Overview

The Playstation DualShock controllers have been one of the most popular and prolific gaming controllers in history.

The Arduino has been one of the most popular microcontroller and hacking platforms in history.
We thought it was time someone brought the two together.

Introducing the Arduino Playstation DualShock Shield, a shield for easily connecting your Playstation DualShock controller to your Arduino.

Details

This project is a simple Playstation DualShock controller interface for the Arduino. Rather than splice up a bunch of wires, destroy your controller, and guess which wire goes where, you simply slide this over your Arduino, plug in your controller, and you've got the awesome combination of a form-fitting controller and an open-source micro-controller. Software is easy with a ready-made library. Robot domination shouldn't be too far behind.

This shield will fit on most Arduinos. We have tested it on the Arduino Uno, Mega and ADK.

The easiest way to get up and running is to use our fork of Bill Porters super-easy library found on github here. There is a ready made library for the Arduino, and some easy to follow example code.

This project has been tested with a few controllers, listed on our website here.

What exactly are you offering?

You will be purchasing a fully assembled and soldered Arduino Playstation Controller Shield circuit board. Receive it in the mail, gently slide it into your Arduino, and slide your PS2 controller into our shield. Download the libraries and you're off to the races. We will probably throw a free sticker into the box too with our awesome logo on it.

Here's a picture just to be super-clear:

The prototype is working, it has a very simple design that won't pose any hurdles in manufacturing. We have experience in sourcing large orders and relationships in place with manufacturers.

Why A Fundraiser?

This is our first Tindie Fundraiser. We've been in business and doing electronics at Dexter Industries for the past 3 years, so we have the experience to deliver on time and on budget. We wanted to do this product via Tindie because:

• We want to cover our tooling costs and be able to order enough parts to bring the price down.

• We think Tindie is a really great idea for the hacker and electronics community!

• We thought it would be fun to try to launch a product on Tindie and see what kind of feedback we get!

Open Source!

We are open-sourcing this project and hoping that others can improve it. Check out our github repository, with the Eagle files and schematics there for the lookin! Give us some feedback so we can improve!

Random Notes:

The package does NOT include an actual controller, just the board right now. If that's something people are really interested in (getting a controller) we can talk about it. The controller is only in the pictures right now to make it look cool.