How to wire up controller data to the PIF and remove the U8!

Noah · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 6:18 pm

I take no credit in the discovery, all credit goes to Beta and Bibin, I'm just making a diagram.

That should get the U8 off the board, just pull 3.3 volts from any place. Don't know where? Grab a multimeter. I currently have no working N64s so I have no way to check if there is a close area.

βeta · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:05 pm

You should use an image that makes it obvious what pins you solder to without counting. IE, A PICTURE WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE WHOLE CHIP.

alonefarmer · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:30 pm

Here's A Better Picture I Made, Just For Better Reference.

βeta · **Posted:** Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:45 pm

Much Better Good Job Thanks

Noah · **Posted:** Thu Mar 29, 2012 3:27 am

You can see the whole chip. If you counted there's 14 pins on the left, and 14 is the lowest pin.

βeta · **Posted:** Thu Mar 29, 2012 9:22 am

I don't want to count. It isn't obvious in your photo that the whole chip is there. This other guy's picture is far more useful.

Noah · **Posted:** Thu Mar 29, 2012 11:34 am

If you don't want to count, you aren't going to achieve much. Also, his picture fails to show you must bridge the connections, noobs might not know you need to, and assume you can pick either one, then will come asking questions when it doesn't work.

βeta · **Posted:** Thu Mar 29, 2012 11:48 am

Noah wrote:

If you don't want to count, you aren't going to achieve much. Also, his picture fails to show you must bridge the connections, noobs might not know you need to, and assume you can pick either one, then will come asking questions when it doesn't work.

Don't tell me what I can achieve, no one would know any of this if it wasn't for me. You are flax at making diagrams. Live with it.

bud · **Posted:** Thu Mar 29, 2012 12:09 pm

Simple enough. Pull 3.3v and ground from wherever you choose.

Noah · **Posted:** Thu Mar 29, 2012 12:34 pm

βeta wrote:

no one would know any of this if it wasn't for me.

βeta wrote:

Bibin figured out how to omit the U8 without any other work, and it's so dead-simple I can't believe no one else has figured out yet.

I'm not telling you what you can and can't achieve. Any person who has opened an N64 can tell that's the bottom of the chip. If not, they are inexperienced, and should get more practice before trying this. Don't even think about Sega, "Oh, I had no idea it was the bottom, make a better diagram hur dur." because you know it's the bottom. The diagram makes it easy for anyone who doesn't know where the PIF is. Use your head before getting all bent out of shape, please.

Thanks for editing your diagram farmer, makes it easier for inexperienced people.

How to wire up controller data to the PIF and remove the U8!

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