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I spent most of yesterday cutting strands of a flex cable. Why? Because I figured it would be the best way to hack the Sony PS3 Blu-ray remote (can be bought for $20 or less) for my wireless PS3 stick.

I considered the solderless hack, but the flex cable connector used on the remote control didn't allow the wires to pass through to the other side, and was generally too difficult to ensure a reliable connection. So, I had no better idea than to order a 28-pin flex cable to extend the contacts onto a blank PC board...

You're still reading? If so, you must be planning to try this hack. I'm still not finished with it, but here are the pin assignments that I've tested. It should save you a step when wiring.

1: common line for 14 & 22
2: cl for 15 & 23
3: cl for 16 & 24
4: cl for 17 & 25
5: cl for 18 & 26
6: cl for 19 & 27
7: cl for 20 & 28
8: cl for 21
12: select
14: triangle
15: circle
17: square
18: x
19: home
20: L2
21: start
22: up
23: left
24: right
25: down
26: L1
27: R1
28: R2

The BD remote PCB does have tiny non-drilled copper contacts for each pin, but they are too close to one another to safely solder on all the necessary wires. So, I hope this helps some of you out there. Good luck!