Do you plan to program or play some games on the Zeal 8-bit computer? Then the SNES adapter is made for you! It lets you connect a Super Nintendo controller to the user port and make the use of it in Zeal 8-bit OS.

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Video: How Super Nintendo (SNES) controller interfaces with my 8-bit homebrew computer

What is included?

This product includes a pre-assembled and pre-tested Zeal SNES adapter. The exhaustive list of components is:

• The Zeal SNES adapter PCB which includes:
  • A standard 2.54mm 2x8 pin headers at a 90 degrees angle
  • A standard 2.54mm 2x8 pin headers (user port mirror)
  • Two SNES controller ports
  • Five resistors
  • One LED
• A 15cm male-to-female standard 2.54mm 2x8 pin cable

What is NOT included?

The Zeal 8-bit computer and the SNES controller are not included in the package.

Where to connect the adapter?

The SNES adapter must be connected to the User Port of the Zeal 8-bit computer motherboard. It is the port located near the PS/2 connector. It is highly advised to use the included (extension) cable to connect the adapter since plugging a controller on the "Player 1" port would not allow you to plug in a PS/2 keyboard at the same time.

What about the UART?

Since the UART pins are also located on the user port, they won't be accessible from the port directly anymore. This is why the SNES adapter presents a User Port mirror! The UART pins can be connected directly on this port:

Schematics and software

The SNES adapter for Zeal 8-bit computer is an open-source project, the schematics, the PCB design and the driver can be found on Github: https://github.com/Zeal8bit/Zeal-SNES-Adapter

Support, questions and community

Feel free to join the Zeal 8-bit community to get support, to propose some ideas, to help with the software or simply to discuss with people passionate about retro-computing and Zeal 8-bit Computer.

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