Belkin F3U200-08INCH DB15 8-Inch USB Joystick Adapter for SideWinder
by Belkin Inc.
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Manufacturer: Belkin Inc.Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: CD
Platform: Windows
Model: F3U200-08INCH
Product features:
- MICROSOFT SIDEWINDER
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- Targus PAUH217U 4 Port Ultra Mini USB 2.0 Hub
- Targus PAUH212U 7 Port USB 2.0 Hub
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Customer Review: THIS IS ONLY FOR THE SIDEWINDER PRECISION PRO
Summary: 5 Stars
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THIS IS ONLY FOR THE SIDEWINDER PRECISION PRO, no other Sidewinder!
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If you post further reviews, please put that header in so people will know. This item really shouldn't need further reviews, it's a ridiculously simple adapter that only works with one specific joystick, not all Sidewinders.
I'm not aware of any commercial product that will make the other joysticks work. If you search "3DP-Vert grendel", there is a do it yourself microcontroller project for it, and other info. It is supposed to work for the Sidewinder 3D Pro, Precision Pro, and Force Feedback Pro, I haven't built one yet to check.
Update:
For clarity, for Gameport to USB, there are 3 possibilities:
1. Simple connector pinout adapter. That's what this is, it will ONLY work with something with a USB controller already built in on the midi pins. Very few things have this, read the list later in post.
2. A USB Gameport adapter with gameport electronics inside. Some of the other Sidewinders will work with this, but only in analog mode, since this type doesn't understand the digital communications and most if not all aren't fast enough to do it going through USB.
3. 3DP-Vert as mentioned earlier. This isn't a normal gameport, it understands the digital communications for the sticks it works for and talks to them that way, then translates to the USB. Completely different from the normal gameport #2 type. I'm working on my own version of this type device, and may support other digital gameport devices, that's why I've been looking at all of these controllers. (3DP-Vert could conceivably read normal joysticks too, I haven't looked at it fully. But it's key function is that it can read the digital sticks, most other gameport-USB adapters won't have the programming to do that.)
Technically, this adapter will work with another product or two, here's a list of some:
Joystick Microsoft Sidewinder Precision Pro
Gamepad Microsoft Sidewinder Freestyle Pro
(old gamepad, not even worth getting this for, buy a newer better pad)
Joystick Logitech Wingman Extreme Digital 3D
But again, if your Microsoft joystick says anything other than Sidewinder Precision Pro on the bottom this adapter will not work, maybe not even the earliest versions of that one.
With this update, the info here is fairly complete now..
Older info:
This isn't for any other Sidewinder product. Ordered one for me, since I have a Precision Pro on the way without adapter. There may even be an older version of Precision Pro that this won't work for, I haven't determined that yet. Look up Microsoft Sidewinder on Wikipedia, the Precision Pro came out as USB was getting popular, and was redesigned to work on USB as well, by hooking up the 2 unused midi pins to the USB data pins. The USB part is IN the joystick, this is just a wired cable. Their other gameport force feedback and controllers do not have these electronics, their digital communication was through other pins and not USB format. If your Sidewinder is anything other than a Sidewinder Precision Pro, it won't work! No surprise that some of the 5 star reviews say they happen to have just that stick. The 3D Pro Plus looks basically the same, but won't work either, totally different joystick. If what you have says anything other than "Microsoft Sidewinder Precision Pro" on the bottom do not get this!
The average Belkin CS person isn't going to be well versed in old minor products like this, so of course they don't know. Works 5 star for some, because they have the correct joystick. Doesn't work for others, not because they don't know how to make Windows work, but because it will never work! This was the last gameport MS joystick, and it came with it's own adapter they just get lost, so keeping this in mind isn't a priority for Belkin..
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