% I have been given a TM ACM game card (Rev 3.4) but got
% no documentation or software with it so I was hoping
% someone who has a similar card could answer the
% following questions:
%
% 1) What are the two sets of jumpers for and what
% exactly are their settings?
J3 selects the I/O address. Position 1 is the default 201-201.
2 = 203 3 = 205 4 = 207 (I think this is for the first 2 ports).
J4 should be for the second ports (which most games do not recognize).
1 = 209 (default) 2 = 20B 3 = 20D 4= 20F
% 2) What is the jack socket between the ports for?
% If it's a trimmer, do you use it and what value
% of pot is reqd?
This is a "trimmer". I do not know the value of the pot. This is used
to calibrate the speed of the ACM for your computer bus/CPU. It is
required to be plugged in to maintain the calibration. I would assume
you could experiment and plug in a pot and see what happens. For what's
it's worth, the dial goes from 1-10 (though I really wish it went to 11
like the amps Spinal Tap have <G>).
%
% 3) Is there any software that came with it thats useful
% in dos/win95 for diagnostic/calibration purposes?
% I have already got propanel.
%
The 2 programs that you may find useful are gampeport.exe (which will
check for enabled gameports on your machine). The other is TMS.EXE
(TMScope) and is the calibration software (along with some diagnostic
tools). These and other programs/files can be found at their website.
The direct URL for their files is:
http://www.thrustmaster.com/support/library/
The URLs for the above files are:
ftp://208.129.210.78/pub/library/gamport.exe
ftp://208.129.210.78/pub/library/tmscope.exe
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