--- title: DIY Steam Controller Puck Offers Xbox, Switch,... description: The OpenPuck project lets you build a DIY wireless receiver puck for the new Valve Steam Controller using the affordable Pro Micro NRF52840 board. The creator... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/diy-steam-controller-puck-offers-xbox-switch-playstation-emulation-modes-fjurgo2xw twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: DIY Steam Controller Puck Offers Xbox, Switch, PlayStation Emulation Modes | daily.dev og:description: The OpenPuck project lets you build a DIY wireless receiver puck for the new Valve Steam Controller using the affordable Pro Micro NRF52840 board. The creator... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/diy-steam-controller-puck-offers-xbox-switch-playstation-emulation-modes-fjurgo2xw og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/fjurgO2XW.png og:image:alt: DIY Steam Controller Puck Offers Xbox, Switch, PlayStation Emulation Modes og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # DIY Steam Controller Puck Offers Xbox, Switch, PlayStation Emulation Modes **[Hackaday](https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The OpenPuck project lets you build a DIY wireless receiver puck for the new Valve Steam Controller using the affordable Pro Micro NRF52840 board. The creator reverse-engineered and documented the Steam Controller's wireless protocol, enabling the DIY puck to pair with the controller just like the official one. A key advantage over the factory puck is support for Xbox, Switch, and PlayStation controller emulation modes, making the Steam Controller usable outside of Steam. Charging is handled separately via USB-C, so the lack of charging in OpenPuck is not a blocker. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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