My home built metal DDR pad (Part IV)

nitroBlaster · Trick Member Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Location: NYC

Hi Im going to start making my own pop'n music controller and I was wondering were do I solder on the main chip for the R1,2 and L 1,2 buttons on the gamestop controller?
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trolli · Basic Member Joined: 17 Apr 2003

I've noticed a lot of people trying to come up with ideas on how to light their dance pad. Most if not all of the people have decided to use an outside power souce, such as either plugging the pad into the wall, or batteries.

I think one other person setup a relay switch off of the button to activate a light.

I know a lot of people have looked into useing the power from the controller, but I haven't seen anyones solid results saying they have done it.

I will be working hopefully this weekend, or early next week to add the lights in using the controllers power to do it. I'm taking the design from one of the hand held ddr pads you can get in stores which have lights in them that do the same thing. And adapting the way it is done in that controller to work for my dance pad.

It could be that others have tried this and couldn't get it to work, but I haven't really heard of any people that said "it can't be done, and heres why". Hopefully once/if I get things working I will get some pictures and make a description of how to do it up on the web for people to look at.

riptide · Trick Member Joined: 14 Aug 2002

NeMothe1st · Posted: Fri May 09, 2003 4:38 pm Post subject:

Andreq · Trick Member Joined: 11 Apr 2003 Location: Quebec foreva

Im still waiting for my ultra bright leds to test it on a "PC to PSX" adapter with a danding soft mat.

There is 6 normal led on the pad that are a little bright when pusshing 1 button and "realy" bright when pusshing 2 button (ask why..) on the PC

on the PSX they are almost the sime.. "realy" bright (not as bright as ultra brihgt led...) but ill try to figure out why its "so" bright

they are not on the arrow but on the top of the mat and ill try to take the "circuit" that light them up to light 1 arrow at time (or 2 or 3 .....hand?? lol)

ill let you know when all is done
I need to finish my pad too lol
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My dance dance revolution metal pad pictures and stuffs : http://membres.lycos.fr/csclanbef/DDR/

-joe- · Trick Member Joined: 08 Jan 2003 Location: lv

Hey guys, i just wanna publicy thank blue beefman for his awesome dance pad design. Im about 90% done with my blue beefman dance pad and it is AMAZING. i like it a million times better than my ddrhomepad. The thing is a freaking tank too!

oh, also i wanna thank him for answering my million and a half questions on AIM. lol

For people that wanna build a pad, go the BB way!
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good times, good times.

krillin2121 · Basic Member Joined: 06 May 2003 Location: Wisconsin

I'm having major problems setting up my FTP server at the moment, and I would just like to announce that it might be a while before I get the RipTide videos up. I can't seem to fix the problem with the server...so I am suggesting that it could be up to late next week or even further down the road before I get this thing set up properly and running. Sorry about all the delays, but this is taking longer than I had expected.

If any of you would like to directly link to me via MSN or AIM and download the videos for the time being, you are welcome to do so.

Thank you, that is all.

-joe- · Trick Member Joined: 08 Jan 2003 Location: lv

geez, this is turning into a ftp/server debate, lol
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krillin2121 · Basic Member Joined: 06 May 2003 Location: Wisconsin

BluemeanieTrader · Trick Member Joined: 25 Apr 2003 Location: NY

Ruined my first attemp at soldering the pad....i was using a sony psx, and good lord is it tough to get it to stick...
Went out and got a mad catz controller new for 4.99....it is slightly different than the pics i see floating around here....
It has select, reset, then start...as well as having slowmotion and turbo led's.....
Just wondering if someone could help out with the soldering points....
The arrows look like straigt screwdrivers....while the buttons look like the squiggles.....

I'll try and grab my camera tommarow and post a pic of it tommarow
THanks
-Blue

BluemeanieTrader · Trick Member Joined: 25 Apr 2003 Location: NY

double post...my bad...

asdfqweruiop · Trick Member Joined: 30 Jan 2003

i know for a fact someone else had this exact same problem however i couldn't really understand the replies so i am hoping that now someone has a solution to this problem. i built my pad according to riptide's design and when it works it works beautifully however i have had some serious problems. basically after playing some stages (anywhere from half a stage to 6) the pad ceases to respond. i can fix this by unplugging and plugging the thing back in, needless to say Oni Mode is no longer an option, any suggestions?

NOTE: i recall some people mentioning to "ground" the pad and as i understand you do this by either attaching a wire to your dancepad (like to one of the screws on the corners) or to the ground wire (where all the other ground wires are bundles) and then attach it to something to act as a ground (i used my radiator and the little screw in the middle of an outlet) however this didn't work. did i do something wrong or is this not the correct solution to the problem? any help/suggestions would be greatly appreaciated a $120 doorstop won't help my game

-joe- · Trick Member Joined: 08 Jan 2003 Location: lv

NinjaFK · Basic Member Joined: 04 May 2003

-joe- · Trick Member Joined: 08 Jan 2003 Location: lv

YAAAAAY

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krillin2121 · Basic Member Joined: 06 May 2003 Location: Wisconsin

After a ton of time spent on google.com, and changing around my internet settings and practicly my entire router, I finally have my FTP server up and running with the RipTide videos.

Here they are:

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5

Thank God this is over with.

Andreq · Trick Member Joined: 11 Apr 2003 Location: Quebec foreva

Anyone got a figured out a transistor based lighting plan ??

I know how to do it with relay... but its like transistor cost : 1/2 than relay (at stupid local radio shack)

so if you figure out how to use those transistor (Im "good" with electronic but didnt use any transistor before today

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P.S. I did not stuty in electronic. I did jsut a lot of "project" related to this
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My dance dance revolution metal pad pictures and stuffs : http://membres.lycos.fr/csclanbef/DDR/

bi-boy · Posted: Sat May 10, 2003 8:10 pm Post subject: telephone wire to psx controller

I purchased a custom-built metal pad, and the way its all hooked up is with telephone cables to a central point (I'm guessing) but I cannot access that central point.

The problem is that well, the damn thing is broken and doesn't work. So I was thinking is it possible for me to just re-solder the phone cables wires to a controller and use it like that?

Any input/help would be greatly appreciated either via e-mail/pm/im/reply, thanks.