Dance Pad Controller and Wiring Diagram



This is the $5.99 Playstation Controller I opened up
and soldered 5 wires to the controller. One each for the
UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT and GROUND. The black wire
is the controller's wire that plugs into the playstation.
I drilled a hole in the controller and the tan cable is
a telephone wire with five wires that go to the pad. I
designed the pad this way so that the controller is still
functional. I use it for the X and O and START and
SELECT. You can buy it at Gamestop for only $5.99

These are the solder points on the circuit board.
I only soldered to the UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT and
GROUND. Larger picture at DDR Metal Catastage
This is a diagram of the wiring from the playstation
controller to the pad. There are 5 wires coming from
the controller - UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT and GROUND.
The GROUND wire is split into 4 separate GROUND wires.
Now you have 8 wires going into the pad. 4 GROUND wires,
and one each for UP, DOWN, LEFT, and RIGHT. The 4
GROUND wires are each connected to the 4 sheet metal on peg
board panels. The other 4 wires UP, DOWN, LEFT, and RIGHT
connect to the sheet metal attached to the lucite panels
for the UP, DOWN, LEFT and RIGHT arrows.
If you still need help on how to solder a PSX
controller check out these links for more help.

Wiring for a Gamestop PSX Controller
Don't Use a Sony Controller
But if you still want to use a Sony Controller...
Building a PSX Controller
Solder Points on a PSX Controller