[simpits-tech] Joystick POT and gameport

[David C. Allen]

You must have a pot wired across both A & B inputs or the inputs will be 
ignorred

David
www.737FlightSim.com

At 04:14 PM 6/9/2004, you wrote:
>Hi g.
>Below is the pinout... the gameport is on a SoundBlaster PCIcard
>I have connected the pot to pin 1 and 3 and the second pot to pin 6
>
>Help ?
>pin     purpose
>1       potentiometer common            (Joy A)
>2       button 1                        (Joy A)
>3       X coordinate potentiometer      (Joy A)
>4       button common                   (Joy A)
>5       button common                   (Joy B)
>6       Y coordinate potentiometer      (Joy A)
>7       button 2                        (Joy A)
>8       unused
>9       potentiometer common            (Joy B)
>10      button 1                        (Joy B)
>11      X coordinate potentiometer      (Joy B)
>12      MIDI TXD (transmit)             (computer -> midi)
>13      Y coordinate potentiometer      (Joy B)
>14      button 2                        (Joy B)
>15      MIDI RXD                        (midi -> computer)
>           Joystick B             ____      Joystick A
>                                 /    |
>                               /      |
>                             /        |
>                           /       1  |
>                          |        O------- 5 Volt
>               5 Volt -------O        |
>                          |  9     2  |
>                          |        O------- Button
>               Button -------O        |
>                          |  10    3  |
>                          |        O------- Resistor X-axis
>      Resistor X-axis -------O        |
>                          |  11    4  |
>                          |        O------- Ground
>             MIDI TXD -------O        |
>                          |  12    5  |
>                          |        O------- Ground
>      Resistor Y-axis -------O        |
>                          |  13    6  |
>                          |        O------- Resistor Y-axis
>               Button -------O        |
>                          |  14    7  |
>                          |        O------- Button
>             MIDI RXD -------O        |
>                          |  15    8  |
>                          |        O------- 5 Volt
>                           \          |
>                             \        |
>                               \      |
>                                 \    |
>                                   \__|
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Gene Buckle" <geneb at deltasoft.com>
>To: "Simulator Cockpit tech list" <simpits-tech at simpits.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 11:48 PM
>Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] Joystick POT and gameport
>
>
> > > I do not install anything.... i tryed to select via game device a custom
>2
> > > axis and zero button joystick
> > > but XP reports "not connectet" in game device control !
> > > Any solution ? ;o)
> > >
> >
> > Ok, you might have the pots on the wrong pins.  The DB15 connector is
> > wired to support two joysticks or 4 pots.  Make sure you've got something
> > wired to pot #0 or #1, depending on your pinout docs.  If you post your
> > pinout list, that would help too.
> >
> > g.
> >
> >
> >
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