Hello,
On my MicronPC Transport laptop, there is a proprietary gameport connector. Does someone know if I can make a cable to convert to standard 15 pin gameport?
Thanks.
Judging by the number of contacts, it should be electrically compatible.
May I suggest the following procedure?
The resistor and jumper wire have to be connected like an analog joystick's potentiometers and buttons, respectively.
Fabricating a plug is a whole different problem.
Your safest bet would be the use of contact pins, sheet metal shielding and a case shell from a donor plug and a pre-drilled piece of plastic to hold the contact pins.
Add resin or hot glue to hold everything in place.
Benedikt wrote on 2021-10-31, 17:09:Judging by the number of contacts, it should be electrically compatible. […]
Judging by the number of contacts, it should be electrically compatible.
May I suggest the following procedure?
- Grab some wires and wire the socket to a solder-less breadboard
- Try to find all GND contacts by measuring the resistance between each contact and the shielding.
- Try to find all +5V contacts by measuring the voltage between GND and each of the remaining contacts.
- Try to find all potentiometer inputs with a resistor and a joystick test program
- Try to find all button inputs with a jumper wire and a joystick test program
The resistor and jumper wire have to be connected like an analog joystick's potentiometers and buttons, respectively.
Fabricating a plug is a whole different problem.
Your safest bet would be the use of contact pins, sheet metal shielding and a case shell from a donor plug and a pre-drilled piece of plastic to hold the contact pins.
Add resin or hot glue to hold everything in place.
Benedikt, Thanks for writing detail steps!