Standard controller: Revision history

18 January 2024

• curprev 04:3304:33, 18 January 2024‎ Fiskbit talk contribs‎ 7,727 bytes +205‎ Adds NES and Famicom player 2 controller images.

28 January 2023

• curprev 07:5607:56, 28 January 2023‎ Rainwarrior talk contribs‎ 7,522 bytes +51‎ →‎Hardware: 4021 datasheet link
• curprev 07:5507:55, 28 January 2023‎ Rainwarrior talk contribs‎ 7,471 bytes +522‎ →‎Hardware: explain how the 4021 is connected

4 May 2019

• curprev 19:0419:04, 4 May 2019‎ Rainwarrior talk contribs‎ 6,949 bytes +10‎ →‎PAL: NES-004
• curprev 06:2906:29, 4 May 2019‎ Rainwarrior talk contribs‎ 6,939 bytes +112‎ →‎PAL: the other way of modding it
• curprev 06:2306:23, 4 May 2019‎ Rainwarrior talk contribs‎ 6,827 bytes +704‎ the controller half of the PAL system

2 May 2019

• curprev 23:5123:51, 2 May 2019‎ Rainwarrior talk contribs‎ m 6,123 bytes 0‎ →‎See also: capitalization consistency
• curprev 23:5123:51, 2 May 2019‎ Rainwarrior talk contribs‎ m 6,123 bytes −5‎ →‎See also: had the SNES Controller link backwards
• curprev 23:5023:50, 2 May 2019‎ Rainwarrior talk contribs‎ 6,128 bytes −156‎ moving SNES controller to a "see also", really doesn't belong in the middle with its own paragraph
• curprev 23:4823:48, 2 May 2019‎ Rainwarrior talk contribs‎ 6,284 bytes +42‎ →‎Famicom: the referenced article is in the negative (sort of evidence that it was expected by default) but revising text that introduces it to make this clear
• curprev 23:4523:45, 2 May 2019‎ Rainwarrior talk contribs‎ m 6,242 bytes +33‎ →‎See also: linking Four Score
• curprev 23:4223:42, 2 May 2019‎ Rainwarrior talk contribs‎ 6,209 bytes +986‎ →‎Output ($4016/$4017 read): giving this a diagram for symmetry with the read, expanding and separating the description for Famicom

21 April 2019

• curprev 00:0600:06, 21 April 2019‎ Rainwarrior talk contribs‎ 5,223 bytes +517‎ cautionary references to the DPCM conflict

20 April 2019

• curprev 23:5423:54, 20 April 2019‎ Rainwarrior talk contribs‎ 4,706 bytes −2,392‎ moving DPCM glitch to Controller reading (not specific to standard controller, applies generically to all controllers)
• curprev 23:5123:51, 20 April 2019‎ Rainwarrior talk contribs‎ m 7,098 bytes +156‎ →‎Report: note about what happens after bit 8
• curprev 23:4823:48, 20 April 2019‎ Rainwarrior talk contribs‎ 6,942 bytes −796‎ →‎Output ($4016/$4017 read): moved data line tables to Controller reading
• curprev 22:1422:14, 20 April 2019‎ Rainwarrior talk contribs‎ m 7,738 bytes +5‎ reading code examples have moved
• curprev 22:0122:01, 20 April 2019‎ Rainwarrior talk contribs‎ 7,733 bytes +142‎ adding read report summary at top of the article (this information is critically useful reference, and is suprisingly obfuscated on this wiki)

17 February 2019

• curprev 23:2523:25, 17 February 2019‎ Koitsu talk contribs‎ 7,591 bytes +66‎ →‎APU DMC conflict glitch

6 February 2019

• curprev 07:1407:14, 6 February 2019‎ Lidnariq talk contribs‎ m 7,525 bytes −15‎ protocol-relative links to forum

6 January 2019

• curprev 04:1004:10, 6 January 2019‎ Rainwarrior talk contribs‎ m 7,540 bytes +20‎ →‎Output ($4016/$4017 read): SNES controller

23 November 2017

• curprev 22:3522:35, 23 November 2017‎ Rainwarrior talk contribs‎ 7,520 bytes +109‎ →‎References: link to thread with photos of the Famicom controller PCB

18 November 2017

• curprev 13:0613:06, 18 November 2017‎ Quietust talk contribs‎ m 7,411 bytes +37‎ reword slightly ("missing" suggests that they were supposed to be there and were omitted by accident)

26 February 2017

• curprev 18:4518:45, 26 February 2017‎ Lidnariq talk contribs‎ 7,374 bytes −53‎ →‎Output ($4016/$4017 read): regroup since NES-101 $4016 has more in common with NES-001 than with the AV Famicom
• curprev 17:4917:49, 26 February 2017‎ Tepples talk contribs‎ 7,427 bytes −1‎ →‎Output ($4016/$4017 read): allpads.nes says $4016 D4-3 is still open bus on HVC-101

7 January 2017

• curprev 05:1005:10, 7 January 2017‎ Tepples talk contribs‎ 7,428 bytes +28‎ →‎Output ($4016/$4017 read): U-Force pads with 0 instead of 1

31 May 2016

• curprev 18:0918:09, 31 May 2016‎ Rainwarrior talk contribs‎ m 7,400 bytes +231‎ →‎Synchronized OAM Solution: reference the forum thread re: emulation state (easier to follow if/when emulators get updated)
• curprev 18:0518:05, 31 May 2016‎ Rainwarrior talk contribs‎ 7,169 bytes +297‎ →‎APU DMC conflict glitch: should point out the current state of emulation
• curprev 03:3303:33, 31 May 2016‎ Rainwarrior talk contribs‎ m 6,872 bytes +87‎ →‎APU DMC conflict glitch: trying to keep alternative solution approaches from running together, separating them into subheadings
• curprev 02:4202:42, 31 May 2016‎ Rainwarrior talk contribs‎ m 6,785 bytes +32‎ missing References section
• curprev 02:4102:41, 31 May 2016‎ Rainwarrior talk contribs‎ m 6,753 bytes +15‎ →‎APU DMC conflict glitch: revising reference so it's clearer what the link contains
• curprev 02:3202:32, 31 May 2016‎ Rainwarrior talk contribs‎ 6,738 bytes +92‎ putting forum links into references, directing code example seekers to Controller Reading

30 May 2016

• curprev 18:3218:32, 30 May 2016‎ Tepples talk contribs‎ 6,646 bytes +62‎ →‎APU DMC conflict glitch: don't imply that it's simpler than it is
• curprev 18:2718:27, 30 May 2016‎ Tepples talk contribs‎ 6,584 bytes +358‎ →‎APU DMC conflict glitch: All hail Rahsennor for discovering how to slay this beast with OAM DMA

26 April 2016

• curprev 05:2605:26, 26 April 2016‎ Lidnariq talk contribs‎ m 6,226 bytes −2‎ →‎APU DMC conflict glitch: grammar nit

15 August 2015

• curprev 07:2007:20, 15 August 2015‎ Alphamule talk contribs‎ 6,228 bytes +3‎ →‎Hardware: See talk - you can not use 74HC165 or 74HCT165

27 May 2015

• curprev 00:4500:45, 27 May 2015‎ Rainwarrior talk contribs‎ 6,225 bytes +58‎ →‎Turbo: the consequences are undefined, temporary halt is likely, as is crash
• curprev 00:4200:42, 27 May 2015‎ Tepples talk contribs‎ 6,167 bytes +34‎ →‎Turbo: Restore explanation of the consequences of not conforming
• curprev 00:2300:23, 27 May 2015‎ Rainwarrior talk contribs‎ 6,133 bytes −69‎ think it's best to just recommend against it: posing it as something you can do and then refuting it (and then saying it's a "specification"?) is very awkward to me
• curprev 00:1200:12, 27 May 2015‎ Tepples talk contribs‎ 6,202 bytes +69‎ →‎Turbo: Express the meaning of "MUST" as defined by RFC 2119 using "does not conform" as opposed to the disputed terminology from RFC 2119
• curprev 00:0900:09, 27 May 2015‎ Tepples talk contribs‎ 6,133 bytes +31‎ →‎APU DMC conflict glitch: Added invisible alternate section title "Evil Details" because there exist inbound links to the previous title of this section.

26 May 2015

• curprev 16:3316:33, 26 May 2015‎ Rainwarrior talk contribs‎ 6,102 bytes −7‎ →‎Output ($4016/$4017 read): MUST NOT implies some sort of policy being enforced, revise
• curprev 16:3016:30, 26 May 2015‎ Rainwarrior talk contribs‎ 6,109 bytes +100‎ →‎Turbo: MUST NOT is strange, explaining the problem instead
• curprev 11:3411:34, 26 May 2015‎ Bregalad talk contribs‎ 6,009 bytes +68‎ →‎Evil Details: The APU DMC glitch is not an "evil detail", PAL systems does not appear to suffer from this glitch.

14 April 2015

• curprev 19:3219:32, 14 April 2015‎ Tepples talk contribs‎ 5,941 bytes +32‎ See also pinout

26 March 2015

• curprev 20:4820:48, 26 March 2015‎ Lidnariq talk contribs‎ 5,909 bytes +114‎ →‎Output ($4016/$4017 read): h/t tepples @ http://forums.nesdev.com/viewtopic.php?p=143759#p143759

31 August 2014

• curprev 15:2315:23, 31 August 2014‎ Tepples talk contribs‎ 5,795 bytes +70‎ →‎Evil Details: Effect of bit deletion

4 January 2014

• curprev 02:1102:11, 4 January 2014‎ Zzo38 talk contribs‎ 5,725 bytes +190‎ No edit summary

20 May 2013

• curprev 01:0701:07, 20 May 2013‎ Lidnariq talk contribs‎ 5,535 bytes +26‎ →‎Output ($4016/$4017 read): Given that the AVFamicom and NES2 both use the same ASIC BU3266, it seems very likely that the middle bits are not open bus

26 April 2013

• curprev 11:1311:13, 26 April 2013‎ Bisqwit talk contribs‎ m 5,509 bytes +1‎ fix typo
• curprev 11:1211:12, 26 April 2013‎ Bisqwit talk contribs‎ 5,508 bytes +4‎ →‎Output ($4016/$4017 read): Example on a game that allows use of player 3/4 data for players 1/2.

14 April 2013

• curprev 09:4909:49, 14 April 2013‎ Ulfalizer talk contribs‎ 5,504 bytes +86‎ Clarify evil details
• curprev 09:3109:31, 14 April 2013‎ Ulfalizer talk contribs‎ 5,418 bytes +13‎ Link glossary entry for 'strobe'

20 March 2013

• curprev 20:5820:58, 20 March 2013‎ Tepples talk contribs‎ 5,405 bytes +103‎ →‎Output ($4016/$4017 read): Player 3 and 4 controllers connect to the expansion port

19 March 2013

• curprev 23:5723:57, 19 March 2013‎ Lidnariq talk contribs‎ 5,302 bytes +224‎ →‎Output ($4016/$4017 read): I guess it occur to me that the FCp2 Start/Select absence needed to be spelled out.
• curprev 08:0008:00, 19 March 2013‎ Lidnariq talk contribs‎ m 5,078 bytes −6‎ →‎Output ($4016/$4017 read): failed to proofread
• curprev 08:0008:00, 19 March 2013‎ Lidnariq talk contribs‎ 5,084 bytes +712‎ →‎Output ($4016/$4017 read): specify complete set of differences between NES, FC$4016 and FC$4017. This needs reformatting now.
• curprev 06:4506:45, 19 March 2013‎ Lidnariq talk contribs‎ 4,372 bytes +278‎ Rephrase open bus comments. Also mention famicom 4 player mode.
• curprev 05:1105:11, 19 March 2013‎ Ulfalizer talk contribs‎ 4,094 bytes +17‎ Clarify where 0x40 comes from.
• curprev 04:5104:51, 19 March 2013‎ Ulfalizer talk contribs‎ m 4,077 bytes 0‎ Rearrange slightly in order of importance.
• curprev 04:5004:50, 19 March 2013‎ Ulfalizer talk contribs‎ 4,077 bytes +260‎ Add note about open bus causing the returned value to not be exactly 0/1.

16 March 2013

• curprev 20:4620:46, 16 March 2013‎ Ulfalizer talk contribs‎ m 3,817 bytes −5‎ Fix small typo.
• curprev 20:4420:44, 16 March 2013‎ Ulfalizer talk contribs‎ 3,822 bytes +301‎ No edit summary

4 October 2012

• curprev 01:4401:44, 4 October 2012‎ Tepples talk contribs‎ 3,521 bytes +39‎ →‎Output ($4016/$4017 read): Four 0 bits at end of Super NES controller report

3 October 2012

• curprev 23:3023:30, 3 October 2012‎ Rainwarrior talk contribs‎ 3,482 bytes +33‎ linking orphaned controller read code page

17 September 2012

• curprev 01:2901:29, 17 September 2012‎ Lidnariq talk contribs‎ m 3,449 bytes +71‎ →‎Output ($4016/$4017 read): Microphone readback should be mentioned in this page too

28 August 2012

• curprev 07:4307:43, 28 August 2012‎ Lidnariq talk contribs‎ m 3,378 bytes −12‎ url fix

17 October 2011

• curprev 18:2818:28, 17 October 2011‎ Tepples talk contribs‎ 3,390 bytes +662‎ How not to emulate turbo

3 October 2011

• curprev 20:1920:19, 3 October 2011‎ Tepples talk contribs‎ 2,728 bytes +26‎ cat

11 July 2010

• curprev 14:0414:04, 11 July 2010‎ Tepples talk contribs‎ 2,702 bytes +856‎ 4021

14 March 2010

• curprev 23:4323:43, 14 March 2010‎ Thefox talk contribs‎ 1,846 bytes +98‎ →‎Evil Details

12 June 2009

• curprev 05:5305:53, 12 June 2009‎ Banshaku talk contribs‎ m 1,748 bytes +1,748‎ Created page with 'All NES units come with at least one standard controller - without it, you wouldn't be able to play any games! Standard controllers can be used in both controller ports, or in a...'