Okay so how i understand it from this page: http://www.mixdown.ca/n64dev/ The n64 controller is 3 cables, 1 grnd, one input (i dont know what for) and a "1 wire interface" that handles almost all of the I/O mentioned in the analysis. Sending 00000001 (ie 0x01) to this data port returns the overal…

yeah it seems that you are able to read and write serial data quite easily except for im not quite sure how the difference between the 1wire system of the nintendo controller (1grnd, 1pwr, 1 data) translates to the tx/rx system of normal serial communication.

Should be able to just wire tx/rx respectively and serial.print the data from the pin to see what you're getting... correct? least how my gps shield works from serial data...

yes except for that i believe the n64 might not exactly follow normal serial baud rates, it sends about 31250 bytes per second (4us per bit, 3us down 1 up for 0, 3us up 1 down for 1), which is not consistant with any type of baud rate, also i tried a some simple code after plugging the controller in…

is there a way to manually read serial high and low signals? if each signal comes at 1us intervals i should be able to send 0x01 as a raw signal with void loop(){ //then a for loop to send 7 sequential zeros for(i=0;i<7;i++){ digitalWrite(TX,LOW); delay(.003); digitalWrite(TX,HIGH); …

what are you making with this btw? have you tried different baud rates and testing besides 38400?

yes, i figured since its 4us per bit, that makes 32us per byte, and 1s/32us=31250 then baud rate might be 31250, also tried the standard 4 settings but i think this is going to take a little bit more in-depth bit banging. http://courses.cit.cornell.edu/ee476/FinalProjects/s2002/jew17/lld.html I wa…

here is a detailed page on the gamecube controller, which is nearly the same, just add another analog stick http://www.int03.co.uk/crema/hardware/gamecube/gc-control.htm might provide some clarification

Also, just curious.. I know it's overlooked quite often, but did you connect the Ground from the controller to the ground of the Arduino?

N64 Controller: Done reasearch, need a pros help

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I believe you can... but im still learning and dont take my word on it. BUMPY

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N64 Controller: Done reasearch, need a pros help

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