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- From: C1891@slvaxa.umsl.edu
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- Subject: Apple II digital joystick interface
- Date: 22 Nov 1992 12:54:42 -0600
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- This is the schematic for using a digital joystick on an Apple II game port.
- Use one copy of this circuit for each joystick axis (i.e. you need two of
- these).
-
- -----o o-------*------------->|--------
- | _____ | D1 |
- | |_| | \-----\ |
- | |__\ \ |
- +5V o--* __ | NOR >O--\/\/\/\--*---o Paddle Input 0 or 1
- | _ | / / R1 |
- | _|_|_ | /-----/ |
- | | |
- -----o o-------*----\/\/\/\-->|--------
- R2 D2
-
- R1 = about 71K
- R2 = 150K
- D1 & D2 are switching diodes
-
-
- I don't know if this company is still around, but they used to sell factory
- seconds of comercial quality digital joystick elements (the type used in
- comercial arcade games). The company is Newport Machine Design, PO Box 418,
- Bishop, CA, 93514 (phone: 619-873-5677).
-
- The suggeseted pin-out for this is the Coleco Adam, which is the same as the
- Atari, but has a second push button.
-
- joystick socket #
- position on plug
- ======== ========
- UP 1
- DOWN 2
- LEFT 3
- RIGHT 4
- FIRE 2 5
- FIRE 1 6
- ---- 7
- Common Ground 8 (connect to +5V for the Apple interface)
- ---- 9
-
- By using this pin-out, your joystick can also be used on Commodore 64 and
- Atari (computer or game) systems.
-
- For Apple II and II+ owners:
-
- The logic for the push-buttons is not positive logic. You will need to use
- a 5V coil relay or a transistor circuit to convert the +5V, normally open
- switch logic for FIRE 1 & 2 to the open-collector logic (normally closed
- switch connected to ground) used by the game port.
-
- ** disclaimer time **
- I have used the above circuit on my Apple II+ for 9 years without any problem.
- However, I am not responsible or liable for your ability with a soldering iron.
- Use this circuit at your own risk. Someday I will probably redesign this to
- work better (I know a lot more about electronics now than I did 9 years ago),
- but it works and so improving the design has been a very low priority. When
- the day comes that I do redesign this interface, I will certainly post it for
- the Apple II community to share and enjoy.
-
- Shade and sweet water,
-
- Curt
-
-
-
- Curt Schroeder | McDonnell Douglas Aerospace - East | c1891@slvaxa.umsl.edu |
- ----------------------------------------------------| curts@tmpcu.mdc.com |
- These opinions are mine, mine, mine! |-----------------------|
- I am not an instantiation of Std_Employee! | - Apple II Forever - |
-