


Vectrex Controller
9 PIN UNKNOWN CONNECTOR
| Pin |
Description |
| 1 |
Button 1 |
| 2 |
Button 2 |
| 3 |
Button 3 |
| 4 |
Button 4 |
| 5 |
Horizontal Pot |
| 6 |
Vertical Pot |
| 7 |
+5V |
| 8 |
GND |
| 9 |
-5V |
The joystick potentiometers work by voltage division between -5V and +5V.
Actually, it uses a couple of resistors on each side to make it more like -3.4V to 3.4V.
Vertical Pin 6:
| Voltage |
Direction |
| -3.4 V |
Down |
| 0 V |
Center |
| +3.4 V |
Up |
Horizontal Pin 5:
| Voltage |
Direction |
| -3.4 V |
Left |
| 0 V |
Center |
| +3.4 V |
Right |
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Document last modified: 2002-01-10