Make your own Xbox to USB addaptor

[ulaoulao]

Did anyone know this? or try is and can report its successful?

All ya need are basic soldering skills and a few parts. If your xbox pad has one of those break away connectors, all you need is an xbox extension cable and a cheap usb mouse (to salvage the cable from. it's cheaper then buying an actual cable). Strip the cables, match up the wires, install xbcd, and there ya go. I made one to use for my beat pad pro and it works perfectly.

- I mean I know the xbox is nothing more the a min i computer, but dd they make it that easy?

[onewecallgod]

Yeah, it really is that easy. The controllers for Xbox and 360 are nothing more than ordinary USB devices.

[TchuBacha]

::Slightly Off Topic::

Is there anyway to use the wireless 360 controllers on a wireless laptop without having to buy that wireless adapter for the PC?

[ulaoulao]

::Slightly Off Topic::

Is there anyway to use the wireless 360 controllers on a wireless laptop without having to buy that wireless adapter for the PC?

10 to one says its just a usb device to rf, so yes you could open it and install a usb cable. You could keep the rf in tack and by passing it would not cause any harm. Is the controller for the 360 different from the xbox I ? If so I may be looking in to this my self.

and Given the fact its Microsoft you know they did it cheap, so its most likly the same controller with a little rf send unit in side.

[blueshogun96]

10 to one says its just a usb device to rf, so yes you could open it and install a usb cable. You could keep the rf in tack and by passing it would not cause any harm. Is the controller for the 360 different from the xbox I ? If so I may be looking in to this my self.

and Given the fact its Microsoft you know they did it cheap, so its most likly the same controller with a little rf send unit in side.

They are both USB devices (Xbox1 uses USB 1.1, and 360 uses 2.0), but the Device ID's are undoubtedly different.

[TchuBacha]

blueshogin96 you sound like you know alot about the hardware side of the Xbox and Xbox 360. Do you think it would be possible to use a Wireless 360 controller on a laptop wirelessly, maybe through a hardware modification?

The only offical way requires a usb adaptor to get it to run. But it seems silly buying a wireless adaptor to connect a wireless controller to a wireless laptop.

[blueshogun96]

Yeah, I do agree it does sound rather silly.

I don't really know a whole lot about 360's hardware, but Xbox1 is a different story. I'm not sure how to do that but it would be great to know. I don't know much about how wireless devices work maybe someone at Xbox Scene might have some ideas.

[onewecallgod]

IIRC, the 360 wireless controller runs at 2.4ghz, but aren't 802.11 or Bluetooth protocols.

[ulaoulao]

I may tackle this. I dont think it will be hard to do unless M$ encoded the R/F single. Ill let you know...

[insanemaniak]

Stupid idea but...

You know that slot for a microphone? Couldn't you just buy a microphone see what components are inside and buy a usb cable and make your own connection for it (which fits into the xbox slot) then join the cable and connector together?

I know it's weird since like the microphone runs off a totally different cable compared to a usb cable but couldn't you change what wires are inside the connector to match the wires inside the usb cable?