Madgun Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 (edited) I just bought old pfc cirrus rudder pedals and my question is will they work with dcs? Because they have a serial port That i have to convert to usb. Edited February 5, 2021 by Madgun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VirusAM Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 If with an USB adapter those are seen as directx device yes as DCS works with every directx usb device R7-5800X3D 64GB RTX-4090 LG-38GN950 Valve Index VPForce Rhino FFB, Virpil F-14 (VFX) Grip, Virpil Alpha Grip, Virpil CM3 Throttle + Control Panel 2, Winwing Orion (Skywalker) Pedals, Razer Tartarus V2 SpeedMaster Flight Seat, JetSeat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sokol1_br Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 (edited) Is easy and cheap make an gameport to USB Adapter - that will be "PnP" using windows HID drivers; for this pedals: - $ 5 Arduino PRO MICRO flashed with MMJoy2 firmware. Or buy an ready to use Leo Bodnar Bu0836A, or Derek Speare DSD 12 USB controllers. - An micro USB to USB-A cable. For BU0836 and DSD 12 an printer USB cable. - An small plastic enclosure - An DB-15 female connector But first you need map what pins are used in the original gameport cable, probable just 5: Power, GnD, rudder, right brake, left brake (if pedal have brakes) potentiometer output. If was mine I will just trow away this (ugly white) gameport cable, and place the Arduino inside the pedal base, plugging the USB cable there. I don't see purpose in keep things "original". Edited February 5, 2021 by Sokol1_br Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madgun Posted February 6, 2021 Author Share Posted February 6, 2021 (edited) Thanks, i just ordered a rockfire rm 203 gameport to usb converter with 4 modes i hope it works. Edited February 6, 2021 by Madgun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sokol1_br Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Will work, but this adapters are an old tech from early 2000's, with 8 bits of resolution (256 points). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomVR Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 (edited) Definitely suggest looking into mmjoy2/freejoy* and just making your own adapter. It will get you much better bit depth and learning hobby electronics and soldering is generally a good life skill to have. *freejoy is actively developed while mmjoy2 is dead since 2016 Edited February 7, 2021 by TomVR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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