[simpits-tech] Thrustmaster Elite Pedals

[RickInNoCal at aol.com]

Here's the wiring diagram for a joystick port.

(male connector on joystick cable)

        .-----------------------.
        \ 8 7  6  5  4  3  2  1 /
         \ 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 /
           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  1  XY1 (+5v)
  2  Switch 1
  3  X1
  4  Ground (for switch 1)
  5  Ground (for switch 2)
  6  Y1
  7  Switch 2
  8  N.C.
  9  XY2 (+5v)
 10  Switch 3
 11  X2
 12  Ground (for switch 3&4) *
 13  Y2
 14  Switch 4
 15  N.C. *

As originally designed, this allows two joysticks to be "Y-Cabled" together, 
the two axes on Joystick 'A' using X1 and Y1 and joystick 'B' using X2 and Y2. 
The Thrustmasters use a modifed connector so that X2 is the throttle on the 
joystick, and Y2 is the rudder pedals. 

The problem with wiring your toe brakes straight in is that the design, as 
you see, only has four switches. What sticks / yokes with more than four 
switches do is make a single switch on the stick show up at the gameport as being 
more than one switch closed at the same time. Then the driver intercepts that 
combination of switches and interprets it as, say, switch 5, when the gameport 
doesn't have a facility for a switch 5. So if you wire your toe brakes to the 
wires marked switch 3 and switch 4, say, you'll lose most if not all of your 
sticks buttons. 

Richard

In a message dated 2/19/04 3:08:59 AM Pacific Standard Time, wcraig at tm.net.my 
writes:

> I have a set of old Thrustmaster elite pedals.
> I have made modifications to them so that the pedal footrests are raised at
> a larger angle from what they originally were. I have also made them to be
> pivoting (as in pushing on the tops to give toe brake operation).
> 
> Now what I am looking for is if it is possible to have them wired into the
> original plug for the toe brake operation to work. (even if either one is
> pushed and the switch contacts make).
> Is there a wiring/schematic of the plug around?
> What pins would be used for this on the plug?
> 

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