Please Help Me, I’m trying to connect my gamepad with a serial plug into a usb port via serial to usb adapter
Please Help Me, I’m trying to connect my gamepad with a serial plug into a usb port via serial to usb adapter and it dosent recognize the controler, can anyone suggest some software so that I can use my controller. I have tried installing the drivers but they dont work (too old) I am running win. xp, and have no info on the adapter manufacture. please only iintelligent answers only. Thanks any suggestions will be helpful. I really dont want to buy another controller when I have one right here.
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I would recommend buying a new controller. I know you don’t want to, but you can get a perfectly good controller (a clone of the ps2 pad) for 15 bucks or less at Wal-Mart. You can probably find others even cheaper online. Otherwise, check the website of the company that made your original gamepad, and see if they have any software that can help.
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If you haven’t done so already, plug in your controller, then go into your control panel. Double click on game controllers. If your controller appears on the list, click on it and try to configure it. If you can, you can also test it at the same time. If you are successful then your controller should now work.
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I have very recently changed my old MS joystick from serial 15 pin to USB. You may like to give this a try. Make up a game port female connector as follows to a USB cable lead:-
USB Red wire to gameport pin1 (red)
USB White wire to gameport pin 14 (yellow)
USB Green wire to gameport pin 10 (green)
USB Black wire (Not Braided screen) to gameport pin 4
Then join gameport pins 2 and 7 together.
finally solder the USB screening to the gamport male socket casing
Ref my previous details Sorry!! tha final screen connection should of course be “to the female serial connector”
all the best with the project.