Posted Fri Apr 6, 2018 8:34 PM
Posted Fri Apr 6, 2018 11:25 PM
Are there step by step instructions anywhere on how to assemble this controller kit?
I am working on a instruction manual, i'll have that out very soon.
Posted Sun Apr 8, 2018 7:36 PM
Are there step by step instructions anywhere on how to assemble this controller kit?
Atari 7800 Controller Assembly Instructions.pdf 8.43MB
54 downloads
Here ya go! This is the process I use to assemble these controllers.
Edited by DanthWader, Sun Apr 8, 2018 7:36 PM.
Posted Mon Apr 9, 2018 5:39 AM
Atari 7800 Controller Assembly Instructions.pdf
Here ya go! This is the process I use to assemble these controllers.
The step-by-step written instructions alone would have been great. The picture captures you've included are awesome, very clear, and in abundance.
Thank you for creating and sharing that with the community.
Posted Tue Apr 10, 2018 5:48 PM
The step-by-step written instructions alone would have been great. The picture captures you've included are awesome, very clear, and in abundance.
Thank you for creating and sharing that with the community.
Thanks for the kind words! I wanted to be thorough but I may have "over-explained" a few things.
Posted Tue Apr 10, 2018 7:48 PM
Thanks for the kind words! I wanted to be thorough but I may have "over-explained" a few things.
Posted Wed Apr 11, 2018 1:06 AM
Edited by john_q_atari, Wed Apr 11, 2018 1:08 AM.
Posted Sat Apr 14, 2018 7:21 PM
Just assembled my kit but it's not working right. There's no response from the d-pad, and and the only game that does anything when I hit a button is Xevious, but once I've hit the buttons they just keep firing even after I release them.
I checked continuity on the wires before soldering, and then again after I found that it wasn't working. I even checked continuity from the plug to the button pads on the front of the pcb to see which wire was going to which pad and these are the results I get:
db9 - wire - button pad
1 - blue - up
2 - yellow - down
3 - brown - left
4 - white - right
5 - red - B
6 - green - A and B
7 - orange - no response from any of the button pads
8 - grey - start and select
9 - black - A
Posted Sun Apr 15, 2018 8:33 AM
jjh76 - I assume other controllers are working properly?
Posted Sun Apr 15, 2018 8:42 AM
Yes, I've got one 7800 and several different 2600 joysticks and all work fine.
Posted Sun Apr 15, 2018 3:29 PM
Ok, I've figured out what happened. When checking what wire went to what pin I used the numbering from the pinout diagram in the pdf instructions, but that diagram shows it from the console side, not from the end of the plug, so I ended up with the wires in the wrong order. I switched the wires around and now it works.
http://wiki.icomp.de/wiki/DB9-Joystick
Posted Mon Apr 16, 2018 7:28 PM
Ok, I've figured out what happened. When checking what wire went to what pin I used the numbering from the pinout diagram in the pdf instructions, but that diagram shows it from the console side, not from the end of the plug, so I ended up with the wires in the wrong order. I switched the wires around and now it works.
Oh no! I need to fix that in the diagram!
Posted Mon Apr 16, 2018 7:32 PM
Okay here is an updated instruction set with the correct pinout for the DB9 cable!!!
Do not use the one above!
Posted Mon Apr 16, 2018 7:44 PM
Just assembled my kit but it's not working right. There's no response from the d-pad, and and the only game that does anything when I hit a button is Xevious, but once I've hit the buttons they just keep firing even after I release them.
I checked continuity on the wires before soldering, and then again after I found that it wasn't working. I even checked continuity from the plug to the button pads on the front of the pcb to see which wire was going to which pad and these are the results I get:
db9 - wire - button pad
1 - blue - up
2 - yellow - down
3 - brown - left
4 - white - right
5 - red - B
6 - green - A and B
7 - orange - no response from any of the button pads
8 - grey - start and select
9 - black - A
This is what I got as well on the other cables. Used my instructions as reference too
Here are the updated ones once again
Posted Mon Apr 16, 2018 8:04 PM
My 7800 controller solution... Needs a new Kanob.
Edited by Zonie, Mon Apr 16, 2018 8:04 PM.
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