So I enjoy playing "Grand Theft Auto" On my XBOX One. A lot of the game play involves rapidly pressing the "A" button. Unfortunately, this makes my hand very sore as I have Gout (It's a joint pain disorder if you are not familiar with it). On my XBOX 360, I modded the controller with a 555 timer and used a transistor to jump the 2 contacts for that button, then added an additional button on the controller to activate it. I made room in the controller by removing the vibration motors in the handles. The only issue I has was that the 555 timer needed 5+ Volts, and the controller battery is basically 2 AA rechargeables built into a battery pack. So I ran a tiny 2 cell lithium hobby battery in one of the handles, and just made it a common ground with the 2AA pack. So this had to be charged separately. It worked amazing, but was a pain to deal with charging that separately.
So I read about the TLC555 which can work down to 2V (Perfect!). Other than the voltage requirements being lower, do they share the same pinouts? Or am I going to have to start all over and learn how to set this TLC555 up? The goal is to run he whole thing of just the normal 2AA pack. I also already purchased and have the TLC555's in hand! Thanks for any info!
So I read about the TLC555 which can work down to 2V (Perfect!). Other than the voltage requirements being lower, do they share the same pinouts? Or am I going to have to start all over and learn how to set this TLC555 up? The goal is to run he whole thing of just the normal 2AA pack. I also already purchased and have the TLC555's in hand! Thanks for any info!
