Hello! First post, crazy new at this. Didn't see any similar questions like this so forgive me if this has been answered and I didn't see it.
I found this code to connect an NES controller to my arduino:
/*
Description: Interfacing a NES controller with a PC with an Arduino.
Coded by: Prodigity
Date: 1 December 2011
Revision: V0.93 (beta)
Modified by: Matt Booth (20 December 2014)
*/const int latch = 2;
const int clock = 3;
const int data = 4;#define latchlow digitalWrite(latch, LOW)
#define latchhigh digitalWrite(latch, HIGH)
#define clocklow digitalWrite(clock, LOW)
#define clockhigh digitalWrite(clock, HIGH)
#define dataread digitalRead(data)// http://www.mit.edu/~tarvizo/nes-controller.html
#define wait delayMicroseconds(12)byte output;
void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
pinMode(latch, OUTPUT);
pinMode(clock, OUTPUT);
pinMode(data, INPUT);
}void loop() {
output = 0;
ReadNESjoy();
Serial.write(output);
}void ReadNESjoy() {
latchlow;
clocklow;
latchhigh;
wait;
latchlow;for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
output += dataread * (1 << i);
clockhigh;
wait;
clocklow;
wait;
}
}
and I was able to get it to send serial data of numbers from 0-255 into max/msp which I was then able to route how I wanted. It works just fine with one controller.
Though, for a school project, I'm trying to connect a second NES controller to the same arduino, using pins 5-6-7 for the second controller's latch, data, and clock, if possible. With my very minimal knowledge of this coding, I fiddled with it and came up with this, but I can't seem to get both to work at once.
/*
Description: Interfacing a NES controller with a PC with an Arduino.
Coded by: Prodigity
Date: 1 December 2011
Revision: V0.93 (beta)
Modified by: Matt Booth (20 December 2014)
*/const int latch1 = 2;
const int clock1 = 3;
const int data1 = 4;
const int latch2 = 5;
const int clock2 = 6;
const int data2 = 7;#define latchlow1 digitalWrite(latch1, LOW)
#define latchhigh1 digitalWrite(latch1, HIGH)
#define clocklow1 digitalWrite(clock1, LOW)
#define clockhigh1 digitalWrite(clock1, HIGH)
#define dataread1 digitalRead(data1)
#define latchlow2 digitalWrite(latch2, LOW)
#define latchhigh2 digitalWrite(latch2, HIGH)
#define clocklow2 digitalWrite(clock2, LOW)
#define clockhigh2 digitalWrite(clock2, HIGH)
#define dataread2 digitalRead(data2)// http://www.mit.edu/~tarvizo/nes-controller.html
#define wait delayMicroseconds(12)byte output;
void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
pinMode(latch1, OUTPUT);
pinMode(clock1, OUTPUT);
pinMode(data1, INPUT);
Serial.begin(9700);
pinMode(latch2, OUTPUT);
pinMode(clock2, OUTPUT);
pinMode(data2, INPUT);
}void loop() {
output = 0;
ReadNESjoy();
Serial.write(output);
}void ReadNESjoy() {
latchlow1;
clocklow1;
latchhigh1;
wait;
latchlow1;
latchlow2;
clocklow2;
latchhigh2;
wait;
latchlow2;for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
output += dataread1 * (1 << i);
clockhigh1;
wait;
clocklow1;
wait;}
}
I'm sure I've FUBARed the code, but I'm at a loss. Basically, I'd like the second controller to send the exact same data through a different port which I can separately receive and route in max/msp. Only solution I can think of is getting a second arduino uno to independently handle the second controller.
Does anyone have a fix for this code, or a reference I have missed? Or do I actually need the second arduino?
Thank you so much for the help!
