Megatap PSX interface
Controller
Parallel Port
Pad 1
Pad 2
Pad 3
Pad 4
Pad 5
1 (Dat)
10
2 (Cmd)
2
3 (+7v)
+7.6v
4 (Gnd)
18
5 (+3v)
+3.5v
6 (Sel)
3
5
6
7
8
7 (Clk)
4
8
-
9 (Ack)
12
Notes
This is the interface that DirectPad Pro used when "Multitap" is set to on.
The original diagram does not include support for the 5th pad.
See the
Powering PSX pads
page for details on how to provide the +3.5v and +7.6v required by the PSX pads.
General
notes
about interface construction
This interface supports configurable timing parameters - see
Changing timing parameters
on how to change these values and
Playstation timing parameters
for their meanings.
PPJoy has a debug mode for playstation interfaces. See
Setting PPJoy global options
for a description of this feature and how to active it.
Credits
The original diagram and information for this interface can be found at
http://www.stndev.btinternet.co.uk/megatap.htm
.