i have this joystick for my computer... apparently it wasnt compatable with our pc so its been in a box for some time now. it has this port.. i think its a 16 pin male port thing but the wire is to thin to contain 16 18guage wires.. so i was hopin for 6 wires or sumthing ... is there any way to hack this thing and use it to control my humanoids. i already have the ir sender/receiver module so i have to find out how to stick the joy stick to it.

also i have 2 joy-pads of an old tv-game that i salvaged. they have alot of buttons with different functions ( about 13 buttons) but only 5 wires are coming out of the thing... how is this possibe... how can i figure this thing out ( the old tv-game is of the brand "liko" if u wanna search it up)

 

i have this joystick for my computer... apparently it wasnt compatable with our pc so its been in a box for some time now. it has this port.. i think its a 16 pin male port thing but the wire is to thin to contain 16 18guage wires.. so i was hopin for 6 wires or sumthing ... is there any way to hack this thing and use it to control my humanoids. i already have the ir sender/receiver module so i have to find out how to stick the joy stick to it.

"Game ports" with DB-15 connectors on PCs are/were typically from the sound card area. A quick Google search for "Game port pinout" netted this page amongst 515,000 others:
http://www.allpinouts.org/index.php/PC_Gameport

also i have 2 joy-pads of an old tv-game that i salvaged. they have alot of buttons with different functions ( about 13 buttons) but only 5 wires are coming out of the thing... how is this possibe... how can i figure this thing out ( the old tv-game is of the brand "liko" if u wanna search it up)

Just a guess here, but the 5 wires are likely:
Power
Ground
Transmit data (from joypad)
Receive data (to joypad) or possibly a reset line.
Clock (to joypad)
The joypad probably has some sequencing ICs to select what buttons are to be examined and when. A 1-of-16 data selector/multiplexer driven by a counter would be one way to do that.

 

"Game ports" with DB-15 connectors on PCs are/were typically from the sound card area. A quick Google search for "Game port pinout" netted this page amongst 515,000 others:
http://www.allpinouts.org/index.php/PC_Gameport


Just a guess here, but the 5 wires are likely:
Power
Ground
Transmit data (from joypad)
Receive data (to joypad) or possibly a reset line.
Clock (to joypad)
The joypad probably has some sequencing ICs to select what buttons are to be examined and when. A 1-of-16 data selector/multiplexer driven by a counter would be one way to do that.

ok, i spent 4 hours last night and 5 hours this mornin to try and figure out the joystick . i foun the +5v pin and the ground pin and also figured out how to use the 6 buttons but i cant figure out how to use the joystick itself. i mean i have to use the lever thing ... not the useless buttons

 

What are the part numbers on the ICs inside the joystick?

Try finding the datasheets for them. Look on sites like Alldatasheet.com and *****************

That's odd - can't post data sheet pro dot com?

 

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