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Saturn / Megadrive Mode

Serial IDs: RZMSat

More info at SaturnLib.

Saturn / Megadrive button mapping

Saturn HID PS3 Megadrive
D-PAD HAT D-PAD
A 1 X
B 2 O
C 5 R1
X 0
Y 3
Z 4 L1
L 6 L2 "Home" on M30 2.4G
R 7 R2 Mode
Start 9 Start

Arduino Leonardo pin mapping

If using Saturn connector

Arduino Saturn-1 Saturn-2
GND 9 9
5V 1 1
A0 7
A1 6
A2 4
A3 8
A4 3
A5 2
2 3
3 2
4 8
5 6
6 7
7 5
8 4
9 5

If using Megadrive DB9 connector

Arduino Mega-1 Mega-2
GND 8 8
5V 5 5
A0 4
A1 6
A2 7
A3 3
A4 1
A5 2
2 1
3 2
4 3
5 6
6 4
7 9
8 7
9 9

pins on console pins on controller

MegaDrive to Saturn pin mapping

Build this simple adapter if you use a Saturn connector and want to use Megadrive controller.
This adapter will also work on the Saturn console with some games.

Saturn Mega DB9 Description
1 5 VCC/POWER
2 2 D1/DATA 1
3 1 D0/DATA 0
4 7 S0/SEL/TH
5 9 S1/REQ/TR
6 6 S2/ACK/TL
7 4 D3/DATA 3
8 3 D2/DATA 2
9 8 GROUND