Hacking the Xbox

Appendix F - Xbox Hardware Reference 261
The Xbox game controller features two expansion slots for memory
cards, microphones and other peripherals. These slots also provide a
USB-compliant interface. The game controller contains a USB hub (an
Atmel AT43USB401 hub chip) that repeats the incoming USB signal to
the expansion slots. The pinout of the expansion connector is illustrated
in Figure F-4.
+5V GND
USB
Data -
USB
Data +
Video
Sync
Figure F-4: Game controller expansion slot pinout, as viewed looking into the game
controller slot with the buttons facing up.
Ethernet Connector Pinout
The Ethernet port on the Xbox is a standard 10/100 base-TX twisted pair
RJ-45 connector. The pinouts and colors of Table F-4 are based on the
EIA/TIA 568B standard. Figure F-5 illustrates the pin numbering of
the connector.
Pin Description Wire Color
1 Transmit + Orange stripe
2 Transmit - Orange
3 Receive + Green stripe
4 Not connected Blue
5 Not connected Blue stripe
6 Receive - Green
7 Not connected Brown stripe
8 Not connected Brown
Table F-4: Ethernet 10/100 RJ-45 pinout.
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Figure F-5: Pinout of the Xbox ethernet connector, seen looking from the
outside toward the back panel of the Xbox.
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