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Title: How do I build my own ps to pc adapter?
Post by: jonno on November 04, 2004, 09:51:11 pm

Hi
Im new to this board, and I browsed through it a lot noticing a lot of ppl talking about this.
Yet everyone keeps saying buy an adapter.. well thats all good but I want to try and make it myself just for the fun og it :D
I want to try and use a DB25 pin plug to do this, I know this works becouse I have seen adapters u can buy with that plug.
I just have absolutely no clue how to do it  ???
Now I checked The tutorial by mike (http://narx.net/~mike/projects/psxadaptor)
But that goes into powersupplies etc. I dont think I need all that.
So if anyone knows how to do this can You just inform me in here :P I think if we get a good tutorial in here it would be good for general public so id sticky it.

Anyways thanks guys
Later
Jonno

Title: Re:How do I build my own ps to pc adapter?
Post by: quarterstringer on November 04, 2004, 10:10:40 pm

http://www.emulatronia.com/reportajes/directpad/psxeng/index.htm

Title: Re:How do I build my own ps to pc adapter?
Post by: SpamMe on November 05, 2004, 04:56:00 am

Quote from: quarterstringer on November 04, 2004, 10:10:40 pm

http://www.emulatronia.com/reportajes/directpad/psxeng/index.htm

Seconded. Those are the plans I used for mine. I've never done anything of the sort, and was very surprised when it worked perfectly the first time I tried it :)
(http://www.upup.us/old/log/adapter.jpg)

Title: Re:How do I build my own ps to pc adapter?
Post by: Meldinov on November 05, 2004, 05:05:26 am

YEs, it works (i have 3 and they are working form 4 years ago, with pads driving whells and dance mats), but if you look carefully you could find similar plans to make adapters for 4 or more ps pads to one parallel port

Title: Re:How do I build my own ps to pc adapter?
Post by: Bgnome on November 05, 2004, 09:42:15 am

you can find a 5 player wiring schematic here:
http://www.psxpad.com/psxpad/function/wiring_e.html

ppjoy supports up to 8 depending on which wiring setup you choose:
http://www.geocities.com/deonvdw/Docs/Diagrams/Playstation/PSXPBLib.htm

Title: Re:How do I build my own ps to pc adapter?
Post by: DYNAGOD on November 05, 2004, 09:49:01 am

umm they sell such a deviice at radio shack for 12.00
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i love a good project as much as anyone, but 12 bucks is justy too good of a deal..plug and play..

Title: Re:How do I build my own ps to pc adapter?
Post by: crashwg on November 05, 2004, 10:43:39 am

The radio shack dongle doesn't support simultaneous left/right or up/down, so no dance pad support...

a bit of info you may or may not have wanted to know  ;)

Title: Re:How do I build my own ps to pc adapter?
Post by: wboy on November 08, 2004, 12:16:08 am

Quote from: crashwg on November 05, 2004, 10:43:39 am

The radio shack dongle doesn't support simultaneous left/right or up/down, so no dance pad support...

You'll find that the majority, if not all commerical converters probably don't as the real controller itself does not support it, and most convertors treat that it as the X/Y Axis as they logically should.

For dance games, you are better configuring the four shoulder buttons as U/D/L/R.