Led's In Wireless Controller Buttons!, and a little tut Options

[celicagt1993]

so i finally done it.... here's a look of the final product.



ok, so here's what you want to do... using the communicator port on the bottom, the pins are labled 1-4. pin 1 and 3 put out 2 volts only when it's on. now, pins 1 and 4 will put out 2.5 volts when it's off and 3 volts when it's on. now, i used a test red led and it came on when using pins 1 and 3. the led's that i put in are white, so 2 volts didn't even make it blink.... now, the 2.5 volts that comes off 1 and 4 won't make them light up when it's off, but the 3 volts will when it comes on.


hope this helps.

ps... one thing that i have noticed, when the plug and chagre kit is pluged in, you still only get 3 volts, but no matter if it's charging or not, if it's pluged it, the LED's are always on. as far as battery life, i don't know yet, it's too soon to tell, since i just finished this about 10 mins ago. got to go to bed now for work, so i'll see later what the battery life is like.

[RDC]

There's a nice spot over in the corner of the controler to mount the thing too, complete with a 2v spot that turns on/off with the controller to turn the transistor on/off to turn the L.E.Ds on/off.

Just make sure like G0t M4xx 21 said you use an NPN transistor and get the Emitter, Base, Collector connected right. In these pics I used an NTE289A, but any small NPN in a TO-92 or Giant TO-92 package will work just fine.

TOP SIDE OF BOARD


BOTTOM SIDE OF BOARD


TRANSISTOR AND RESISTOR INSTALLED (NOTE: Make SURE you install your transistor correctly, it may not have the same Emitter Base Collector configuration as this one)


SWITCHED SOURCE The Black wire is connected to the Collector of the transistor. The Red wire is connected to your + voltage source.


The AA spot will put out 3v, the Rechargeable and AA spot will put out 2.5v-2.7v


This post has been edited by RDC: May 26 2006, 07:24 PM

[alemerson]

The AA spot will put out 3v, the Rechargeable and AA spot will put out 2.5v-2.7v

okay so what your saying is that a transitor is not needed for the wireless contoller at those two points.... and the leds will turn off with the controller


EDIT: sorry those are both positive i just realized but has anyone found points on the wireless for 3.3v that goes off with the controller

This post has been edited by alemerson: Jun 2 2006, 12:53 AM