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Repo to contain all 5 DS4 charging boards in Type-C variant. Currently holds JDS 001, 040, 050, and 055.

License: MIT License

ds4-type-c's Introduction

DS4-Type-C

Heads up!

This project has reached EOL. It is no longer under active development. PRs will be merged, but I no longer intend to update boards. Feel free to use all of the info provided here to make modifications to boards like using new parts or LEDs. These are pretty basic though, so this should hopefully hold until the DS4 controller is well discontinued.

Background

Hate microUSB? Looking to decrease cable clutter? This is the PS4 mod for you. This repo aims to host mostly drop-in USB Type C replacement boards for all revisions of PS4 controller. Each board follow the USB Type C legacy standard, allowing C to C charging and data transfer at USB 2.0 speeds. The overall project goal is to keep all possible parts the same between boards, and to make it reasonablly easy for a person of moderate skill to populate these boards. This is an open source project though, so you're free to download KiCad and start making modifications to these boards so that you can more easily populate them.

I used a 0.8mm PCB when I originally made these, and found it worked quite well. Gives a little more room to work inside the controller. Cost will likely depend on which board house you choose to go through.

The Casual Coders Tindie store is now live! Head on over to shop.casualcoders.dev or tindie.com/stores/casualcoders (they're the same thing) if you'd like to purchase PCBs, Kits, or Pre-Assembled boards by one of us!

Tutorial To Manufacture and assemble these boards.

Supported boards

DS4 Board	Tested	PCB	Connector	Pictures	Credits
JDS-001	✔	001	14	Schematic, Front, Back	¹
JDS-011	✔	011	12	Schematic, Front, Back	² ¹
JDS-030	✔	030	12	Schematic, Front, Back	³
JDS-040	✔	040-055	12	Schematic, Front, Back	⁴
JDS-05X	✔	040-055	12	Schematic, Front, Back	⁴

Universal

The idea here is to create one "panelized" board which contains all above boards (JDS 001, 011, 030, 040, 050, 055). This means that someone could easily acquire a board for all controllers, then populate the one they need.
Work can now begin for this panel.

This is not something I plan to do anymore. If you'd like to do this and submit a PR, feel free and I'll merge it.
-Ian

Parts

RGB LED: FM-3510RGBA-SG
USB Type C: Type-C-31-M-12
FPC Connector - 12: 503480-1200
FPC Connector - 14: 503480-1400
Resistors: 0603
- 2x 5.1k Ohm (Allows C to C charging)

The original shape for this board was done here by Martin Refseth. Thxandbye created the schematic and laid the traces on top. ↩ ↩²
Thanks to IcicaSora for providing the schematic for 011 ↩
Thanks to 12brendan3 for providing the schematic for 030 ↩
According to reddit user u/Mcorgano the pinout is supposedly the same between JDS-040 and JDS-055. The idea for this dual board also comes from the same user.
As of 11/08/2021, the 055 pinout has been confirmed by reddit user u/jrmanpt ↩ ↩²

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ds4-type-c's Issues

Question about 5.1kOhm pull-down resistors for CC1 and CC2

I was planning on removing the micro-USB port from my DS4 board and soldering in a USB-C connector (similar to this video and this one), but that would require that I offset my LED, and I wanted to retain its original position and functionality.

When I found this project, I figured it was a much better fit. Unfortunately, it's only cost effective to make multiple boards, and I only have one controller with a JDS-030 board. Given that, I am eagerly awaiting the opening of the tindie shop with pre-built configurations.

However, my question relates to the ability to use this port with USB-C to USB-C cables. My understanding is that in order to do this, pins A5 and B5 need to be connected to ground with a 5.1kOhm pull-down resistor. Do these boards have connection points for these resistors? For example, this image of the 040/055 board has six spots for resistors to be soldered onto, but what is the resistance measurement of these resistors, and do any of them connect CC1 and CC2 to ground? I was not able to find any recommended resistance levels on the parts section.

In any case, I found that RG1608P-512-D-T5 and RTT03512JTP resistors are the correct 0603 size and they are rated for 5.1kOhms. Would it be better to update the parts section to specify a certain resistance, or will different boards require different resistances?

JDS-011 Board pictures

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vvhLrmgItue2Wch3YJ4nsu_PF8t5DVdx?usp=sharing

While I don't plan to mod my controller, good luck with your project :)

Gerber still uses old LEDs

Got myself a few of the 011 and 030 boards. The LEDs listed are the newer ones but the Gerber hasn't been updated for these it seems. They still use the old 7 pin ones (mine are 4 that I ordered).

Boards are a bit loose on the shell

Why not include the screw hole in the boards? I think it has enough space for it. Instead of including your logo on the top, you should put it below the LED. Please consider this, I'm not the only one complaining about this.

Board Question

Sorry if this is a dumb question but, which Board is considered the best for playing with USB and charging?

Board 011 does not have the correct pinout

As with 030, the pinout is incorrect. 5 and 6 should be VCC, and 8 should be the Annode of the RGB LED

030 does not work

Board 030 has the incorrect pinout. Vcc should be pins 5 and 6 of the FPC, and pin 8 of the FPC is the Annode of the RGB LED

I have a JDS-030 controller, how can I help?

I have a multimeter, a digital caliper, but I've never used PCB building software before. Do I just need to provide dimensions and continuity between pins? I'm also not sure what to make of the two chips in the upper right bottom side, I think one of them might be a mosfet? I'm not sure, how can I help?