M$ Sidewinder 3D Pro on USB - 2?
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WillyP, that's a great offer but only take a secomd one if you need it. I think our quantites are about where we need them to be. I am finishing up a good size projecct this week and expect that I should have time to pull this together.WillyP wrote:If it would help I can take a second unit... I am sure it will be put to good use sooner or later I have no objection to paying in advance, I can do paypal or whatever.
If you want a 2nd one I will be more than happy to oblige but please don't feel it a requirement.
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Pay direct?
Just another option maybe. I have paid directly into company bank accounts to purchase goods on a few occasions. Seems pretty straight forward I think. You could provide account details and we simply transfer the required amount directly. If there is no cost you can even set up a specific account for this project.
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Yeah, x2 on that one!Fredstar wrote:Just another option maybe. I have paid directly into company bank accounts to purchase goods on a few occasions. Seems pretty straight forward I think. You could provide account details and we simply transfer the required amount directly. If there is no cost you can even set up a specific account for this project.
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Hi Crazy328,crazy328 wrote:ok, i have 2 questions..
#1 is it too late to get one?
#2 is there any way that i can get it compatible for a Force feedback pro? or would i have to modify it myself?
#1 No it is not too late.
#2 Grendel will need to answer this one., once he answers and if you are still interested I will add you to the list.
well, what do you mean by background? do i have experience modifying, or soldering parts or stuff like that?.. i have not done that myself, my brother has soldered stuff, same with my dad.. but i just dont want to screw it up.. as for FF.. it doesnt really matter a whole lot.. since it has a power adapter, i can still feel some force even with it only being plugged in.. and that those two trigger lines, where could i find out about that? so that this would be possible?
so i take it i'd have to do the modifications with some guidance from you?.. i know my dad knows some c programming.. and like i've said, he's soldered before.. so is that the case?
i'm mainly just concerned about ruining something.. lol, would rather it done right by someone else than done what i think might be right by me =P
i'm mainly just concerned about ruining something.. lol, would rather it done right by someone else than done what i think might be right by me =P
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That's probably not enough -- take a look at the project, you can find it here -- the archive is behind the "Project archive 2007-01-19" link near the bottom of that page.crazy328 wrote:so i take it i'd have to do the modifications with some guidance from you?.. i know my dad knows some c programming.. and like i've said, he's soldered before.. so is that the case?
The only way I see how this could work would be me modifying the software and you testing it and maybe building a little DB15-DA15 adapter. I'm not sure I want to do it, I'll take a look at the FFP protocol. tho. If it's simple I could give it a try.
well, i've been looking for some time.. i've come across several things i could try.. i needa get a sound card for some.. looks like someone might have made a driver to make a gameport work with vista x64.. if modifying your design, and all the other stuff cant be done too easily.. then i suppose i can try that driver.. if that doesnt work, i'll just have to revert to vista x86.. or win XP..
i appreciate all your help.. if you are able to do it.. i'd be willing to pay a little extra for all your trouble.. thanks again
i appreciate all your help.. if you are able to do it.. i'd be willing to pay a little extra for all your trouble.. thanks again
M$ Sidewinder 3D Pro on USB - 2 units, if you are still open
Since I own 3 of the MS Sidewinder series (stick, wheels, and the motion sensing pad thing), I'd be happy even if they just basically work again.
2 units, fully-built, boxed or not (if not available).
I have rec'd a number of sound overseas shipments via FedEx and DHL, which seem pretty electronics-compatible.
Los Angeles, CA - USA
Paypal's good for me.
2 units, fully-built, boxed or not (if not available).
I have rec'd a number of sound overseas shipments via FedEx and DHL, which seem pretty electronics-compatible.
Los Angeles, CA - USA
Paypal's good for me.
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Added, welcome to the party!fndtn wrote:...
2 units, fully-built... me.
fndtn, just remember, this is for the 3D pro.. dunno myself if it will work with those 3 things.. might want to confirm it.. just a thought
Grendel - any progress thus-far? i honestly dont want to be too much a bother.. if you cant do it too easily then dont feel obligated.. i do appreciate you looking into it for me though.. thanks again!
Grendel - any progress thus-far? i honestly dont want to be too much a bother.. if you cant do it too easily then dont feel obligated.. i do appreciate you looking into it for me though.. thanks again!
I did a quick peek, nothing too deep so far. Problem is that I have to reverse engineer the FFP's data structure from the linux SW driver source (it's the only reference for the SW protocol there is..) Not easy and I haven't had the time to dig into that yet. Maybe over the weekend.
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1st pass complation
1st pass draft compilation of expendetures related to this effort.
This spreadsheet is based off assumptions. I should have detailed pricing for the board early next week.
At the top of the pdf are two PRELIMINARY/BUGETARY prices one is for a completed unit the other for blank pcb.
AS I get formal quotes in I will update this sheet.
I have it saved in a pdf file CLICK HERE
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This spreadsheet is based off assumptions. I should have detailed pricing for the board early next week.
At the top of the pdf are two PRELIMINARY/BUGETARY prices one is for a completed unit the other for blank pcb.
AS I get formal quotes in I will update this sheet.
I have it saved in a pdf file CLICK HERE
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Great, thanks KB. Extremely reasonable, albeit preliminary.KoolBear wrote:PRELIMINARY/BUDGETARY
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I just saw an error the first set of boards (60) was $440 not $400 I have in the spread sheet
Man I think I have an error on my spread sheet. please dis-regard my previous post. I got a detailed quote from Digikey.com for the electronic components. And it was considerably lower than my spreadsheet. Guess I need to see where my error is I did notice that nearly all componets were cheaper.
There was a problem with the main chip either it wasn't available or it was obsolete. I will check with mouser.com.
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Man I think I have an error on my spread sheet. please dis-regard my previous post. I got a detailed quote from Digikey.com for the electronic components. And it was considerably lower than my spreadsheet. Guess I need to see where my error is I did notice that nearly all componets were cheaper.
There was a problem with the main chip either it wasn't available or it was obsolete. I will check with mouser.com.
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New part number at Digikey is Atmega8-16PU-ND. They made the chip ROHS compliant and obsoleted other part number.KoolBear wrote: There was a problem with the main chip either it wasn't available or it was obsolete. I will check with mouser.com.
KB
Something wrong w/ the quote. The price in the BOM is for the quantities specified already. The number in () in the BOM are minimum order quantities (sorry for not pointing that out more clearly..) Eg. the LEDs are $2.78 for 10, ie. it would be 50 for $13.09. Same goes for C6-9, R5-7, R3-4, R2 & R1. Also take out the 28-pin sockets, don't need them in a production board (spendy). Components should be below $15 that way I'll run it through DigiKey and append the exact price.
Notes: do not use the 16PI Atmega8, it's the industrial version and is not in stock. Found a cheaper LM556. Both chips have price breaks at 10 units. Total cost per board: $7.90
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Quantity|Part Number|Description|Unit Price USD|Extended Price USD
47 ATMEGA8-16PU-ND IC AVR MCU 8K 16MHZ 5V 28DIP 2.30000 $108.10
47 LM556CNFS-ND IC TIMER DUAL MONO 14-DIP 0.36000 $16.92
47 X227-ND CRYSTAL 12.000MHZ 20PF HC-49/US 0.51800 $24.35
94 1N5226BDICT-ND DIODE ZENER 3.3V 500MW 5% DO-35 0.21000 $19.74
50 200QBK-ND RES 200 OHM 1/4W 5% CARBON FILM 0.05400 $2.70
50 4.7KQBK-ND RES 4.7K OHM 1/4W 5% CARBON FILM 0.05400 $2.70
95 82QBK-ND RES 82 OHM 1/4W 5% CARBON FILM 0.05400 $5.13
145 2.2KQBK-ND RES 2.2K OHM 1/4W 5% CARBON FILM 0.05400 $7.83
47 P5177-ND CAP 4.7UF 50V ALUM LYTIC RADIAL 0.07700 $3.62
94 399-4332-ND CAP 15PF 200V 5% CER RADIAL 0.21200 $19.93
190 BC1095CT-ND CAP .010UF 50V CERAMIC X7R 10% 0.05010 $9.52
94 399-4329-ND CAP .1UF 50V 10% CER RADIAL 0.15700 $14.76
47 ED90064-ND CONN RECEPT USB TYPE B PCB 1.13000 $53.11
47 182-15FE-ND CONN DB15 FEMAL .318\" R/A NICKEL 1.46200 $68.71
50 67-1647-ND LED 3MM SHORT LENS SUPER RED CLR 0.27800 $13.90
Subtotal $371.02
KB, another quick note regarding the DigiKey quote above -- the components are not selected for automatic loading, they probably have to be loaded manually. If the solder guy needs reels or whatnot you'll have to work w/ him to find the right stuff.
P.S. Haven't had the time to check the FFP out yet. Looks like it's almost the same as the PP tho. I got one of those so I could run some tests. Wonder if the native dongle of the PP would work on the FFP.. And yes, it would be without any FF functionality. Limp stick.
P.S. Haven't had the time to check the FFP out yet. Looks like it's almost the same as the PP tho. I got one of those so I could run some tests. Wonder if the native dongle of the PP would work on the FFP.. And yes, it would be without any FF functionality. Limp stick.
Put the project on the backburner, turns out that the data stream from newer model PP is very different from the older one. I'll look around if I can find a PP or FFP for cheap and try again. The good news is that the hardware mod to support the PP or FFP is very simple -- a short wire betw. pins 11 & 13 on the DA15 connector is all that's needed. Even backwards compatible to the 3PD