Cheap ebay nunchuck NOT working

Hi all,

I have an issue with the low costs nunchucks from China...

I have tried the workaround from crimony and updated the init block

Here the code I'm using:

#include <Wire.h>

void setup()
{
  Serial.begin(19200);
  Serial.print ("Begin of setup\n");
  nunchuck_setpowerpins(); // use analog pins 2&3 as fake gnd & pwr
  nunchuck_init(); // send the initilization handshake
  Serial.print ("End of setup\n");
}

void loop()
{
  nunchuck_get_data();
  nunchuck_print_data();
  delay(100);
}


//
// Nunchuck functions
//

static uint8_t nunchuck_buf[6];   // array to store nunchuck data,
uint8_t ctrlr_type[6]; 


// Uses port C (analog in) pins as power & ground for Nunchuck
static void nunchuck_setpowerpins()
{
#define pwrpin PORTC3
#define gndpin PORTC2
    DDRC |= _BV(pwrpin) | _BV(gndpin);
    PORTC &=~ _BV(gndpin);
    PORTC |=  _BV(pwrpin);
    delay(100);  // wait for things to stabilize        
}

// initialize the I2C system, join the I2C bus,
// and tell the nunchuck we're talking to it
void nunchuck_init()
{ 
  /*Wire.begin();                      // join i2c bus as master
  Wire.beginTransmission(0x52);      // transmit to device 0x52
  Wire.send(0x40);            // sends memory address
  Wire.send(0x00);            // sends sent a zero.  
  Wire.endTransmission();      // stop transmitting*/
  
  Serial.print ("Begin nunchuck init\n");
  byte cnt;
  Wire.begin();

  Serial.print ("Step 1\n");
  // init controller
  delay(1);
  Wire.beginTransmission(0x52);      // device address
  Wire.send(0xF0);                    // 1st initialisation register
  Wire.send(0x55);                    // 1st initialisation value
  Wire.endTransmission();
  delay(1);
  Wire.beginTransmission(0x52);
  Wire.send(0xFB);                    // 2nd initialisation register
  Wire.send(0x00);                    // 2nd initialisation value
  Wire.endTransmission();
  delay(1);
            
  Serial.print ("Step 2\n");
  // read the extension type from the register block        
  Wire.beginTransmission(0x52);
  Wire.send(0xFA);                    // extension type register
  Wire.endTransmission();
  Wire.beginTransmission(0x52);
  Wire.requestFrom(0x52, 6);               // request data from controller
  for (cnt = 0; cnt < 6; cnt++) {
    if (Wire.available()) {
      ctrlr_type[cnt] = Wire.receive(); // Should be 0x0000 A420 0101 for Classic Controller, 0x0000 A420 0000 for nunchuck
    }
  }
  Wire.endTransmission();
  delay(1);
            
  Serial.print ("Step 3\n");
  // send the crypto key (zeros), in 3 blocks of 6, 6 & 4.
  Wire.beginTransmission(0x52);
  Wire.send(0xF0);                    // crypto key command register
  Wire.send(0xAA);                    // sends crypto enable notice
  Wire.endTransmission();
  delay(1);
  Wire.beginTransmission(0x52);
  Wire.send(0x40);                    // crypto key data address
  for (cnt = 0; cnt < 6; cnt++) {
      Wire.send(0x00);                    // sends 1st key block (zeros)
  }
  Wire.endTransmission();
  Wire.beginTransmission(0x52);
  Wire.send(0x40);                    // sends memory address
  for (cnt = 6; cnt < 12; cnt++) {
      Wire.send(0x00);                    // sends 2nd key block (zeros)
  }
  Wire.endTransmission();
  Wire.beginTransmission(0x52);
  Wire.send(0x40);                    // sends memory address
  for (cnt = 12; cnt < 16; cnt++) {
    Wire.send(0x00);                    // sends 3rd key block (zeros)
  }
  Wire.endTransmission();
  delay(1);
  // end device init 
}

// Send a request for data to the nunchuck
// was "send_zero()"
void nunchuck_send_request()
{
  Wire.beginTransmission(0x52);      // transmit to device 0x52
  Wire.send(0x00);            // sends one byte
  Wire.endTransmission();      // stop transmitting
}

// Receive data back from the nunchuck, 
int nunchuck_get_data()
{
    int cnt=0;
    Wire.requestFrom (0x52, 6);      // request data from nunchuck
    while (Wire.available ()) {
      // receive byte as an integer
      nunchuck_buf[cnt] = nunchuk_decode_byte(Wire.receive());
      cnt++;
    }
    nunchuck_send_request();  // send request for next data payload
    // If we recieved the 6 bytes, then go print them
    if (cnt >= 5) {
     return 1;   // success
    }
    return 0; //failure
}

// Print the input data we have recieved
// accel data is 10 bits long
// so we read 8 bits, then we have to add
// on the last 2 bits.  That is why I
// multiply them by 2 * 2
void nunchuck_print_data()
{ 
  static int i=0;
  int joy_x_axis = nunchuck_buf[0];
  int joy_y_axis = nunchuck_buf[1];
  int accel_x_axis = nunchuck_buf[2]; // * 2 * 2; 
  int accel_y_axis = nunchuck_buf[3]; // * 2 * 2;
  int accel_z_axis = nunchuck_buf[4]; // * 2 * 2;

  int z_button = 0;
  int c_button = 0;

  // byte nunchuck_buf[5] contains bits for z and c buttons
  // it also contains the least significant bits for the accelerometer data
  // so we have to check each bit of byte outbuf[5]
  if ((nunchuck_buf[5] >> 0) & 1) 
    z_button = 1;
  if ((nunchuck_buf[5] >> 1) & 1)
    c_button = 1;

  if ((nunchuck_buf[5] >> 2) & 1) 
    accel_x_axis += 2;
  if ((nunchuck_buf[5] >> 3) & 1)
    accel_x_axis += 1;

  if ((nunchuck_buf[5] >> 4) & 1)
    accel_y_axis += 2;
  if ((nunchuck_buf[5] >> 5) & 1)
    accel_y_axis += 1;

  if ((nunchuck_buf[5] >> 6) & 1)
    accel_z_axis += 2;
  if ((nunchuck_buf[5] >> 7) & 1)
    accel_z_axis += 1;

  Serial.print(i,DEC);
  Serial.print("\t");
  
  Serial.print("joy:");
  Serial.print(joy_x_axis,DEC);
  Serial.print(",");
  Serial.print(joy_y_axis, DEC);
  Serial.print("  \t");

  Serial.print("acc:");
  Serial.print(accel_x_axis, DEC);
  Serial.print(",");
  Serial.print(accel_y_axis, DEC);
  Serial.print(",");
  Serial.print(accel_z_axis, DEC);
  Serial.print("\t");

  Serial.print("but:");
  Serial.print(z_button, DEC);
  Serial.print(",");
  Serial.print(c_button, DEC);

  Serial.print("\r\n");  // newline
  i++;
}

// Encode data to format that most wiimote drivers except
// only needed if you use one of the regular wiimote drivers
char nunchuk_decode_byte (char x)
{
  x = (x ^ 0x17) + 0x17;
  return x;
}

When I upload the code to the board, no error is showned, but on the serial monitor I see only:

Begin of setup
Begin nunchuck init
Step 1

after that the sketch seems to be stopped.

If I unplug the data wire from the nunchuck then the sketch start again running

Can anyone help?

Thanks a lot
jdc