zzarko Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Hi all, I'm in the process of expanding my old joystick tester ( https://bitbucket.org/zzarko/joysticktester ), and for now I have the support for the following: DB9 joysticks/joypads: Atari 8bit/Commodore , Atari 7800, Amstrad CPC, MSX, Amiga CD32, ZX Spectrum+2/3, Sega Master, Sega Genesis, Vectrex, Ti 99/4a, Odyssey2, Tomy Tutor, Sharp X68000, FM Towns, ColecoVision, Apple IIC (last five are untested as I do not have any of those joysticks, the code is based on the pinout descriptions I have found) DB9 mice/paddle: Atari/Commodore Paddle, Amiga Mouse, Atari ST Mouse DB15 joysticks: PC Gameport, BBC B DIN joysticks (DIN6 connector): Videopac G7400, Dragon 32/64, Tandy CoCo I was planning to add support for MSX mouse and trackball, but I'm currently having some electrical issues with that (hope to be solved). I have also thought about adding Amstrad CPC plus analog joystick (DB15), but for its pinout I do not have any more room on Arduino. Here is current prototype in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZIBZkaZvH8 Anyhow, what I wanted to ask is does somebody here knows any other DB9 or DIN6 joystick with different pinout than those I have already implemented? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 (edited) DE9: Fairchild Channel F (most have hardwired controllers, but some have detachable) DB15: Atari 5200 ? Those are off the top of my head. I also think some Soundic SD050/SD070 have DIN connectors, but perhaps not 6-pin. Edited December 10, 2020 by carlsson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DistantStar001 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 The Intellivision II has DB9s as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 TI-99/4A has a DE-9 joystick port which is shared between two joysticks and wired essentially backward from Atari-compatible ports with diodes protecting signals between the two units. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzarko Posted December 11, 2020 Author Share Posted December 11, 2020 @carlsson Didn't know about Fairchild, thanks! As for Atari 5200, I have already looked at that one, but as I have female DB15 for connecting PC/BBC joysticks, it won't work, and adding another connector just for that one isn't feasible for me. I couldn't find Soundic SD050 pinout for now. @DistantStar001 I have considered Intellivision II (and Aquarius), but as I'm on about 90% of used program memory on Arduino, I'm not sure fro now. I have a non-working Intellivision console, but I think that the controllers are not detachable, so not suitable for testing the code. @OLD CS1 I have already implemented TI99, testing works for both joysticks. Meanwhile I have also found 3DO, but that one I cannot implement and test the code without actually having one. I have tried to just write the code for Sega Genesis and Amiga CD32 based on specifications, but that didn't work, having the real hardware was essential for making it work. And thank you all for answers! If someone knows more, please tell... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oracle_jedi Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 The Sord M5 uses a 6-pin DIN connector, but it seems to differ from the one used on the CoCo/Dragon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 17 minutes ago, zzarko said: @OLD CS1 I have already implemented TI99, testing works for both joysticks. Heh. Breezed right over that in your list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzarko Posted December 11, 2020 Author Share Posted December 11, 2020 10 hours ago, OLD CS1 said: Heh. Breezed right over that in your list. Do not worry, it is a rather large list :) I have looked at Sord M5, it uses mini DIN. There are several joysticks with mini DIN (Commodore Plus/4 for example), but I have found that they all use different mechanically incompatible pinouts, so I cannot use one mini DIN and cover all of them. For that reason I have excluded mini DIN for now. There is another DIN pinout with smaller spacing between the pins (incompatible with DIN6), mostly used by Russian ZX clones. I'm still considering should I include that one too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 (edited) Yeah, I forgot about the Sord despite I've converted some joypads for it. Edited December 11, 2020 by carlsson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendawg Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 On 12/10/2020 at 4:18 PM, carlsson said: DB15: Atari 5200 ? Also Neo Geo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 On 12/11/2020 at 6:35 AM, zzarko said: I couldn't find Soundic SD050 pinout for now. I realized that I meant SD-070. See this eBay auction for some pics. However these controllers use 7-pin 270 degree DIN so it wouldn't fit your device anyway. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CONSOLE-HANIMEX-SD-070-PROGRAMMABLE-HOME-VIDEO-GAME-PAL-/254268253878 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzarko Posted December 15, 2020 Author Share Posted December 15, 2020 Thanks to dendawg and carlsson for Neo Geo and SD-070 hints! I'll see if I can incorporate them into my design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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