raphnet.net`s N64/GC to USB - User`s manual
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1. rare USB cables do not follow the standard color code If the cable you use has additional wires if any color is different or if you have doubts check the pinout with a multimeter Mis wiring may cause damage to your computer to this circuit or to the controller Here is the standard USB pinout Pin 1 Red 5 volts Pin 2 White D Pin 3 Green D Pin 4 Black Ground Manual no M_NGC64 PCB ENG2 Page 6 12 3 2 N64 and Gamecube controller pinout Due to the high number of different controller and extension brands which use varying color schemes cannot provide an universal wiring diagram based on wire colors The safest way to find out how to wire your controller or adapter is to figure out the color code yourself with the help of a continuity tester and the diagrams below 3 3 volts Gnd volt Data Gnd Data 3 volts N64 socket pinout or N64 plug pinout or looking into console looking into controller cable IMPORTANT Colors in the diagrams above are NOT representative of the wire colors in the cable Do NOT follow this color code a 0 Gamecube socket Gamecube plug pinout pinout or looking into or looking into the console controller cable IMPORTANT Colors in the diagrams above are NOT representative of the wire colors in the cable Do NOT follow this color code Manual no M_NGC64 PCB ENG2 Page 7 12 3 3 Soldering controller wires to the PCB Once you know which wire d2. the circuit supports controllers other than those it was tested with Please let me know about your success with other types Manual no M_NGC64_ PCB _ENG2 Page 3 12 2 Getting started 2 1 What you should have received 1 e W N e One PCB with a few components installed on both sides actual component size color and quantity may vary Top layer Bottom layer Required material not included Soldering equipment Basic electronic tools cutters wire stripper tweezers Multimeter for testing continuity USB cable with an USB male connector type A on one side and bare wires at the opposite side You may cut a cable in two parts to obtain this If you plan to build an adapter instead installing the circuit inside a controller you will need a connector that mates with your controller This can come from an extension cord or a broken console Also if building an adapter some kind of enclosure to protect the circuit is highly recommended This is especially important to prevent the circuit from coming in contact with anything metallic such as a computer case This could cause a short circuit which could likely cause damages to the circuit and or your computer depending on circumstances 2 3 Recommended equipment l 2 Desoldering braid just in case Hot glue gun and Hot glue to prevent the wires from eventually breaking at the point where they are soldered Especially important if t
3. 10 4 3 INStTANAGION under LINUX rierren OAA N EAEAN 11 5 Copyrignt Disclaimer ana AISLOLY saser aiei ees 12 Di CODY MO Mil ecran EAT N E TT AN 12 KZI DLAN eena ends 12 D REVISION MSUOLY vrncmsayeistonsansnastverknecasildbaivadianeedaanianeiudandde vida tiaed saanahnemenmenennnen 12 Manual no M_NGC64_ PCB _ENG2 Page 2 12 1 Introduction 1 1 Product summary This small circuit converts one of the supported game controllers to a standard USB HID input device It can be installed inside a controller or used to build an adapter 1 2 Supported operating Systems Many operating systems support USB HID joysticks This product is known to work with at least the following operating systems Linux kernel 2 4 2 6 and 3 x Mac OS X Microsoft Windows 98 ME recent version of Direct X recommended Microsoft Windows 2000 XP Vista Win7 32 amp 64 bit 1 3 Supported controllers The circuit Supports analog and digital controls found on the following controllers N64 memory packs are not supported Standard Gamecube controllers Official and 3rd party Wireless Gamecube controllers Known to work with Nintendo s Wavebird and an Intec controller Gamecube Dance mats Opposite D Pad directions supported N64 Controllers Official and most 3rd party including the Hori Mini Vibration function rumble supported Tested with project64 and dolphin since adapter firmware 2 1 Compatibility note There are very good chances that
4. Game Contoles l WI n d OWS n sta a tio n cd ro m Fol OW th e T SDE GREINER GE Sea i instructions After installation completes you may have to reboot your computer Once the drivers are installed the controller should appear in Control Panel gt Game controllers Gaming options every time you Reftesh Ade _ Renove connect the ada pte r Troubleshoot Properties Detailed configuration instructions are available on the following webpage http www raphnet net electronique gc n64 usb manual index en php 4 2 Installation under Mac OS X No installation instruction at the moment No drivers are required but the game or EEA EEN emulator you use must support USB SS O l Joysticks a E You may use USB Prober to check for the Taan eE te device presence MEM dl cost er USB Prober Manual no M_NGC64_PCB_ENG2 Page 10 12 4 3 Installation under Linux Normally the controller will work instantly There are too many different Linux distributions to cover every possible scenarios but here are a few ways to check if the adapter was detected correctly After connecting your adapter check dmesg for a message such as this one 772418 107227 usb 1 2 4 new low speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 91 772418 239325 usb 1 2 4 configuration 1 chosen from 1 choice 772418 265276 input raphnet net GC N64_USB as class input input9 772418 265332 inpu
5. he wires may move Manual no M_NGC64 _ PCB_ENG2 Page 4 12 2 4 Overview of installation l Start by carefully planning how you will install the circuit inside the controller or your enclosure Make sure you dont cut the wires too short and that the circuit will not be in the way when you put back the cover 2 Install the USB wires see Chapter 3 section 1 3 Install your controller wires see Chapter 3 section 2 and 3 4 Inspect for shorts Double checking with a multimeter is recommended if you have any doubts Test on a computer This must be done with a controller installed Otherwise the adapter just keeps waiting for a controller and will not be detected by the computer Install hot glue over the solder points Insulate any metal part e g USB cable shield which could come in contact with the Circuit Use electric tape or hot glue Finish the installation Close enclosure Play Manual no M_NGC64_ PCB ENG2 Page 5 12 3 Assembly 3 1 Soldering USB wires common to all controller types The USB standard dictates the color code that shall be used inside an USB cable This means that normally all you need to do is to solder the wires exactly as they are on the picture The White wire should be soldered to the pad labelled W the green wire to the pad labelled G the black wire to the pad labelled minus and the red wire to the pad labelled plus Warning Some
6. ntioned in this manual are the property of their respective owners 5 2 Disclaimer Even though made great efforts and a lot of testing to make sure my products are safe cannot be held responsible for any damage s or loss es caused directly or indirectly by the use of my products including but not limited to loss of data loss of profit computer server downtime device and peripheral damage or failure While believe that all the information contained in this manual is accurate Should any damage s occur due to error s in this manual my responsibility will be limited to replacing my product if it is damaged 5 3 Revision history January 27 2008 First version of this manual February 17 2008 e Added note about wire color in N64 and GC pinout diagrams e Corrected document title February 11 2012 e Added pictures of example installation inside a N64 controller e Updated the supported controller list e Mention Vibration support Manual no M_NGC64 PCB ENG2 Page 12 12
7. oes what in your cable solder them to the appropriate locations on the PCB TNA v2 Hints gt Pre tinning solder points on the PCB and the wires greatly eases soldering gt Twists the two Gnd wires together before soldering both of them on the PCB gt You can build an adapter supporting N64 and GC controllers by soldering a socket of each type Only one controller will work at a time though Manual no M_NGC64 PCB ENG2 Page 8 12 3 4 Example installation inside a N64 controller There is plenty of space inside regular N64 controllers but closing the lid can be tricky because the wires tend to get in the way Here s a way to route them that seems to work well Of course there are many different ways to do it Manual no M_NGC64 PCB ENG2 Page 9 12 4 Installation Up to now all operating systems this product was tested with had native support for USB HID joysticks and gamepads Most of the time connecting the adapter is all that has to be done before starting your game and then of course you configure the game to use joysticks But here are a few installation notes for different operating systems 4 1 Installation under Windows fL Gamina Ontions zontrolers Corrollar IDs When you connect the adapter for the first time i 1 rae se his anplicabion bno eontig ure and best game controlles depending on your Windows version a pop up Pay j i n may appear requesting that you insert your
8. raphnet technologies AT N64 GC to USB v2 1 Pre assembled PCB part no BRD GCN64 USB21 Manual English version Manual no M_NGC64 PCB ENG2 Page 1 12 Table of Contents LIAO GUI Oense E A iiktenmnnuiclmudaciuauaniannenanoiaehiaiawiia 3 LE ProdUCESUMINa N anaa a ET 3 1 2 Supported perating Syste M Sirci a aeaii 3 13 SUDDORLCG CONOC Sernis irrin a ananassae 3 2 Getting Started arnie aa aaa a gal E EA EENE 4 2 1 What you should have received sssesserssrersrrrerrrrsrrrrerernsrrresrrrererrrrnerrrree 4 2 2 Required material not included sssssssssssrressrrrrrrrrnsserrrrrnrsrerrrrnresrrrrrene 4 2 3 Recommended equipment s sssssssesrrrssrrrsrrrerrrrerrrnsrrnrsrrrerrrrerrrrserrrrrrnerrrrn gt 4 2 4 Overview OF Installato Ms rein aa 5 3 ASSEIMDIY aaa 6 3 1 Soldering USB wires common to all controller type S ccceceeeeeeeeeeeeees 6 3 2 N64 and Gamecube controller PinOut cccececeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeneeneaneas 7 3 3 Soldering controller wires to the PCB ccccccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeaeeesseeeeeseaaes 8 3 4 Example installation inside a N64 CONKIOIIEL cc cece eceseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneaees 9 Ay AST aC lOl asap capecennensnutius wana EE E EEE ASSE 10 4 1 Installation under WINdOWS ssessssessessenresneresnesnonnasnnnsennasennunnnnsennnnaeseerrenne 10 4 2 Installation UnGer Mac OS Arvcisvviswnaives dieniaea eeaaeewerwndi tana N aE
9. t USB HID v1 01 Gamepad raphnet net GC N64 USB on usb 0000 00 1a 0 2 4 Make sure the usb input hid and joydev modules are loaded or compiled into your kernel The device should appear proc bus input devices cat proc bus input devices Bus 0003 Vendor 1781 Product 0a9a Version 0101 H Name raphnet net GC N64_USB Phys usb 0000 00 1a 0 2 4 input0 Sysfs class input input9 Uniq 3107 N P S U H Handlers event3 js0 B EV b B KEY ffff0000 0 00000000 B ABS 7b Notice the js0 handler above If you have more than one controller this could be js1 js2 If no jSX handler is present you need the joydev module In order to test the buttons and directions you can use the jstest tool Under Debian this is in the joystick package jstest js0 Driver version is 2 1 0 Joystick raphnet net GC N64_USB has 6 axes X Y Rx Ry Rz Throttle and 16 buttons BtnX BtnY BtnZ BtnTL BtnTR BtnTL2 BtnTR2 BtnSelect BtnStart BtnMode BtnThumbL BtnThumbR Testing interrupt to exit Manual no M_NGC64_PCB_ENG2 Page 11 12 5 Copyright Disclaimer and History 5 1 Copyright All the information pictures diagrams tables and texts contained in this manual is Copyright 2007 2012 Rapha l Ass nat All rights reserved Partial or total reproduction is not permitted without the Copyright holder s written authorisation except for personal use Trademarks that are me
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