PIC 16F684 Programmer

[baggy69]

Hi all,
A friend has just got off egay one of them rapid fire kits for the xbox 360 controller. The kit consists of small push button, cable, SN74HC4066N chip and a PIC 16F684 chip. He has asked me to copy the chip so he can put one in his other controller.
What would be the a good reader/writer so i can do one for him.
Thanks Baggy69.

 

[Spectre]

I'd guess that the code protect register bit will be set so that the device can't be read.

There are techniques to reset the bit but they tend to be very specialised in terms of equipment.

 

[baggy69]

I'd guess that the code protect register bit will be set so that the device can't be read.

There are techniques to reset the bit but they tend to be very specialised in terms of equipment.

hmm not good, whats the cheapest reader i can get then to check this out?

 

[Spectre]

Look for PICStart, Farnell and RS probably do them but there will be some clones an fleaBay as well.

It's the host software that makes a cheap programmer more usable mostly and they work with MPLAB from Microchip who manufacture PICs.

On the other hand, you could send it to me with some return packaging and I'll try to read it.

 

[baggy69]

Look for PICStart, Farnell and RS probably do them but there will be some clones an fleaBay as well.

It's the host software that makes a cheap programmer more usable mostly and they work with MPLAB from Microchip who manufacture PICs.

On the other hand, you could send it to me with some return packaging and I'll try to read it.

Your a star Spectre. Can you pm me your address and i will get it off to you

 

[Spectre]

I could write the software from scratch to do whatever the chip does (if I can find out what it actually does).

I don't have one of the consoles so I can't stick the logic analyser on it.

Do you have any diagrams or pictures etcetera?

 

[baggy69]

I could write the software from scratch to do whatever the chip does (if I can find out what it actually does).

I don't have one of the consoles so I can't stick the logic analyser on it.

Do you have any diagrams or pictures etcetera?

These are the only diagrams that they refer to in the kit, plus it looks like hes got it for his ps3 not 360 lol

http://www.consolecustoms.net/tutorials/ps3_rapid_tutorial_new.pdf

 

[Spectre]

When I get it from you I'll probe it and see what the ports do.

It probably just pretends that you're pressing the buttons faster.

It should be easy to write something like that .

 

[Spectre]

Sorry for the delay, had a few things on.

I cloned it with the same fire rate and I used the same pins so the diagrams still apply .

Seems a bit of a waste of a 16F684, could do it with loads of smaller ones. Maybe the seller has a stockpile of these.