Completely Dumb 32 User Quezzies

[DrDekker]

I recently dug my CD32 out of the loft the other day.  I bought it second/third/fourth/whateverhand some years back and have never really paid any attention to it until now.

I don't have a manual for it - so what I'd like to know is: -

1) Can a mouse be connected directly into one of the joypad ports or is an SX-1/SX-32/whatever thingy required?

2) What is the 'expansion' port used for?  Is it for an external keyboard?

TIA

Dr Dekker

[DrDekker]

@ Xamiche,

Thanks for your quick reply.

This expansion port you mentioned for the SX/? - is this the edge connector under the rear cover?  Or is it the female connector marked 'expansion' adjacent to the joypad ports?

Cheers.

[DrDekker]

Whoah!

Thanks for the feedback chaps.  My mistake - I was referring to the 'AUX' port all along - it's not marked 'expansion' at all - nicely sussed.

@ Speelgoedmannetje - since you've made a cdtv-to-cd32 keyboard adapter - does this then mean that the cd32 has all the necessary keyboard controller circuitry on the mainboard?

If so, do you think it likely that a PS2 keyboard adapter (i.e. the IBMKey design) can be hacked to work with it?

Thanks again.

[DrDekker]

Brilliant - thanks for links!

[DrDekker]

Xamiche wrote:
Yeah, I'm going to need a multiplexing chip to do the job for anything above 7 functions. The Sega pad has a 74HC157 inside. I'm hoping this may be adequate for the task of making a CD32 Pad from a Sega Pad. Again, the lack of a model for comparison is what is stopping me. Looks like AmigaKit is the answer for the moment.

Xamiche I've got two of the Honeybee style controllers - but these are called something like 'Competition Pro' (from around 1993).  Sending one to you would probably cost an arm and a leg, but I can send you photos and such if it's of any use to you?