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Newbie...Need Diagrams of DC & PSX Controllers
Bob Sanders:
you dont need any switches for more than one pad
just put diodes on the end of the wires from each console then connect the wires to the buttons
hyiu:
if you're going the same way I went... (using cat 5 cables and cat 5 jack...) one thing to keep in mind...
when you split the cable... you'll find 4 twisted pairs of wires.... its like (yellow, white-with-yellow; blue, white-with-blue; brown, white-with-brown; and red, white-with-red) with each main color pairs twisted together....
when I did my first connections, I assumed they'll lined up just the way it is.... (but no.... the first 2 and last 2 are twisted pairs... and the middle 2 are twisted pair.. and the 3rd and the 6th is a pair.... so, the order will be like
red, white-with-red, brown, white-with-blue, blue, white-with-brown, yellow, white-with-yellow.
since I am color-blind.... I was totally messed up on my first try.... just a heads up on this..... other than that... the rest is ok.....
tom61:
--- Quote ---Looking into the DC2Jamma page, they say just to hack up the analog so that it will be an essentially digital control. Since most of my emus just use the analog pad as a "select" button, would I be able to wire all four directions to one button (select)? Or would it be a better idea to include a switch that lets me use one joystick for both the analog and the digital controls? Maybe combine both of the above ideas?
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The idea for the switch is a good one if you can't fit another joystick on the panel for it. Get a "quad pole double throw" switch for that.
For a "select" button, wire it only to the direction that it uses. I remember DreamSNES uses analog stick left for "exit", so if you wanted an exit button, you'd wire the button to the left 'HED'. Hold the Exit button down for a few seconds to go back to menu after that.
I have a few games, such as Skies of Arcadia, that need the analog stick and the digital pad. When I said wire the 4 HEDs up, i meant for a joystick.