Game controller for volume?

**jac1502** · 05-30-2006, 05:15 PM

I have a Microsoft USB game controller with momentary buttons that I would like to hard wire into my stock steering wheel buttons. The problem is how do I tell windows XP when I hit button B to turn up the volume? Any simple download app out there? If I cant find anything I will try to hack up my keyboard because it has volume controls but I much rather use the controller considering it is never used and small. Any help?

**newage** · 05-30-2006, 11:37 PM

http://www.promixis.com/

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**lez** · 05-31-2006, 09:03 AM

Originally Posted by jac1502

If I cant find anything I will try to hack up my keyboard because it has volume controls but I much rather use the controller considering it is never used and small. Any help?

been their wrote that.........

I dont know if it will work with what you have, I have a cheap usb gamepad.

I also wrote it to drive the mouse, and to reduce the volume to 30% if button y or some button was held down, plan was to stick that on a relay from the interior light, so opening a door at night didnt blast everyone with abba......

If you want I'l start a search for it.

**jac1502** · 05-31-2006, 09:17 AM

Unfortunately I found out my steering controls are on some crazy three wire resistance type system so I am out of luck on interfacing to them as of now. Thanks for the replies though, it irritates me so much when I cant get something to work the way I want it!

**lez** · 05-31-2006, 01:31 PM

3 wires? usb will need 4(almost)

0v
d+
d-
5v

emm it might work, 1 of the wires for 5v, the other two for d- and d+ for the usb pad/chip, gnd it on anything metal........

**Dylan98R/T** · 05-31-2006, 01:40 PM

Originally Posted by jac1502

I have a Microsoft USB game controller with momentary buttons that I would like to hard wire into my stock steering wheel buttons. The problem is how do I tell windows XP when I hit button B to turn up the volume? Any simple download app out there? If I cant find anything I will try to hack up my keyboard because it has volume controls but I much rather use the controller considering it is never used and small. Any help?

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