Comments on: Please Help Me, I’m trying to connect my gamepad with a serial plug into a usb port via serial to usb adapter

By: Alan R

Alan R — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:42:30 +0000

Ref my previous details Sorry!! tha final screen connection should of course be “to the female serial connector”
all the best with the project.

By: Alan R

Alan R — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:31:56 +0000

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

By: Joseph F

Joseph F — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:40:59 +0000

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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By: Randomusername

Randomusername — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:51:59 +0000

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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