Kitty User`s Guide
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1. OO ja DN tan d UIN Playstation support emulates the original PSX digital control pad like almost every other Playstation arcade stick As such there are no analog sticks nor analog stick clicks to report to the console Console Specifics Dreamcast The Dreamcast cord only contains five wires making this console cord a moderately simple one to use RJ45 Pin Dreamcast Pin l 3 3 4 4 D 7 l 8 2 E RJ 45 Pin 1 234 678 JA E z J E 20 i aa mim t ja ML i 1 Js d H F Eu 1 i li gt g Hi d d 1 4 a T e Ng ia im i d P Fr 1 i i e o E a f a E Remapping number Dreamcast button name OOo WB tA RK ON A CaN x Console Specifics Gamecube The Gamecube cord requires only three wires making it the simplest of all console cords to make RJ45 Pin Gamecube Pin A i m RJ 45 Pin 42345 a 4 E S _ F y EC Ee oS 4 3 Ti EI 1 A 4 ja jun 5 The Gamecube support includes two different extended modes for Smash Brothers play The button descriptions below are for the default mode when the stick 1s plugged in normally Gamecube support has a single mapping so remapping the default Gamecube layout will also affect the Smash Brothers modes and visa versa Remapping Gamecub2. amp PL A T ca A E RJ45 Pin NES Pin on BN w A A IN 7 Famicom should be possible by using the equivalent pins but is untested and undocumented Remapping NES Button number A B Select Start ONT OO nA BI O NY Console Specifics SNES RJ 45 Pin 12 E S A Fum z ED 5 y 4 ET 5 NM n e Y i r J E La ES X r r L1 I a 4 O E i A i 1 T E L OO IN NAN R cel RJ45 Pin SNES Pin l 4 5 6 7 Super Famicom uses identical ends and pins Remapping number SNES Button Arr K DK CONT DW Ut R ON Console Specifics TurboGrafx 16 PC Ensine UNE Bd RJ45 Pin TG 16 PC Engine Pin TE ib M 7 36 l 8 PC Engine Duo TG 16 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 7 6 6 7 5 8 l LO F The internal workings of PC Engine and o a TG 16 controllers are identical but they RJ 45 Pin 4 use different types of end connectors The 3 n VA TG 16 uses a larger DIN 8 connector m2 Je 15 gt 4 E while the PC Engine uses a Mini DIN 8 connector Make sure to use the pin numbers from the image for your particular end When connected directly to a TG 16 or PC Engine the stick will only function as a standard 2
3. cable will have different wires of different colors going to different pins on the RJ45 end Make sure the wires and pins used match what is listed in the Console Specifics section for that console First cut the end of the wire as far as possible from the end that plugs into your console Any pair of wire cutters can do the job Use a hobby knife or similar tool to remove about 1 2 12mm of the outer insulation of the cord If there are any thin woven wires in the cable for shielding trim them back to where the outer insulation ends We need those well out of the way Then slide a boot over the cord and move it down out of the way Cable with insulation trimmed back Trimmed cable with boot slid on Making an RJ45 cable Cont d Take your RJ45 plug and shove the console cable s wires into the correct pins For the USB cord used in this example the black wire ground goes to pin 1 the white wire D into pin 5 the green wire D into iR and AM dum wire VCC into pin 8 ae 5 NS Take a moment to verify that all of the wires are full inserted into each pin hole You ll notice that the thicker still insulation cord is under the rectangular bar at the base of the RJ45 plug That bar will be crimped down to hold onto the thicker cord If your thin wires do not reach all of the way to the end of the RJ45 plug pull it out and remove a little more of the outer insulation so it does If the thin wires are too lo
4. Kitty User s Guide This guide will serve as a general user s manual for all Kitty based mods As of this writing there is a Kitty model for MadCatz Tournament Edition FightStick and one for the Hori VLX arcade stick Installation will not be covered in this guide only use Please follow these links to get to the installation guide for your model of Kitty TE Kitty Installation Guide http www godlikecontrols com download kitty TEKitty_Install pdf VLX Kitty Installation Guide http www godlikecontrols com download kitty VLXKitty_Install pdf Overview The Kitty mod is an after market add on to a specific Xbox360 arcade sticks The Kitty allows your arcade stick to work on many different video game consoles more than it can normally support out of the box Wherever possible all of the additional consoles work just as if they were originally built for it with proper support of Turbo functions and any other features built into the stick Futhermore any additional perks possible such as on the fly button remapping have been added Much of the credit for this guide should go to Shoryuken com forum guru rtdzign who has collected the RJ45 pinout pictures and creation guides blantantly copied here with permission Much credit is also due to Shoryuken com forum tech Gummowned who wrote the Kitty exe frontend that makes updating the firmware much easier for everyone to use Updating the Firmware The Kitty boards have upgradable firmwar
5. button gamepad When connected through a Multi Tap pressing the Home Guide button will toggle between Two button and Six Button modes Remapping TG 16 PC Engine TG 16 PC Engine number Button Direct or Button Through Multi Tap Two Multi Tap Six Button Button mode mode l H IV 2 I III 3 select V 4 Run II 5 VI 6 I 7 Select 8 Run Console Specifics Sega Saturn RJ45 Pin Saturn Pin l 9 2 3 3 2 4 8 RJ 45 Pin 1 2345678 tilli iti s Remapping number Saturn Button Oja DWN nn RR ON AT OAO NOKD x Console Specifics 3DO 3DO support on the Kitty 1s limited to only when the Kitty is the only controller hooked up to the console It will not work properly when at the end of a daisy chain of other controllers nor can other controllers daisy chain off of it RJ45 Pin 3DO Pin l 2 7 4 9 7 6 8 2 Bi Remapping 3DO Button number l L 2 A 3 P Play Pause 4 B 5 R 6 C 7 Stop 8 Version notes 8 6 11 v1 0 USB PSX DC console information 9 5 11 v1 1 Initial release Continued addition of console information and button remapping 9 5 11 v1 2 Typo corrections
6. e Smash Brothers Mode Smash Brothers Mode Advanced number button Basic Button 3 and Button 5 and Button 6 held on name Button 4 held on plugin plugin l Y A Attack Tilt A Attack Tilt 2 B Shield Shield 3 X B Special Attack B Special Attack 4 A Jump 5 L Trigger Jump Run 6 R Trigger Lock locks Lstick direction in place and stick is reported as C stick until released 7 Not Used 8 Not Used Console Specifics Xbox Original The Xbox original cord uses 5 wires and is almost identical to other USB devices The Xbox cords are pretty reliable about following a set color code so if you see yellow red white green and black wires feel free to use the colors when crimping the RJ45 end We ll only be using four of the five wires trim the yellow wire very short so there s no chance of it touching any other wires or exposed shielding wires n e El RJ 45 Pin RJ45 Pin Xbox Pin Expected wire color Black White Green COO NN Un Red Not used Mire Wi N A Yellow Remapping Xbox button Home Button number name combination activates X Left stick click 2 A Right stick click 3 Y 4 B 5 White 6 Black 7 L Trigger 8 R Trigger Console Specifics NES 2 a MET nig aj i iss 2 RJ 45 Pin X E e A ir a b F A oi iB m Lc A
7. es The most recent firmware revisions should always be available at the following URLs TE Kitty Firmware http www godlikecontrols com download kitty tekitty zip VLX Kitty Firmware http www godlikecontrols com download kitty vlxkitty zip Download and extract the zip file to a directory you can easily get to Run the Kitty exe executable ull Kitty Editor Click the button Update Firmware ud Open k gt Eia Organize New folder i Fil o A Name Date modified NE Desktop 4 Libraries a Homegroup B Toodles jE Computer th Network E Control Panel E Recycle Bin mi di clinkbackup i gdlk backup di TEKitty10 JT E Filename tekitty complete 10 hex Hex files hex x pen hd Cancel tekitty_complete_10 hex 8 6 200119 56 AM Browse through the Open window that pops up and select the HEX file that was in the zip Click the Open button once you have it selected Updating the Firmware Cont d Hold the Guide Home button now and plug in the usb cord A new window will pop up instructing you to hold down the Guide button and plug the USB cable into your PC Do as it says If you have a TE Kitty make sure the slide switch 1s set to Unlocked When you see the upper left and lower right LEDs around the Guide button light up on your stick press OKk Program name fw update exe Publisher Unknown File origin Hard drrve on this computer v Show detai
8. firmware for your model of Kitty just like in the Updating the Firmware steps above ud Kitty Editor Once the zip file 1s extracted run the Kitty application Click on Open HEX select the hex file that was included in the zip and click Open uj Open 9 OQU tee a Organize New folder Ga Libraries Homegrou Se RE ai 1 SSS See m tekitty complete 10 hex 8 6 2011 9 nr Toodles ca sor a ig era fier Perinat Name P Computer ty Network Ea Control Panel E Recycle Bin M elinkbackup i gdlk backup A TEKittyl Ge tekitty zip Ge TEKittylO zip Tm File name tekitty complete 10 hex Hex files hex hl I Changing the USB Name Cont d After the hex file has been loaded you will see the USB string in that hex file displayed ud Kitty Editor USB String Kitty TE Edition You can then edit the USB String box to be anything you might like to name the stick Once the USB String field 1s set to your liking click on Save HEX to save the modified hex file Select a new name for your custom firmware and click Save for save your copy oJ Save As SER 44 Organize x New folder ow a Homegroup Name Date modified Type n Toodles JE Computer ti Network E Control Panel E Recycle Bin M clinkbackup A gdlk backup TEKittylO s tekitty zip exer tekitty complete 10 hex 8 6 2011 9 56 AM HEX File Filename TEKitty 10 CustomS
9. g number Playstation 3 button name Computer button number Square X Triangle Circle RI R2 Un oco MW WW BIN LI OO JA DW Ut Bi WW N L2 7 When using a TE Kitty the stick will control the Left analog stick D pad or Right analog stick based on the setting of the LS DP RS slide switch For all other Kitties stick controls the Dpad and Left analog stick by default Hold down Select Back when plugging in for Left Stick only Hold down Start when plugging 1n for Dpad only Console Specifics PSX PS2 The Playstation cord is one of the most popular cords to use with a Kitty but it 1s also the most complicated There are no wire colors to work off of 9 pins on the console end and we need a very specific seven of those nine wires This is the easiest cord to mess up so take your time use a multimeter to be certain that each PSX pin uses the color of wire you think it does and take your time putting the wires into the RJ45 pins If it doesn t work clip the RJ45 end off recheck the PSX pin to color mapping you wrote down and try again RJ45 Pin PSX Pin l GND 2 CLK 3 CMD 4 DAT q 5 ATT RJ 45 Pin 4 234 7 ACK dE A 273 8 VCC d TI 4 4 F T b m N C stands for Not 3EP PE BG D D OG Connected Remapping number Playstation Playstation 2 button name Square X Triangle Circle RI R2 LI L2
10. how you ll know that you ve successfully entered the button remapping mode Release the Guide and Turbo buttons Now your stick is waiting for you to tell it what buttons should activate the Saturn s X button because it s the first in the list remapping number 1 Press and release the button you want to activate X Then press and release the button you want to activate A and again for button Y B Z C L and R Once you release that last button your stick returns to normal operation and you ll see the directional stick goes back to displaying the direction on the Guide LEDs and all of the buttons working properly on the console again The settings were automatically saved and will retain that mapping until you repeat the steps to remap the buttons again On The Fly Button Remapping Advanced Most consoles have a control type set of buttons like the classic Start and Select In some cases you can assign these to buttons but no matter what the Start and Select buttons on your stick will still activate these as normal The functions assigned to the Start and Select Back buttons cannot be unassigned When your stick 1s waiting for you to assign a button you are not limited to just one physical button If you press and release multiple buttons at the same time ALL of them will activate that button on the console If you do not want any physical button to activate that console s button press and release Select Back and the remapping w
11. ill go to the next virtual button Even if there are far less buttons on the console than the 8 usually used the remapping will not end until 8 buttons have been assigned or skipped with the Select Back button Let s take for example the NES If you re on the NES which has four mappable buttons Remapping NES Button number l A 2 B 3 Select 4 Start 5 6 7 8 If you wanted to make your top four buttons activate A and the bottom four buttons activate B and did not want anything except the Start and Select Back buttons to activate the NES Select and Start then you would hold down Guide and Turbo to get into remapping mode and release Press and release the top four buttons so that they get assigned to A Press and release the bottom four buttons so that they get assigned to B Then press and release the Select Back button six times so that the remapping numbers 3 8 all get set to unassigned Protip For most semi modern consoles going into button remapping mode and press releasing the first punch button first kick button second punch button second kick button etc will set the button mapping to the generally accepted Street Fighter default RJ 45 Connection The Kitty boards come with an RJ45 jack that can be used for plugging in cords to use your arcade stick on other non USB based game consoles Using an RJ45 jack on your arcade stick is entirely optional you can use the Kitt
12. ls Change when these notifications appear You will likely see this screen pop up asking for permission to run the update program Click Yes Updating the Firmware Cont d B8 CAUsersXToodles DocumentsVPICstuffkittyvoutputATERitty10Afw update exe U210 flash erasing TU U2T0 id programming DOHE U210 eeprom programming DOHE U210 flash programming is You should see a DOS window pop up with text showing the progress of the firmware updating steps Once it has completed the window will disappear and your joystick will exit the bootloader mode and go back to normal joystick mode If the window quickly flashes and disappears before you can read any text then the updating program was not able to see the joystick Check the lights around the Guide button to be sure it 1s in bootloader mode and try again The full process should take around 30 45 seconds most of it in the U2IO flash programming portion Your firmware 1s now up to date Changing the USB Name There 1s a specific name associated with the Kitty stick that you sometimes see when plugging the stick into a PC and always see in the Game Controllers applet of the Control Panel iy Game Controllers se These settings help you configure the game controllers installed on your Computer Installed game controllers Controller Kitty TE Edition This string can be changed to personalize the name of your arcade stick To do this download and extract the
13. ng the thicker insulatied cable will not be fully under that rectangular piece and the plug could easily slide off trim some of the end of the thin wires off so the insulated section goes in as far as possible Once you are sure each of the wires 1s in their place use the crimping tool to crimp the pins onto the thin wires and the rectangular piece onto the this section of cord Slide the boot up to cover the end of the plug and test it alle on a console Console Specifics USB A USB cable can be used for using your Kitty stick on a computer Xbox360 or Playstation 3 console It can also be used for updating the firmware of your Kitty board Since most folks will be using the dedicated USB cable that came with their stick making an RJ45 gt USB cable is entirely optional USB 1s one of the few console cables available that you can rely on the coloring of the wires to guide you Use the following guide to learn which color wire goes into which RJ45 pin Wire Color Purpose RJ45 Pin Number Black Ground i White D 5 Green D 6 Red VCC 8 The same button mappings for Playstation 3 use are used when on a computer so remapping one will also remap the other The computer button number is the number that lights up in the Game Controllers applet of the control panel with that button 1s pressed the same numbers are used for the controller setup of most computer games Remappin
14. tinghe ae save as type Hex files hex Once your custom firmware has been saved follow the Updating your Firmware directions to flash your Kitty with the custom firmware Just make sure to select your saved firmware after pressing Update Firmware On The Fly Button Remapping All of the consoles natively supported by the Kitty have the ability to remap the buttons however you would like Please note the Xbox360 is NOT a natively supported console the Xbox360 buttons are NOT able to be remapped Each of the different supported consoles stores its button configuration separately so that changing the button mapping for say the NES console has no effect on the button mappings for PC PS3 console You re only able to change the button mappings for the console you re connected to Please take a moment to verify that the stick and buttons work on the console before trying to remap them Next write down or print out the small chart at the bottom of that console s page later in this guide You will need the chart showing the mapping number and button for that console like this one for the Sega Saturn Remapping Saturn Button number l X 2 A 3 xX 4 B 5 Z 6 C 7 L 8 R To enter the remapping mode hold down the Guide and Turbo for a full 45 seconds You ll notice that your directional stick will no longer register on the console nor on the LEDs surrounding the Guide button That s
15. y on PC PS3 and Xbox360 just fine using the USB cord that is built into your arcade stick and ignore the RJ45 jack entirely However 1f you want to play on the older non USB based consoles that the Kitty Supports you must use the RJ45 jack and make a console cord for the systems you want to play on Each console uses a different connector for plugging into that console The Kitty board knows how to talk to these consoles but you still need to make a cable so your stick can plug into the console Each console cord has different numbers or wires and types of connectors This section will attempt to show you how to properly crimp an RJ45 end onto each of the different supported console extension cords You will require a controller cord either from a sacrificed controller or from a controller extension cord for that system In addition to the cord itself you will also need an RJ45 crimp end along with a crimping tool Both of these are available at most quality computer stores These are the exact same ends and tools needed for crimping Ethernet networking cables It is also recommended that you have a sharp hobby knife for removing insulation and a boot cover to help make everything look clean Making an RJ45 cable Use the cable guide in the following pages to determine which wire of your console cable should go to which pin on the RJ45 end This step will show you how to properly crimp an RJ45 end using a USB console cable Each console
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