From: Robin Hollands Subject: Re: HOME-BREW: Power Glove Interface Date: Thu, 03 Apr 1997 14:16:27 +0000 Message-ID: <3343BBBB.1FF5@shef.ac.uk> Organization: Automatic Control & Systems Engineering, University of Sheffield Cameron.Stafford@sheridanc.on.ca wrote: > > I now own a nintendo power-glove. I have REND386 from the VR Creations > book, and I made the direct parallel interface they have in the book. I > double checked the design in two other places (Byte hack, and VR > Playhouse) and they were identical, but the interface DOES NOT WORK. > I'll probably upset a lot of homebrewers when I suggest this, but if you don't know what your doing, then *don't build the PowerGlove interface*. The circuit does work, but it requires that you build it correctly and know enough to debug it! In response to your question, yes pin has +5v and pin 1 has 0V. You should ensure that wherever you are obtaining these from is a stable power supply capable of handling the required current. The Printer Port PowerGlove interface is a hack and nothing more. It requires quite precise timing to work properly, and often fails on fast computers. If you have an overwhelming desire to build an interface, then use the Menelli box (details found at Chris Hand's page : http://www.cms.dmu.ac.uk/~cph ), since is this is a far superior interface but therefore requires more building. If you feel you are not competant to build and debug your own interface, then you can buy new gloves pre-converted for PC use for around $55. If you need help relating to the PowerGlove then try typing "PowerGlove" into almost an search engine, and you'll be showered with helpful links (try http://home.earthlink.net/~tbarratt/pg.html). There is no point posting cries for help to newsgroups such as this because the odds are that your problem is caused by: dodgy software, incorrect interface construction, too fast a computer or a bad Powerglove, none of which can be solved satisfactorily over email! Cheers, Robin Email: r.hollands@sheffield.ac.uk WWW: http://www.shef.ac.uk/~vrmbg/staff/rjh/rjh.html BOOK: http://www.shef.ac.uk/~vrmbg/vrhmhb/vrhmhb.html