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I do not know anything about what you want to connect, but from what little I looked at things in the internet, this is how I'd do it: You'd use an Arduino Pro Mini and you'd wire it to a 15-pin connector for your flight stick. Then for the output, you have to use two optoisolators (LVT-846) to keep the circuit isolated from the console, and have the 9-pin cable wired to the optoisolators. You need to add some resistors to the Arduino output pins going to the isolators - one resistor per Arduino output, and the size is dependent on if you use a 5v Pro Mini or a 3.3v Pro Mini. If you use a 5v Pro Mini, then using 200-ohm resistors is needed. If you use a 3.3v Pro Mini, then using 100-ohm resistors is needed. You can power the Arduino using the microUSB port using a phone charger wall adapter, or you can wire to the RAW/GND pins and you can use a power wall wart up to 12v DC. This shows an Intv2 cable connection. Now you just need to learn to write the Arduino code. There are plenty of samples on the internet for using thumbsticks on an arduino. Then you just need to write the code to handle the XY mapping to the 16-directions and the button presses, and the appropriate outputs to the console.

Please look at your thread.

I am sure it's possible, but I know nothing about the items that you want to connect. Again, this thread is about my development of the IntelliGamepad and any other topics are beyond the scope of this thread. You have already started your own thread with your requests. If someone can help you, then they can reply to that thread. Please stay on topic for this thread.

it is 16-way. it is taking an analog thumbstick and it goes into an Arduino Pro Mini (really just the Atmega 328P chip itself) that is running a program that is doing the mapping from the thumbstick, and it is looking for the button presses for the buttons that are on the controller. The Arduino has 9 outputs that are going to the Intellivision. You can see that all in the second picture of the first post.

Thanks for your post. This thread is to discuss the development of my hack of the Sega 3-button gamepad/controller and make a thumbstick compatible controller for the Intellivision. Anything else is beyond the scope of this thread and my project.

Even though I am not currently working on this project - i will complete my work on the IntelliStick, first - I have been thinking about this issue recently. so I have printed this: It fits right nicely into the case: Fully installed:

If your console is connected to your computer via a video capture card, then you aren't really playing on your computer. The console is doing all the work, and your joysticks are connected to the console - not the computer. So you are not "playing on your computer" per sec... The video capture card will either allow you to see the video on your computer, so it bypasses the TV, or you can use the video capture card to stream and/or record videos. But in both cases you are still playing on your console, it is just displayed on your computer.

@intvdave can help out, plus the correct hackfile is posted on his website at the bottom of this page: Ultimate PC Interface for Classic Consoles (intellivision.us)

These are used for mapping a controller, gamepad, keyboard, whatnot, into the emulator. You have a controller that you want to use with the emulator, then you need a hackfile to map it out for the emulator will know what to do with those inputs. If you post more info about your what you are using, then we can offer some help with the needed hackfile.

But it's not. By whom? So far it's just you.

The dpad issue fix has been redesigned on paper. I am still traveling, but i may be able to do a functional test this week - but no promises. I have no fears about it not working, but testing is always reassuring. Even if the testing is successful, i will not be able to rewire my prototype board until early May when I'll actually be home. Once the prototype rewired board works, then I need to redo the schematic and re-layout the board in KiCAD.

here's a video showing the thumbstick and side buttons all in action together sample2.mp4

It'll still be a couple of weeks before i am home long enough to work on the dpad rewiring, but I think the thumbstick is working good. I've counted all 16 directions. The buttons are working, too: Upper (1), Lower Left (2), Lower Right (3), Enter (20), Clear (18), Pause (9+17) oversample test.mp4

at that point, you can just as easily press a keypad and save your thumbs!