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Joystick connector / Gigabyte 8IPE1000
This motherboard was not supplied with any MIDI/Joystick cable, although it
does have a connector in which to connect one (ribbon cable type to a D-type). I went through my spares bin and found a straight cable which I plugged in. Of course this didn't work. I checked the pin-out of the mobo with another joystick port reference, and it would seem that the mobo has completely the wrong pin-out to be able to use a straight ribbon-to-D cable. Is this a known issue with this mobo? I've had no luck emailing either Gigabyte or my supplier. |
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"Graeme" wrote in message
... This motherboard was not supplied with any MIDI/Joystick cable, although it does have a connector in which to connect one (ribbon cable type to a D-type). I went through my spares bin and found a straight cable which I plugged in. Of course this didn't work. I checked the pin-out of the mobo with another joystick port reference, and it would seem that the mobo has completely the wrong pin-out to be able to use a straight ribbon-to-D cable. Is this a known issue with this mobo? I've had no luck emailing either Gigabyte or my supplier. I have the official GBT ones and yes, you're right, they're not wired one to one. Mobo header is standard 16 way IDC with pin 16 blocked off (key). The wires to the 15 way D connector are in the following order: Wire 1 to pin 1 2 to 3 3 to 5 also connected to the shell 4 to 7 5 to 9 6 to 11 7 to 13 8 to 15 9 to 2 10 to 4 11 to 6 12 to 8 13 to 10 14 to 12 15 to 14 I suspect it was meant to be straight through wiring but the designer made an error in pin numbering. We use industrial PC boards made by Aaeon of Taiwan and they also frequently number IDC pins incorrectly. |
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"Alien Zord" wrote in message
... "Graeme" wrote in message ... This motherboard was not supplied with any MIDI/Joystick cable, although it does have a connector in which to connect one (ribbon cable type to a D-type). I went through my spares bin and found a straight cable which I plugged in. Of course this didn't work. I checked the pin-out of the mobo with another joystick port reference, and it would seem that the mobo has completely the wrong pin-out to be able to use a straight ribbon-to-D cable. Is this a known issue with this mobo? I've had no luck emailing either Gigabyte or my supplier. I have the official GBT ones and yes, you're right, they're not wired one to one. Mobo header is standard 16 way IDC with pin 16 blocked off (key). The wires to the 15 way D connector are in the following order: Wire 1 to pin 1 2 to 3 3 to 5 also connected to the shell 4 to 7 5 to 9 6 to 11 7 to 13 8 to 15 9 to 2 10 to 4 11 to 6 12 to 8 13 to 10 14 to 12 15 to 14 I suspect it was meant to be straight through wiring but the designer made an error in pin numbering. We use industrial PC boards made by Aaeon of Taiwan and they also frequently number IDC pins incorrectly. Thanks. I thought I was going mad! |
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