Re: Volo's Gamepad to PS/2 Adapter. Device discussion (official thread) SOLD OUT (06.02.2023)

Posted on 2023-08-30, 12:09

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Derek2210 wrote on 2023-08-29, 17:05: Hi, Can I be added to to the waiting list for a Gamepad to PS/2 Dear Derek, the project is on hiatus. Please, let me PM you, once Ukrainian skies become stripy with contrails.

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Re: Volo's Gamepad to PS/2 Adapter. Device discussion (official thread) FOR SALE AGAIN (17.12.2022)

Posted on 2023-02-06, 12:40

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As of this day all of the devices are reserved. Thank you for your trust and support! I'll let you know if any reservation is vacated. No additional batches are planned for production until the end of the war

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Re: Volo's Gamepad to PS/2 Adapter. Device discussion (official thread) SHIPMENT POSTPONED DUE TO WAR (26.02.2022)

Posted on 2022-12-17, 19:56

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I’m still alive (🍰 ❗) and the war has thankfully not touched me directly. I managed to get to my stash of devices, acquire missing tools and arrange shipping with the postal office in my neck of the woods. So I’m ready to sell! During hiatus, with persistent insistence and heavenly patience of …

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Re: Volo's Gamepad to PS/2 Adapter. Device discussion (official thread) (Starting shipping 31.08.2021)

Posted on 2022-02-26, 09:28

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Sorry for turning this thing political. If you'd like to help, please donate to International Charitable Foundation "Come Back Alive". Link: https://savelife.in.ua/en/donate/ They accept card payments. I won’t lie or sugarcoat it: this is not the charity to save cuddly polar bears and whales. Your …

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Re: Volo's Gamepad to PS/2 Adapter. Device discussion (official thread) (Starting shipping 31.08.2021)

Posted on 2022-02-24, 06:32

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Sorry guys. My country was invaded. I hear no shelling (yet), though future might become undefined. I'll try to carry on selling the thing, but I might become AFK. Please bug your Members of Parliament and politicians to ensure maximum possible support to Ukraine. We'll need it.

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Re: Volo's Gamepad to PS/2 Adapter. Device discussion (official thread) (Starting shipping 31.08.2021)

Posted on 2022-01-18, 14:59

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Why no gameport? I invested in 50 gameport joystick and gamepad collection and have no SNES. EDIT: something like this http://electric-handicraft.blogspot.com/2010/04/gameport-to-ps2-converter.html Dear cyberluke, That is the question of priorities :) I have no gameport joysticks and only a single …

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Re: My project of Compaq LTE 5000 CCFL to LED backlight conversion.

Posted on 2022-01-17, 10:19

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Situation report: I have received PCBs and assembled one. Well, I have bad news and good news… I’ll start with good news: It works. Not quite as I expected, but it does. The bright light is really bright, the dim light is really dim. No strobe effect – the light is very pleasant. Though does not …

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Re: Volo's Gamepad to PS/2 Adapter. Device discussion (official thread) (Starting shipping 31.08.2021)

Posted on 2022-01-17, 07:48

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LuigiStone wrote on 2022-01-14, 21:49: Hey, are you still selling these? Thanks! Yes, I do. I wanted to update this thread, but have had nothing to report (I don't want to "bump" on Vogons without a cause). I'll have some proper news in a week or so.

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Re: Compaq LTE screen swaps:

Posted on 2022-01-16, 11:57

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I've done the swap for my LTE 5000. Pretty straightforward process. Just don't forget to change the jumper settings according to Compaq LTE 5000 Maintenance And Service Manual. I've made a reference for your conveinience: Hi Volo, you swapped your screen from witch to witch versions? I'm trying to …

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Re: My project of Compaq LTE 5000 CCFL to LED backlight conversion.

Posted on 2021-12-13, 14:46

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Woah! The bill of materials of 5 kits (including delivery costs and fees) turned out to be US$ 70! I plan to leave 2 for myself... Do you mind if I'll offer the remaining 3 kits for US$ 25 a piece just to break even? I understand that you might opt for one from china for about US$ 7... But please …

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Re: My project of Compaq LTE 5000 CCFL to LED backlight conversion.

Posted on 2021-12-09, 16:08

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I came up with the scematics (attached, might help someone). Sould work, but I am not sure about resistor values (spesifically R1, R2, R3, R4). I'll ensure those working just by poking currents and voltages. I've gone for 1206 parts - those should be fairly easy to solder. Stared purchasing and …

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Re: My effort to make Compaq LTE 5000 CCFL to LED backlight conversion.

Posted on 2021-12-03, 21:52

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So far my achievements are: I measured the voltages. Those are: Power: 18V (always ON, even if the laptop itself is off!) I don’t know from where the PC steps ups the voltage, but… Ok. “Enable” contact signal: 3,2V. DF6113 datasheet states that it needs exactly that to signal the maximum brightness …

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My project of Compaq LTE 5000 CCFL to LED backlight conversion.

Posted on 2021-12-03, 21:49

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Hello, guys! As you might know, I've got two Compaq LTE 5000 laptops: Precious LTE 5000 with 640x680 10.4-inch active TFT; Donor LTE 5380 with 800x600 12.1-inch active TFT. I decided to embark on a journey to create a solderless backlight replacement kit to replace CCFL to LED for those. I’m basing …

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Re: Compaq LTE screen swaps:

Posted on 2021-12-01, 20:26

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I've done the swap for my LTE 5000. Pretty straightforward process. Just don't forget to change the jumper settings according to Compaq LTE 5000 Maintenance And Service Manual. I've made a reference for your conveinience: Table 1-5. Display Configuration Jumpers …

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Re: Volo's Gamepad to PS/2 Adapter. Device discussion (official thread) (Starting shipping 31.08.2021)

Posted on 2021-11-14, 10:20

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Situation update: Received my Super Famicoms. Original Japanese Super Famicom controllers work with the adapter with no issue . I'd like photos of my devices used in unusual and weird ways (ZX Spectrum Next, robots, mobile devices etc.). While adopting my original 2012 Raspberry Pi to act as Pi1541, …

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Re: Volo's Gamepad to PS/2 Adapter. Device discussion (official thread) (Starting shipping 31.08.2021)

Posted on 2021-11-05, 21:37

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From what I know, you are not supposed to drive the signals high ever, only let pullups do it. Exactly like with I2C bus. I agree. The other alternative was: pullup -> high impedance -> low. I've had it that way initially. High impendence tick was occasionally registered as a random state. You may …

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Re: Volo's Gamepad to PS/2 Adapter. Device discussion (official thread) (Starting shipping 31.08.2021)

Posted on 2021-11-05, 21:12

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After our last discussion I had everything lined up for some meticulous testing to try to sort out the KVM problem. Then some nasty life things happened, and I haven't touched retro stuff in over a month. Not that my testing was that important; I'd already concluded that my KVM is just a …

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Re: Volo's Gamepad to PS/2 Adapter. Device discussion (official thread) (Starting shipping 31.08.2021)

Posted on 2021-11-05, 08:54

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). It could've been less for SNES pad, but it wouldn't be fair. Since a single VGA frame is about 13.3ms - same frame signal delivery is pretty much guaranteed. So there is no latency at all. I disagree. Yes, there may be latency. I believe that you are assuming that the button press is made in the …

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Re: Volo's Gamepad to PS/2 Adapter. Device discussion (official thread) (Starting shipping 31.08.2021)

Posted on 2021-10-25, 15:20

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Discussion turned dead for some reason. On one hand I am pleased, as my Gamepad to PS/2 Adapter is designed to be plugged in and forgotten that it is even there. Since it works - there is nothing to talk about (except weird KVM incompatibility encountered by Pierre32). On the other hand... the …

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Did any (strictly)MS-DOS game have force feedback to its joysticks or steering?

Posted on 2021-10-10, 19:00

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I am thinking of poking joystick DB15 port to find out how it works. At the moment, I'm just hacking DB15 wire to a microcontroller and looking what I can get from it. Perhaps might come to inventing a converter for modern-ish USB HID controllers (joystick, steering wheel and gamepad) into old DB15 …

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