joystick paddle plug

[Skatepunk60]

Does it annoy the hell out of you switching back and forth from joysticks to paddles? ME TOO so i came up with a schematic for a switch.

plug

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on/off on/off

switch switch

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connector connector

JOYSTICK PADDLE

 

its rough but i think i can make one with an extra system and joystick

[Skatepunk60]

it came out wrong it got squished ill try to make another

[Atari-Jess]

you do that.

[Skatepunk60]

Email me if you wanna see it because i cant put it on here its in paint

[Genki]

Actually it's simpler to make one. The paddle uses up (#1) and down (#2) as the fire buttons. You could wire both joysticks and paddle straight through and have a DPDT switch to isolate pin 1 and 2 of the controller ports. Or just have both wired in w/o the switch.

[Lady Jaye]

Or you could always use a Coleco Gemini joystick, if you can find one. They're not the best joystick out there, but there is a paddle integrated on the controller, aside from the joystick.

[Ze_ro]

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Originally posted by Phoenix:

Or you could always use a Coleco Gemini joystick, if you can find one. They're not the best joystick out there, but there is a paddle integrated on the controller, aside from the joystick.

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Only problem with this is that you'll only get one paddle per port... games like Warlords or Street Racer you'll still need a set of normal paddles for if you want multiplayer.

 

--Zero

[Scott Stilphen]

Just make a Y-adapter

[Skatepunk60]

thats what im goin for but with a switch

[Scott Stilphen]

I'm not following the reason for the switch. If you make a 'Y' adapter, you'll have both a joystick and a set of paddles plugged into the same port, and both will work, depending on what game you're playing.

[Skatepunk60]

That wound work would it one needs to be turned off so it dont interfere with the other one

[Genki]

Interfere? What are you using, Dreamcast controller??

 

All the switches in Joystick are normally open so unless any of them are pressed the joystick sends nothing to the console.

 

Paddle's fire button are also normally open contacts. And the 2 pots are connected to it's own line so the paddle won't interfere with any joysticks.

 

The only problem with a straight through Y adapter is if you played Astrosmash as it's probably the only game that can use either controllers.

[Skatepunk60]

See i just think it would be better with the switch

[Genki]

Then you must like Astrosmash. In this case all you'd need is a DPDT switch to toggle pin 1 and 2. Pin 1 and 2 are used for paddle fire 1 and 2 respectively. And the same pin 1 and 2 are used for up and down on joystick.

 

Everything else can be straight though and not have any problem at all. But if you want to throw in a number pad then you may be asking for too much.

[Skatepunk60]

Actully its left/right for the buttons (just a little friendly criticizm) but i would like the switch to disconnect the circuit itself to turn that joystick padlle whatever off i wanna make a unit that you can use driving paddles keypads touchpads and controller just plug the two u use the most and flip the switch over to that side YA STILL WITH ME?

[Genki]

Ok for an universal Y adapter, you might want to isolate just the VCC and ground (pin 6 and 7). Without power, one controller won't function at all. While most controller used just ground, there are a few that do use VCC.