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--- controls:sega_master_system_controller [2005/12/17 22:27] – nfg
+++ controls:sega_master_system_controller [2005/12/24 08:18] – Added +5v nfg
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 ===== Sega Master System Controller =====
+The Master System uses a modified Atari 2600 pinout.  No special components are needed.
 {{connectors:con-db9.gif}}
 ^Pin^Function^
-|1|Up|
+|  1  |Up|
-|2|Down|
+|  2  |Down|
-|3|Left|
+|  3  |Left|
-|4|Right|
+|  4  |Right|
-|5|NC|
+|  5  |+5v|
-|6|Button I|
+|  6  |Button I|
-|7|NC|
+|  7  |NC|
-|8|Common|
+|  8  |Common|
-|9|Button II|
+|  9  |Button II|
+This pad uses a pinout similar to many others.  There is a comparison of MSX, Sega, Atari and other connectors [[sega_atari_MSX_x68000|on this page]].
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+The numbers can be found on any DB9 connector; they're small but they're there.  Be careful not to wire things backwards!