New motion sensitive controller board in the works

 

Following the creation of Adam Thole‘s wireless tilt-sensing controller mod, the Xilt Tilt Sensor, and the XCM BestTilt, there’s a new contender vying to be known as the tilt mod of choice. Developers from Hybrid Innovations recently informed the Xbox-Scene folks that they are working on a new modification of their own, the tentatively named MSC (motion sensing controller) Board.

The MSC Board supposedly has a lot of features. Here’s the list of features Hybrid Innovations decided to put up:

• 3 levels of sensitivity (we realize, depending what game, some actions need to be more fluent than others, i/e: playing a racing or flying game). The levels of sensitivity are Low-Medium-High. Sensitivity can be controlled externally by pressing a sequence of buttons on the controller. We chose the LB and RB (L1 & R1) buttons to dictate this function (why? – these are the buttons least used in games).
• In order to get into the sensitivity choosing mode, one must simply hold the R1 button and then switch through the different modes by hitting the L1 button (hit L1 once for medium level, twice to go to high level). To reset it to the lowest level, one must hold the R1 button for 5 seconds without touching L1.
• Ability to turn the chip on and off – this is done by pressing the L1 & R1 buttons simultaneously for 5 second. There is no external switch needed.
• Low Wire count – just 9 wires!
• Surface mountable – completely fits inside the controller without any modification to the plastic enclosure.
• Practicality – although there is a version that enables USB support, we have noticed in our research that this is not practical. One would always have to open the back cover to access the PCB, this is where the USB Connector is located thus making the board inconvenient. In addition, with the different levels of sensitivity present on our design, it eliminates the strain the user would have to go to by messing around the degrees of motion themselves.
• CHEAP – we promise to deliver the LOWEST price from any of our competitors, currently the estimated retail price is $29.99. We also include a tool to open the xBox 360 controller in every package – NONE of the competitors offer this.
• MSC Board is not limited to the Xbox 360 – however, the pre-installed code is specifically for the xBox 360 controller. Upon a dealer’s request, we can slightly edit the code to add motion sensitive control to almost any device that has an analog output!

As you can see, they’re quite adamant in getting a high quality product out for a low price. It’s still in the making though, so expect time to tell us whether they’ll be successful or not. In the meantime, let us know what you think. Will this be an amazing new addition to the world of modding or not?

 

Following the creation of Adam Thole‘s wireless tilt-sensing controller mod, the Xilt Tilt Sensor, and the XCM BestTilt, there’s a new contender vying to be known as the tilt mod of choice. Developers from Hybrid Innovations recently informed the Xbox-Scene folks that they are working on a new modification of their own, the tentatively named MSC (motion sensing controller) Board.

The MSC Board supposedly has a lot of features. Here’s the list of features Hybrid Innovations decided to put up:

• 3 levels of sensitivity (we realize, depending what game, some actions need to be more fluent than others, i/e: playing a racing or flying game). The levels of sensitivity are Low-Medium-High. Sensitivity can be controlled externally by pressing a sequence of buttons on the controller. We chose the LB and RB (L1 & R1) buttons to dictate this function (why? – these are the buttons least used in games).
• In order to get into the sensitivity choosing mode, one must simply hold the R1 button and then switch through the different modes by hitting the L1 button (hit L1 once for medium level, twice to go to high level). To reset it to the lowest level, one must hold the R1 button for 5 seconds without touching L1.
• Ability to turn the chip on and off – this is done by pressing the L1 & R1 buttons simultaneously for 5 second. There is no external switch needed.
• Low Wire count – just 9 wires!
• Surface mountable – completely fits inside the controller without any modification to the plastic enclosure.
• Practicality – although there is a version that enables USB support, we have noticed in our research that this is not practical. One would always have to open the back cover to access the PCB, this is where the USB Connector is located thus making the board inconvenient. In addition, with the different levels of sensitivity present on our design, it eliminates the strain the user would have to go to by messing around the degrees of motion themselves.
• CHEAP – we promise to deliver the LOWEST price from any of our competitors, currently the estimated retail price is $29.99. We also include a tool to open the xBox 360 controller in every package – NONE of the competitors offer this.
• MSC Board is not limited to the Xbox 360 – however, the pre-installed code is specifically for the xBox 360 controller. Upon a dealer’s request, we can slightly edit the code to add motion sensitive control to almost any device that has an analog output!

As you can see, they’re quite adamant in getting a high quality product out for a low price. It’s still in the making though, so expect time to tell us whether they’ll be successful or not. In the meantime, let us know what you think. Will this be an amazing new addition to the world of modding or not?