Wiring diagram
Although it would be ideal to present a uniform wiring
diagram, this isn't as straight forward as it might seem. The
pinout of the IBM PC joystick port is as follows:-
The wiring in the 'Y' cable that you will need to make will
be dependent on your present joystick. If your joystick is a
basic 2 axis joystick then the cable is straightforward. However,
if you have a joystick which has a throttle, then you will need
to ensure that the wiring for Joystick A also includes the
connections for the throttle which will normally be the Y
Coordinate of Joystick B.
I use my pedals in conjuction with either a Zoomer Yoke, a
QuickShot with throttle and/or a PC Flight Force fire control
system.
Additional information regarding the CH Virtual Pilot
Pro has come to light. I don't claim to be the source for it and
haven't had time to format it for the web page so in the mean
time here it is!
Joystick port
.-----------------------.
\ 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 /
\ 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 /
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Pin Function Pin Function
1 +5v 9 +5v (SB midi)
2 Joy A, Button 1 10 Joy B, Button 1 (multibutton 3)
3 Joy A, Direction X 11 Joy B, Direction X
4 Gnd 12 Gnd (SB midi)
5 Gnd 13 Joy B, Direction Y
6 Joy A, Direction Y 14 Joy B, Button 2 (multibutton 4)
7 Joy A, Button 2 15 +5v
8 +5v
Each switch grounds the respective pin. X and Y are wired via
100kohm variable
resistor to +5V.
Throttle: Joy B, Direction Y
Pedals: Joy B, Direction X
In order to achieve 2 pedals, connect 2 separate 50kohm variables
in series.
50 kohm 50 kohm
GND o------|\/\/\/\|---+---|\/\/\/\|------o +5 V
/_______|_______/
|
Right up equals 50 kohm,
Right down equals 0 kohm,
Left up equals 50 kohm,
Left down equals 0 kohm,
CH Virtualpilot pro and F-16 comp.stick buttons:
A B C D Function
X Button 1
X Button 2
X Button 3
X Button 4
X X Button 5
X X Button 6
X X X X Hat 1 Up
X X X Hat 1 Down
X X X Hat 1 Right
X X Hat 1 Left
X X X Hat 2 Up
X X Hat 2 Down
X X Hat 2 Right
X X Hat 2 Left
Where:
A = switch has connection to Pin 2 trough a diode.
B = switch has connection to Pin 7 trough a diode.
C = switch has connection to Pin 10 trough a diode.
D = switch has connection to Pin 14 trough a diode.
Example: ``Hat 1 Left'' is "A" + "B"
S1 ___ D1
GND o------o o--+----|<|----o Pin 2 (Button 1)
| D2
+----|<|----o Pin 7 (Button 2)
|
V You can use the above for other "Hat 1" buttons
~ as well, by placing a diode here.
Diodes D1,D2: anything you have, e.g. 1N 4002 (for heavy-duty use
;)
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