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Gameport to USB by Joe on 12-30-2006 at 09:44 PM
I REALLY doubt this will work... but..
would this be a success?
(cut + twist + electric tape)
RE: Serial to USB by alexp2_ad on 12-30-2006 at 09:48 PM
No, I'm pretty sure it'd need more than that. A USB port is radically different from a serial port in what data is sent.
You can buy an Xbox360 pad, they are excellent controllers... though over priced. 
RE: Serial to USB by CookieRevised on 12-30-2006 at 09:48 PM
To start, a big correction: that isn't a serial connector but a gameport connector, it is quite different than a serial RS232 connector.
Anyways, it all depends...
There are Gameport to USB and vice versa converters. Somem might require additional software, some not. It might work on some joysticks and on some not, it might work on your PC, it might not, it might work with that game, but not with the other... etc...etc...etc...
The only thing you can say with certainty is that Gameport to USB and vice versa converters exist... But you're probably better of buying a joystick with the correct connector in the first place (and it would cost you probably less)
The only thing you can do is try it out (but that would most likely require you to buy some converter plug with the chance it doesn't work with that, so...)
quote:erm.. if this is what you're going todo then no, it will absolutely not work at all. The hardware behind both connectors work in a completely different way and are incompatible without converters of the protocols being used. If you just are going to rewire it to another connector the chances are extremely high you will actually screw up the joystick, the usb port and maybe even your computer because of shortcuts.
Originally posted by atown44
(cut + twist + electric tape)
RE: Serial to USB by Chris4 on 12-30-2006 at 09:51 PM
I can't answer the question, but this may interest you?
RE: Serial to USB by CookieRevised on 12-30-2006 at 09:54 PM
quote:That wouldn't help at all:
Originally posted by Chris4
I can't answer the question, but this may interest you?
quote:Serial RS232 9 pin (most common):
Originally posted by CookieRevised
To start, a big correction: that isn't a serial connector but a gameport connector, it is quite different than a serial RS232 connector.
![[Image: conn_dsub9f.gif]](http://www.technick.net/images/connectors/conn_dsub9f.gif)
Serial RS232 25 pin:
![[Image: conn_dsub25f.gif]](http://www.technick.net/images/connectors/conn_dsub25f.gif)
Gameport/Midi 15 pin
![[Image: conn_dsub15f.gif]](http://www.technick.net/images/connectors/conn_dsub15f.gif)
RE: Serial to USB by kao on 12-30-2006 at 09:57 PM
quote:£20-25 isn't exactly overpriced for a console pad which works perfectly without any extra software on a PC is it? you just plug in a wired 360 pad and it'll install it for you and it'll work straight away.
Originally posted by alexp2_ad
You can buy an Xbox360 pad, they are excellent controllers... though over priced.
RE: RE: Serial to USB by alexp2_ad on 12-30-2006 at 09:59 PM
quote:Meh, I just think £25 is too much for a controller. I still bought one though.
Originally posted by kao
£20-25 isn't exactly overpriced for a console pad which works perfectly without any extra software on a PC is it? you just plug in a wired 360 pad and it'll install it for you and it'll work straight away.
Oh, and I don't know about you, but I needed to download the software for it for both PCs I've used it on.
RE: Serial to USB by andrewdodd13 on 12-30-2006 at 10:03 PM
If that's an XBox 360 controller, I don't know.
However, in the olden days when USB was just starting to appear, my Microsoft Sidewinder Precision Pro came with a short cable which converted the gameport to a USB 1.1 connection. No additional software was required, and under XP no software is required at all.
I have a funny feeling that finding one of these adaptors may be quite hard these days... I saw one on Maplin, but it didn't support 8 buttons or force-feedback or anything...
RE: Serial to USB by _Humphreys on 12-30-2006 at 10:03 PM
I got a really good USB Mad Catz controller for only 5 pounds. It looks like this:
RE: Serial to USB by Joe on 12-30-2006 at 10:14 PM
quote:Yard Sale...
Originally posted by andrewdodd13
in the olden days when USB was just starting to appear, my Microsoft Sidewinder Precision Pro came with a short cable which converted the gameport to a USB 1.1 connection.
RE: Gameport to USB by CookieRevised on 12-30-2006 at 10:14 PM
quote:Its an MS Sidewinder, and is not an Xbox 360 controller, but a PC controller (with Gameport) as far as I can tell.... In other words, yes, it already is for a PC
Originally posted by andrewdodd13
If that's an XBox 360 controller, I don't know.
For an hybrid, thus working on Xbox as well as on PC, see: http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/gaming/productdetails.aspx?pid=091
quote:The connector itself on the cable contains some electronics (not much, but it still does) to convert the signal.
Originally posted by andrewdodd13
However, in the olden days when USB was just starting to appear, my Microsoft Sidewinder Precision Pro came with a short cable which converted the gameport to a USB 1.1 connection. No additional software was required, and under XP no software is required at all.
quote:I have the same feeling
Originally posted by andrewdodd13
I have a funny feeling that finding one of these adaptors may be quite hard these days... I saw one on Maplin, but it didn't support 8 buttons or force-feedback or anything...
though, I don't doubt it still exist though... somewhere... in an online shop in a dark corner of the net ... or Google is your friend:
http://www.google.be/search?hl=en&q=gameport+usb+converter
=>
http://www.usbgear.com/computer_cable_details.cfm...06&catid=626%2C106
http://www.usb-port.com/rm203.html
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=2325...12&C=SEO&U=strat15
http://www.maplin.co.uk/free_uk_delivery/USB_to_G..._Adaptor_30320.htm
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sitecom-CN-108-USB-to-Gameport/dp/B0000A03JP
http://www.usbmax.com/ijoy1_USB_to_Game_Port_Adapter_by_RockFire.cfm
http://www.stuff-for-computers.co.uk/acatalog/Fir...nd_USB_Cables.html
http://sewelldirect.com/USB-to-Gameport-Adapter-f...s-and-Gamepads.asp
(and they cost as much as a new joystick, so...)
also see:
http://www.techspot.com/vb/all/windows/t-26473-Jo...pter-problems.html
RE: Gameport to USB by Joe on 12-30-2006 at 10:27 PM
I believe I'll be heading to gamestop and buying a logitech gamepad for around $20.... I would get an Xbox 360 controller, but i'm about $10 away from it, unemployed, and want my controller now 
RE: Gameport to USB by CookieRevised on 12-30-2006 at 10:35 PM
Or buy the Xbox 360 Controller for Windows which both works on a PC as on an XBox360. And the price is around $20 if you search a bit.
RE: Gameport to USB by Joe on 12-30-2006 at 10:43 PM
None in stock locally (within 15 miles)
I'll just wait until I come across one to actually worry about it.
I'll just play Gears of War on Xbox Live and live with that. (my controllers are wireless for my 360 f.y.i)