Amiga joystick on PC

[scaf]

I found on the net many ways to connect some PC Joysticks on the Amiga.

I recently bought an "Ultimate Superstick" Joystick for my amiga.
Is there a way to connect it to my PC? (USB ? Midi port ?)

[Jope]

Get a cheap USB joypad and add a DB9 connector to that. :-)

[scaf]

i don't want to connect a PC joystick on the amiga (USB to DB9)
i want to connect an Amiga joystick to the PC (DB9 to USB or DB9 to Midi)

This joystick is 2 buttons arcade-style. That's why i'd like to try it on the PC.

[amigarobbo]

catweasel do for you?

http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/...roducts_id=206

[Jope]

Originally Posted by scaf

i don't want to connect a PC joystick on the amiga (USB to DB9)
i want to connect an Amiga joystick to the PC (DB9 to USB or DB9 to Midi)

That is exactly what I meant. Add a DB9 connector to the PC joypad in order to plug your Amiga joystick into the joypad and have the joypad's USB chip translate the signals to USB data.

[scaf]

Originally Posted by Jope

That is exactly what I meant. Add a DB9 connector to the PC joypad in order to plug your Amiga joystick into the joypad and have the joypad's USB chip translate the signals to USB data.

Er... I understand what you mean, but i don't really see how to do it. Where does everything should fit ?

The USB Joypad has a male connector, the DB9 Joystick has a male connector, the PC has a female USB connector. The adapter should then have a female DB9, a female USB and a male USB ?

Well.... The CW MK4 should be a solution. There seems to exist some good linux drivers...

[Frog]

You can try PPjoy http://www.geocities.com/deonvdw/PPJoy.htm

Unfortunately it's not support by WinFellow

[Sune Salminen]

Originally Posted by scaf

Er... I understand what you mean, but i don't really see how to do it. Where does everythong should fit ?

Cut the plug off of the cable of your Amiga joystick and solder the wires to the button contacts inside the USB gamepad.

Maybe you can find a shitty USB pad in a thrift store.

If you don't want to cut the plug off, make an adapter.

[Jope]

Originally Posted by Sune Salminen

Cut the plug off of the cable of your Amiga joystick and solder the wires to the button contacts inside the USB gamepad.

Maybe you can find a shitty USB pad in a thrift store.

If you don't want to cut the plug off, make an adapter.

Nooo, don't cut anything off the joystick..

In my opinion the joypad can be cut and mutilated any way you like, but the Amiga joystick must remain good. :-)

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Basically what is needed to do this mod is a male DB9 connector and a length of 6 or 7 wire cable.

You open up the joypad, check out the contacts for up down left right and firebutton 1.

Using a multimeter you measure which side of the contacts is common. If there is no common, then it's better to use a different joypad.. :-( What this means is that every direction + fire button has two contacts beneath it. One for the actual direction / fire signal and one that is common (usually GND) and goes to the other contact in each direction / fire.

Now just connect the common contact to gnd on the DB9 and then connect the directions to each of the direction pins and fire 1 to the fire 1 pin on the DB9.

Cut out a hole for the cable to come out of the joypad's case and put it all back together.

Finally: another page which explains what I wrote using more words and pictures:

http://www.ktverkko.fi/~msmakela/ele.../index.en.html

[scaf]

Originally Posted by Jope

Nooo, don't cut anything off the joystick..

In my opinion the joypad can be cut and mutilated any way you like, but the Amiga joystick must remain good. :-)

I agree; i won't cut anything. it's an arcade-style joystick : very precious to me
Like this one, but black : http://www.thelogbook.com/wishlist/pict1919.jpg

http://www.ktverkko.fi/~msmakela/ele.../index.en.html

It's exactly what I needed. My joystick is Atari-compatible
thanks.

There will be a lot of work, as i'm not an expert in electronics, but i can solder