[Freckle_smoker]

thanks for any replies .

 

[Lentoman]

It's probably not that easy, first you'd have to know what type of signal, rate and voltage levels the pad uses.

Then you'd need some electric components to adjust the usb voltage levels to fit the n64 pad. You'd need to design an integrated circuit that recieves, interprets, translates, stores and then sends the signal to the usb port.

Finally you'd also need a usb driver for those translated signals, unless the circuit pretends to be some other standard joypad that the operating system identifies.

I probably missed something, but it would be cheaper and easier to cough up the $10 or whatever one costs instead.

 

[Proto]

You could try this guide, even though it is in Spanish, (and it is to a DB-25 connector...) you should be able to get the component list and the diagram

 

[moomoomoo]

Even using the parallel port is difficult for the n64 controllers. Best buy a proper adaptor mate.

 

[VDDZ]

It would probably be easier and cheaper to buy one, don't they go for about $20? Here's one one ebay you can get for $15, http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3677&item=5206428159&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW. If you want one of those Adaptoid, I can see why you want to build one, there's one selling for $100.

 

[Proto]

Well... there is such a thing as the satisfaction of getting the work done by yourself

 

[n_w95482]

You can get an Adaptoid here for $30.

 

[culubalo]

I thought adaptoids cost like $10?

 

[Aided Onslaught]

yeah, there are cheaper ones, I'll look tomorrow, to lazy right now. my ps2 one cost 10 bucks...

 

[Phoenix]

You could try this guide, even though it is in Spanish, (and it is to a DB-25 connector...) you should be able to get the component list and the diagram

ehem... I did that and besides the tremendous satisfaction of "do it yourself" the interface didn't work at all

 

[Talbain]

There are some things better left to professionals. You can an adapter that works for both N64 and PSX controllers at Lik-Sang or Play-Asia I'm pretty sure. (don't quote me on it though, I'm just assuming they still have them.)

 

[scottlc]

Creating USB devices is much more complex than creating a parallel port device. And if you only want to save money, you'd actually end up spending more making your own unless you happened to have the components that you needed already.

 

[Freckle_smoker]

thanks again for all the replies , been camping for a week , I think I will just buy one .

 

[painkiller1978]

You can get an Adaptoid here for $30.

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