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Posted By

MMS
on 2012-05-21
13:51:31
 Re: Joysticks & Joypads questions.

I think there was a rather good article on the topic from Levente Hársfalvi about the C16 / Plus/4 joystick and TED personal life.

http://www.commodore.ca/manuals/funet/cbm/documents/projects/interfaces/plus4joy/plus4joy.html

I do not read it through again, but if I remember well, the problem starts if the external device (joy) needs it's own power, not behave like a simple short circuit. Comes from totem pole or what (sorry, I am not a HW guy happy )

Maybe I am wrong, but this topic was mentioned on Bill Herd's video message too, as a short notice on design issues on Plus/4.

On the other side, there is a good article, how to transfer a NES Advantage (told to be one of the best robust joys) to C64 and even Plussy pin layout is included. Great and easy happy
(In fact I bid to a NES advantage few months back, but it became too expensive, so I dropped the idea)
Certainly: do not use the autofire !

http://yupferris.blogspot.com/2010_01_01_archive.html

Back to Levente's warning: NO AUTOFIRE on Joy, then it should be all right for Plussy.
I do not know, if feedback LEDs counts here or not...



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