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From: galt@dsd.es.com (Greg Alt - Perp)
Newsgroups: sci.virtual-worlds
Subject: Power Glove
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Date: 19 May 91 21:54:35 GMT
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Well, I gave up on finding an extension cord for the 
nintendo controller.  I called every local place imaginable.
I decided to just solder some wires to the printer port 
connector, and shove them into the nintendo connector.  For
the 5 volt supply, I used an old variable power supply that I
built in highschool.  I got it to work almost perfectly.  The
first thing I noticed is that the receivers need to be held 
several inches above the monitor so that the keyboard doesn't
block the lower one.  Also, the position (up/down/left/right)
is very jittery.  Even when centered, it jumps back and forth
between different values.  I think this is because my 5 volt
source is too noisy (any suggestions?), but it works perfectly
if I put it in program 14(?) that uses the buttons on the glove.
The thumb/finger info seems to work just fine also.

Since I didn't feel like doing the assembly, I wrote a short
C program that gets the info and prints it out.  If people are
interested, I'll post it. 
 
(does anyone know if the power glove can use 4.5 volts instead 
of 5?)
    Greg

[Moderator(Mark): I have requested the author's source code-- 
 I will post it as soon as I receive it.]