This was purchased just as the usb version was appearing on shelves so unfortunately i didnt get that version. Microsoft sidewinder force feedback 2 driver download. The new sidewinder line is about to get some confident bolstering with the addition of the new force feedback 2 joystick, a usb, sensitive, and very strong replacement. Sidewinder percision pro joy stick is missing its ac adapter. Microsoft sidewinder precision pro is the absolute best non force feedback stick for win9x, i had a couple and liked it more than the precision 2s which replaced it out of necessity under xp. Microsoft stopt met sidewinderproducten gaming nieuws. Microsoft sidewinder game controller software free. Belkin 8inch usb joystick adapter for sidewinder, db15 f.
Number of bids and bid amounts may be slightly out of date. Cannot use ms force feedback pro joystick corei5 pc with. The first implementation targeted microsoft sidewinder force feedback pro. Along with this keyboard a new mouse was released dubbed the sidewinder x5. The adapter does not function properly when shipped. Simple joystick support on 3d pro, precision pro, precision. Good catch w the ms adapter, i put a multimeter to it and it really seems to be just a pointtopoint connector. How to transform your 15 pin gameport microsoft sidewinder precision pro into a usb joystick. Microsoft force feedback 2 joystick lost power supply.
Buy microsoft sidewinder joystick and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. Thus, the microcontroller platform of choice is now avr teensy. It is a replacement for the usb adapter that came with the stick originally. Plugin the usb end and test the joystick to see if it worked control paneldevices and printers sidewinder precision pro usb controller properties. Converting a microsoft sidewinder precision pro to usb for use with. I had the force feedback pro originally but it eventually went to the hardware pit in the sky and i had to resort to using a plain vanilla ms sidewinder precision pro. After reading on fsforce forum that one of the best force feedback sticks for flightsimulator is the microsoft sidewinder forcefeedback2 stick, i decided to see if it was possible to hack this sticks hardware in similar way as i had done with logitech wingman force feedback 3d joystick. Sidewinder game device software for windows 95 and 98.
The microsoft sidewinder force feedback pro reddit. It is still in the original box with everything in mint condition. Flight simulator 98 is the newest version of the most realistic pc flight simulation, and the sidewinder force. The sidewinder force feedback is truely a great gaming device taking you one step closer to being totally immersed in a game. This joystick features a unique force feedback technology that microsoft acquired from exos, inc. Microsoft sidewinder precision pro drivers, page 1 forum. Microsoft sidewinder force feedback joystick oldie but goodie i came across an excellent flight simulator flight gear that makes me want to take the old ms joystick out of moth balls. Microsoft force feedback joystick question by jacobo feb 19, 2004 11.
Microsoft sidewinder precision pro joystick with instructions and software disk. Whats inside the microsoft sidewinder force feedback pro joystick. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we. The follow up joystick, that looked identical, was marked underneath as precision pro and this came with a simple usb adapter simple as just a series of wires links between the joystick game port and a usb. Trouble is when i hooked it up, it apparently does not know windows 7 x64bit from apple butter. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. And all testing programs said no ff stick detected later ive read that this hex doesnt support ff at all. Ik heb een sidewinder precision pro en een sidewinder precision 2 en. Get your old gameport joystick working with windows 10. I recently connected this stick to one of my legacy gaming computers and it microsoft sidewinder joystick usb out fine. The main difference is the actual device driver which is different on each system, in xp i can see microsoft sidewinder force feedback wheel in device manager but on w10 there is usb input device. The three wires from the sidewinder joystick are spares and are no longer needed. The microsoft sidewinder force feedback pro still the greatest joystick ever made. Windows 7, windows 7 64 bit, windows 7 32 bit, windows 10, windows 10 64 bit, windows 10 32 bit, windows 8, windows 10 iot 32bit, windows 10 pro education 32bit, windows vista enterprise microsoft windows nt 6.
Microsoft sidewinder force feedback joystick oldie but. Microsofts representative for sidewinder didnt have any information. Currently, it allows connecting a microsoft sidewinder force feedback pro ffp joystick with a game port connector to various ms windows versions as a standard usb joystick with force feedback and no need to install any device drivers. There are two independent ground pins on the 15 pin adapter pins 2 and 7, if i remember correctly. Adaptffbjoy is an avr microcontroller based device that looks like a joystick with. For ff, you would want the ff counterpart and the second series is probably preferable over the force feedback pro. I would like to see if i can use my old winxp sidewinder pro joystick on win 7. Microsoft sidewinder force feedback pro game port joystick microsoft sidewinder force feedback wheel game port wheel the administrator has disabled public write access. From what im reading, it looks like i will have to pick up a precision pro with usb adapter if i want to stay with microsoft. Microsoft sidewinder force feedback for sale in stock ebay. Microsoft force feedback joystick question april 2006.
Microsoft flight simulator 98 and sidewinder force. Microsoft sidewinder is the general name given to the family of digital game controllers developed by microsoft for pcs. This product is made for the microsoft sidewinder precision pro. Microsoft sidewinder force feedback pro updated driver drivercategory list malfunctioning drivers may corrupt additional drivers, so in case you begin to install microsoft sidewinder force feedback pro by hand be urged to watch out for additional damaged drivers on top of that. I have a new corei5 pc with windows 7 that combat flight simulator 1 runs on but does allow me to use my ms force feedback pro joystick. Commercial usb to gameport adapters joystick rehab. Microsoft sidewinder force feedback pro updated driver. Microsoft sidewinder force feedback 2 joystick x0592622. The adapter also allows to solder a few additional trim pots to work e. Microsoft sidewinder force feedback 2 now has a special edition for these windows versions. Microsofts sidewinder force feedback pro driver i have a sidewinder force feedback stick running on my rig for use with some of my games mine has a usb 2. I have also read that this is not possible from a driver point of view because microsoft changed the driver comparabilitymad. Control your favorite pad or joystick for a retro pc dos. If you have one of the following sidewinder devices, make sure you have version 3.
My sidewinder pro is usb version, part number x0357540 and pid 85791579438736400000 and i find it produces a sensitivity too much for the joystick. Freestyle pro, game pad, force feedback pro, precision pro, standard, and force. To clear that up, we are talking about the ms sidewinder usb adapter, part no. You should not be allowed to play a flight sim without this, and its also quite handy for the odd racing game not as good as a. Usermade game port to usb adapter supporting ffb on the sidewinder force feedback pro only. Is there a way to get a usb adapter that will work with win 7 and have any drivers loaded on win 7confused. The first major method is the simple gameport adapter, which has an oldschool female 15pin joystick port on one end, and. Microsoft sidewinder precision pro joystick wired series sign in to comment.
The first implementation targeted microsoft sidewinder force feedback pro ffp joystick and integrated it with 3dpvertproject to make it a full featured usbadapter for the ffp. Although intended only for use with microsoft windows, microsoft sidewinder game controllers can also be used with apples mac os x and linux or any unix with an x86 version of x11 version 2. Compared to the force feedback pro and the precision 2, nothing new was added to the force feedback 2 that wasnt added to the precision 2, in fact the shift button was taken away. Interfacing the sidewinder joystick to avrs hackaday. Afaik nobody has made the joystick port force feedback sidewinder work with anything newer than windows 98se. Converting a microsoft sidewinder precision pro to usb for use. I got the microsoft sidewinder joystick, similar to the one in the youtube video linked in the previous post, but my sidewinder joystick is the force feedback version, where itd vibrate when getting damaged or collisions, firing weapons or thrusters, etc. Vind microsoft sidewinder in muizen en joysticks op marktplaats.
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