Creative Sound Blaster Internal MIDI / Joystick

16 pin Creative MIDI internal connector at the soundcard.

The Creative Sound Blaster internal MIDI/Joystick connector is a 2×8-pin (16-pin) internal header found on Audigy, Audigy 2, and Audigy 2 ZS PCI sound cards. It connects via a short ribbon cable to an optional rear-bracket accessory that exposes a standard 15-pin D-Sub game port, which doubles as a MIDI interface for connection to external MIDI devices. On earlier Sound Blaster Live! cards, the MIDI/Joystick port was provided directly on the rear bracket rather than through an internal header. The header carries the same joystick axis, button, and MIDI signal lines as the external D-Sub port, simply routed to the card’s internal connector.

Notes

The 16-pin header is keyed; the bracket accessory is optional and sold or bundled separately. On Sound Blaster Live! cards, the D-Sub port is mounted directly on the rear bracket with no equivalent internal header.

Signals

• +5 V — +5 VDC supply for joystick resistive potentiometers (pins 1, 2, and 15)
• J1B1 — Joystick 1, Button 1 (active low)
• J1B2 — Joystick 1, Button 2 (active low)
• J1CX — Joystick 1, X-axis analogue controller input
• J1CY — Joystick 1, Y-axis analogue controller input
• J2B1 — Joystick 2, Button 1 (active low)
• J2B2 — Joystick 2, Button 2 (active low)
• J2CX — Joystick 2, X-axis analogue controller input
• J2CY — Joystick 2, Y-axis analogue controller input
• MIDI-IN — Serial MIDI data input (opto-isolated on the bracket)
• MIDI-OUT — Serial MIDI data output
• GND — Signal ground (pins 7 and 9)

References

• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 User Manual — General Specifications / Interfaces (page 57)
• Creative Audigy 2 ZS Platinum User Manual — Connectivity Specifications (page 62)
• Creative SoundBlaster Live! 5.1 User Manual — General Specifications / Interfaces (page 35)
• Creative SB0060 Sound Blaster Live User Manual — Connectivity / Interfaces (page 79)

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