arduino snes controller 1

/*
            (latch)
 _______________|___________________________
|  5v  clock strobe data |              GND  \
| ( )   ( )   ( )   ( )  |  ( )   ( )   ( )  )
|________________________|__________________/



wire colors for knockoff pelican controller cable:
5v..............black
ground..........brown
clock...........blue
strobe/latch....white
data............green

*/
/* define the pin numbers */
  #define SNSDATA  2
  #define SNSLATCH 7
  #define SNSCLOCK 8

// the setup function runs once when you press reset or power the board
  //shift register needs to send 16 bits, so two bytes
  int byte1;
  int byte2;

  int getReady;

void setup() {
  pinMode(SNSDATA, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(SNSLATCH, INPUT);
  pinMode(SNSCLOCK, INPUT);
  //status LED
  pinMode(13,OUTPUT);
  //the controller bits. they are 0x1 when HIGH, and when HIGH are paradoxically turned off.
  //THIS IS TOTALLY INEFFICIENT/BAD HOW I DID THIS, I THINK.

  digitalWrite(SNSDATA,HIGH); //set all controls to not pressed before beginning
}

void loop(){
  if(digitalRead(SNSLATCH)==HIGH){
    getReady=1;
  }
  while(getReady==1){
    if(digitalRead(SNSLATCH)==LOW){
      //start doing stuff
      //
  }

}


  /*
byte1:
  bits:

  0  b
  1  y
  2  select
  3  start
  4  up
  5  down
  6  left
  7  right


byte2:
  bits:

  0  a
  1  x
  2  l
  3  r
  4  ?
  5  ?
  6  ?
  7  ?
  */