Controller spiltter possible?

[Coleco]

Would it be possible to create a simple splitter that allowed continued access to the stock FB9 controller's on-stick buttons while using a "real" joystick or a Retron pad or something similar?

[fluxit]

Yes.

[ft55555]

On 4/29/2020 at 8:03 AM, Coleco said:

Would it be possible to create a simple splitter that allowed continued access to the stock FB9 controller's on-stick buttons while using a "real" joystick or a Retron pad or something similar?

This might work:

 

https://www.amazon.com/QVS-CC317Y-Serial-Splitter-Db-9/dp/B005XGOPF2/ref=mp_s_a_1_7?dchild=1&keywords=9+pin+splitter&qid=1589140393&sr=8-7

 

 

[boggis the cat]

On 5/11/2020 at 7:55 AM, ft55555 said:

This might work:

 

https://www.amazon.com/QVS-CC317Y-Serial-Splitter-Db-9/dp/B005XGOPF2/ref=mp_s_a_1_7?dchild=1&keywords=9+pin+splitter&qid=1589140393&sr=8-7

Unlikely to.  Serial comms typically use only four pins, and they save a couple of cents by not wiring up unused pins.

 

You could buy two joystick extension leads then splice them together.

[ft55555]

On 5/14/2020 at 7:06 AM, boggis the cat said:

Unlikely to.  Serial comms typically use only four pins, and they save a couple of cents by not wiring up unused pins.

 

You could buy two joystick extension leads then splice them together.

I bought this adapter to try out:

 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005XGOPF2/ref=cm_sw_r_em_apa_i_IgJ7EbD0TP109

 

It works great, indicating all 9 pins are wired from end-to-end. I have both a joystick and a pair of paddles connected to the left port leaving the right port free for another pair of paddles.