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DA-15 Joystick Game Port

The DA-15 game port (joystick port) is a 15-pin D-sub connector on PC sound cards and motherboards from the 1980s to early 2000s for analog joysticks, gamepads, and MIDI instruments.

// Specifications
Standard
PC game port DA-15
Pin Count
15
Voltage
5V
Interface
Analog potentiometer and digital button
MIDI
Also used for MIDI in/out via adapter
Status
Obsolete replaced by USB
Use Case
Legacy PC joysticks gamepads MIDI adapters
// Pin Reference Table
Pin Name Function Type
1 +5V 5V power for joystick PWR
2 B1_A Button 1 joystick A I/O
3 X1_A X-axis joystick A analog ADC
4 GND Ground GND
5 GND Ground GND
6 Y1_A Y-axis joystick A analog ADC
7 B2_A Button 2 joystick A I/O
8 +5V 5V power PWR
9 +5V 5V power PWR
10 B1_B Button 1 joystick B I/O
11 X1_B X-axis joystick B analog ADC
12 MIDI_TX MIDI output BUS
13 Y1_B Y-axis joystick B analog ADC
14 B2_B Button 2 joystick B I/O
15 MIDI_RX MIDI input BUS