Interfacing a USB ps3 controller with dragon12 (HCS12 based) board

[smol]

Trying to interface my ps3 controller via usb with my dragon12 (HCS12 based) board. Dragon12 doesn't have ubs host port for connecting USB peripheral devices but im thinking of using a ubs to TTL converter. Not sure if that will work though because I read USB to TTL provides a connection for SCI communication. Do I need SPI communication for this to work? I'm trying to build a Quadcopter and I wanna control it with a ps3 controller.

Also my microcontroller has RS232 port; Using that port, can I use a USB to Serial converter to interface my ps3 controller?

Any help will be greatly appreciated

 

[Ian Rogers]

Also my microcontroller has RS232 port; Using that port, can I use a USB to Serial converter to interface my ps3 controller?

Extremly difficult.... A USB host is needed to read a USB device... The software stack is immense and has to be correct.

You will need a host to read the USB then pass it on to your mirco!! This begs the question.. Why not use a micro with USB hosting capabilities.. Even then hacking the protocol is a task in itself... https://hackaday.com/2011/03/11/all-about-ps3-sixaxis-controller-usb-communications/

 

[smol]

Thanks for your reply Ian Rogers,

In that case I will probably just go with a Ardiuno UNO with a USB host shield since there many instruction guides for interfacing the ps3 controller. Don't know too much about hacking protocols but I might one day work on that for a project and show it off on my resume.