oH boy! this is what EVERY gamer wants for their Amiga + Cd32

[Damion]

This is cool, using the analog sticks instead
of d-pads. 15 bucks is a good price considering
the crappy psx port is like 50 bucks if
you can find it.

So is the "Genesis" version the one I want to
buy? They seem to have a few different ones on
there with "DB-9" style connectors, is the
Genesis pad similar to the CD32/Amiga
controllers?

[Damion]

Ok I did some checking and ordered the right
one, I'll let y'all know how it works...although
it may take a while, since it ships from
Hong Kong and I opted for cheap shipping..:/

[Damion]

Well this POS adapter arrived today and it
doesn't work AT ALL on the amiga...go figure
There must be a significant difference somewhere
in the pinouts between amiga/genesis...I'm
looking into it, hopefully not $20 out the
window.

[Damion]

OK...the pinouts are similar, but the major
difference is that pin 5 on the genesis is
+5V, whereas this is pin 7 on the amiga. I'm
thinking swapping the lines should fix it.

[Damion]

...and indeed it did. Simply peel back the
sticker, open the case, swap the RED and
the YELLOW wires, and voila. This will give you
analog as a d-pad and two fire buttons which
do the same thing...more to come when I figure
out how to get it CD32 compatible.

[Damion]

It seems the CD32 pad has special circuitry, so
this adapter is not CD32 compatibile, at least
not with my limited skills.

If anyone else ordered this thing (lempkee?)
here's what I found to get it operational as
a two button joystick:

open the case

remove RED and YELLOW wires from their pads
(wires at VCC and SEL)

solder the RED wire in place of the YELLOW
(RED to VCC)

attatch a jumper wire on the board from SEL
to VCC (important, otherwise the controller
will act erratic)

if you want, build a solder pad on the board at
SP4, and hook up the YELLOW wire, this will
give square on PS pad as mouse button 3
(probably useless)

So there ya have it...despite not working
as a CD32 pad, the analogs and "rapid
fire" make it somewhat an interesting waste
of time..

[Damion]

lempkee wrote:
-D-:  i owe you a beer , see you at a show soon

btw i think i am in love..... lol

LOVE IS IN THE AIR..... damtamtaaaaaaa

hehe
ok errm..you made me abit happy  thats all , i will do this RIGHT away...

cheers

pps:i only need 2 buttons for now anyway

LOL, no prob. Thanks for posting about it in the
first place, it's fun as hell with the analogs!
Especially with older stuff like XP8 and Roadkill.

[Damion]

lempkee wrote:
-D: whats an Jumper cable ? , u mean a crossing ? , ie connected to 2 points at same time?  ... oh btw i aint a hw engineer

cheers

Just a small regular wire from VCC to SEL will do
fine. Apparently SEL needs +5v or the controller will
do all sorts of weird things. Found that one out by
blind luck, actually.

-D-

[Damion]

lempkee:

Ah, right on! Just moving the one wire is the
same thing only better and easier (now why
couldn't I think of that!!)

Latron,

-D-