little infrared project for Multimega

[Guitari]

Hi guys,

 

Here's an uploaded picture of some small extension leads I made in order that the wireless controllers from the megadrive 2 can work with the multimega.

 

I found the spacing between the controller ports are exactly the same on Megadrive, Megadrive 2 and the Genesis 3, however they're angled away from the unit on the multimega. The same infrared wireless system works perfectly on all 4 models by the way.

 

It's just that for the multimega little extensions are needed.

 

They're not the best - I knocked them up in a frustrating 3 hours or so with tiny little wires from a cut up vga extension lead that I originally bought to extend the jaguar's lead (but this never worked with the jag). I digress. I simply bought x2 male and x2 female 9-pin D-subs and soldered them in 'straight through' fashion.

 

I originally considered buying regular MD extention leads and cutting them up - but couldn't justify that expense for what it was.

 

I had to saw the ends off the the females and shape them round with sandpaper to make them fit the multimega.

 

They're not perfect as I say and I geuss someone else with more patience and time could do a much better job.

 

Enjoy.

[Rex Dart]

Would be cool to incorporate the IR receiver into some sort of little stand to place the Multimega/CDX on top of, since they're so similarly-shaped.

[Guitari]

Yep, that would be cool!

[+Gemintronic]

I know wireless boosters/repeaters exist. What about infrared? I've always had problems with infrared joysticks..

[Rex Dart]

They definitely exist, but I don't know if they'd be suitable for gaming. The ones I've seen are advertised as extending the reach of a TV remote, where latency isn't much of an issue.

[Guitari]

Next project for this is to obtain a MultiMega dust cover! Does anyone know firstly if any are pre-existing anywhere?