Got my first fairly difficult mod done... just wanted to share with you guys...

Finally... the ability to control my camera.... start/stop video recording... take a snapshot... open/close radar screen...

All without having to let go of the controls and reach up and touch the screen all the time...

WORKS GREAT!!!!!

Please see my YouTube Video here...  

More detailed description here.... DETAILS

The guts of a PS3 DualShock crammed into the back of my transmitter



Buttons on the back control my touchscreen presses



No more lifting a finger off the controls!!!

YESSSSSSS!!!

Adding some pictures as I go along....


Tearing down the PS3 Controller...


There's a lot of stuff inside a PS3 DualShock controller that isn't necessary to get this mod working...


All that is really needed is the part labelled "controller PCB below....


So I tore everything out of the controller and removed everything I could from the controller board to get it down as small as possible...
And you end up with this... a bare minimum controller PCB that will fit inside your DJI tx...


And of course... you end up with quite a pile of junk when you're done.....

Just added...

PS3 Status light to front of tx...







Next step... Add Screenshot Trigger

DBS that is so freakin cool. I saw that video earlier today and subscribed. Great channel dude. I think you could make a dollar or two here.

Thanks hd... really had a good time on this one ... and yes... I'm actually making a few bucks

NEW FUNCTION ADDED... SCREENSHOT!!!

Shoutout to my buddy Brodie for this idea...
(made it work for ya Bro-Man!!!)

This came about from all the long range flights we do on a regular basis here... when you get out there at the edge of your control range you wanna take a quick screen shot for proof and get moving again before wasting any more battery or time out there at the fringes of your sanity ... :twisted: ... Doing the double button press with the  power and home button can be frustrating when your nerves are frazzled and your Phantom is 4 miles away and you just wanna TAKE THE DAMN SCREENSHOT ALREADY!!!

So here we go... got it all figured out ... and this is a good method even if you don't have the PS3 mod... at least it's an easy one shot button press ... (still need to be rooted though)

First thing to do was to add another button to the back of the controller and solder it into the PS3 mother board ... (Now i got seven damn buttons going on back there  :?



Next thing is to go and get "screenshot easy" from the PlayStore



Open up the app and set it up for "ICON OVERLAY"






Put the Icon where you want it in your DJI Vision app...



Map it in Sixaxis...



And you are done!!!

SINGLE CLICK SCREENSHOT WITHOUT TAKING YOUR HANDS OFF THE REMOTE!!!



Once again thanks to Braddah Bro-Man for the idea... we have been frustrated with the screenshot situation for the last time!!!

Congrats!
That is the most innovative (and complex) Tx mod I've ever seen...

For sure, thats pretty cool.

T J Gilbert Posted at 2014-9-29 09:43
Congrats!
That is the most innovative (and complex) Tx mod I've ever seen...

thankyou for that ... this whole tx mod thing is getting outta hand...

Coming soon... 6600mAh Battery mod for 30 minute flight times :-)