Arduino code for controlling a gamecube playing Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine. The computer sends one-byte commands to the Arduino, which acts as a Gamecube controller by implementing the Gamecube controller's wire protocol.
The AVR assembly routines are taken from the Gamecube-N64-Controller project.
- Arduino - Uno or Duemilanove running at 16MHz. Other types may work with modifications to the software. For example, the Arduino Leonardo has different pin mappings between the microcontroller pins and the Arduino pins, so those will need to be modified. Let me know if you have a different model Arduino and I can help.
- Gamecube controller extension coord - You only need the end that plugs into the Gamecube, the other end will be cut off.
- Gamecube - duh.
Useful Tools:
- Wire strippers
- Electrical tape
- Multimeter
- Soldering iron and solder
Cut the Gamecube extension cable so there is enough slack on the end that plugs into the Gamecube. Connect three of the wires to the Arduino as follows:
- Brown - Ground
- Yellow - Ground
- Red (Signal) - Digital I/O 2
TODO: How to double check wire colors, diagram of connector pinout, and instructions for figuring this out using a multimeter.
Download the Arduino IDE, then open
gamecube_control.ino. After connecting the Arduino via
a USB cable, select the Arduino model and serial port from the tools menu.
The serial port will be something like /dev/ttyACM0 or /dev/ttyUSB0
depending on the model of Arduino you have. Click the upload icon to compile
and upload the code.
Make sure the Arduino is plugged into the Gamecube, then start up your
favorate game. Try out some button presses using the gc_send.py command, for
example:
$ python gc_send.py /dev/ttyUSB0 start
If you navigate yourself to a game of Puyo Puyo, you can make a complete move in a single command by specifying a column number and a number of clockwise rotations:
$ python gc_send.py /dev/ttyUSB0 0,3
- Gamecube-N64-Controller - An Arduino based Gamecube to N64 controller converter.
- Nintendo Gamecube Controller Protocol - A lot of details on the Gamecube protocol.
- Yet Another Gamecube Documentation - An old archived page with a few details about the Gamecube protocol.