Is there a way to convert older controllers to USB via a connector?
I'd like to have my old ECCI-CDS and Thrustmaster F-16 FLCS and TQS in a USB
hub. If anyone knows if this is possible please let me know.
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I would "guess' no. You can do the opposite tho...connect a usb to the
joyport with a proper usb>15pin plug. Somebody who knows something may
tell us different.
dave henrie
"mets41" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3a4aac31$[email hidden]...
> Is there a way to convert older controllers to USB via a connector?
>
> I'd like to have my old ECCI-CDS and Thrustmaster F-16 FLCS and TQS in aUSB
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> hub. If anyone knows if this is possible please let me know. > > [email hidden] > > > >I know its technically possible, since TSW sells a joystick-to-USB
converter (the recommended solution for using the wheel with WinME
until MS fixes the joystick issues). Whether it would work in your
situation, especially with something like your Thrustmaster
flightstick, I have no idea.
HTH,
Kendt
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"Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote:
> I would "guess' no. You can do the opposite tho...connect a usb tothe
> joyport with a proper usb>15pin plug. Somebody who knows somethingmay
> tell us different.
> dave henrie
> "mets41" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3a4aac31$[email hidden]...
> > Is there a way to convert older controllers to USB via a connector?
> >
> > I'd like to have my old ECCI-CDS and Thrustmaster F-16 FLCS and TQSin a
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> USB > > hub. If anyone knows if this is possible please let me know. > > > > [email hidden] > > > > > > > > > >There are a few analog to USB adapters out there. I know Radio Shack has
one and there are a few others on the market. I haven't tested or heard
from anyone who uses one though. I think one of the limitations is the
number of buttons it can handle.
Scott B. Husted
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mets41 <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3a4aac31$[email hidden]...
> Is there a way to convert older controllers to USB via a connector?
>
> I'd like to have my old ECCI-CDS and Thrustmaster F-16 FLCS and TQS in aUSB
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> hub. If anyone knows if this is possible please let me know. > > [email hidden] > > > >Until somebody comes along with something better than the PDPI L4 (R.I.P.),
you'd be better off with the L4: lower processor occupancy, no IRQ polling,
fewer jitters. USB is only slightly more efficient than a regular serial
port (altho slightly better than an analog game port). I have an ECCI
connected to a L4 and won't change until I move up to a legacy-free (no ISA
slot) mobo.
--Steve Smith
mets41 <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3a4aac31$[email hidden]...
> Is there a way to convert older controllers to USB via a connector?
>
> I'd like to have my old ECCI-CDS and Thrustmaster F-16 FLCS and TQS in aUSB
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> hub. If anyone knows if this is possible please let me know. > > [email hidden] > > > >I have an ECCI Monza F1 (used to use PDPI but the new computer does not have
an ISA slot for it). I tried the Radio Shack USB converter. It was, in a
word, pathetic. I would be interested in trying others though. However,
since the release of DX8, I have had no jitter or other calibration issues
with the joystick port through my SB Live. YMMV.
Timothy Moran
"Stephen Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:7RN26.67005$[email hidden]...
> Until somebody comes along with something better than the PDPI L4(R.I.P.),
> you'd be better off with the L4: lower processor occupancy, no IRQpolling,
> fewer jitters. USB is only slightly more efficient than a regular serial
> port (altho slightly better than an analog game port). I have an ECCI
> connected to a L4 and won't change until I move up to a legacy-free (noISA
