Allows use of legacy Microsoft Sidewinder joysticks with gameport connectors on newer computers with only USB ports, or versions of Windows later than XP.
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If you don't plan to use rudder pedals or other accessories, ignore the optional section with trim pots. |
UPDATE: I can no longer make these boards due to parts unavailability. The Teensie 2.0 board which is the main brains of the adapter is discontinued and no longer in stock.
I may look into creating another board with Teensie components directly on it. If this happens, it won't be till sometime in 2024 at the earliest.
I will keep the want list for now. If it becomes a reality, it will no longer have a kit form and probably no case available from me.
This project is a merging of the original 3DP-Vert project by Grendel which reverse engineered the Microsoft Sidewinder gameport joysticks, and Adapt-FFB-Joy by Cal (TLoimu) which built on 3DP-Vert project and added the force feedback effects, and the FFB Wheel project by Skoo which started from the Adapt-FFB-Joy project code and has the wheel working with no FFB. The wheel project is ongoing and we hope to have FFB on it as well in the near future. My goal was to build one board which would support all the different devices instead of needing to build different boards for each project. I also wanted to help people who either couldn't solder their own or just didn't want to. At this point you still need to load different firmware for the joystick you choose to use but even that may be changing soon. Cal has some ideas rolling around in his head but has to figure out if he can make them work. There are several technical hurdles to overcome such as memory space and hardware limitations of the board itself. More news to come.
If you would like to build one of these adapters yourself, here's a parts list. For the resistors and capacitors, the voltage rating must be greater than 5VDC since that is the level of power supplied by the USB port. Other than that the voltage rating is not critical. Higher voltage resistors will get larger so keep it reasonable.
This project is a merging of the original 3DP-Vert project by Grendel which reverse engineered the Microsoft Sidewinder gameport joysticks, and Adapt-FFB-Joy by Cal (TLoimu) which built on 3DP-Vert project and added the force feedback effects, and the FFB Wheel project by Skoo which started from the Adapt-FFB-Joy project code and has the wheel working with no FFB. The wheel project is ongoing and we hope to have FFB on it as well in the near future. My goal was to build one board which would support all the different devices instead of needing to build different boards for each project. I also wanted to help people who either couldn't solder their own or just didn't want to. At this point you still need to load different firmware for the joystick you choose to use but even that may be changing soon. Cal has some ideas rolling around in his head but has to figure out if he can make them work. There are several technical hurdles to overcome such as memory space and hardware limitations of the board itself. More news to come.
If you would like to build one of these adapters yourself, here's a parts list. For the resistors and capacitors, the voltage rating must be greater than 5VDC since that is the level of power supplied by the USB port. Other than that the voltage rating is not critical. Higher voltage resistors will get larger so keep it reasonable.