wraggster
December 22nd, 2011, 00:37
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Benjamin J. Heckendorn (http://www.engadget.com/tag/benheck) is no (http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/09/ben-heck-splits-and-condenses-a-pair-of-xbox-360-controllers-for/) stranger (http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/25/ben-heck-throws-together-one-handed-xbox-360-controller-probabl/) to game pads (http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/05/ben-heck-and-edimensionals-access-controller-for-one-handed-gam/) designed for people with disabilities (http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/11/how-to-build-a-guitar-hero-foot-pedal-controller/), but the macro controller he just whipped up for Patrick Crowley (pictured above) might be his most impressiveaccessibility (http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/17/ben-heck-refines-his-one-handed-xbox-360-controller/) hack yet. On the latest episode of his show the modding extraordinaire crafts a breakout box that allows a complex set of commands to be triggered with just the touch of a button or foot switch. The box at the heart of the project is powered by a PIC microcontroller that takes inputs from a series of modular switches (up to eight) and turns them into virtual button presses that are fed to an Xbox 360 through a standard controller. In addition to being able to swap in eight different inputs, each one can be programmed to perform a different macro. We won't ruin all of the fun -- check out the PR and full episode after the break to watch everything from Ben Heck's holiday epiphany through the final testing.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/21/ben-heck-delivers-holiday-cheer-to-gamer-with-modded-macro-contr/
Benjamin J. Heckendorn (http://www.engadget.com/tag/benheck) is no (http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/09/ben-heck-splits-and-condenses-a-pair-of-xbox-360-controllers-for/) stranger (http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/25/ben-heck-throws-together-one-handed-xbox-360-controller-probabl/) to game pads (http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/05/ben-heck-and-edimensionals-access-controller-for-one-handed-gam/) designed for people with disabilities (http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/11/how-to-build-a-guitar-hero-foot-pedal-controller/), but the macro controller he just whipped up for Patrick Crowley (pictured above) might be his most impressiveaccessibility (http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/17/ben-heck-refines-his-one-handed-xbox-360-controller/) hack yet. On the latest episode of his show the modding extraordinaire crafts a breakout box that allows a complex set of commands to be triggered with just the touch of a button or foot switch. The box at the heart of the project is powered by a PIC microcontroller that takes inputs from a series of modular switches (up to eight) and turns them into virtual button presses that are fed to an Xbox 360 through a standard controller. In addition to being able to swap in eight different inputs, each one can be programmed to perform a different macro. We won't ruin all of the fun -- check out the PR and full episode after the break to watch everything from Ben Heck's holiday epiphany through the final testing.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/21/ben-heck-delivers-holiday-cheer-to-gamer-with-modded-macro-contr/