PC Engine Controller on Turbo Grafx

brianon

So I bought i very nice little PC Engine controller stupidly assuming it would work on my Turbo Grafx. Alas, PC Engine is 8 Din-Mini and Turbo Grafx is 8 Din.

Is there any way I can get this controller to work on my Turbo Grafx. It's so nice I'd rather use it than get another TurboPad

The Last Bandit

Yep, the protocol is identical. You just need to make a cable adapter or change the connector to a Din 8 on the controller.

Mini DIN



Fat 'ol DIN

o1s1n

Argh, this is the same with the issue I have with my Amiga 1084 monitor.

Fat din 6 port on the monitor, mini din 6 to scart adapter in my hand. Must get that sorted!

Myrddin

You could just buy the two needed connections & make an adapter loom

Pyongyang

You want one of these.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Turbo-grafx-16-Duo-adapter/dp/B001EA0ZO6

I used to have one when I had a Turbo Grafx joystick. Turns out that joystick is utter diarrhoea though so I sold the lot. I'd rather gargle diarrhoea for breakfast, lunch and dinner every day for a year than use that joystick ever again.

I disinfected the house after I posted it. BE GONE!

The Last Bandit

If you pay £29.99 for a simple adapter you need serious help !! You'd probably buy a PC-Engine for that..

brianon

Pyongyang wrote: »

You want one of these.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Turbo-grafx-16-Duo-adapter/dp/B001EA0ZO6

I used to have one when I had a Turbo Grafx joystick. Turns out that joystick is utter diarrhoea though so I sold the lot. I'd rather gargle diarrhoea for breakfast, lunch and dinner every day for a year than use that joystick ever again.

I disinfected the house after I posted it. BE GONE!

30 sterling is a bit dear. How hard would it be to change the connection to a din 8 do yis reckon ?

Myrddin

brianon wrote: »

How hard would it be to change the connection to a din 8 do yis reckon ?

Buy a male din connector, & female mini din connector & connect the pins like for like. Use heat shrink & shrouding then if you like to make it look neater

Pyongyang

That's the Amazon price. I got mine on eBay for about £12 posted. Though that was a while ago. £30 is ridiculous though.

brianon

Pyongyang wrote: »

That's the Amazon price. I got mine on eBay for about £12 posted. Though that was a while ago. £30 is ridiculous though.

Found it on ebay but I think that's the opposite of what I need.



If I bought a 8 pin din male and 8 pin mini-din female I would just wire them up yeah ?

Pyongyang

No, that adapter works either way. I used it on my PC Engine Duo R. The person I sold it to was using it on a Turbo Grafx to connect a PC Engine controller to it. So you'll be grand.

Just for the love of God don't buy a Turbo Stick.

brianon

Totally confused now

That adapter would not plug into my Turbo Grafx!? The Turbo Grafx has an 8 pin din female connection on it. That adapter has an 8 pin mini-din male connection.

The male here is too small for the female !?

Pyongyang

Trust me. That adapter works.

Myrddin

Pyongyang wrote: »

No, that adapter works either way

How can it, unless it comes with gender changers?

Pyongyang

It worked for the bloke I sold it to on his TG16...

Andrew76

EnterNow wrote: »

How can it, unless it comes with gender changers?

Sure Pyongyang is famous for his double adapter shenanigans.

Myrddin

Pyongyang wrote: »

It worked for the bloke I sold it to on his TG16...

If the TG16 has an 8pin female din, & this adapter has an 8pin male mini-din...I can't see how that'd work unless he had an and adapter or something on it?

Pyongyang

Myrddin

Pyongyang wrote: »

shrug gif

Just saying, its £30 after all

I'd sooner buy the two required connectors in Radionics & wire them up myself

The Last Bandit

Ya male to male isn't going to work but female to female ain't so bad to watch

Pyongyang

EnterNow wrote: »

Just saying, its £30 after all

I'd sooner buy the two required connectors in Radionics & wire them up myself

£12 on eBay! :P

But yeah, for the few quid and a bit of fiddling it's probably best to make one up. As for that cable though, I don't know the full story on it just that the bloke who bought it off me was happy out with it on his TG16 so I dunno...

Worked great on my Duo R with a TG16 stick though...

Well, when I say great I mean the cable. The stick was just a load of old bum. :pac:

Myrddin

On a related note, are those tg16--->pc engine hucard adapters expensive?I'd rather not go modding my Duo-R

Pyongyang

The adapters are not cheap (at least last time I'd had a look for one). I think I read somewhere about a switchless mod for the Duo/R/RX now? Don't quote me on that though.

Myrddin

Pyongyang wrote: »

The adapters are not cheap (at least last time I'd had a look for one). I think I read somewhere about a switchless mod for the Duo/R/RX now? Don't quote me on that though.

Yeah last I looked I don't think I could even find one, let alone price it. A switchless mod now, that does sound interesting because the switch needed for the old mod is a big 8-pole monste

Edit - normal switch will do with some logic circuitry it seems

Pyongyang

Here you go:

http://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=10112.0

The Last Bandit

Its still a fairly invasive mod though as your swapping a bunch of (address/data ?) lines on the card slot - switchless or not.

Not sure if I'd bother on a rare enough console, is the cart slot socketed ?

Myrddin

Pyongyang wrote: »

Here you go:

http://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=10112.0

Excellent, & a lot cheaper than buying a TG16. Cheers Pyong!

brianon

Oh...you mean these
Got mine a few years ago. Wasn't 'too' expensive but not too cheap. You see them from time to time for sale.




Back on track though ... anyone able to point me to links for what I need to make my own cable adapter ?

The Last Bandit

This and this .

Or their Radionics/Maplins/Ebay equivalents (later most likely the cheapest source)