Initiates the sync process.
volatile boolean sync_enable = 0;
void sendData(int cmd_do[]) {
pinMode(data_pin, OUTPUT);
digitalWrite(data_pin, LOW); //start sending data.
int prev = 1;
for(int i = 0; i < 10; i++){
while (prev == digitalRead(clock_pin)){} //detects change in clock
prev = digitalRead(clock_pin);
// should be after downward edge of clock, so send bit of data now
digitalWrite(data_pin, cmd_do[i]);
while (prev == digitalRead(clock_pin)){} //detects upward edge of clock
prev = digitalRead(clock_pin);
}
digitalWrite(data_pin, HIGH);
pinMode(data_pin, INPUT);
}
void initLEDs(){
sendData(led_cmd);
delay(50);
sendData(anim_cmd);
delay(50);
}
void wakeUp(){
sync_enable = 1;
}
void sleepNow() {
set_sleep_mode(SLEEP_MODE_PWR_DOWN); // set sleep mode
sleep_enable(); //enable sleep bit
attachInterrupt(0, wakeUp, LOW);
sleep_mode();
sleep_disable(); //disable sleep bit
detachInterrupt(0); // disables interrupt 0 on pin 2
}
void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
pinMode(sync_pin, INPUT);
digitalWrite(sync_pin,HIGH);
pinMode(data_pin, INPUT);
pinMode(clock_pin, INPUT);
delay(2000);
initLEDs();
// sendData(sync_cmd);
}
void loop(){
Serial.println("Sleeping.");
sleepNow();
delay(200);
if(sync_enable==1) {
Serial.println("Syncing.");
sendData(sync_cmd);
sync_enable = 0;
}
}
or you can get it from here http://diru.org/wordpress/hacking/xbox-360-rf-module-arduino/
you will need to program your arduino with this code
I did not come up with this code all credit for this code goes to dilandou and Alex Martinez
Original work by (yaywoop) / additional ideas from Alexander Martinez - modified by dilandou (www.dilandou.com, www.diru.org/wordpress)
First sends LED initialisation code followed by LED startup animation code, then sleeps until a button press for sync command.
RF module must be powered with 3.3V, two diodes in series with USB 5v will do. Connect the USB wires to a host computer, and the data and serial wires to Arduino.
of course, make sure to have a common ground */
#include <avr/sleep.h>
#define sync_pin 2 //power button repurposed for sync button (pin 5 on the module)
#define data_pin 3 //data line (pin 6 on the module)
#define clock_pin 4 //clock line (pin 7 on module)
int led_cmd[10] = {0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0}; //Activates/initialises the LEDs, leaving the center LED lit.
int anim_cmd[10] = {0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,1}; //Makes the startup animation on the ring of light.
int sync_cmd[10] = {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0}; //Initiates the sync process.
volatile boolean sync_enable = 0;
void sendData(int cmd_do[]) {
pinMode(data_pin, OUTPUT);
digitalWrite(data_pin, LOW); //start sending data.
int prev = 1;
for(int i = 0; i < 10; i++){
while (prev == digitalRead(clock_pin)){} //detects change in clock
prev = digitalRead(clock_pin);
// should be after downward edge of clock, so send bit of data now
digitalWrite(data_pin, cmd_do[i]);
while (prev == digitalRead(clock_pin)){} //detects upward edge of clock
prev = digitalRead(clock_pin);
}
digitalWrite(data_pin, HIGH);
pinMode(data_pin, INPUT);
}
void initLEDs(){
sendData(led_cmd);
delay(50);
sendData(anim_cmd);
delay(50);
}
void wakeUp(){
sync_enable = 1;
}
void sleepNow() {
set_sleep_mode(SLEEP_MODE_PWR_DOWN); // set sleep mode
sleep_enable(); //enable sleep bit
attachInterrupt(0, wakeUp, LOW);
sleep_mode();
sleep_disable(); //disable sleep bit
detachInterrupt(0); // disables interrupt 0 on pin 2
}
void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
pinMode(sync_pin, INPUT);
digitalWrite(sync_pin,HIGH);
pinMode(data_pin, INPUT);
pinMode(clock_pin, INPUT);
delay(2000);
initLEDs();
// sendData(sync_cmd);
}
void loop(){
Serial.println("Sleeping.");
sleepNow();
delay(200);
if(sync_enable==1) {
Serial.println("Syncing.");
sendData(sync_cmd);
sync_enable = 0;
}
}
or you can get it from here http://diru.org/wordpress/hacking/xbox-360-rf-module-arduino/
you will need to program your arduino with this code
I did not come up with this code all credit for this code goes to dilandou and Alex Martinez
STEP 3: Software
download this http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/en-us/d/xbox-360-wireless-controller-for-windows
and install
go to the install folder (Microsoft Xbox 360 Acessories) in your program files
find Xusb21.inf this is the driver file for the software you will be modifying it so it will recognise your hardware
open it with a text editor or a program like Notepad++ (recomended)
find these headers [MSFT.NTx86.6.0], [MSFT.NTamd64.6.0], [MSFT.NTx86], and [MSFT.NTamd64].
you are going to replace the 5 lines of code under each of them
the original code looks like this
%XUSB21.DeviceName.Wired%=CC_Install, USB\Vid_045E&Pid_028E
%XUSB21.DeviceName%=CC_Install, USB\Vid_045E&Pid_0719
%XUSB21.DeviceName.Wired%=CC_Install, USB\MS_COMP_XUSB10
%XUSB21.DeviceName%=CC_Install, USB\MS_COMP_XUSB20
%XUSB21.DeviceName.Jump%=CC_Install, USB\Vid_045E&Pid_028F
what you will put in its place looks like this
%XUSB21.DeviceName.Wired%=CC_Install, USB\Vid_045E&Pid_0291
%XUSB21.DeviceName%=CC_Install, USB\Vid_045E&Pid_0291
%XUSB21.DeviceName.Wired%=CC_Install, USB\UNKNOWN
%XUSB21.DeviceName%=CC_Install, USB\UNKNOWN
now save it (make sure you save as a .inf file or it wont work)
now hook up the three extra wires on the RF module to the arduino if you havent already and plug the usb cable into your computer it should light up but controllers wont sync yet
change the Microsoft Xbox 360 Acessories folder so that it is no longer read only
now open the device manager and find the unidentified usb device (the one with the yellow triangle)
right click and select update drivers then in the update driver software window select browse my computer then let me pick from a list of drivers for my device then select show all then have disk
finally navigate to the modified Xusb21.inf file and select it and install
after you install the drivers the controller should sync with the RF Module just hit the power button which has been repurposed as a sync button and sync like you would to an xbox
it should now work with any game that allows you to use a gamepad
and install
go to the install folder (Microsoft Xbox 360 Acessories) in your program files
find Xusb21.inf this is the driver file for the software you will be modifying it so it will recognise your hardware
open it with a text editor or a program like Notepad++ (recomended)
find these headers [MSFT.NTx86.6.0], [MSFT.NTamd64.6.0], [MSFT.NTx86], and [MSFT.NTamd64].
you are going to replace the 5 lines of code under each of them
the original code looks like this
%XUSB21.DeviceName.Wired%=CC_Install, USB\Vid_045E&Pid_028E
%XUSB21.DeviceName%=CC_Install, USB\Vid_045E&Pid_0719
%XUSB21.DeviceName.Wired%=CC_Install, USB\MS_COMP_XUSB10
%XUSB21.DeviceName%=CC_Install, USB\MS_COMP_XUSB20
%XUSB21.DeviceName.Jump%=CC_Install, USB\Vid_045E&Pid_028F
what you will put in its place looks like this
%XUSB21.DeviceName.Wired%=CC_Install, USB\Vid_045E&Pid_0291
%XUSB21.DeviceName%=CC_Install, USB\Vid_045E&Pid_0291
%XUSB21.DeviceName.Wired%=CC_Install, USB\UNKNOWN
%XUSB21.DeviceName%=CC_Install, USB\UNKNOWN
now save it (make sure you save as a .inf file or it wont work)
now hook up the three extra wires on the RF module to the arduino if you havent already and plug the usb cable into your computer it should light up but controllers wont sync yet
change the Microsoft Xbox 360 Acessories folder so that it is no longer read only
now open the device manager and find the unidentified usb device (the one with the yellow triangle)
right click and select update drivers then in the update driver software window select browse my computer then let me pick from a list of drivers for my device then select show all then have disk
finally navigate to the modified Xusb21.inf file and select it and install
after you install the drivers the controller should sync with the RF Module just hit the power button which has been repurposed as a sync button and sync like you would to an xbox
it should now work with any game that allows you to use a gamepad
STEP 4: Explaination and Credits
the picture is my project sill on the breadboard ... im planning on cleaning it up and possibly putting it in a nice case seeing as its an extremely usefull piece of hardware for me ( i like the xbox controller and the multitude of mods for bestheda games on pc like fallout 3/ new vegas, and skyrim/ morriowind)
the rf module works like any other usb device as long as you have the drivers and you dont have to sync it the arduino's purpose in this project is to initialize the RF module and to allow you to sync the controller. the modified Xusb21.inf file allows the drivers for an official adapter to work with the RF module which is seen as an unidenified device otherwise. the whole thing could be improved by switching out he two diodes with a 3.3 volt regulator and adapting it to use just an AVR microcontroller and not an entire arduino board and mabe ill make these impovements in the future when i have the time/money but this works fine for now.
i just made the instructable and took some pictures of how i did this.... all credit should go to Alex martinez and dilandou for the original code and project
here are some links to dilandou's writeup on this whitch is helpfull but not in instructable form
http://diru.org/wordpress/hacking/xbox-360-rf-module-arduino/ - the code
http://diru.org/wordpress/2011/03/wireless-xbox360-controller-on-a-pc-without-the-commercial-dongle/ - the writeup
http://diru.org/wordpress/about/ - about dilandou
the rf module works like any other usb device as long as you have the drivers and you dont have to sync it the arduino's purpose in this project is to initialize the RF module and to allow you to sync the controller. the modified Xusb21.inf file allows the drivers for an official adapter to work with the RF module which is seen as an unidenified device otherwise. the whole thing could be improved by switching out he two diodes with a 3.3 volt regulator and adapting it to use just an AVR microcontroller and not an entire arduino board and mabe ill make these impovements in the future when i have the time/money but this works fine for now.
i just made the instructable and took some pictures of how i did this.... all credit should go to Alex martinez and dilandou for the original code and project
here are some links to dilandou's writeup on this whitch is helpfull but not in instructable form
http://diru.org/wordpress/hacking/xbox-360-rf-module-arduino/ - the code
http://diru.org/wordpress/2011/03/wireless-xbox360-controller-on-a-pc-without-the-commercial-dongle/ - the writeup
http://diru.org/wordpress/about/ - about dilandou
25 Comments
snettifee 7 years ago
I made one of these from the xbox 360 slim model. I didn't use the Arduino just a regular usb from my pc to the module. The pinout is a little different there is 13 pins instead of 9. Looking at the pins the top left is 1 and the bottom left is 7. The d- is pin 5 (second to the end top row) the d+ is pin 6 (last pin top row) 3.3v supply voltage is pin 12 (second to the end bottom row) and then you just use any common ground point for your negative. I had a few 3.0v regulators so I used one inline with the 5v usb supply and it worked perfectly to power the unit. I installed the official Microsoft xbox 360 receiver driver and it loaded perfectly. I used a play and charge cord to connect the controller to my pc, hit the big X button on the controller and it synced without issue.
zebby12 8 years ago
What other alternative can we use for the RF module other than Xbox Rf module? I have an RC car and i am wondering if the RF module in that would work. Please reply.
soilwork 8 years ago
It's doesn't work on win 8.1, arduino code seems to work fine but the driver thing I can't install because the new version of this driver is already in system folder and cannot be modified.
sottinger 8 years ago
brandon9271 9 years ago
ShaunW2 9 years ago
Works just fine on a pi just plug it in via usb and install xboxdrv and your good. only downside is that it registers 4 controllers and trying to use different controllers with retro pie is already an issue and I find this complicates it a bit further. But if your only using xbox 360 controllers your golden.
brandon9271 9 years ago
matstermind 10 years ago
I just build one with an ATTINY85, it works great, its small and effective!
Timinator01 10 years ago
That's great I've been meaning to update this instructable for a while, now that I have access to a better camera and a better understanding of everything (I'm a freshman Computer Engineering student now). Maybe i will this summer ... anyways my point was the ATTINY85 is a much better choice because of how little you actually have to do with the arduino
Snuletek 9 years ago
Hey I shot you a PM about permissions to use your images. Maybe if you'd rather get the views, I could write up a page on how to use it with my board? :)
http://snuletek.org/ohw/works/RoLUSB/
Reason that I want to use you images is because I don't actually have an xbox myself :P
Throw_away 9 years ago
Untested ATmega328P port (AVRGCC)
http://pastebin.com/RPYCBD1C
Alex_93v 10 years ago
johnsonb5616 10 years ago
Timinator01 10 years ago
kshutt 11 years ago
camtheman1283 11 years ago
Timinator01 11 years ago
madsonviana 11 years ago
jtc10512 11 years ago
(I'd need tutorial on how to correctly install the IDE, and how to make the code work)
Timinator01 11 years ago