WARNING:
This will make your controller unusable on your playstation. If you would like to use your controller with your playstation, you may substitute the controller with a controller extension cord and use the female end of it. *'s indicate the alternative process.
Materials needed:
-1 PSX/PS2 controller (*PSX/PS2 extension cord*)
-1 Male DB25 connector.....RadioShack: #276-1447 (
http://www.radioshack.com/product.a...name=CTLG_005_003_005_000&product_id=276-1547)
-1 DB25 connector hood....RadioShack: #276-1549 (
http://www.radioshack.com/product.a...name=CTLG_005_003_005_000&product_id=276-1549)
-5 Diodes ......................RadioShack: #276-1620 (
http://www.radioshack.com/product.a...name=CTLG_010_005_003_016&product_id=276-1620)
-1 Roll of Electrical Tape
Utensils needed:
-Solder Iron
-Solder
-Wire Cutter/Stripper
-Screw Driver
Software needed:
-Direct Pad Pro (
http://www.aldostools.com/dpad.html) (Windows 95, 98, 2000)
-NTpad XP v2.01 (
http://www.aldostools.com/dpad.html) (Windows 2000, XP)
The first thing for you to do is to solder your diodes in place. A diode has two sides, anodehttp://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a244/billy_jo_mofo/diode.gifcathode. Cut down the anode side of five diodes to about an inch. Solder the anode side of the diodes you just cut to DB25 pins 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. On the cathode side, you are going to need to twist all diode wires together. Then, cut the twisted wires to about an inch, enough length to solder.
Now you need to prepare your controller cord for soldering. Use your wire cutter to cut off the male plug of your controller. Strip the wire down a few inches. Now it's ready to be soldered. (*Cut off the male end of the extension cord and strip it down a few inches. Make sure you leave the female end intact.*)
Below is a pinout of a Playstation controller. If you have a different brand of controller, other than sony, the color coding may be different. You will notice that three wires are not used. This is because they serve no purpose in modding the controller. Solder the controller's wires to the correct DB25 pins.
Playstation Pin-out
+-----------------------------+
| 1 2 3 | 4 5 6 | 7 8 9 |
\________|_________|________/
1 (brown).....................DB25 10
2 (Orange)....................DB25 2
4 (Black).....................DB25 18-25
5 (Red).......................DB25 Diodes (5-9)
6 (Yellow)....................DB25 3
7 (Blue)......................DB25 4
After you are finished soldering the wires, give them time to cool and form a tight bond. Once cooled, CAREFULLY place the DB25 male connector, along with the wires, into the DB25 hood. Screw the hood shut. If any wires are exposed outside the hood, wrap them with a few layers of electrical tape.
You finished the hardware. Good for you! Now all thats left is the software. Install the programs above, plug in your controller and configure it.
Now your done, Congratulations! You can use this controller for emulators, games, anything.