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Help with game stick

TappermanTapperman Posts: 319
edited 2011-09-01 10:25 in General Discussion
I came across an old 'Flight Stick' (apx 10-15 yrs old) and I was hoping that before I opened up, maybe someone out there had a clue as to it's wiring?

I think it was designed to plug into the old 'Game' port on IBM PC's ... and I used to have a pin out description of that standard, but alas, that was many 'moves' ago .... Does anyone have that old port standard data?

Thanks in advance,

... Tim

PS - http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?133911-Assembler-Question&p=1030312#post1030312 I plan to use it on my Go-Kart

Comments

  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2011-08-31 13:25
    Will this help?

    http://pinouts.ru/Inputs/GameportPCMidi_pinout.shtml

    Or do you need more?

    OBC
  • TappermanTapperman Posts: 319
    edited 2011-08-31 14:03
    Or do you need more?

    Nope ... That's it!

    Thankyou!

    ... Tim
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,259
    edited 2011-08-31 15:28
    A fairly critical application. Can't go wrong with real throttle parts from http://www.tncscooters.com or http://electricscooterparts.com
  • TappermanTapperman Posts: 319
    edited 2011-09-01 10:25
    erco wrote: »
    Can't go wrong with real throttle parts

    Hey ... I actually enjoy a good challenge, this is actually the throttle that I have planned for the Go-Kart:

    With Mr. Schwabe's work on inductors, I was able to adapt an object you saw in the above demo.

    It's a hand wound coil on a 5" piece of PVC (apx 50 turns) and I read it with an object I wrote that finds the center of the LC tank ... I read it from 1KHz less than the returned center (never 'chasing' the center), and the results read at that point are very linear!

    My physics instructor thinks the 'non-linear' reaction of the inductor is countered by the non-linear reading of the device .. and the two functions are anti functions of each other.

    I also like the 'ruggedness' of this throttle ... you can stick it in the mud, and then slide it through and it is not affected (at least that I can detect). My RC throttle works, but would never survive the rain outside.

    Who's to say, I don't have a REAL throttle part. Would you say it was fake?

    ... Tim
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