Gamecube/N64 to USB adapter

Introduction

This is the source code for a Gamecube/N64 controller to USB adapter firmware meant to run on raphnet.net Multiuse PCB-X.

The project homepage is located at: http://www.raphnet.net/electronique/multiuse_pcbX/index.php

License

The project is released under the General Public License version 3.

Directories

• / : The firmware source code
• tool/ : This directory contains utilities to configure and update an adapter, manipulate mempak image files, etc.
• scripts/ : Scripts and/or useful files

Compiling the firmware

You will need a working avr-gcc toolchain with avr-libc and standard utilities such as make. Just type 'make' and it should build just fine. Under Linux at least.

Programming the firmware

The makefile has a convenient 'flash' target which sends a command to the firmware to enter the bootloader and then executes dfu-programmer (it must of course be installed) with the correct arguments.

Note that the tool must be compiled first and your permissions must also be set so that your user may access the device. See 'Using the tools' below for more information.

Compiling the tools

In the tool/ directory, just type make.

There are a few dependencies:

• libhidapi-dev
• libhidapi-hidraw0
• pkg-config
• gtk3 (for the gui only)

Provided you have all the dependencies installed, under Linux at least, it should compile without errors. For other environments such has MinGW, there are provisions in the makefile to auto-detect and tweak the build accordingly, but it if fails, be prepared to hack the makefile.

Using the tools

Under Linux, you should configure udev to give the proper permissions to your user, otherwise communicating with the device won't be possible. The same requirement also applies to dfu-programmer.

An easy way to do this is to copy the two files below to /etc/udev/rules.d, restart udev and reconnect the devices.

scripts/99-atmel-dfu.rules scripts/99-raphnet.rules

For information on how to actually /use/ the tools, try --help. Ex:

$ ./gcn64ctl --help