MiSTer FPGA Forum

Kreeblah wrote: ↑Wed May 27, 2020 6:33 am Are there any schematics anywhere for building a Mr. Spinner from an off-the-shelf spinner knob and a button, rather than modding an existing controller?

deepthaw wrote: ↑Wed May 27, 2020 3:47 am That Super Famixom NTT controller is hilarious yet awesome. Seeing the JogCon made me remember the neGcon controller. God I loved that thing.

mmmonkey wrote: ↑Wed May 27, 2020 3:35 pm A note i left to myself after reading on the old forum was to use an ItsyBitsy board by Adafruit, as it has the correct 3.3v on it.

Slein wrote: ↑Thu Dec 10, 2020 9:03 am I made a small pcb for MrSpinner. It was an experiment in pcb cutouts, but maybe someone has a use for it.
The cutouts fit the cheap 600p/r rotary encoders from china and a 30mm arcade button.

Find the gerber files and a few more pictures at github.

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Sorgelig wrote: ↑Tue May 26, 2020 12:31 pm Here i plan to post interesting controllers i've got and successfully adopted to MiSTer.
I won't post generic gamepads as i'm sure modern USB gamepads are much better than any old generic one.

Paddle/Spinner controller:
Some cores are better with either spinner or paddle controller. I've used Atari 2600 driving controller (Atari 2600 paddle can be modded the same way):
spinner.jpg
Original spinner inside is pure rubbish, so i've replaced it with Arduino rotary encoder shield. Together with Arduino Micro it gives a good USB controller.
spinner_int.jpg
Arduino rotary encoder originally has clicking mechanism which is better to disable for free rotation and higher resolution (one click is 4 steps). Fortunately the rotary encoder is easy to disassemble, so i flattened the internal "pimple" and thus disabled the clicks.

Here is the mr.Spinner firmware project for Arduino Micro:
https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/Retro-C ... rollersUSB
Besides the spinner, it also emulates the paddle controller. So you get 2 in 1 controller. Project supports 2 controllers in a single board.

MiSTer detects this controller and overlays it on top of any other existing controller. So you may use for example DualShock4 as your main controller and mr.Spinner which adds additionally spinner and paddle the the same player.

Sorgelig wrote: ↑Tue May 26, 2020 12:31 pm Namco Playstation JogCon:

This is wonderful controller! Not only it has spinner, it also has force feedback!

After some exploration in undocumented features i've made the mod fully utilizing this controller:

Not only it has paddle emulation, it uses the motor to show the limits, so you feel it like real paddle with stoppers. Also it has steering wheel mode where jog will automatically go back to center. Spy Hunter (and Turbo Tag) control is great with this mode.
Firmware for Arduino Micro is here:
https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/Retro-C ... /JogConUSB

blacklistedcard wrote: ↑Mon Sep 27, 2021 2:46 pm I'm trying to get the Atari Paddles to work with the Arduino Micro code. So far I have not been successful.

Here is the pin-out when I beeped it out with a DMM.

DB9

PIN #1 ==> RED wire for POT
PIN #2 ==> BROWN wire for Button
PIN #7 ==> VCC ==> Black wire for Button
PIN #8 ==> GND ==> Yellow wire for POT

I also connected the third connection from the pot to the black wire on the button.

DB9 Arduino Micro pin
1 2 RED Wire
2 7 Brown Wire
7 VCC Black Wire
8 GND Yellow Wire

Un-used connector on POT to black wire on Button

mmmonkey wrote: ↑Wed May 27, 2020 3:35 pm

You can make an external adapter for the JogCon, no modification of the actual pad necessary

Edit - just got home and found the picture I made as a reference...

A note i left to myself after reading on the old forum was to use an ItsyBitsy board by Adafruit, as it has the correct 3.3v on it. I used a cheap PS1 to USB adapter for the housing and joypad port, it was a 2 player adapter, i don't have 3d printing skill or equipment so just cut some black plastic to shape and stuck it inside to block off where controller 2 was etc.

Pete

Thanks for this, it seems to work pretty good in Arkanoid.

Was hoping it would work in rotary games like Jackal and Ikari Warriors, but couldn't get the core to recognize the spinner correctly (tried all the different modes but it would only recognize one of the directions), anyone know if there's a way to get them to work?

jd213 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 23, 2023 7:35 pm

Thanks for this, it seems to work pretty good in Arkanoid.

Was hoping it would work in rotary games like Jackal and Ikari Warriors, but couldn't get the core to recognize the spinner correctly (tried all the different modes but it would only recognize one of the directions), anyone know if there's a way to get them to work?

Those games does not have emulated spinner support on MiSTer.

mmmonkey wrote: ↑Wed May 27, 2020 3:35 pm

You can make an external adapter for the JogCon, no modification of the actual pad necessary

Edit - just got home and found the picture I made as a reference...

A note i left to myself after reading on the old forum was to use an ItsyBitsy board by Adafruit, as it has the correct 3.3v on it. I used a cheap PS1 to USB adapter for the housing and joypad port, it was a 2 player adapter, i don't have 3d printing skill or equipment so just cut some black plastic to shape and stuck it inside to block off where controller 2 was etc.

Pete

hello, did you use the jogcon.ino, or did you use another code??

thx

I believe you want to use JogConUSB.ino from https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/Retro-C ... /JogConUSB

Yes, i just did it this morning and it works perfectly, thx to mmmonkey and mister !!!!!!!!

hii, i'm back with a question, what does it really mens??

// Spinner pulses per step adjust
// by pressing "mode" button while holding up,right,down,left
if(data[2] & 0xF0)
{
if(data[2] & 0x10) sp_step = 1;
if(data[2] & 0x20) sp_step = 2;
if(data[2] & 0x40) sp_step = 4;
if(data[2] & 0x80) sp_step = 8;

It's about demultiplication ?? or other fonction??

thx for help