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PC 2 joysticks adapter pinout

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This adapter will make it possible to connect 1 extra joystick to the PC. The gameport contains pins for two joysticks but you will need this adapter to be able to connect two joysticks to one connector



PC Joy 1 Joy 2
+5 VDC11-
Button 122 
Joystick 1 - X33 
Ground444
Ground555
Joystick 1 - Y66 
Button 277 
+5 VDC88 
+5 VDC991
Button 410102
Joystick 2 - X11113
Ground1212 
Joystick 2 - Y13136
Button 314147
+5 VDC15158

Note: Since pin 12 is often used for MIDI-signals on gameport equipped soundcards it´s better to use the ground from pin 4 & 5, pin 15 is also used for MIDI-signals...


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15 pin D-SUB female connector diagram

15 pin D-SUB female connector
to the Joystick 1 & 2

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Source(s) of this and additional information: Tomi Engdahl"s joystick page, from Hardware Book 2 reports
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