Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!pacbell!ames!ncar!mailrus!ulowell!cbmvax!bryce From: bryce@cbmvax.UUCP (Bryce Nesbitt) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech Subject: ** Updated proportional joystick pinout list (Button 3) ** Message-ID: <5648@cbmvax.UUCP> Date: 9 Jan 89 18:26:34 GMT Reply-To: bryce@cbmvax.UUCP (Bryce Nesbitt) Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA Lines: 32 The Amiga's 9-pin controller ports can accept a wide variety of input and output devices. This is the complete list of pin assignments for 5 different types. Note the addition of "Button 3" for the X-Y proportional joystick. This is intended to match the capabilities of existing IBM joysticks. Commodore-Amiga controller port pinout list - 01/09/88 ______________________________________________________________________________ Mouse, Trackball, Proportional X-Y Driving Controller Proportional Pin Joystick Controller (Pair) Joystick Light Pen 1 Forward V-pulse --- Button 3 --- 2 Back H-pulse --- --- --- 3 Left VQ-pulse Left button Button 1 --- 4 Right HQ-pulse Right button Button 2 --- 5 ** --- Middle button Right POT POT X Pen pressed (if used) to screen 6 ** Button 1 Left button --- --- Beam trigger 7 --- +5V +5V +5V +5V 8 GND GND GND GND GND 9 ** Button 2 Right button Left POT POT Y --- (if used) ** This pin may also be configured as an output ______________________________________________________________________________