Talk:DualShock 3

Tests

Playstation 3 controllers printed circuit board (PCB) versions

This is an attempt to make a full list of board versions to have an overall idea of how long is the list, also some experiments that could be added to the table of testpoints related with rows, columns, colors, etc...

Usage	Proto	Sixaxis						DualShock 3
	PP series				V series			VX series
	PP1.2	PP4.0 5	PP4.0 9	PP4.0 11	V2 2.12	V2 2.14	V2.5 1.05	VX 1.03	V3.5X 1.12	V3.5X 1.14	VX3_0.07	VX3_0.08	VX3_0.11	VX4_0.09	VX4_0.10	VX5_0.05	VX5_0.06	VX6_0.06	VX7_0.04
5v lines
usb data +
usb data -
ground lines
2.8v lines
isolated ground lines
digital signals
analogic signals
sensor signals

• PP1.2 board is very different than later models

• PP4.0 series testpoints layout differences:
  • PP4.0 5, PP4.0 9, and PP4.0 11 uses the same layout, but there are some testpoints that was present in PP4.0 5 but was removed in PP4.0 9, and PP4.0 11 as example:
  • TP23, TP45, TP46, TP47, TP52, TP53, TP54, TP55, TP56, TP57, TP59

• V2 series testpoints layout differences:
  • MSU_V2 2.12, and MSU_V2 2.14 uses the same layout with all testpoints matching
  • MSU_V2.5 1.05 uses the same layout but TP57 has been removed

• VX
  • VX 1.03 uses a layout pretty similar than previous V2 series, but some testpoints are displaced new testpoints has been added and others has been removed, so needs to be considered different though probably the signals of most testpoints matches with the previous board

• V3.5X 1.12, and V3.5X 1.14 exactly the same layout, same testpoints

• VX3_0.08, and VX3_0.11 exactly the same layout, same testpoints

• VX4_0.09, and VX4_0.10 exactly the same layout, same testpoints

• VX5_0.05, and VX5_0.06 exactly the same layout, same testpoints

• VX6_0.06 number of testpoints and placement exactly like previous VX5, but the testpoints names has been repurposed/relabeled

• ASUKA boards (ASUKA REV: 1.06 and ASUKA REV: 1.07)
  • The ASUKA boards made in china seems to be 3rd party (not sony official). At the time when was released sony was manufacturing the VX5 series... later sony continued with VX6, VX7, etc... ignoring the "ASUKA" labeling
  • For this reason has been removed from the table, we dont have much info in wiki about them anyway

SIXAXIS photo gallery

Sixaxis

MSU PP4.0 5	MSU PP4.0 9	MSU PP4.0 11	MSU_V2 2.12	MSU_V2 2.14	MSU_V2.5 1.05

DualShock 3 photo gallery

DualShock 3

MSU_VX 1.03	MSU_V3.5X 1.12	MSU_V3.5X 1.14	MSU_VX3_0.07	MSU_VX3_0.08	MSU_VX3_0.11

DualShock 3

MSU_VX4_0.09	MSU_VX4_0.10	MSU_VX5_0.05	MSU_VX5_0.06	MSU_VX6_0.06	MSU_VX7_0.04

DualShock 3 photo gallery (3rd party not official)

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  ASUKA REV: 1.06
  (Top)

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  ASUKA REV: 1.06
  (Bottom)

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  MSU_VX8_?.??
  (Bottom)

Toshiba microcontroller T6UN6EFG

• Toshiba T6UN6EFG-001 ? not verifyed
• Toshiba T6UN6EFG-002
• Toshiba T6UN6EFG-003

This component is used in DualShock 3 and Sixaxis, "some" Move Motion Controller, probably Move Navigation Controller too (and maybe others ?)

There is no datasheet available on internet, it seems is manufactured exclusivelly for sony

Because is a common component used by several peripherals, for wiki we need a specific page for it and add links to all the pages for peripherals that uses it, and probably a template with the pinout (it has 80 pins). I dont plan to try to map all pins, maybe someone did somewhere... the point is even if is empty we need to prepare that page/table incase someone eventually comes to wiki and fills the info or incase we find the info somewhere