This project can be used to connect a DDR (dance dance revolution)/dancing stage (as the games were used to be called here) dancing mat meant for the GameCube or Wii to a Playstation 1 or 2 via a Raspberry Pi Pico.
A female GameCube controller port and a male Playstation 1/2 controller port are necessary. The easiest way to get both is by buying an extension cord and to cut it in half. For the latter a controller cable could be used as well (they even seem to be still selling loose replacement ones).
| Pico Pin | Description |
|---|---|
| GPIO0 | GC controller data |
| 3v3 | GC controller power |
| GND (again) | Both GC controller grounds and shielding if the cable you're using is fancy enough |
| GPIO6 | PS controller select (also known as ATT) |
| GPIO7 | PS controller clock (clk) |
| GPIO8 | PS controller cmd (data coming from the Playstation) |
| GPIO9 | PS controller ack |
| GPIO10 | PS controller data (data going to the Playstation) |
| VSYS | PS controller (3 V) Vcc |
| GND | PS controller ground |
Additionally a pullup resistor is necessary between the GC controller data line (GPIO0) and the 3.3 V output of the Pico (3v3). I tried using the internal pullup, but that caused some issues with third party controllers and this fixed the issues.
- Playstation controller port pinout: https://pinoutguide.com/Game/playstation_9_pinout.shtml
- GameCube controller port pinout http://www.int03.co.uk/crema/hardware/gamecube/gc-control.html
Assuming you the PICO_SDK_PATH environment variable set to the SDK.
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
I picked up a Wii dancing mat for cheap, but I didn't like the song selection of the Wii games (also based on the cover they look pretty sterile).
Why not use an existing adapter as the dancing pads register on both consoles as just a normal controller?
I didn't realise until very late that any normal controller converter would probably work.
Because it's more fun this way.
Yes.
Doesn't the Wii mat have two buttons less (in the bottom left and bottom right which press the triangle and square button)?
Yes, but they seem to be not used by DDR.
There is also a second one made for the game "Family Trainer". It has a very different layout.
If I'll continue with this project it'll probably turn into an absolute kitchen sink, but here are some things planned:
I got Rollercoaster Tycoon for PSX and the official mice are pretty hard to find and expensive as well, while most of us have atleast a handful USB mice lying around somewhere.
Would be cool, though there aren't many games which support the keyboard controller.
Wink if you get it.
Ossimat is released under GPLv2 or later.
Additionally to the ones already linked for pinouts, no$psx and https://sites.google.com/site/consoleprotocols/home/nintendo-joy-bus-documentation?authuser=0 were very helpful.