atari flash back pinout

[ulao]

I tried to look up the pinout today and kept seeing this...

 

• OUT(Orange,Top row, near right)
• SCK(White,Top row, near left)
• DO(Yellow,Top row, center)
• GND(Black,Bottom row, near left
• 5V(Red,Bottom row, near right)

 

but from my own testing its a standard atari port. I even connected my 7800 controller and it works like it did on the 2600. This is the flash back I have

Were there other versions that have a clock serial data pinout, or do the ports have two modes? There is  no way the paddles included (that work just like the old ones) would work on this pinout above.

 

 

 

 

 

[ulao]

huh, I also just noticed that u,d,l,r and button all work in the menu. But when the game starts, only u,d, and button work.

Edited February 15, 2022 by ulao

[ulao]

Ah! looks like it was the 7800 controller as it has two resisters in there for the paddle ports. Looks like the console detects that is disables left and right (old school paddle buttons) intentionally. Makes good sense, I thought the old 2600 would work with the 7800, maybe that changed?

Also read on another thread that there were special modes, and I wired up a switch but they do not work?

MENU = UP + DOWN

SELECT = LEFT + RIGHT (or LEFT + RIGHT + DOWN)

REWIND = LEFT + RIGHT + UP

START = UP + DOWN + LEFT

 

unless maybe that is for the wireless payload only?

 

Whoa... I just learned there were 9 versions... and apparently I have the 4. Anyone know the capabilities of the physical ports from version to version?

Edited February 16, 2022 by ulao