[Michael]

finished project pics 3:

[Michael]

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[Michael]

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[Michael]

Wiring the controlBlock to the system controller ports actually was a concern of mine from the beginning, for this exact reason. The SNES controller port photo diagram on the site led me to believe that it would not be an issue, but with the SNES mini, it actually is an issue.

After another (seemingly) failed attempt at the driver installation, I began to hack the board and made cuts to separate the system controller ports from the SNES main board thinking that this would sever the traces to the SNES IC’s. Unfortunately this did not help.

I then separated the system controller ports completely from the SNES man in board by cutting the pins from the board and soldering directly to the pins. This isolated the controller ports from the SNES system case and main board board, and indeed cured the issue of all switches being activated at once and not allowing configuration or use of the controllers via the ControlBlock.

The construction on the SNES Mini differs in that the controller port is part of the main board, the pins that connect with the controller cables are soldered directly to the main board, there are no ribbons or wires that can be disconnected to isolate the controller ports.

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With this discovery, it should be noted in the ControlBlock installation instructions that: if a second generation SNES (SNES Mini) is the system being used to connect directly to, the controller ports need to be “completely” separated from the SNES board. Controller wires from the ControlBlock must be connected to an SNES mini controller port that is isolated from the SNES main board.
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My retropie SNES Mini system is fully operational now! Below is a photo of the SNES mini controller port isolated from the SNES main board. I will also post a few photos of the finished working system.

Thank you for all of your help!

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[Michael]

image of controller test showing all switches as “on”
button presses on the controller cause nothing to happen as they are already showing as “on”, d pad also has no change when pushing different directions.

What is causing this?
This happens with several OEM SNES controllers connected directly to the SNES “mini” system console.

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[Michael]

thank you for the video and link, Went through every step and it is all exactly the same as what I have done, several times since you sent the step by step instructions, when jstest the controllers, all buttons register “on” and no changes are seen when pressing buttons or d pad, what is our next step here to get this resolved?

Thanks

[Michael]

I am also getting 0 voltage on the two pins that should be +5v, some of the other pins register a voltage but p1 and p2 VCC register nothing. I have gone through the updated install procedure twice now with 3 different control blocks all have the same results. My power switch also works as it should, just no SNES controller support.

[Michael]

Florian, thank you but I have done fresh installs twice now using your updated command line install procedure, Everything installs without error and the two controllers show up in the controller configuration menu, but can not actually be configured.

If I unplug a controller and plug it back in, it will register as a control block controller and enter the configuration screen for that controller, but the controller does not respond and can not be configured. I have tried several OEM SNES controllers, rewired several times and tried 3 different control blocks, all with the same result, no SNES support vie the control block.

It looks like others are having this same issue as well, any ideas as to what might be causing this?

Thanks,
m

[Michael]

I have been working with the developer regarding this issue, he wrote me step by step instructions on how to get it working… I have now done ground up sd image formats and installs numerous times using his instructions, and still no SNES controller support via control block. I ordered 3 control blocks and have tried all 3 with the same results. I have also gone over all of my wiring several times and had the developer go over it as well, he says everything looks okay. Getting very frustrated with this thing…

[Michael]

I’m having the exact same issues, received 3 controlblocks last week, have only tried one so far.

driver installed without errors, power switch works fine, retropie shows the controllers are present but won’t allow to configure or use. Ive go through every step time and time again and searched high and low for answers or a fix…

I wonder if this is another bad batch? I read that the last batch had an issue that had to be fixed, hence the reason it took so long to receive these (I ordered back in December)

I posted in the forum this morning and sent a direct email to the seller/developer, hoping to hear back soon from someone who can help, as this is very frustrating…

[Michael]

Here is a pic of the diagram noting my wiring colors for this build.

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