CardboardBox Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 I'm working on an adapter that lets you plug USB controllers into your Atari 2600. Because a lot of USB controllers use proprietary interfaces, it's unlikely the adapter will ever be able to support all USB controllers. But I want to add support for more over time and maintain a list of compatible controllers. I also want to support mouse (as paddle controllers) and keyboard (as a joystick, with the ability for games to unlock the full keyboard). I'm looking for people who want to test the adapter on more USB controllers, and also on a 7800 since I don't have one. If you have a flash cart (for firmware updates), a USB controller and an Atari 2600 and/or 7800, DM me and I may be able to send you one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhyLee commotari.club Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 (edited) Which microcontroller are you using for that project? maybe an SPI interface for Nintendo controllers could also be implemented without any major additional costs. (a serial debug interface would also be cool to show the USB descriptor of the device for debugging purpose. this way other people could deliver the USB descriptor for further driver development) Edited September 5 by WhyLee commotari.club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardboardBox Posted September 5 Author Share Posted September 5 35 minutes ago, WhyLee commotari.club said: Which microcontroller are you using for that project? maybe an SPI interface for Nintendo controllers could also be implemented without any major additional costs. (a serial debug interface would also be cool to show the USB descriptor of the device for debugging purpose. this way other people could deliver the USB descriptor for further driver development) I'm using a PIC24FJ32GU202. In the future I may make separate adapters for NES, SNES, N64 that reuse the code from this one. Not sure where to source the connectors though, I tried ordering some from AliExpress and they're unsurprisingly terrible (they fit very loosely so they fall out easily). I plan on creating a debug ROM to go alongside the firmware update ROM, that will let you view the descriptors on the Atari. (Mostly because I think it would be fun to implement that way, rather than for any practical reason.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Could sell 4 at a time if you add paddle emulation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeex Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 This looks really nice! I tried something similar about a year ago - (the "iPlay Mega Atari") - but it didn't have nearly as many features. Yours has button remapping and a custom rom for firmware updates? I'd love to test this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardboardBox Posted September 14 Author Share Posted September 14 Update: I added keyboard support, including a way for games to unlock full keyboard access, using Word Guess as a proof of concept. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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