DB9 SNAC Adapters on the MiSTer Multisystem?

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DB9 SNAC Adapters on the MiSTer Multisystem?

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I've been researching different SNAC options and I'd appreciate guidance on the following - as it pertains to the MMS Multisystem.

1) Does anyone know if the MMS can safely use DB9 SNAC adapters? (which use a DB9 to USB3 adapter). Examples would be the following:

https://www.antoniovillena.es/store/pro ... or-mister/
https://www.antoniovillena.es/store/product/decapod/

2) Am I correct that the following can be natively used with any Mister setup - directly into the USB3 port? These appear to be simple adapters but I'm not sure about the PSX one, since it states "this dedicated adapter ... should not be used in conjunction with any other type of SCAC adapter level shifter board". I think this simply means that its designed to plug directly into the USB3.

https://www.antoniovillena.es/store/pro ... al-mister/
https://misterfpga.co.uk/product/mister ... x-adapter/

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Re: DB9 SNAC Adapters on the MiSTer Multisystem?

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Your probably best to reach out to RMCRetro via thier discord, this is thier product. Yes its a HAT like many others, and like many others, outside facing USB are exposed to simply hang there, but with SNAC you have an adapter plugged into an adapter and that makes it fairly fragile.
I do own a MMS and maybe someone has made a dust cover with the abily to kind of clip it in.

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Thank you!

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Re: DB9 SNAC Adapters on the MiSTer Multisystem?

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Relating snax and decaped

For anyone curiours here what what was posted in the discord chat

Note from the description of the Decapod; "This decapod is only for my MiSTer models (SLIM, DRIVE, MINI and PLUS)". It is not compliant with MiSTer standards, hence needing specifically built systems. The MMS is MiSTer spec compliant and so as the Decapod is not MiSTer spec compliant, it won't work with the MMS

I probley say the same for snacx

When it come to psx snac adapter you posted from misterfpga.co.uk that works but you need to buy the usb cable as well as the device is too big to fit in the snac port on it own.

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Re: DB9 SNAC Adapters on the MiSTer Multisystem?

Unread post by neogeo81 »

I have a MMS also and i can confirm that the standard SNAC adapters from Mister UK work.
I would say that the Antonio ones are not compatible with normal mister setups as the MMS.

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