Phone Controller

This is a phone controller design inspired by the Nintendo 3DS. We created this controller because we wanted to make a cheap and pocketable phone controller while learning a lot of new stuff in the process! You can view and download the 3D model on our Onshape.

On this github, you will find the pcb source files & gerbers, the code that needs to be loaded on the controller and a BOM.

Once built, to use this controller, you can just clamp your phone on it, turn the power on with the switch and connect to it via bluetooth. Despite being very thin, this controller includes all the features of a full-size controller :

• 11 buttons with silent mechanical switches
• A D-pad
• 2 dual-axis joysticks
• 2 analog Hall effect triggers or 2 mechanical switches triggers The 4 buttons on the back of the controller are the sticks buttons and the bumpers.

Every file of this repository and the Onshape project are licensied under the GPL v3 license, see LICENSE for details.

Screenshots

BOM

Type	Name	Description	Qtt needed	Link
Sticks	New 3DS XL Sticks	Nintendo new 3DS XL joysticks	2	2: https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Analog-Joystick-for-New-3DS-XL_1600274819879.html ; https://fr.aliexpress.com/item/1005006359586643.html + https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Thumb-Stick-for-3DS-3DS-XL_1601603454755.html?spm=a2700.prosearch.normal_offer.d_image.439067af8KJ20J&priceId=0518491792cb4dbdbbd4ce53df52cdd5
Screws	M1.4	Nintendo 3DS joystick screws (8mm Long x 1.5mm x 2.5mm)	4	https://fr.aliexpress.com/item/1005002364189187.html
	M2	4mm countersunk screws (for closing the back panel)	9	https://fr.aliexpress.com/item/1005008709978631.html
	M2.5	5mm round/dome screws (max head height: 1.8mm) to fix the PCB	5	https://fr.aliexpress.com/item/1005008709978631.html
Buttons	SS-12D00	SS-12D00 2mm shaft slide switch (power)	1	https://fr.aliexpress.com/item/1005008489387043.html
	Buttons	6x6x3.5mm 2 pins (silent) mouse switches (ex: HUANO Mute Button 6 × 6 × 3.5mm; Kailh Mini 6.2mm Silent Micro Switches)	11	https://fr.aliexpress.com/item/1005005681410178.html
	SKRWADE030	SKRWADE030 tactile buttons	4	https://fr.aliexpress.com/item/4001125555481.html
Triggers	SS49E	SS49E Hall effect sensors	2	https://fr.aliexpress.com/item/1005006001710265.html
	Magnets	round 5x2mm magnets	2	https://fr.aliexpress.com/item/1005010155029417.html
	Springs	springs (15×4mm)	2	https://fr.aliexpress.com/item/1005005402501364.html
Electronic	603030	603030 LiPo battery (30 × 30 × 6mm)	1	https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Lipo-603030-3-7V-600mAh-Rechargeable_1601168807381.html ; https://fr.aliexpress.com/item/1005007958724149.html
	Resistors	10kΩ resistor (0805)	4	https://fr.aliexpress.com/item/1005006144658512.html
		200 kΩ resistors (0805)	2	https://fr.aliexpress.com/item/1005008666573344.html
	BAT54C	BAT54C diodes	8	https://fr.aliexpress.com/item/1005006228736157.html
	Seeed studio	Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32-S3 Plus and an antenna	1	https://www.seeedstudio.com/Seeed-Studio-XIAO-ESP32S3-Plus-p-6361.html ; https://fr.aliexpress.com/item/1005008329745247.html
	100 nF 0805	100 nF capacitor (0805)	1	https://fr.aliexpress.com/item/1005006142309480.html
	PCB	The PCB	1	https://cart.jlcpcb.com/fr/quote?stencilLayer=2&stencilWidth=100&stencilLength=100&stencilCounts=5&plateType=1&spm=Jlcpcb.Homepage.1010
Plastic	3D printer filament	in grams, full estimation to check	300