https://github.com/mignon-p/a2joystickadapter

A simple board to connect a 16-pin Apple II joystick to the 9-pin connector on the back of Apple IIe and later computers.
https://github.com/mignon-p/a2joystickadapter

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A simple board to connect a 16-pin Apple II joystick to the 9-pin connector on the back of Apple IIe and later computers.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/mignon-p/a2joystickadapter
• Owner: mignon-p
• License: cc-by-sa-4.0
• Created: 2018-09-17T23:29:43.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2021-10-22T04:43:01.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-10-08T08:37:00.929Z (8 months ago)
• Topics: apple2, joystick, kicad, oshw
• Size: 749 KB
• Stars: 7
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 1
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.txt

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README

          
# Apple II Joystick Adapter

This small board lets you plug a 16-pin joystick into the external

9-pin joystick port on the Apple IIe.  Although the Apple IIe has an

internal 16-pin joystick port, I found that the connector on my

joystick was too big to fit through any of the holes on the back of

the IIe.  So, I created this adapter to let me plug it in externally.

This adapter could also be useful for the Apple IIc, which does not

have a 16-pin joystick port at all, although I have not tested it on a

IIc.

* [View schematic](doc/schematic.pdf)

* [View PCB][41]

![Joystick Adapter](doc/joystick-adapter.jpg)

## Bill of Materials

* [Right-angle male DE-9 connector][1]

* [16-pin DIP socket][2]

I found it necessary to remove the hex screws from the DE-9 connector,

because they prevented it from mating with the connector on the Apple

IIe.

## Ordering the Board

You can order this board [directly from OSH Park][40] without needing

to upload anything.

If you want to modify the design, the source is provided in

[KiCad][83] format.

## License

This project is licensed under [CC-BY-SA 4.0][10].

The symbol and footprint for the DE-9 connector are from

[the official KiCad 5 library][8] ([CC-BY-SA 4.0 with exception][9]).

![Plugging in the joystick](doc/plugged-in.jpg)

![Adapter with joystick](doc/with-joystick.jpg)

[1]: https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/assmann-wsw-components/A-DS-09-A-KG-T2S/AE10968-ND/1241804

[2]: https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/assmann-wsw-components/A-16-LC-TT/AE9992-ND/821746

[8]: https://github.com/KiCad/kicad-symbols/blob/master/Connector.lib

[9]: https://forum.kicad.info/t/kicad-library-licensing/7856

[10]: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode

[40]: https://oshpark.com/shared_projects/WuNA7JH0

[41]: https://eyrie.io/board/068ea680987149dfb0afcb60a86e0048

[83]: http://kicad.org/