Ultra Combo Finish!

I just replaced the punch buttons on my BD stick with Seimitsu PS-14-GN 30mm Pushbuttons. These buttons improved the likelihood of an Ultra Combo coming out! So, I guess the Sanwas were too sensitive, after all... I must admit that it was a very quick test, so I'll have to see how it is once I've played some matches, but overall I'm very pleased with the new buttons!

Super Combo! (But No Ultra?)

It's done. Finally, I have a working wireless stick for the PS3 made out of the Sony BD remote controller PCB. I'm very pleased with the fact that I got it to work. The very last thing I had to do was to take out the common ground PCB for the Sanwa JLF, since the BD remote's PCB has different lines (kinda like grounds) for each direction. After that was all wired, the directions all seemed to be backwards, so the easiest fix was to just swap out the positions of the microswitches (up with down, and left with right).

Now the bad news...

Looks like something (either the PCB's design, my wiring/wires or the Sanwa buttons being very sensitive) is not making three simultaneous button presses register consistently/easily. I'm having the hardest time getting ultra combos to come out when I want. While I troubleshoot, I have temporarily solved the problem by mapping the R2 and L2 buttons to Px3 and Kx3. Focus attacks and other two-button moves work fine.

I'm tired. I need some sleep and then enjoy my new stick tomorrow. But, I have a feeling that once my MC Cthulhu comes (Still waiting, ModChipMan...), I'll put the wireless stick aside and just use a more reliable wired stick.

Cutscene

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!