Edit: Could this be useful for G25 users wanting more buttons?

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Hey guys,

So I'm looking for something pretty specific, and I have no idea how to find it. What I'm after is a USB gamepad that is compatible with the PS3, GT5 and a PC. I need it to have remote control-style PCB contact pads so that I can solder directly to the board; from what I've heard that's a feature of cheap pads, so that's good.

It's for a sim cockpit which is why I'm asking here. I want to have extra buttons for a G25 and this seems like a good way to achieve that, though right now it's a hypothetical exercise because I don't have a G25 yet.

Does anyone know if a Leo Bodnar board works with a PS3? I'd be very surprised if they do, but that's pretty much exactly what I'm after.


Edit: Actually, never mind. I've found a guide on how to fit a PS3 controller into a 360 controller's case, and in that guide they explain how you go about wiring different buttons to the main board of the controller itself.

http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/01/how-to-make-a-ps360-controller/

Using this you could add an entire DS3's worth of controls to a G25 cockpit setup, if you wanted, along with a PS button. I'm going to try it at some point, I'll let you guys know what happens.
 
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Dude, I would buy that. Definitely looking forward to the progress you'll make 👍 great idea.
 
For a PC it would work, but forget about it working on the PS3. :(

The PS3 inputs are limited to those of the controller, it doesn't matter if you found a controller with 1000 buttons you'd only be able to use whatever the PS3 recognizes as genuine PS3 controller buttons (x, square, select, start, etc.) and even then, some specific buttons like select and start are usually blocked from assigning them to other actions, which would limit your buttons even more.
 
Well, after an initial test I can share the following findings with you:

--PS3 pads' PCB traces are very sensitive and are easy to damage, so you'd have to make sure that no force is exerted on any wires you solder to a controller or you'll pull the traces off and kill it.

--DS3s use contact pads instead of a connector, so you'd have to scrape the black stuff off the connectors before soldering to them. Tinning them in preparation for soldering is difficult without special equipment. There's no reason to use a DS3 anyway, unless you had plans to wire up the vibrating motors to something with a little more kick (though as I recall, a secondary controller when used with a wheel doesn't vibrate).

--A set of wireless pedals would be pretty cool, if only for the 'because I can' thing. I'm going to look into making that work. As the guide I posted shows potentiometers being wired to L2 and R2, you should be able to wire the pedal's pots in the same way, though I'm not sure how well that would work. Only way to find out, I guess!

So now that I've killed a DS3 and really killed a Sixaxis (it was already dead from an earlier experiment along these lines), I need more controllers before I can do this again, so it's on hold for now. I'll be sure to share what I come up with as and when it's done!
 
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