randyrossi
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1 year ago First make sure the 40 pin IDE cable is actually a 40 pin conductor. I don't think it can be an 80 conductor cable. They both have 40 pin connectors on the end so they may look similar. You can tell by counting the ridges along the cable.
The keyboard connector does not have to be hooked up for the joystick ports to work. I would suggest removing the cable from the Pi and shorting the pins on the Pi header directly as described by the table here: https://github.com/randyrossi/bmc64/blob/master/README.md#gpio-config-2--gpio-keyboard-and-joysticks
Can you also attach your settings.txt file as well?
On Sun, Jan 15, 2023 at 6:39 AM Deadweasel @.***> wrote:
I am attempting to build my own C64 breadbin from-scratch, 3D-printing the case, building my own mechanical keyboard and using a Raspberry Pi 3A as the heart of the beast.
I have one of the Keyboard/Joystick interface boards, and am coupling it with a RPi 3A+ via brand-new 40pin IDE cable, exactly as shown in images, and have set BMC64 to use GPIO Config #2 https://github.com/randyrossi/bmc64/issues/2 (keybd/joy). It's powered with a 5V 3A wall wart, also brand new and seemingly working just fine.
I have also built my own joystick using new Sanwa arcade components, which seems to be working as intended if my multimeter is to be believed, which is to say that I get continuity on the expected pins with any given control input.
However, I still can't get any reaction from BMC64 on those joystick ports. I have even tried manually shorting pins on the ports themselves to emulate control inputs, and nothing seems to be getting through, as observed with multiple games and even a dedicated joystick testing program.
I don't have the keyboard built up yet, and have been using a Logitech K400 wireless keyboard/mouse combo for key inputs instead, and that has seemingly worked well enough for interacting with the system so far, so I'm now wondering: does the legacy keyboard harness need to be connected for the joystick ports to work? I've looked at the schematics for the board, and can see where the ports are joining up on the keyboard interface, but I can't tell if they need a keyboard connected to complete the circuit for them as well.
Can somebody advise if that's the case, and if so, might I be able to jump a couple of pins on the keyboard harness to get the joysticks working until I have the final keyboard actually built?
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I am attempting to build my own C64 breadbin from-scratch, 3D-printing the case, building my own mechanical keyboard and using a Raspberry Pi 3A as the heart of the beast.
I have one of the Keyboard/Joystick interface boards, and am coupling it with a RPi 3A+ via brand-new 40pin IDE cable, exactly as shown in images, and have set BMC64 to use GPIO Config #2 (keybd/joy). It's powered with a 5V 3A wall wart, also brand new and seemingly working just fine.
I have also built my own joystick using new Sanwa arcade components, which seems to be working as intended if my multimeter is to be believed, which is to say that I get continuity on the expected pins with any given control input.
However, I still can't get any reaction from BMC64 on those joystick ports. I have even tried manually shorting pins on the ports themselves to emulate control inputs, and nothing seems to be getting through, as observed with multiple games and even a dedicated joystick testing program.
I don't have the keyboard built up yet, and have been using a Logitech K400 wireless keyboard/mouse combo for key inputs instead, and that has seemingly worked well enough for interacting with the system so far, so I'm now wondering: does the legacy keyboard harness need to be connected for the joystick ports to work? I've looked at the schematics for the board, and can see where the ports are joining up on the keyboard interface, but I can't tell if they need a keyboard connected to complete the circuit for them as well.
Can somebody advise if that's the case, and if so, might I be able to jump a couple of pins on the keyboard harness to get the joysticks working until I have the final keyboard actually built?