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Sega Master System Controllers - Serial to USB?
« on: October 09, 2009, 01:18:49 pm »
I see that my SMS controllers match a serial port connection. Can I take advantage of something like this?


Has anyone written a USB driver for this? From what I understand this controller is pretty much an Atari gamepad disguised as a sms controller.

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Re: Sega Master System Controllers - Serial to USB?
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2009, 01:26:31 pm »
That won't work. Check out Retrousb.com instead.
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Re: Sega Master System Controllers - Serial to USB?
« Reply #2 on: October 09, 2009, 03:07:09 pm »
The pinouts are different on the controllers, though.
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Re: Sega Master System Controllers - Serial to USB?
« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2009, 11:59:38 am »
Quote from: pinballjim on October 10, 2009, 09:30:18 am
Yeah... uh no.  You can use the SMS controller on a dozen different systems...

Pinout on the SMS vs the pinout on the RS232 DE9. No one is talking about using the SMS controller on different consoles.
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Re: Sega Master System Controllers - Serial to USB?
« Reply #4 on: October 10, 2009, 01:49:52 pm »
Quote from: pinballjim on October 10, 2009, 09:30:18 am
Yeah... uh no.  You can use the SMS controller on a dozen different systems...



Yeah, I know. I was always swapping out Atari and SMS. That's not what we're talking about, though.

Quote from: SavannahLion on October 10, 2009, 11:59:38 am
Pinout on the SMS vs the pinout on the RS232 DE9. No one is talking about using the SMS controller on different consoles.

See, someone else gets it.
« Last Edit: October 10, 2009, 01:51:53 pm by Ginsu Victim »
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Re: Sega Master System Controllers - Serial to USB?
« Reply #5 on: October 10, 2009, 01:54:00 pm »
So anyway.....can I use my serial port with this controller?
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Re: Sega Master System Controllers - Serial to USB?
« Reply #6 on: October 10, 2009, 03:29:49 pm »
Not without an adapter of some sort.

Here's a pinout for a Genesis adapter to a parallel port (SMS is compatible with Gen):
http://pinouts.ru/Game/genesiscontroller_pinout.shtml
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Re: Sega Master System Controllers - Serial to USB?
« Reply #7 on: October 10, 2009, 05:08:01 pm »
Quote from: smalltownguy on October 10, 2009, 01:54:00 pm
So anyway.....can I use my serial port with this controller?

SavannahLion and I both said no. Your options are:

USB - www.retrousb.com (the atari adapter)

Parallel - Drew's link above or this http://arcadecontrols.com/Mirrors/www.ziplabel.com/dpadpro/atari.html
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Re: Sega Master System Controllers - Serial to USB?
« Reply #8 on: July 28, 2010, 10:33:24 pm »
I've decided to take a slightly different route with my SMS gamepads, and I will interface them using a hacked USB gamepad.

See my new thread
« Last Edit: September 02, 2010, 07:32:42 am by smalltownguy »
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Re: Sega Master System Controllers - Serial to USB?
« Reply #9 on: September 02, 2010, 04:52:26 am »
Dear god!  This is why I don't visit the consoles forum very often. 

Since you seemed to not get it and nobody properly answered your question I'll clue you in.  SMS pads are NOT serial pads. They are direct pin pads (each input gets a pin like on arcade controls).  That goes for atari pads as well as any other 9 pin controller you run across btw. 

I know you've moved on, but I'm posting for other's reference.   
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Re: Sega Master System Controllers - Serial to USB?
« Reply #10 on: September 12, 2010, 03:27:31 pm »
  :applaud: thank god for the idiot police.  :dizzy:
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