usb to db15

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Originally Posted by 663.keith

for the off season, my team was looking at converting an xbox controller to fit the operator interface. so far we have been unable to find a USB female to db15 male converter (we have found an adapter to get the xbox controller to work on USB). Is there any way to accomplish this?

What everyone else said is correct. USB consists of GND, +5v-ish, Tx, and Rx. I'm pretty sure that most modern game controlers use serial in some way (and seeing the size of the Xbox to USB converters, I'm sure it's just wiring).

However, the DB15 Gameport (which the OI ports are based on) has 4 analog channels, 4 digital ones, 2 +5v and 2 Gnd (or +5v, gnd, MIDI Tx, and MIDI Rx). It was originally based on a 2 stick design (XY and 2 buttons each).

Of course, the IFI has modified this a little for the purposes of the OI.

It isn't impossible, but it does make it more difficult.