Game Controller - Atari CX 5200 Field Service Manual

GAME
CONTROLLER
The
game
controller supplied with the
Model 5200
is
composed
of
an
analog
joystick,
a
12 -key
Keypad, two
separate Fire Buttons on each
side,
and
three Select Buttons.
The
game
controller
is
discussed
in
detail
in
Section
6.
SUMMARY
The Model
5200
is
an
advanced microcomputer which
receives input
from
the
Game
Controllers,
Read-Only-Memory (ROM)
cartridges,
and
other peripherals.
The
console
PC
Board
is
housed within an
outer case
and
contains four
major
chips
which
allow
for
interaction
between
the
game
and
the
player.
They
are:
the Microprocessor
(MPU),
the
Alphanumeric
Television Interface Controller
(ANTIC),
the
Graphic Television
Interface
Adaptor (GTIA), and
the
POT
Keyboard
Integrated Circuit
(POKEY).
The
console,
switchbox, and
Game
Controllers
make
up the
Model 5200 System which
is
addressed
in
the
remainder
of
this
manual.
CX5200
Field
Service
Manual
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