Logitech wingman joystick 3001usb adapter

Logitech wingman joystick 3001usb adapter how to#

Remove the PCB: Unscrew the 5 PCB holding screws. Unscrew the base screws and remove the metal base.

Reveal the base screws by pealing off the rubber pads. Open the base: remove the suction cups by unscrewing them. We now need to carefully remove the base PCB taking notes of some wiring connections. This also eliminate the need to replace the PCB in the grip. Turns out its a simple parallel to serial converter, easily handled by a microcontroller. I had to reverse engineer this communication since the communication chip was too old to find a datasheet for. The joystick itself contains 2 PCBs inside, one at the base that controls all programmable functions and keyboard emulation, and another one inside the grip that collects all button presses and communicate them with the base PCB. This function is now obsolete since a USB joystick can support as many buttons as needed. It has a programmable feature to set what key is mapped to which button. This function was necessary since PC Game-port supports only 4 buttons. The SFT joystick, aside from Game-port connector, have a keyboard bypass connector that enables the joystick to convert joystick buttons into keystrokes. The PCB have several extra inputs to accommodate for extra inputs/axis. This project is intended to replace the hardware of a Suncom f15 Talon joystick, but with little tweaks can be used for other types of joysticks. Note: This project requires basic electronics understanding and soldering skills, And of course, everything provided here is given as-is, use it wisely and on your own risk. I will also provide PCB schematics and PIC firmware.

Logitech wingman joystick 3001usb adapter how to#

In this post I will explain in detail how to convert an old Game Port joystick to USB using pic microcontroller. So, you want to convert your good old Suncom F15 Talon joystick from this: This project intend to revive old PC Game port type joysticks by converting them to modern USB HID game device.