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[tuffrabit]

So I'm tired of modding Razer's crap.  Yes, it's doable, but it's also hacky and the end result is often not very attractive.  I had the idea years ago to design and build my own gamepad from the ground up with the desired features baked in.  Now I'm finally getting around to doing it.

Here's my progress so far...



Yes.  That is a PCB of my design that arrived in a batch of 10 from China last week.  I know you guys are gonna complain about the Cherry Blues, but that's what I had laying around.  I will update this thread as things develop.

[ak-xs]

nice! i'm sure it will turn out great, better than razer crap by some plus also cheaper by a lot..
keep us posted ^^

[W11cE]

Wait, am i seeing BLUE switches?!?
Im out of here!

[colb]

Hey, I love blues!

[mist4fun]

Looks like fun, keep us updated.

[tuffrabit]

Well, it works.  Wired it up to a teensy and ran my matrix scanner sketch.  Here's the print out:

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6 = 10
6 = 9
6 = 8
6 = 7
5 = 10
5 = 9
5 = 8
5 = 7
4 = 10
4 = 9
4 = 8
4 = 7
3 = 10
3 = 9
3 = 8
3 = 7
2 = 10
2 = 9
2 = 8
2 = 7

Probably means nothing to most of you.  Having the first PCB I've ever designed work on the first revision boards on the first try??? So cool!

[Od1n]

cherry blue?
uargh

[tuffrabit]

You guys are switch snobs.  These blues were free to me and were laying around.  I'm not gonna sell something with blues in it to somebody, but they do just fine in a first run prototype.

Anyways... every time somebody complains about my prototype switch choice I will deduct one influence point from said person's feature and ergonomics design pool.  So put that in your straw and suck it.

Back on topic.  I've got it typing real things now.  Tomorrow I'm gonna mount the PCB on a bare piece of wood and rough carve a wrist support.  Will probably play some Destiny with it.

[colb]

You guys are switch snobs.  These blues were free to me and were laying around.  I'm not gonna sell something with blues in it to somebody, but they do just fine in a first run prototype.

Anyways... every time somebody complains about my prototype switch choice I will deduct one influence point from said person's feature and ergonomics design pool.  So put that in your straw and suck it.

Back on topic.  I've got it typing real things now.  Tomorrow I'm gonna mount the PCB on a bare piece of wood and rough carve a wrist support.  Will probably play some Destiny with it.

Nothing wrong with blues. It's not the first choice for FPS, but I use them over reds for a reason.

If you need a beta tester... You know how to find me

[tuffrabit]

[mist4fun]

It looks like the beginning of something great. Have you thought of a name for it yet? Tuff Pad?

[tuffrabit]

Both the bottom of the PCB and my code project is named narwhal.

[roads]

No its Tuffpad as Mist said naming it otherwise is futile. I just think you need some clever idea to make it different. For example start with the third dimension

[4armed]

very nice tuff.  I have absolutely no idea how any of that stuff works, but the fact you're building it ALL yourself is cool.  Good luck with the project  

You should ship the first 1000 units of "TuffPad", with limited edition bunny ears lol

[tuffrabit]

Update.  Mounted the finished PCB, extra cherry switch (for a "spacebar"), analog joystick, and a 5-way mini switch. The next step is play test it for a little while to make sure I've got the arrangement and features right. Then I'll start designing a proper enclosure. Played Destiny on Xbox One for a few hours with it, worked like a champ. I call it Narwhal.