Adapting the kit for the PS2?

[a-hurst]

Hi there,

First of all, thanks so much for the time and effort you've invested into making an affordable, high-quality, and open-source component cable option for the OG Xbox! I've been using the same cheap eBay cable for years and am looking forward to an upgrade.

As you might be aware, finding a reasonably-priced set of component cables for the PS2 has also been getting pretty challenging. Some people have taken to the old Xbox method of splicing the PS2 A/V connector with a set of X360 component cables, but I'm curious as to whether your general approach with the XOSVP (A/V connector to VGA cable + proper setup with video amp/filters on a connected board) could be easily adapted to the PS2 as well. Looking at the A/V pinout vs the Xbox, the main differences are:

• No optical audio (consoles have a dedicated TOSLINK out port already)
• One single ground for Y/Pb/Pr instead of separate ones
• No "DC Return" pin (not actually sure what this is)

The pinout I found is here:

The first difference would likely make things easier, but would the other two prevent any part of the XOSVP setup from working correctly? If there aren't any obvious problems, I might order an extra kit and a PS2 A/V connector and try modifying it to see if it works. Thanks in advance!

[tbejos]

• For optical audio I would probably connect this to ground just to be safe but would likely be okay if left unconnected
• The separate grounds for Y/Pb/Pr are all connected to the same ground on the PCB and not kept separate so you should be good to just connect the Video ground to one of those and leave the others disconnected.
• Based on the schematic it appears that DC Return is just connected to ground on the PCB, as such it should be fine to not include it in an adapted PS2 cable

Based on all of this it definitely seems possible. I ordered some components and PCBs and will likely attempt this sometime in the next month or two and can update after I do so.