How to use old Amiga joysticks in PC

paulo_becas · 02 February 2010, 17:53

This is my experience on how i made my old amiga joysticks work with my PC to use with WinUAE.
First of all i needed a cable, a 4-Player Parallel Adapter for amiga that can also be used ina PC with a Parallel Port. For that i used this (PDF) schematics, a soldering iron, two DB 9 connectors and one DB25 connector or you can purchase it from a few online stores.
To make them work on a pc you need a driver and The PPJOY driver works great, you can download it for free in is website at http://ppjoy.bossstation.dnsalias.org/, it has good installing instructions and it works like a charm.
With this you can connect 2 joysticks to your pc to use with WinUAE or whatever game you want.

That´s it.

Jonathan Drain · 02 February 2010, 21:24

Clever. Amigakit sells one for £6.99. As a bonus you can use it on a real Amiga to play four or six player Sneech.

paulo_becas · 04 February 2010, 17:42

The total cost of the cable i made was about £3 plus the work of building it.
I took about 10 Minutes building one, i've already made a few for my brother and to use in my amigas as well

Matt020 · 02 March 2010, 05:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by paulo_becas

This is my experience on how i made my old amiga joysticks work with my PC to use with WinUAE.
First of all i needed a cable, a 4-Player Parallel Adapter for amiga that can also be used ina PC with a Parallel Port. For that i used this (PDF) schematics, a soldering iron, two DB 9 connectors and one DB25 connector or you can purchase it from a few online stores.
To make them work on a pc you need a driver and The PPJOY driver works great, you can download it for free in is website at http://ppjoy.bossstation.dnsalias.org/, it has good installing instructions and it works like a charm.
With this you can connect 2 joysticks to your pc to use with WinUAE or whatever game you want.

That´s it.

uh oh. the link takes me to a site, which has a further link for the download. that further link is dead.

have you got the drivers already, and can they be uploaded here perhaps?

cheers,
matt.

seuden · 02 March 2010, 08:42

http://ppjoy.bossstation.dnsalias.org/PPJoySetup.zip

Link isn't dead here.

paulo_becas · 02 March 2010, 15:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt020

uh oh. the link takes me to a site, which has a further link for the download. that further link is dead.

have you got the drivers already, and can they be uploaded here perhaps?

cheers,
matt.

If you have trouble finding it i could send it by e-mail.
If you have any trouble doing this say something and i'll post a few pictures for your info.

Matt020 · 18 March 2010, 12:53

could you please post some pics

dirkies · 18 March 2010, 13:21

my mainboard as most newer ones do not have parallel ports anymore, but the USB alternative (the "Retro Adapter") is way too expensive (25 quid!!). And can anyone comment on the lag of the joystick when used on a PC?

paulo_becas · 22 March 2010, 12:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt020

could you please post some pics

I just found this on the web, this can help.
I'll take a picture to one of the cables i made and post it in soon.

Supamax · 22 March 2010, 13:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by paulo_becas

First of all i needed a cable, a 4-Player Parallel Adapter for amiga that can also be used ina PC with a Parallel Port.
[...]
To make them work on a pc you need a driver and The PPJOY driver works great

I wonder: will this adapter work in conjunction with those cheap USB-LPT converters from China (they can be found on eBay)? If so, are there latency issues?

Jope · 22 March 2010, 13:25

Won't work.

23 March 2010, 16:26

I want to go the other way. I want to use the CH Mach III joystick I have for my retro PC gaming on my Amiga. I see one adapter on ebay, but I don't really know anything about it.

paulo_becas · 31 March 2010, 17:22

I've finished a quick guide for creating the cable and installing the PPJOY driver in PC.
Sorry for the bad english, it was made in a hurry.
When i have more time i'll clean it up.
You can download it from here.
Hope this helps

I can send the guide in word format to whoever wants to modify and improve it.

Matt020 · 08 April 2010, 15:51

Are the ground and 5v+ lines connected? The above diagram labels them, but doesnt show a connection...?

paulo_becas · 09 April 2010, 17:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt020

Are the ground and 5v+ lines connected? The above diagram labels them, but doesnt show a connection...?

Just use the table in the document i made to wire the cable Click here, I found that schematics in the web.
You don't need to wire the 5v pin. You should wire the ground pin just in case. Use pin 18 and 19 in the DB25 plug and connect each of them to pin 8 in both DB9 plug. Pin 18 to Joy 1 and Pin 19 to Joy 2

02 February 2010, 17:53	#1
paulo_becas Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Porto, Portugal Posts: 464	How to use old Amiga joysticks in PC This is my experience on how i made my old amiga joysticks work with my PC to use with WinUAE. First of all i needed a cable, a 4-Player Parallel Adapter for amiga that can also be used ina PC with a Parallel Port. For that i used this (PDF) schematics, a soldering iron, two DB 9 connectors and one DB25 connector or you can purchase it from a few online stores. To make them work on a pc you need a driver and The PPJOY driver works great, you can download it for free in is website at http://ppjoy.bossstation.dnsalias.org/, it has good installing instructions and it works like a charm. With this you can connect 2 joysticks to your pc to use with WinUAE or whatever game you want. That´s it.

31 March 2010, 17:22	#13
paulo_becas Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Porto, Portugal Posts: 464	Instructions Guide I've finished a quick guide for creating the cable and installing the PPJOY driver in PC. Sorry for the bad english, it was made in a hurry. When i have more time i'll clean it up. You can download it from here. Hope this helps I can send the guide in word format to whoever wants to modify and improve it.

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seuden uber cool demi god Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent/England Posts: 2,073	http://ppjoy.bossstation.dnsalias.org/PPJoySetup.zip Link isn't dead here.

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Matt020 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: West Australia Age: 47 Posts: 210	could you please post some pics

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dirkies Zone Friend Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Belgium Age: 51 Posts: 1,296	my mainboard as most newer ones do not have parallel ports anymore, but the USB alternative (the "Retro Adapter") is way too expensive (25 quid!!). And can anyone comment on the lag of the joystick when used on a PC?

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23 March 2010, 16:26	#12
abbub Posts: n/a	I want to go the other way. I want to use the CH Mach III joystick I have for my retro PC gaming on my Amiga. I see one adapter on ebay, but I don't really know anything about it.

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Matt020 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: West Australia Age: 47 Posts: 210	Are the ground and 5v+ lines connected? The above diagram labels them, but doesnt show a connection...?

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