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CMS, (PC Style) to Amiga adapter

Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 9:23 pm
by JohnVella
Hi,
I recently bought a CMS Super 8 controller, with a 15 pin PC connector, with the intention of adapting it to work on my Amiga. My google skills have let me down, and I cannot find either a wiring diagram or a ready built adapter for the life of me.
I have found some adapters but they all seem to only work with analogue joysticks.
Does anybody have either a wiring diagram or a link to a working adapter that they could share?
Thanks.

Re: CMS, (PC Style) to Amiga adapter

Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2020 12:27 pm
by Lee W
pc wiring is pretty complicated as it's digital, not analogue... there's resistors and opposite directions have 1 always on, 1 always off... or something like that, so from my understanding (which is limited) a 15pin to 9pin adaptor would need to reverse all of that nonsense, which i'm not 100% sure is possible... at least, I've never seen an adaptor that works.

the easiest thing to do that i've found at least, is to basically rewire it inside... I just couldn't find any other way that could make digital work on analogue.

Re: CMS, (PC Style) to Amiga adapter

Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2022 10:41 am
by VKafiris
Is there a way to connect an older CMS controller ( not the super 8 ) via an adapter?

Re: CMS, (PC Style) to Amiga adapter

Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2022 10:46 am
by alkis21
A PC CMS or an Amiga CMS?

Re: CMS, (PC Style) to Amiga adapter

Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2022 8:26 pm
by kanu2021
VKafiris wrote:Is there a way to connect an older CMS controller ( not the super 8 ) via an adapter?
I modified a CMS changing it from 15 to 9 pins wire. so i bought a 9 pin to usb adapter and It works fine.