Tag: joystick port

Selects which 1088XEL joystick port receives input from its PS/2 mouse.

The maker publishes a schematic and Gerbers and links to both bare-PCB layouts at OSH Park. This is a self-built selector rather than a current assembled product; the generic layout requires suitable LED and switch openings in the chosen case.

Historical breadboard adapters for prototyping through a Commodore control port or the VIC-20 expansion port.

C64 OS preserves the former $13 joystick and $19 VIC-20 listings, but no current product was exposed on Dorktronic's eBay profile in July 2026. The joystick item URL also failed two Tavily extractions after the required 60-second retry and is logged as WF-062. Treat both boards as used-market finds. Documentation was not included. Both designs expose computer power and signal lines directly; the VIC-20 feature explicitly warns that improper prototyping can damage the computer.

Programs supported PIC microcontrollers from an Atari 8-bit computer through a joystick port.

Schematics, Gerbers, parts information, Atari software, and bare-PCB order links are public. A build still requires assembly and careful device orientation. Confirm that the exact PIC is supported before programming it; the STIK socket does not support every PIC package or family.

Converts a PS/2 mouse into Atari 8-bit or Atari ST quadrature mouse signals.

The maker publishes beta firmware, source, a pinout, and programming files but not a finished adapter PCB on this page. A build requires a programmed PIC16F1847 and suitable wiring or an enclosure. For an internal installation, connect behind the computer's in-line joystick resistors so a plugged-in joystick cannot directly short the PIC outputs. USB mice work only when they also implement the PS/2 protocol.

Tests a VIC-20's keyboard, IEC, user, cassette, and joystick interfaces with a machine-specific cartridge and loopback harness.

AMI64 listed its GBP 47 complete cartridge-and-harness kit as available in around ten days on 2026-07-30. CMD Marketplace listed three USD 59.90 PAL/NTSC kits, but its Tindie page exposed conflicting United States shipping text and no usable US rate. Sven Petersen publishes the GPLv3 hardware and firmware project.

Adds an 80-column text display to Atari 8-bit computers, with composite output and an optional HDMI conversion path.

The Brewing Academy collection marked XEP80-II sold out on 2026-07-24 even though its product description still called the units build-to-order. The listed DIY option supplies a bare main board with a tested NS405; assembled and cased options were also described. A separate listing offers programmed OS and character EEPROMs for DIY builders. The HDMI converter needs separate Micro-USB power. Unlike Atari's original XEP80, XEP80-II has no parallel printer port.