Add Any Extra Button To Xbox 360 Wireless Controller Options

[tschalo]

hi there, i realize this is an old topic but i need a bit of help

i recently purchased a dual shot rapid fire controller off ebay.

there are two back buttons that act as the right trigger and the left trigger but are instead daul rapid trigger functions.




the controller works fine, and i play halo.
to shoot typically it is the right trigger button.

i was curious if it would be possible to turn that rapid right trigger button to the actual trigger.

i want to do this so instead of pushing the tiny button in the back, i can just push the right trigger to do the same function as the rapid right trigger button.

someone please help

thanks

[RDC]

Why would you buy a 'custom' controller that's not very custom?

Yeah that can be done, but depending on who did what in there and exactly how they went about it that may turn into a bit of a mess to convert. It wouldn't have been that big a hassle to ask them to have made it up to your specifications to start with, might have been for them to do it, but not to ask and at those prices it shouldn't. You'll have to take the thing apart and post pics before I could even guess as to what you'd have to rearrange in there. I know how I'd do it from the start, but to alter one that's already setup another way is a completely different story.

Since ya didn't make one yourself I'll assume ya have little to no knowledge of what all this could take to pull off, so I'd recommend either sending that one off to be converted, or order up a new one setup how ya want it to start with. Yer already in the hole with what the thing cost, and it's not really going to get any more shallow setting it up the way ya want. Altering someone else's work is most times a pain because ya have to figure out what they did in there first off, then unfork it and redo it the way ya really wanted it to begin with.

[silverzippo93]

Hey, I solved that problem, but now I need to take off the trigger? how do I do it? Do I take off just the trigger itself or the whole trigger setup?

[RDC]

Hey, I solved that problem, but now I need to take off the trigger? how do I do it? Do I take off just the trigger itself or the whole trigger setup?

Solved what problem? You need to desolder the 3 leads of the POT for the Trigger before that whole assembly will come off, provided we're talking about a 360 controller here still. After it's desoldered it just has clips that hold it all on the board there.

[DavGerm4]

@RDC

I really like the pics you showed of the controllers, and where to wire everything! Just a quick question... Would this be the SAME as the Rapid Fire Mod? Just wanted to know. And if it's not.. do you know of a tutorial that has the rapid fire mod! Thanks Man!

[partyon]

How about making a button which can power on any extra fans or light mods on the 360

[RDC]

@RDC

I really like the pics you showed of the controllers, and where to wire everything! Just a quick question... Would this be the SAME as the Rapid Fire Mod? Just wanted to know. And if it's not.. do you know of a tutorial that has the rapid fire mod! Thanks Man!

Would what be the same? There are a couple of Rapid Fire mod tutorials floating around here on the boards right now. The main concern for doing the mod though is which controller ya have, the older Matrix style or the newer CG version board, since the mod isn't going to work on the CG version board without being modified.

How about making a button which can power on any extra fans or light mods on the 360

From the controller? Not really possible unless ya were to go adding in some additional RF transmitter circuit, like a wireless doorbell, and then have the receiver gutted and wired up in the 360, really more work than you'd probably want to get into. I'm sure there are smaller setups around that will do the exact same thing though, just have to go looking for them, but there's no way to make it do it 'as is'.

[jeremydammit]

just checkin out activity on this thread...amazing how many views its had! BUMP!!!

[xLOCAL ATMx]

wer did u get the add-on button????

[telengard]

I'm having a little difficulty mapping new momentary buttons (and a switch) to the right and left thumbstick.
I've soldered points to the ones shown in the pics and the right thumbstick mapped button works, but the left thumbstick switch has an effect on it. In addition the left thumbstick doesn't seem to work at all.

What I have

Momentary switch mapped to right thumbstick soldered to points as shown in diagram
Momentary switch and toggle mapped to left thumbstick soldered to points as shown in diagram

Does it possibly have something to do w/ two switches going to the left thumbstick? Since they are normally open I would have expected that having either in the ON position would have worked.

Any ideas would be great and thanks for the detailed pics, it has made this project 1000 times easier.

~telengard

[RDC]

@ telengard - Having the switch and extra button both on there wouldn't cause that. If you're saying the Left Stick isn't working at all now remove the switch and new button ad make sure it still works normally, then add one and test, I'd do the new button first, then add the switch and test it.

[telengard]

@ telengard - Having the switch and extra button both on there wouldn't cause that. If you're saying the Left Stick isn't working at all now remove the switch and new button ad make sure it still works normally, then add one and test, I'd do the new button first, then add the switch and test it.

Hi there,

I didn't think it would matter but I thought I'd check. Yep the left stick isn't working and I've "pinned" both switches out. What's weird is it did have an effect but not activating the left thumbstick button. When I would engage the switch I could no longer activate the right thumbstick.

I have a wireless one if that helps. I initially was following the pictures at the beginning of this thread and then started using what I believe are your recommendations RDC of where to solder to for the left and right thumbstick.

~telengard

[Protolisk]

Sorry I didn't read trough all the 15 pages but would this work on the new wireless CG controllers?

[RDC]

Sorry I didn't read trough all the 15 pages but would this work on the new wireless CG controllers?

Yes and no. You can add extra buttons, but they have to be soldered to much different places.

[Protolisk]

Is there any diagram or any tut for adding extra buttons to CG controllers?