3.3 Jaguar-Paddles im Eigenbau

Jaguar Paddle-Controller im Eigenbau

Introduction

Here is an ASCII schematic circuit diagram for connecting up your own paddle controller to the Jaguar. It doesn't discuss the construction but does give an idea of the components you require and how they are connected. You will need a basic knowledge of electronics and soldering. This does not work with Tempest 2000 (see pt. 3)

NOTE: This is for information only. If you decide to build a rotary controller using these notes then I cannot be held responsible if what you attach it to blows up. At this current time of writing this design has not been tested in any way. It only follows some backwards engineering of the joypad and hacking with some code on an Atari Falcon.

Copyright

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You will require for the full implementation

Basic (need for the guts of the device):
1 x 15 pin HD D-type plug and hood.
2m x 15 core wire.
Lots x bits of wire.
2 x buttons (SPST - push to make).
1 x 1M Linear rotatary variable potentiometer.
1 x big dial or knob for the potentiometer.
A hand sized box.

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[...] == Button, make/break, preferably debounced.

   Pins on HD15



        6 --------------------------|
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        4 -------[Pause]------------|

        3 ------[Fire B]------------|
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        10 -------------------------|


 left or right pin of potentiometer is connected to pin 7 and the centre pin
 is connected to pin 15.

Pin
   7 ------|   1M Linear Potentiometer
         -###
         # O #---15
         -###
   n.c. ---|

Joypad pin numbering from the front of the jaguar, back of a HD15 D-type plug.

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5    .....  1
10   .....  6
15   .....  11
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