Hey everyone! Repeating this information from the description so it's easier to see. The LEDs I use in this video are Inland WS8218B, these can be difficult to find. They're the go-to LEDs in the Arduino and Raspberry Pi communities.
Sorry I'm late to the party, but to piggyback on your comment - individually addressable LEDs tend to need a digital signal to program them. However, the Seed Xiao microcontroller can absolutely do the job of providing signal, and they run around $5. It's not too hard to use the available arduino libraries to figure out fun patterns, and a small microcontroller like the Xiao will have extra pins you can use to add buttons specifically for controlling the LEDs. On the other side of the coin - the much cheaper RGB strips that aren't individually addressable tend to use voltage levels to the RGB channels to set the brightness of each color channel. You could use a microcontroller or some potentiometers to dial in exactly the color you're after!
I had a similar idea but I wasn't about to use my stick as a guinea pig. I'm so glad you made this video. This is the second TH-cam video I've seen from this chanel, and the effort you put into it is evident. Love it
this really opens up my mind on the modding opportunities, I was tempted to grind off the plastic underneath to use screw in buttons, and remake the pcb above with simple LED soldered together, that way I should be able to get different LED colour in it
@@Hops_fgc it will be at least a month away due to time constraint and lack of material, but I will do inform if I do actually managed to get different LED color working
This got my wheels turning too. Now I’m wondering if I could rig up some 3 volt white leds for the clear buttons I have coming in. If I do attempt it I will report back.
Thanks for this video! I eventually want to do this but wanted to see someone do it before I do it since I haven't done it before lol. Thanks, I'll save this for when I decide to take that step
lots of good information and tips. from what i had read online i didn't think you could use screw in buttons so that's pretty cool too! i recently got mine replaced because after a few days of use i ended up having the bluetooth stop working. it just showed diagonal lights when in bluetooth mode and wouldn't pair with anything. customer support was helpful but said that its a hardware failure. i had read a few other people having the same issue so its a little worrying.
Glad you found it helpful! With the screw ins, yes. Out of the box screw-ins won't work, but only by a little bit. The plastic is fairly soft, so a sharp pocket knife can cut away the corners of the squares the little indicator lights sit in. Once those corners are out of the way the screw-ins go in no problem. I hadn't heard that about the Bluetooth though, so thanks for letting me know about it!
My friend, greetings from Mexico, any advice on how to connect or install the connection if ,instead of a led strip, I have Sanwa LED buttons, I'm on the wait for the led cables(Black and red) to arrive from AliExpress but I have no Idea how to do it. The only way I can think of is that if I bind the led cables from the buttons(black and red) to the LED cables from the 8bitdo connection (Black, red and yellow) that will power the LEDs from the buttons but my worries are that whenever I toggle to switch or PC mode the LEDs from the controller (x,y,a,b, etc) will be turned on no matter what mode I chose due to the way of the bind from the connection that I already mention. For example, binding the red cable from the buttons to the red and yellow from the controller cables. I say this because I can see that because of the installation you did, the letters on the black board that tag the buttons are no more light up. So my question is, is there a way of connecting the LEDs buttons to the 8bitdo controller wires without affecting the letters from the buttons that indicates the mode of the controller? Or it's only one way, the way you did it, sacrificing the LEDs letters to power up the Sanwa LEDs buttons? in my case.
Hello! Sorry for the late reply! Unfortunately I do think you'll have to sacrifice the button indicator lights. 1. For the reason that you mention here. To have the buttons LEDs light up regardless of mode (PC or Switch) you'll have to bind both the red and yellow wire to the wire for the button LEDs, and then back to the board. Which will merge them like you mention, so all lights will be on at all times. 2. Because the 8BitDo outputs a lower voltage, somewhere around 3.7 volts; even if you could find a way to not merge the red and yellow wires, I think it would overdraw. Between the existing lights and adding button LEDs, which may be expecting a more typical output like 5 volts, everything would likely end up underwhelmingly dim. I think for the lights to look worth it, you'll have to pick one or the other. Hope this helps!
Red uses the least amount of power, just means you need more power to feed the other colors. I don't know enough about electricity, but I do know that much. SO I DON'T KNOW if you need to feed it the full 5V or if it needs to technically be like 5.1v or if the amperage needs to be increased.
Turbo mode is very simple. You press the face button you want to use turbo mode for. Then with that face button still held, press the turbo button. Now when you hold that face button down, the stick will send the signal for that button as fast as it can. I don't cover it much because it's not really useful for fighting games. There's a timing/rhythm element to combos that turbo mode just tends to muck up. It's very useful for shoot um ups though. As for using the 8BitDo with an XBox you'll want a Brook wingman converter: www.amazon.com/Brook-Wingman-Support-Controllers-Consoles/dp/B08H1SYGWV
Sort of. Of entry level options, I'd say it's in the middle. The Mayflash F300 & F500 (same internals, 500 just has a bigger case) will take nearly anything. The 8BitDo will accept most common parts. It's main limitations are Korean style levers and screw-in buttons. The Qanba Drone is the least moddable by far. Only supports a couple levers. Even some buttons will have pins that are too long and require bending.
Hey everyone! Repeating this information from the description so it's easier to see. The LEDs I use in this video are Inland WS8218B, these can be difficult to find. They're the go-to LEDs in the Arduino and Raspberry Pi communities.
Sorry I'm late to the party, but to piggyback on your comment - individually addressable LEDs tend to need a digital signal to program them. However, the Seed Xiao microcontroller can absolutely do the job of providing signal, and they run around $5. It's not too hard to use the available arduino libraries to figure out fun patterns, and a small microcontroller like the Xiao will have extra pins you can use to add buttons specifically for controlling the LEDs. On the other side of the coin - the much cheaper RGB strips that aren't individually addressable tend to use voltage levels to the RGB channels to set the brightness of each color channel. You could use a microcontroller or some potentiometers to dial in exactly the color you're after!
I had a similar idea but I wasn't about to use my stick as a guinea pig. I'm so glad you made this video. This is the second TH-cam video I've seen from this chanel, and the effort you put into it is evident. Love it
Thank you so much! I'm glad I've been helpful 👍
this really opens up my mind on the modding opportunities, I was tempted to grind off the plastic underneath to use screw in buttons, and remake the pcb above with simple LED soldered together, that way I should be able to get different LED colour in it
So glad to hear it! If you get it working please let me know about it 👍
@@Hops_fgc it will be at least a month away due to time constraint and lack of material, but I will do inform if I do actually managed to get different LED color working
This got my wheels turning too. Now I’m wondering if I could rig up some 3 volt white leds for the clear buttons I have coming in. If I do attempt it I will report back.
Yo this is the most helpful channel I've found in years. Thanks
Thank you, and you're welcome! It means a lot to hear that 🙏
Thanks for this video! I eventually want to do this but wanted to see someone do it before I do it since I haven't done it before lol. Thanks, I'll save this for when I decide to take that step
You're welcome, Glad I could help! It's a big project, so it makes sense not to jump into it lightly 👍
lots of good information and tips. from what i had read online i didn't think you could use screw in buttons so that's pretty cool too! i recently got mine replaced because after a few days of use i ended up having the bluetooth stop working. it just showed diagonal lights when in bluetooth mode and wouldn't pair with anything. customer support was helpful but said that its a hardware failure. i had read a few other people having the same issue so its a little worrying.
Glad you found it helpful!
With the screw ins, yes. Out of the box screw-ins won't work, but only by a little bit. The plastic is fairly soft, so a sharp pocket knife can cut away the corners of the squares the little indicator lights sit in. Once those corners are out of the way the screw-ins go in no problem.
I hadn't heard that about the Bluetooth though, so thanks for letting me know about it!
Looks great
My friend, greetings from Mexico, any advice on how to connect or install the connection if ,instead of a led strip, I have Sanwa LED buttons, I'm on the wait for the led cables(Black and red) to arrive from AliExpress but I have no Idea how to do it.
The only way I can think of is that if I bind the led cables from the buttons(black and red) to the LED cables from the 8bitdo connection (Black, red and yellow) that will power the LEDs from the buttons but my worries are that whenever I toggle to switch or PC mode the LEDs from the controller (x,y,a,b, etc) will be turned on no matter what mode I chose due to the way of the bind from the connection that I already mention. For example, binding the red cable from the buttons to the red and yellow from the controller cables.
I say this because I can see that because of the installation you did, the letters on the black board that tag the buttons are no more light up.
So my question is, is there a way of connecting the LEDs buttons to the 8bitdo controller wires without affecting the letters from the buttons that indicates the mode of the controller?
Or it's only one way, the way you did it, sacrificing the LEDs letters to power up the Sanwa LEDs buttons? in my case.
Hello! Sorry for the late reply!
Unfortunately I do think you'll have to sacrifice the button indicator lights.
1. For the reason that you mention here. To have the buttons LEDs light up regardless of mode (PC or Switch) you'll have to bind both the red and yellow wire to the wire for the button LEDs, and then back to the board. Which will merge them like you mention, so all lights will be on at all times.
2. Because the 8BitDo outputs a lower voltage, somewhere around 3.7 volts; even if you could find a way to not merge the red and yellow wires, I think it would overdraw. Between the existing lights and adding button LEDs, which may be expecting a more typical output like 5 volts, everything would likely end up underwhelmingly dim.
I think for the lights to look worth it, you'll have to pick one or the other. Hope this helps!
Red uses the least amount of power, just means you need more power to feed the other colors. I don't know enough about electricity, but I do know that much. SO I DON'T KNOW if you need to feed it the full 5V or if it needs to technically be like 5.1v or if the amperage needs to be increased.
need more 8bitdo videos about how the turbo works and how to play with it on xbox
Turbo mode is very simple. You press the face button you want to use turbo mode for. Then with that face button still held, press the turbo button. Now when you hold that face button down, the stick will send the signal for that button as fast as it can.
I don't cover it much because it's not really useful for fighting games. There's a timing/rhythm element to combos that turbo mode just tends to muck up. It's very useful for shoot um ups though.
As for using the 8BitDo with an XBox you'll want a Brook wingman converter: www.amazon.com/Brook-Wingman-Support-Controllers-Consoles/dp/B08H1SYGWV
@@Hops_fgc it cant play Xbox series x or s system ??
@@Hops_fgc and thanks
@@BlackRoshiKingOfSF6 third image on the product listing shows all XBox versions the converter supports. XBX|S is in there
lfg another detailed banger video 😎
Hi, if I remove the PCB for the lights, does it mess with the functions of the joystick?
No, the PCBs with the lights on them only control the lights, nothing else. That's actually how mine is atm, works perfectly 👍
@@Hops_fgc Great! Thx alot. Time to get some buttons.
do you know, how to mod it so the lights will flash, once you push a button?
Does this mess with the wireless functionality in any way?
Nope, wireless functionality would work like normal
@@Hops_fgc Thanks. Now to plan more risky mod projects 😋
Could u try modding leds in a venom arcade stick
BATTLETECH in the background!
I thought that was read blood cells in the background.
8 bit do arcade stick does not seem very mod friendly
Sort of. Of entry level options, I'd say it's in the middle.
The Mayflash F300 & F500 (same internals, 500 just has a bigger case) will take nearly anything.
The 8BitDo will accept most common parts. It's main limitations are Korean style levers and screw-in buttons.
The Qanba Drone is the least moddable by far. Only supports a couple levers. Even some buttons will have pins that are too long and require bending.