Sparkfun USB Host Shield disconnects issue

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Hi,

I recently purchased a sparkfun USB Host Shield to allow an Arduino Uno to interface with a PS3 Dualshock 3 controller. My objective is to hardwire it to the shield in order to control two DC motors.
After installing the USB Host Shield 2.0 library and running the PS3USB example code I was able to get the PS3 controller to work for a couple of minutes. After some time of playing around and having the print outs appear over the serial monitor, the PS3 controller disconnected. Since then I have been having disconnection issues all the time.

The three cases I am getting are:

  1. The USB shield does not initialize and the "OSC did not start" error appears
  2. The "PS3 USB library started" message appears and then the controller disconnects
  3. The print outs work for a number of seconds and then hangs up.

At first I thought it was a power issue after reading a comment about Sparkfun boards but I have tried connecting my Uno to a 12V wall wart supply and then I switched to a DC bench supply and set it to 9V and it has not had an effect.

I also decided to buy an Xbox 360 wired controller and use the XBOXUSB example code. This worked for some time (10-15 mins) and with multiple trials but also eventually stopped working with similar issues with connectivity. Also, my supply showed me that I only used a maximum of 200mA while using the controller.

I have a feeling that this problem may go away if I buy the Official USB Host Shield but I would like to know has anyone has experienced/solved this problem?

Thanks,

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For those that stumble upon this problem, I ended up finding this useful link:

https://www.circuitsathome.com/mcu/arduino/usb-shield/troubleshooting-arduino-usb-host-shield

For myself, after I went through this procedure I determined that the oscillator was not functioning as it should which caused various problems/disconnections. After I replaced the board with the Arduino Official everything seems to be working fine and I no longer need the external 9V.