ptek wrote:
Hi folks !
I've found the "PC Competitor" solution very quickly :
http://w5.cs.uni-sb.de/~stahl/com/index_uk.html
I'm going to build it ASAP (I hope it really works )
:-D
Well, it works... sort of...
if you don't mind re-calibrating every 10 minutes :-(
Plus: Modern desktops and laptops don't have gameports (even serial ports have become a rarity on new laptops!), but the parallel port seems to be more persistent (thank god).
You'd be better off with
PPJoy@billchase:
USB is a pretty tough beast, which can't be tackled without a CPLD or a decent microcontroller :-x
So building the actual adapter is a snap (USB power to MCU's power pins, USB data to I/O port A, joystick connector to I/O port B... DONE!)
Writing the appropriate device driver and MCU firmware (the initial USB handshake, connecting with the device driver, passing joystick information through)
is slightly more elaborate (Making it unlikely that someone will publish his work for free)
If you can't read (and understand)
this page, USB DIY is
NOT an option...
Just my ?0.02
