Wednesday 11 November 2009

Controller Ports

Finally, I wanted to use the Original XBox remote with this build, so I need to connect the controller ports to the USB headers on the mainboard. Once connected, the front XBox controller ports work exactly like a normal USB port. This allows the original xbox DVD kit to work on XBMC-Live assuming one has the correct keymappings configured. This works like a dream!



The Xbox used normal usb controllers with a propriety connector. This image shows a controller block unscrewed from the chassis.

After detaching the cable block from the controllers, the wiring is identical to standard USB ports, with a single additional wire. Solder the wires to a standard USB header able (like used to attach USB to a front panel or blanking plate), the wires are colour coded, so I just soldered white>white etc. The additional yellow wire was just snipped off.

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