Using a Playstation Joypad

Mendingo · July 1st, 2001

Does anyone know of a way to use a Playstation controller on a PC?

404 · July 2nd, 2001

Go Here

http://www.emulatronia.com/reportaje...xeng/index.htm

**Jens Duttke** · July 2nd, 2001

hi!

or here :

http://cyberpad.psxemu.com/psx2pc.shtml

Cu, JNS

404 · July 2nd, 2001

Nah, dont buy stuff, if you can make things by yourself You would feel MORE satisfied of using it. - but its your choice!

**Jens Duttke** · July 2nd, 2001

hi!

hehe ... you are right ... but not everybody is a electronic-genius like you

And the second problem is that you can't get these self-builded adapters to work in Win2k ... because they all use the DirectPad Pro driver and they need Win9x.

I prefer my USB-Adapter ... you simply connect it to the USB-port and it works fine without extra drivers ... (this is maybe the only useful use of USB ... to connect a psx2pc adapter to it

)

Cu, JNS

**lu_zero** · July 2nd, 2001

strange...
I use my self build directpad on:
Linux (the easiest)
win2k (using a chinese driver)
win9x (using the directpadpro driver)

Hmm BeOS lacks directpad support...

Mendingo · July 2nd, 2001

OK.. may be being a bit optimistic here, but does anyone know where any of the above are available in the UK (or at least Europe), since payng £20 postage for a £10 adaptor makes my ears bleed!

takwu · July 2nd, 2001

jens:

you're kinda correct not everyone can build electronic devices. these adapters are some of the easiest things to build tho.

the 2nd problem is only if you build a direct pad pro adapter. you can build the usb adapter yourself as well (even with both PSX and N64 pad interfaces):
http://www.stndev.btinternet.co.uk/usbpads.htm
however this one requires programming the microcontroller (source code available, just need to assemble and upload it), or buying a preprogrammed chip.

Mendingo · July 2nd, 2001

I can do the electronics, I just don't fancy spending a small fortune on the chip programmer, when a ready built adaptor costs about £4 (without postage)... surely SOMEONE in the UK must be selling these things!?!?!

**Raziel** · July 3rd, 2001

Go to:
www.smartjoypad.com

404 · July 3rd, 2001

Quote:

Originally posted by Jens Duttke
hi!

hehe ... you are right ... but not everybody is a electronic-genius like you

And the second problem is that you can't get these self-builded adapters to work in Win2k ... because they all use the DirectPad Pro driver and they need Win9x.

I prefer my USB-Adapter ... you simply connect it to the USB-port and it works fine without extra drivers ... (this is maybe the only useful use of USB ... to connect a psx2pc adapter to it )

Cu, JNS

It doesnt take a jenius to build a PSX to PC controller

- But for a wide range of use, well, I guess good 'ol USB is the only way to do it.

As I said, it's your choice

**Jens Duttke** · July 3rd, 2001

hi!

lu_zero:

You got the DirectPad Pro drivers to work on Win2k ?
That's unbelievable for me ... because the orginal drivers doesn't work in Win2k.
Or do you have any Win2k drivers for it ? Where do you got them ?

Cu, JNS

July 3rd, 2001

haha, I would make one myself, but if you had ever seen me handling a soldier iron you would understand why I'd rather buy something

**lu_zero** · July 3rd, 2001

Quote:

Originally posted by Jens Duttke
hi!

lu_zero:

You got the DirectPad Pro drivers to work on Win2k ?
That's unbelievable for me ... because the orginal drivers doesn't work in Win2k.
Or do you have any Win2k drivers for it ? Where do you got them ?

Cu, JNS

I got them here

http://www.topcmm.com/

is chinese btw and doesn't support dualshock feature

anyway it works fine

the easyest OS to use directpad is linux because of the builtin support^^

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404 Ultraman Agent Join Date: May 2001 Location: 0101001111010110101001 Posts: 680	Nah, dont buy stuff, if you can make things by yourself You would feel MORE satisfied of using it. - but its your choice! __________________ = hah hah hah! I'm back! not! = --- Last edited by 404 on 09-09-99 at 06:66 AM

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lu_zero Moderator Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Earth,Europe,Italy,Turin Posts: 292	strange... I use my self build directpad on: Linux (the easiest) win2k (using a chinese driver) win9x (using the directpadpro driver) Hmm BeOS lacks directpad support... __________________ lu_zero FPSE Former Team Member P.E.Op.S member GPSE Project starter

July 2nd, 2001	#7 (permalink)
Mendingo Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: England Posts: 18	OK.. may be being a bit optimistic here, but does anyone know where any of the above are available in the UK (or at least Europe), since payng £20 postage for a £10 adaptor makes my ears bleed! __________________ GEforce 440MX Ath XP 2100+

July 2nd, 2001	#3 (permalink)
Jens Duttke Master Programmer Join Date: May 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 190	hi! or here : http://cyberpad.psxemu.com/psx2pc.shtml Cu, JNS

July 2nd, 2001	#5 (permalink)
Jens Duttke Master Programmer Join Date: May 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 190	hi! hehe ... you are right ... but not everybody is a electronic-genius like you And the second problem is that you can't get these self-builded adapters to work in Win2k ... because they all use the DirectPad Pro driver and they need Win9x. I prefer my USB-Adapter ... you simply connect it to the USB-port and it works fine without extra drivers ... (this is maybe the only useful use of USB ... to connect a psx2pc adapter to it ) Cu, JNS

July 2nd, 2001	#8 (permalink)
takwu previous extinction Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 1,855	jens: you're kinda correct not everyone can build electronic devices. these adapters are some of the easiest things to build tho. the 2nd problem is only if you build a direct pad pro adapter. you can build the usb adapter yourself as well (even with both PSX and N64 pad interfaces): http://www.stndev.btinternet.co.uk/usbpads.htm however this one requires programming the microcontroller (source code available, just need to assemble and upload it), or buying a preprogrammed chip. Last edited by takwu; July 2nd, 2001 at 22:41.

July 2nd, 2001	#9 (permalink)
Mendingo Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: England Posts: 18	I can do the electronics, I just don't fancy spending a small fortune on the chip programmer, when a ready built adaptor costs about £4 (without postage)... surely SOMEONE in the UK must be selling these things!?!?! __________________ GEforce 440MX Ath XP 2100+

July 3rd, 2001	#10 (permalink)
Raziel Beta Administrator Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Nantes, France Posts: 6,144	Go to: www.smartjoypad.com __________________ System Specs: OS: Windows Vista Ultimate x64 Edition CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 @3.5GHz Video Card: MSI GeForce 8800 GTX Motherboard: ASUS Maximus Formula SE RAM: 4GB OCZ XMS2 PC6400 Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS

July 3rd, 2001	#12 (permalink)
Jens Duttke Master Programmer Join Date: May 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 190	hi! lu_zero: You got the DirectPad Pro drivers to work on Win2k ? That's unbelievable for me ... because the orginal drivers doesn't work in Win2k. Or do you have any Win2k drivers for it ? Where do you got them ? Cu, JNS

July 3rd, 2001	#13 (permalink)
Samor Guest Posts: n/a	haha, I would make one myself, but if you had ever seen me handling a soldier iron you would understand why I'd rather buy something

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