Nintendo DS to Max to Arduino

[YoshiFan501]

ok. my hearing has been checked.

[vinceqwerty100]

nice!

[SuperLbptutorials]

cool :D

[LegoKid92]

Where do you get the parts to build it??

[radicalgarbage02]

Or, for the same money, you could get a MIDI controller with an X-Y touchpad...

[TheSilentwarrior99]

And trow away after you use them...

Reusing your DS that you use everyday is cheaper.

[radicalgarbage02]

@TheSilentwarrior99 Not everyone owns a DS...

[TheSilentwarrior99]

@ridicalgarbage02 If you dont own a DS then you cant reuse one can you?

[CompleteAndTotalJunk]

@radicalgarbage02 wow! what midi controllers with x/y pads send midi over wifi? would really like to know. excellent comment, btw!

[radicalgarbage02]

@CompleteAndTotalJunk As far as dedicated MIDI controllers go, none that I know of. However, seeing as how many people now own smartphones, pretty much any iPhone/Android/Windows Mobile/Windows Phone/Maemo device will have some sort of MIDI controller app where you can set up your computer as a server for the client app that runs on the phone. Many of these apps are also mutli-touch aware, so you can really move the knobs, sliders and pads anyway you wish without any problems! Google it!

[ToastyW33N]

@radicalgarbage02

Not today.

[radicalgarbage02]

@ToastyW33N Not usually on the market though.... just FYI they're usually homebrew

[buggyiscool]

nice im about to buy the DS touch screen and connector from SparkFun! thanks for a project idea

[Bizorke]

woooooooow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If only I had known that this was possible before I wasted my money on a micro controller board :P.

[cartesiaLive]

Heard of DSerial?

eliminates the need for everything except the DS :P I guess you could include the arduino if you wanted more processing power

[skierplaterandy]

can you send data back to the ds?

[AndrewFaulds]

in theory, yes

[kyleffxi]

Ds being used as X-Y right ?

[vjingisnotacrime]

witch software did u use with nintendo ds?

[littlescale]

hmmm, KAOSDS I think it is called, you can get it from the DS MIDI WI FI site

[multitouchy]

WELL DONE :)...

does'nt the DS support multitouch?

[pogowitwiz]

unfortunately no

[redtail5]

you can make it (a little bulk to suport new hardware, and dremil out a little to add the new screen)

[littlescale]

yeah, it's just a control demo.

[M3xiCanS1ay3r]

awesome

[UltraDOG17]

not bad

[swarm69]

its a kaos pad ... on your ds ..sorted

[Intosia]

Hmm looks like my Koassilator :D

[littlescale]

huh?

[Intosia]

Search for it on youtube :)

[chutsu]

But I guess it'll probably be out of your scope, could you just write a tutorial for this then please!

[littlescale]

i think it is a great idea. nice one!

i will let you know when i get around to making such a tutorial. i might have time tomorrow or the next day.

[chutsu]

how do you control the arduino live from the computer?? I don't get it! Is there a link you would advise to get the same effect?

[littlescale]

Okay, so basically: the DS is communicating MIDI data over WIFI to the laptop. Then the laptop converts that MIDI data into serial data and sends it over a USB port. If you are seriously interested, i can make a tutorial for you.

[chutsu]

Well to be honest I was thinking of making a remote control car, using the arduino platform, and controlling it over from the PC WIRELESSLY, and possibly from the DS. So Yea I guess a tutorial would be great Thanks!

[littlescale]

Oh okay, umm, do you have a specific model / type of remote control car for this application? And how would one control this remote control car normally?

[chutsu]

lol... I thought you might not understand....basically the way you moved the pointer up and down the DS screen will be the same on the PC to control the motors connected to the Arduino. So you control the car by moving the cursor on a PC.

[chutsu]

I stumbled on a thing called the Mousepointer pointer, that used a program that followed the cursor and sends the data to the Micro and to the servo. I was thinking of controlling the car that way!

[fynflood]

That's awesome... I've been thinking about using my ds with the Arduino, but hadn't thought about wireless for some reason. It'd be pretty neat to control an arm or something.

[ambull79]

Nice original project. I have an arduino coming to me soon :)

[kopaganda13]

It's like the DS version of Everyday Shooter with no graphics and one sound effect. Cool!

[0xtob]

Whoa, absolutely wicked! This Arduino board has a lot of potential!

[littlescale]

yeah, it sure does.

[littlescale]

oh whoops - hi Tobias - just saw that it is you. I just wanted to say very nice work you are doing with the MIDI Wifi, but I am especially a fan of Nitrotracker. Brilliant!! Cheers, Sebastian (Adelaide, Australia)

[0xtob]

Hey, thank you! :) Drop me a message when you're doing any other cool projects like this!

[oskillator]

You have to admit, this application of the tool chain is a little boring. Next time have it control the amplitudes of a 303 sequence and a breakbeat loop and I guarantee you'll get some views. Or the pitch of two Madonna songs played simultaneously.

[littlescale]

It's just a demo. You are most welcome to set it up and do whatever you like with it.

[sovietkazakh]

i dont understand where do you have the connection running from the board to the DS?

[littlescale]

Hi there, it is using DSMIDIWIFI (by Tobias Weyland) to send data from the DS to the computer without wires. Then the computer is connected to the board via a USB cable.

[sovietkazakh]

oh thats awesome nice video man...btw have you ever circuit bent anygthing? im curious if it requires soldering...

[littlescale]

yeah i've done a little bit of circuit bending, more specifically controlling circuit bent things using CMOS digital circuits (see some of my videos like "toy phone + space sword = sequencer" and "The Life and Times of Dr Fart").

[littlescale]

Not too much soldering is required, but when soldering is required it is often straight to a PCB or something. So not heaps heaps easy (not heaps heaps hard, either, though).

[sovietkazakh]

sweet keep u p the nice work.. good luck in futer projects. (sorry for the spelling im currently trying to circuit bend my phone)

[littlescale]

cool! how are you going with it? which sort of phone?

[sovietkazakh]

its actually an old house phone...but i couldn't do anything with it becasue i didn't have a solder sucker to move the components...

[makadian]

this is like trig class