simply put... i want to use my ps/2 port mouse on my DC

dcmodder · Post by **dcmodder** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 12:08 am

i think the title of this topic is pretty self explainitory. the only thing is i dont want to spend any money. does n e one know of a good site that could help.

and yes i already searched google and yahoo and came up with bubkiss.

bizzle · Post by **bizzle** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 12:55 am

There is an adapter so you can use a PS/2 and AT keyboard on the Dreamcast instead of using the official Sega Net one.

Post by **Quzar** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 2:31 am

Yea, right now i have two hooked up to my DC, as well as a VGA box, then a KVM switch and a coders cable. Its like a little PC =P.

Frosty-E · Post by **Frosty-E** » Sun Sep 12, 2004 3:36 pm

he said he didnt want to spend any money

id like to make one and do the same thing

Disheveled DrFreeze · Post by **Disheveled DrFreeze** » Sun Sep 12, 2004 3:54 pm

count me in on the "i want it too" list

a usb to dc converter would be good too

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Sun Sep 12, 2004 3:58 pm

I think the converter things have a chip and some other stuff in so it would be pretty hard to make one

Post by **Quzar** » Sun Sep 12, 2004 4:42 pm

yea, no matter what you will at least be spending money on the IC. I bought mine for 2$ a piece, so it is probably cheaper to buy pre-build ones.

dcmodder · Post by **dcmodder** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 12:07 am

i'm not talking wires directly from the mouse to the dc. i'm talking wires from the mouse to the dc controller then to the dc.

Post by **Quzar** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 12:22 am

oh... thats pretty much impossible.

dcmodder · Post by **dcmodder** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 3:58 pm

o.... lol ok then. i wont even bother then

Disheveled DrFreeze · Post by **Disheveled DrFreeze** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 4:08 pm

quzar, you have any technical schematics on a ps2/DC converter? if you have i would like them

Post by **Quzar** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 4:11 pm

nope. i just have two of um =P. I could probably take one apart and tell you what IC to use, but that would take time. If you are really interested i will though...

Disheveled DrFreeze · Post by **Disheveled DrFreeze** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 4:13 pm

oh from your prev posts i got the impression you soldered the converter yourself, so i thought you might have some schematics, but if you dont, never mind, dont take the things apart on my acount

Post by **Quzar** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 4:47 pm

yea i bought mine. they are madcatz.

Rand Linden · Post by **Rand Linden** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 6:17 pm

All the converters I've seen have some sort of embedded chip that contains programming -- i.e. not a simple "connect this wire to this pin" type arrangement.

Rand.

Disheveled DrFreeze · Post by **Disheveled DrFreeze** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 2:37 am

i know, i do have to ability to porgram chips and all, but i would need the program

sentaku · Post by **sentaku** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 11:18 am

Dosn't the dreamcast controler contain that chip? So if wired the mouse wires to the proper wires, at the proper places woun't the informatin go through the chip?

Post by **Quzar** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 12:27 pm

Disheveled DrFreeze · Tue Sep 14, 2004 12:49 pm

no, because all the signals from the mouse are ps2 encoded, and the dreamcast maple buss chip does not accept ps2 as input

sentaku · Post by **sentaku** » Tue Sep 14, 2004 1:36 pm

what types of input does it except?