Schematic Guts Of A PlayStation Move Controller

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This is the PlayStation Move, Sony’s motion controller for the PlayStation 3.

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This is what’s inside, according to a schematic drawing from a patent filed by Sony Computer Entertainment America. The accelerometer tracks motion. The gyroscope detects orientation. The magnetometer measures the direction and strength of nearby magnetic fields.

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And here’s a diagram of the circuit board.

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