1st player switch

[IKSROG-II]

Hai Guys!
I'm workin on a portable and i have mostly everything figured out except i want to keep the controller ports for all the controllers and i cannot quite figure out how to switch between the controller i built into the unit and the original 1st player port.

I have seen some portables with a switch to go between the two but i cant seem to figure it out for myself

 

[bentomo]

You only need to switch between the data lines. But if you want to be sure then use a switch that does two and switch between the data and power line. That should work %100

 

[Argelfraster]

I'm pretty certain that a switch just on the data line would work well
I mean the controller can't work without being able to send data to the console.

 

[bentomo]

Well the question is running 5 controllers at once. Which you'll rarely find 4 people to play. But anyway the controller most likely takes less than 100 mA. But the 3.3 volt line can probably provide more than enough.

 

[Mako321]

yeah, just the data line works out fine as long as you're getting 3.3v to everything.

 

[IKSROG-II]

Thanks for the help guys! Ill be sure to get it running!