Gamevice controller on Windows 10 tablet

chdcchris
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Posts: 4
May 29 6:09 PM
Post #1

Hey there.

I'm trying to modify an iPad mini Gamevice controller to work with Windows 10. This seems to be the best controller I have found on the market, so I would really like to achieve this.

I have a Xiaomi mipad 2, which is roughly the same formfactor as iPad mini and runs Windows 10. It seems to fit perfectly in the controller, but ofcourse it has a lighting connector, so it won't work right away.

I have managed to open up the controller and soldered a usb cable to the connectors where the lighting port is connected. It does recognize it as a gamevice device, however it disconnects after a few seconds. This is probably due to it turning off, because the controller doesn't detect a compatible device.

When it's connected, it shows "gamevice" in device manager, but also a warning sign, that there is no driver installed for it.

Would it be possible to get the gamevice working with windows? What do you guys think?
Would be great if I got some help with this.

Otherwise i'd have to completely rewire the thing with something like a teensy.

Thanks in advance.

Jinjas
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Posts: 9
May 29 10:52 PM
Post #2

Nice work so far, man! But i guess that it is really an engineer task and this is probably not the exact profile that you will find here, unfortunately.

Anyway, hope you can achieve that!

Retro-MD2
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Posts: 8
May 30 4:58 AM
Post #3

Nice idea! Although, as it stands, it may just be a driver issue. The Gamevice driver was designed to communicate with iOS. Unless there is a driver available for Windows, I don't think bluetooth would even suffice. But, there's no harm in trying. You've already rewired to get a USB over lighting dock.

However, it's like a date where two people speak different languages.

chdcchris
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Posts: 4
May 30 12:10 PM
Post #4

Thanks for the replies.
Yeah I guess directly connecting it to USB is a no-go.
I will order a Teensy soon. This is going to be an interesting task.

Retro-MD2
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May 31 11:13 AM
Post #5

Hmmm, that will be interesting! If it works, that can open the door for some sweet mods!

chdcchris
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Posts: 4
Jul 08 1:19 PM
Post #6

I just want to give an update on the matter.

I finally had the time to finish my project. I modded the gamevice controller and completely rewired it on the inside to a teensy 3.2, then reprogrammed the teensy.

I even built in a otg usb hub, usb audio stick and an external usb port for extra storage.

This is the best setup I ever had. This beats my GPD win.

If anyone is interested, I could send photo's. Can I place them on this forum?