APPLICATION NOTE

USING THE ST7263 KIT TO IMPLEMENT A USB GAME PAD

by Microcontroller Division Applications

1 INTRODUCTION
The game pad described in this application note is a low speed, self powered device. It has
digital and analog capabilities for the X and Y axes, and includes 10 buttons and two motors
for vibration.
In order to demonstrate the use of the ST7263 microcontroller, we adapted this game pad to
the ST7263 demo kit to make a USB game pad, with USB mouse and hotkey functions.
This application uses the key features of the ST7263 USB microcontroller, the analog con-
verter, the 3 USB Endpoints (control Endpoint, interrupt IN, interrupt OUT) and PWM capabil-
ities with the two output compare waveforms on Port A.
The source code of the software described on this application note is available from ST.
As with other USB devices, Endpoint 0 is the control Endpoint used for device enumeration.
Endpoint 1 is an interrupt IN Endpoint, this allows the device to send data to the PC. This End-
point is shared using the reportID capabilities specific to the HID class. In this case, the first
byte sent to the PC is the reportID number. In this demo application we use three reportIDs:
– reportID number 1 is used for the game pad data
– reportID number 2 is used for the mouse data
– reportID number 3 for the hotkey function
Endpoint 2 is an interrupt OUT Endpoint to send data from the PC to the device. This Endpoint
is used to control the motors for the vibration feature.

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2 GAME PAD HARDWARE

Figure 1. Game Pad Controls

L2 BUTTON ANALOG BUTTON R2 BUTTON

L1 BUTTON
R1 BUTTON

B1 BUTTON

DIGITAL AXES

B2 BUTTON

B3 BUTTON

SELECT BUTTON

B4 BUTTON

LED FOR ANALOG STATE START BUTTON

ANALOG X AXIS
ANALOG Y AXIS

2.1 SELECT BUTTON

This button is used to toggle between game pad mode and hotkey mode. You can not use it
as a game pad button for games in game pad mode, and you can not use it as a hotkey func-
tion in hotkey mode.
Note: Toggling between the two modes can also be controlled from the Windows application
on the PC (see Figure 5).

2.2 ANALOG BUTTON

This button can be used only in game pad mode. It has no effect in hotkey mode. By pushing
the analog button, the analog axes are enabled, the analog LED is switched on and the digital

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axes are switched off. To return to digital mode, press the analog button again and check that
the LED is switched off.

2.3 GAME PAD MODE

At start-up, game pad mode is enabled (hotkey mode disabled) as are digital axes (analog
axes disabled). You can open the game controller properties dialog box to test the operation
of the different buttons, and check the X and Y axes.
In game pad mode, you have 9 buttons: L1, L2, R1, R2, B1, B2, B3, B4 and Start.
Figure 2. Windows 98 Control panel

GAME CONTROLLERS
ICON

2.3.1 How to open the game controller properties dialog box

In the control panel window, click on the game controller icon, select the USB game pad and
click on the Properties button, then click on the Test tab to see the dialog box shown in Figure
3.

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Figure 3. Game Controller Properties Dialog Box

BUTTON STATUS

X AND Y AXES

With the demo there is an associated windows application: hotkey.exe. This application is dis-
played in the Windows 98 taskbar (see Figure 4)
Figure 4. Hotkey Application Icon

STMICROELECTRONICS HOTKEY APPLICATION

When you plug the demo to the USB port, the hotkey application will open the Dual-shock
game pad dialog box (see Figure 5).

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Figure 5. USB game pad dialog box

DEVICE
SLIDER BAR
INFORMATION

RADIO BUTTONS FOR SELECTING GAME PAD OR HOTKEY MODE

To close the dialog box, choose Close in the File menu. This will close the dialog box but the
hotkey application is still running and the ST icon remains displayed in the taskbar. To close
the application, choose Exit from the File menu, and the ST icon will disappear.
Once the game pad is plugged-in, a left click to the ST icon in the taskbar will open the dual-
shock dialog box, a right click opens the about window.
The slider bar allows you to generate a PWM waveform to drive the vibration motors if the
game pad radio button is selected.
With the radio button you can select game pad mode or hotkey mode. If you press the (phys-
ical) select button on the game pad, the select status displayed in the radio buttons is auto-
matically updated via the USB bus.

Hotkey Mode:

Hotkey mode is enabled by clicking the hotkey radio button in the dialog box, or by pressing
the select button on the game pad. In this case, the game pad function is disabled and the ar-
rows for the digital X and Y axes are used for the USB mouse. The L1 and L2 buttons are used
for the left and right click of the mouse. The analog mode is not functional and the B1, B2, B3
and Start buttons are used for the hotkey functions described below.

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The reportID number 1 reports the data for the game pad. Using the Endpoint 1 for X, Y axes
and the 9 buttons. Using the Endpoint 2 for the vibration of the motor.
Figure 6. Example of data sent through Endpoint 1 (IN Endpoint)

01 81 81 00 00

ReportID NUMBER X AXIS Y AXIS BUTTON 9

BUTTONS 1 TO 8

Figure 7. Example of data sent through Endpoint 2 (OUT Endpoint)

01 20

ReportID NUMBER PWM VALUE

The interrupt OUT for low speed device is only supported from Windows 98 Second Edition
(build 4.10.2222 A) or later: Windows 2000.
To check the version of Windows you have click on the system icon in the control panel (see
Figure 8).
The other buttons have no effect.
Table 1. Hotkey Assignments
Button Path
Internet browser (Netscape or Internet explorer):
Start Netscape: C:/Program Files/Netscape/Communicator/Program/netscape.exe
Internet Explorer: C:/Program Files/Internet Explorer/iexplore.exe
B1 Windows Explorer: C:/Windows/explorer.exe
B2 Solitaire game: C:/Windows/sol.exe
B3 Notepad: C:/Windows/notepad.exe

Note: In the current version of the demo software, the paths assigned to the hotkey functions
are not programmable.

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2.4 REPORT DESCRIPTOR USING REPORTID

0x05, 0x01, // USAGE_PAGE (Generic Desktop)

0x09, 0x05, // USAGE (Game Pad)
0xa1, 0x01, // COLLECTION (Application)
0x85, 0x01, // REPORT_ID (1)
0x09, 0x01, // USAGE (Pointer)
0xa1, 0x00, // COLLECTION (Physical)
0x09, 0x30, // USAGE (X)
0x09, 0x31, // USAGE (Y)
0x15, 0x00, // LOGICAL_MINIMUM (0)
0x26, 0xff, 0x00, // LOGICAL_MAXIMUM (255)
0x35, 0x00, // PHYSICAL_MINIMUM (0)
0x46, 0xff, 0x00, // PHYSICAL_MAXIMUM (255)
0x75, 0x08, // REPORT_SIZE (8)
0x95, 0x02, // REPORT_COUNT (2)
0x81, 0x02, // INPUT (Data,Var,Abs)
0xc0, // END_COLLECTION
0x05, 0x09, // USAGE_PAGE (Button)
0x15, 0x00, // LOGICAL_MINIMUM (0)
0x25, 0x01, // LOGICAL_MAXIMUM (1)
0x35, 0x00, // PHYSICAL_MINIMUM (0)
0x45, 0x01, // PHYSICAL_MAXIMUM (1)
0x75, 0x01, // REPORT_SIZE (1)
0x95, 0x0a, // REPORT_COUNT (10)
0x19, 0x01, // USAGE_MINIMUM (Button 1)
0x29, 0x0a, // USAGE_MAXIMUM (Button 10)
0x81, 0x02, // INPUT (Data,Var,Abs)
0x75, 0x01, // REPORT_SIZE (1)
0x95, 0x06, // REPORT_COUNT (6)
0x81, 0x01, // INPUT (Cnst,Ary,Abs)
0x05, 0x8c, // USAGE_PAGE (ST Page)
0x09, 0x05, // USAGE (PWM out)
0x95, 0x01, // REPORT_COUNT (1)
0x75, 0x08, // REPORT_SIZE (8)
0x15, 0x00, // LOGICAL_MINIMUM (0)
0x25, 0x64, // LOGICAL_MAXIMUM (100)
0x91, 0x02, // OUTPUT (Data,Var,Abs)
0xc0, // END_COLLECTION
0x05, 0x01, // USAGE_PAGE (Generic Desktop)
0x09, 0x02, // USAGE (Mouse)
0xa1, 0x01, // COLLECTION (Application)
0x85, 0x02, // REPORT_ID (2)
0x09, 0x01, // USAGE (Pointer)

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0xa1, 0x00, // COLLECTION (Physical)

0x05, 0x09, // USAGE_PAGE (Button)
0x19, 0x01, // USAGE_MINIMUM (Button 1)
0x29, 0x03, // USAGE_MAXIMUM (Button 3)
0x15, 0x00, // LOGICAL_MINIMUM (0)
0x25, 0x01, // LOGICAL_MAXIMUM (1)
0x95, 0x03, // REPORT_COUNT (3)
0x75, 0x01, // REPORT_SIZE (1)
0x81, 0x02, // INPUT (Data,Var,Abs)
0x95, 0x01, // REPORT_COUNT (1)
0x75, 0x05, // REPORT_SIZE (5)
0x81, 0x03, // INPUT (Cnst,Var,Abs)
0x05, 0x01, // USAGE_PAGE (Generic Desktop)
0x09, 0x30, // USAGE (X)
0x09, 0x31, // USAGE (Y)
0x15, 0x81, // LOGICAL_MINIMUM (-127)
0x25, 0x7f, // LOGICAL_MAXIMUM (127)
0x35, 0x81, // PHYSICAL_MINIMUM (-127)
0x45, 0x7f, // PHYSICAL_MAXIMUM (127)
0x75, 0x08, // REPORT_SIZE (8)
0x95, 0x02, // REPORT_COUNT (2)
0x81, 0x07, // INPUT (Cnst,Var,Rel)
0xc0, // END_COLLECTION
0xc0, // END_COLLECTION
0x05, 0x8c, // USAGE_PAGE (ST Page)
0x09, 0x01, // USAGE (Demo Kit)
0xa1, 0x01, // COLLECTION (Application)
0x85, 0x03, // REPORT_ID (3)
0x09, 0x0e, // USAGE (HotKey)
0x15, 0x00, // LOGICAL_MINIMUM (0)
0x26, 0xff, 0x00, // LOGICAL_MAXIMUM (255)
0x35, 0x00, // PHYSICAL_MINIMUM (0)
0x46, 0xff, 0x00, // PHYSICAL_MAXIMUM (255)
0x75, 0x08, // REPORT_SIZE (8)
0x95, 0x01, // REPORT_COUNT (1)
0x81, 0x02, // INPUT (Data,Var,Abs)
0x85, 0x03, // REPORT_ID (3)
0x09, 0x0e, // USAGE (HotKey)
0xb1, 0x02, // FEATURE (Data,Var,Abs)
0xc0 // END_COLLECTION

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Figure 8. Windows System Properties

VERSION NUMBER

To send information to the device, the windows application uses a function defined in the HID
driver. If the use of the OUT Endpoint is allowed, (this is the case for Windows Second Edition
and later) the application will send data through the interrupt OUT Endpoint. If the use of the
OUT Endpoint is not allowed, (in the case of Windows first edition: build 4.10.1998), the appli-
cation will use the SET_OUTPUT specific request through Endpoint 0.

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Figure 9. Data sent through Endpoint 2 (in Windows 98 Second Edition)

POLLING ON ENDPOINT 1

DATA SENT BY ENDPOINT 2

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Figure 10. Data sent through Endpoint 0 (in Windows 98 version 4.10.1998)

POLLING ON ENDPOINT 1

SET_OUTPUT

DATA THROUGH ENDPOINT 0

ReportID 2 is used for the mouse data. The first byte is the reportID number, the second one
is the X axis, the third one is the Y axis and the fourth one is the button status
Figure 11. Data for the mouse

02 00 00 01

ReportID NUMBER X AXIS Y AXIS BUTTON 9

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ReportID 3 is for the hotkey function. We use only one byte to send the hotkey value. To
switch from game pad mode to hotkey mode, we send 0xFD. To switch from hotkey mode to
game pad mode we send 0xFF.
Figure 12. Hotkey mode enable

03 FD

ReportID NUMBER HOTKEY VALUE

Figure 13. Game Pad mode enable

03 FF

ReportID NUMBER HOTKEY VALUE

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Figure 14. Interface to the ST7263 demokit

PULL-UP
RESISTOR

TRANSISTOR

USB CONNECTOR MOTOR FOR VIBRATION

CONNECTOR TO THE ST7263 DEMOKIT

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EXTVDD U1 EXTVCC U3

2
D1 LM7805
1 2 1 3 1 3 1 8 J2
J1 I O VBus VBus
2 GND VCC Data+
1N4004 1
3 R1 W1 POWER 2 7
+ + D+ D+ 2

2
1 C3 C4 330
C8 C5 3
JACK 100NF 100NF Data-
LD1 3 6 4
C10 D- D-
100NF USB
100MF-EA-25V 100MF-CT-16V C11 4 5
LED-GREEN + GND GND
GND 1u
VCC C7
470NF USB6B1

GND GND
C1 U2
GND VDD 1 32 VDDA
VDD VDDA
R3 1.5k
R2 OSCOUT 2 31 USBVCC
33p/3p XT1 OSCOUT USBVCC

1M OSCIN 3 30 USBDM
C6 24MHZ OSCIN USBDM

VSS 4 29 USBDP
GND GND VSS USBDP
33p/3p
PC2 5 28 VSSA
PC2/USBOE VSSA VCC

PC1 6 27 PA0
PC1/TDO PA0/CPUCLK

PC0 7 26 PA1 R7
PC0/RDI PA1/SDA
10k
TP3 TP4 NRESET 8 25
VDDA NRESET NC
VDD
1 OSCOUT USBVCC 1 NRESET
2 OSCIN USBDM 2 PB7 9 24
3 VSS USBDP 3 PB7/AIN7/IT8 NC
4 PC2 VSSA 4
5 PC1 PA0 5 PB6 10 23 PA2
6 PA1 6 PB6/AIN6/IT7 PA2/SCL VCC
PC0
7 NRESET 7
8 8 SW1
PB7 VPP 11 22 PA3

4
9 PB6 PA2 9 Vpp/TEST PA3/EXTCLK RESET
2
10 PA3 10
VPP
11 PB5 PA4 11 PB5 12 21 PA4 3
12 PB4 PA5 12 PB5/AIN5/IT6 PA4/ICAP1/IT1
13 PB3 PA6 13 1 C13 C2
14 PB2 PA7 14 PB4 13 20 PA5 100NF
15 15 PB4/AIN4/IT5 PA5/CAP2/IT2 100NF

5
PB1 PB0
16 16 C17
HEADER HEADER PB3 14 19 PA6 10n
PB3/AIN3 PA6/OCMP1/IT3
Figure 15. Board schematics and hardware description

PB2 15 18 PA7 GND GND GND GND

PB2/AIN2 PA7/OCMP2/IT4

PB1 16 17 PB0
PB1/AIN1 PB0/AIN0

ST72E63

VCC
USING THE ST7263 KIT TO IMPLEMENT A USB GAME PAD

Game pad ST7263 Dual-Shock Rumble

R13
10k
VCC VCC VCC VCC VCC VCC

PB3

R4 R5 R6 R8 R9 R10
4.7k 4.7k 4.7k 4.7k 4.7k 4.7k
R11 R12 EXTVDD or VBUS
4.7k 10k
PA0 PA2 PA3 PA4 PA5 PB2 PB4 PB5 PB6 PB7 PC0 PC1 PC2 VCC
Select R1 B2 L2 R2 Start Left Up Right Down B1 L1 Analog B4 B3 + M1
MOTOR SERVO VCC VCC
SW2 SW3 SW4 SW5 SW6 SW7 SW8 SW9 SW10 SW11 SW12 SW13 SW14 SW15 SW16
A

4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4

PA0
2 PA2
2 PA3
2 PA4
2 PA5
2 PB2
2 PB4
2 PB5
2 PB6
2 PB7
2 PC0
2 PC1
2 PC2
2 2 2
- R15
1
1

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 330
RV1 RV2
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 PB0 2 10k PB1 2 10k
R14

5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5

PA6 Q1 LD2 X Y
NPN axe axe
LED-RED
3
3

2.7k

GND
GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND GND PA1 GND GND
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There are two types of PCB used to manufacture the game pad. Depending on the PCB type,
the pinout of the connection to the demokit is not the same.

Figure 16. PCB 1 (2 lines)

CONNECTOR FOR BUTTONS

For this PCB, the pinout is the following:

1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
1 : R2 (-> PA5)
2 : R1 (-> PA2)
3 : B1 (-> PC0)
4 : B2 (-> PA3)
5 : B3 (-> PB3 through 10K)
6 : B4 (-> PB3 through 4.7K)
7 : Start (-> PB2)
8 : Select (-> PA0)
9 : Analog (-> PC2)
10 : GND
11 : Left (-> PB4)
12 : Down (-> PB7)
13 : Right (-> PB6)
14 : Up (-> PB5)
15 : L1(-> PC1)
16 : L2 (-> PA4)

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Figure 17. PCB 2 (1 line)

CONNECTOR FOR BUTTONS

For this PCB the pinout is the following:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

1 : R2 (-> PA5)
2 : R1 (-> PA2)
3 : B1 (-> PC0)
4 : B2 (-> PA3)
5 : B3 (-> PB3 through 10K)
6 : B4 (-> PB3 through 4.7K)
7 : Start (-> PB2)
8 : Select (-> PA0)
9 : Analog (-> PC2)
10 : GND
11 : Left (-> PB4)
12 : Down (-> PB7)
13 : Right (-> PB6)
14 : Up (-> PB5)
15 : L1(-> PC1)
16 : L2 (-> PA4)

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