sean@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Sean P. Nolan) (11/30/89)
Hi ho... I recently dug our old Colecovision system out of a closet, replaced its sick parts (the job cost $.39 --- there is some merit in playing with electronics all day instead of studying!), and plugged it into my TV here at school. One of the "Expansion Modules" I have is an adapter so you can use Atari VCS cartridges in it. However, I don't have the "Paddle Controllers" that came with the Atari machine. My question: does anybody know what the mechanism/pinouts of these doohickeys is? It's certainly not worth my going out and buying anything over $10, but if it's simple I might as well slap a pair together. While I'm at it, if anybody has schematics and/or technical info on the Colecovision system, I'd be interested for curiosity's sake. Thanks! --- Sean +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Sean P. Nolan | Net: Sean_Nolan@Mac.Dartmouth.EDU | "Let's face it: | | Dartmouth College | | IBM is no fun." | | Hinman Box 2658 | SCALP 'EM! | :::::::::: | | Hanover, NH 03755 | | John C. Dvorak | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
kleemann@vms.macc.wisc.edu (Brad Kleemann) (12/01/89)
In article <17437@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU>, sean@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Sean P. Nolan) writes... >Hi ho... > >I recently dug our old Colecovision system out of a closet, replaced its sick >parts (the job cost $.39 --- there is some merit in playing with electronics >all day instead of studying!), and plugged it into my TV here at school. One of >the "Expansion Modules" I have is an adapter so you can use Atari VCS >cartridges in it. However, I don't have the "Paddle Controllers" that came with >the Atari machine. > >My question: does anybody know what the mechanism/pinouts of these doohickeys >is? It's certainly not worth my going out and buying anything over $10, but if >it's simple I might as well slap a pair together. They are simple. The paddle controllers use two player boxes for each DB-9. Each of these little boxes contains a pot and switch. I'd have to open mine (again) for details. The joystick boxes use one DB-9 per player. They contain 5 switches. 5 volts is also available (either pin 7 or 8 I think). I think the pots go to pins 5 and 9, but I can't remember if they are tied high or low. Atari computers also use these. I've used them to control my direct digital synthesis signal generator from my atari 400. I bet you can find some old paddles at a garage sale, probably with a cheap VHS too. --Brad