Saturn controller ports to usb?

[Squalid]

Hey guys,

Question. Is it possible to wire Sega Saturn controller ports (Female) to usb/parallel port?

I'm STILL working on my SaturnPC after nearly a year and was wondering if i can use the controller ports and plug the controllers in.

Thanks.

[gannon]

Looks like the original saturn controller just uses 2 74hc153 multiplexors to get the signal, so if that's all you plan to use you can just use a few demultiplexors and a usb chip probably. If you want it to work with other controllers that don't use that setup you might need to make it with a PIC instead.

[Jeff]

Or, just maybe, you can buy the USB Sega Saturn Controller?

[Lucretius]

Dontchya just love it when people crap on your efforts to do some homebrew hacing...mmm-m! You can really smell the lack of hacker-spirit!

[Jeff]

Dontchya just love it when people crap on your efforts to do some homebrew hacing...mmm-m! You can really smell the lack of hacker-spirit!

You can, can't you? I'm the least hacky of all of you

[vb_master]

You can, can't you? I'm the least hacky of all of you

Your parent thought that iTunes was hacking software, so you're a hacker.

[Squalid]

Looks like the original saturn controller just uses 2 74hc153 multiplexors to get the signal, so if that's all you plan to use you can just use a few demultiplexors and a usb chip probably. If you want it to work with other controllers that don't use that setup you might need to make it with a PIC instead.

OK, i thought this was gonna be a hard task, but ouch.

Maybe ill just take Jeff's advice...

..unless someone interesting in making it for me in exchange for some cash?

[elliott]

A quick google search turned up this:
http://www.gamesx.com/controldata/usbsatpad/

[Skyone]

multiplexors

Lost you right there.


Elliott's got the site; gamesx.com ALWAYS has the answer.