The CHAD Pad

Inspiration

To find an affordable alternative for producing controllers that can be used for educational, personal, and practical purposes.

What it does

The CHAD Pad is a flexible, cardboard controller with USB output and is compatible with any PC interface, and has a modular framework.

How we built it

We used a Teensy LC board compatible with Arduino; analog switches; and digital buttons. Its body is made of cardboard and a wood base plate.

Challenges we ran into

The programmers had to learn how to work with Arduino, the first attempt at soldering the buttons to the Teensy was done incorrectly, and at one tragic point, the Teensy board stopped working.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

The fact that we managed to make the body primarily out of cardboard was quite astonishing to us. We were also able to add all the buttons we wanted.

What we learned

As a team, we gained exposure to C++, soldering, and electrical circuitry.

What's next for The CHAD Pad

We plan to advance towards console compatibility. It's already perfect.

Built With

• analog-sticks
• buttons
• coded-with-arduino
• teensylc-board