Adam Thole's Tilt Board v3 Options

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Adam Thole's Tilt Board v3 Posted by XanTium | May 17 19:04 EST | News Category: Xbox360

From adamthole.com: [QUOTE] The Tilt Board v3 is the newest version of the Tilt Board. This version follows the same basic idea as the older versions with a few big changes. The first big change is that it now uses a 3-axis accelerometer. This allows it to detect a jolt on the Z-axis and map it to one of the digital output pins. This allows you to jerk the controller up or down to perform an action in game. The second big change is the addition of an external input port. This is an RS232 port that will allow the functionality of the Tilt Board v3 to be expanded. (More on this in the future... ) The third big change is that it is now going to be an open source project. In the coming weeks(s) I will be releasing the schematics and source code to make it easier for those of you who are interested in making your own version. I would like to release the source code and schematics under a license that allows it to be used in any not for profit way. If someone reading this has knowledge in that area, please contact me and give me advice! The Tilt Board v3 has two functions. The main function of the Tilt Board is to use the tilt of your Xbox 360 controller as an input to the Xbox 360. The Tilt Board uses an accelerometer that measures the force of gravity on each axis to determine the tilt of the controller. The tilt of the controller is then output through the Xbox 360 controller analog stick input. Both the X and Y axes are used. The secondary function of the Tilt Board is to control the digital push buttons on the Xbox 360 controller. The Tilt Board can sense a sudden jolt of the Z axis (vertically up/down) and activate a digital button of the Xbox 360 controller when the jolt is sensed. For example, if the controller is jolted down it could activate the "A" button. [/QUOTE] Full Story: adamthole.com

[crocoplhk]

nice soldering.

[metalcoat]

There are many licenses that will do what he wants to do. Even a dual-license option may be what he is looking for. Anyway try Non-Profit Open Software License http://www.opensource.org/licenses/NOSL3.0.html

[ricky54326]

Also you could try the creative commons licenses.
http://creativecommons.org/license/

They're good, just not sure if they would apply in your case - check it out.

[HotKnife420]

Nice to see the board's been updated for the "jolt" button; one of the things I loved most about GTA on the PS3 was that you could just shake the controller to reload; even better, now I can do something like that in Gears

[mycelo]

Does this go inside the controller or what?

[sinister slipknot]

Does this go inside the controller or what?

The pic on his site shows it mounted on the back of the battery pack, but im sure if you can fit it in the controller itself it'll be fine.

[Sic Of Life]

Does this go inside the controller or what?

No, you duct tape it to your fore head, and it magically transfers your movements to your 360 controller. Pretty sweet right?

[IJTF_Cinder]

Cool, but RS232? Who the heck has a serial port on their PC anymore? They're pretty much a relic now, and if you can find a board with one they're few and far between.

This will necessitate a USB "dongle" to go with it for those not 10 years behind the times with their PC......hooray. Why not just go with USB and put a mini USB port on the board and be done with it?

[HotKnife420]

Cool, but RS232? Who the heck has a serial port on their PC anymore? They're pretty much a relic now, and if you can find a board with one they're few and far between.

This will necessitate a USB "dongle" to go with it for those not 10 years behind the times with their PC......hooray. Why not just go with USB and put a mini USB port on the board and be done with it?

What?!? TONS of PCs have serial ports. Most people I know are still running 478-pin setups; all my 775 boxes have serial ports, I just got a micro-itx w/ onboard atom that even has a serial port... I know there's mobo's without them now, but I wouldn't say it's that uncommon to have a serial port. Plus, you could always get a PCI card...

[adamthole]

Hi guys,

Thanks for the compliments!

I also appreciate the license suggestions and am still looking into the route I want to go.

As far as RS232, I used it for a variety of reasons:

1) It's standard, everyone has it (or can get it easily)
2) It is simple
3) It has built in hardware support on my PIC
4) Future project idea ...

USB is great, but it is extremely complicated, and not needed in a project like this.

Also, I don't really plan for this to be used directly with an RS232 port on a computer. Very few people will use it that way, especially since it requires an adapter circuit to convert the voltages. It is more of an expansion port for me (or whoever else once I open source it) to add new features. I have a few in the back of my mind that I would love to get to some time soon....

I also wanted to let everyone know that a video of the TBv3 in action is up, as well as installation instructions. The installation instructions will teach you more about the TBv3 besides just how to install it.

[ruley]

Cool, but RS232? Who the heck has a serial port on their PC anymore? They're pretty much a relic now, and if you can find a board with one they're few and far between.

This will necessitate a USB "dongle" to go with it for those not 10 years behind the times with their PC......hooray. Why not just go with USB and put a mini USB port on the board and be done with it?

Even if the motherboard doesn't have an extrenal port, the majority of them still have the header for them.

[mycelo]

No, you duct tape it to your fore head, and it magically transfers your movements to your 360 controller. Pretty sweet right?

And judging by the tone of your answer, I guess that you're a pretty nice person. Otherwise I would suggest to you another place to stick that.