ColecoVision Technical.

Technical things around ColecoVision.

Power connection for ColecoVision. LM 318 PDF. Power for Roller-Controller.


Connection from DB 9 to Joystick with 2 independent fire-buttons. ColecoVision Version.	Scart connection pin for pin. Only for the French AV Out version. This version are not confirmed.	CBS ColecoVision Scart connection pin for pin. Only for the late French AV Out version. This version are confirmed by colecovision.dk

Project Joystick, March 2005.

Here is a case from TEKO in Italy	Here is an old Joystick from an used Arcademachine from the 80's.	The final result. With laminated cover.


This is the European version. Almost the same as those one from Right. This one is branded CBS Electronics. Note: This is 50 Hz. 220 - 250 Volt.	Coleco's original Power unit was big and heavy as a rock, and have a weight for that too. Here can you see the different power there are necessary for ColecoVision would work right.	The French PAL Version. All 3 supplys are with same volt in output. EU : 19A 50 Hz. US : 25A 60 Hz. FR : 15A 50 Hz.

		ColecoVision Bios: VTI / TI R72 114 A.
		ColecoVision CPU: Zilog Z 80. 3.58 Mhz. for ColecoVision. Todays standard in c-mos are the eZ80 50 MHz.
	Size: 344 Kb.	The Texas Instruments Sound-chip: SN 76489 AN. Has 3 Soundchannels on 5 oktavian and 1 white noise, Mono output.
	Size: 2.885 kb.	ColecoVision's graphic chip, it was the most common graphicchip in the 80's. It have a palette with 15 colors and one transparent. Resolution is 256 x 192 and up to 16 K Ram. Composite Video for TMS 9918 and RGB for TMS 9929
	Size: 125 Kb.	Data Sheet for the OKI MSM 9842 stereo voice chip. Can deliver audio in CD quality (44.100). Will be used for the later ColecoVision CV 2. (2012).
The main-board for the expansions Module # 2. The Steering Wheel.
		On the left: The steering Wheel main-board. This is solderside PCB # 55888 Rev. D. Click for larger Image.
		This is the Steering Wheel componentside. Click for larger Image. If you buy your own steering wheel for your system. You'll have to use this electronic.
Here can you see what's behind your Roller Controller.
		Here are the Roller Controller inside. It's a kind of reverse mouse. But the ball are on top, so the name will be: Trackball. Click for larger Image. If you buy your own trackball for your system. You'll have to use this electronic.

The Daughter Board / PAL TV-Tuner Board.

	This is the Tv Tuner Board from CBS ColecoVision. It's a Daughterboard inside in the left side of the CV. The Tv Tuner transmitting the signals from ColecoVision over to this tuner. Tv and Audio mixes to a one single standard HF/RF out. The channel is typical 3 or 4. Male Phono and DIN Tv connector for connection between CV. and TV. As you can see, on the Astec Tuner. You can adjust picture and sound separately in the two screws (be careful black ferrit). The female phono on the tuner are for the mixed tv-out signal. The signal are analog.

	PAL Tv. Tuner Board, CBS version. Without connector. (earlier 1982 version). As you can see, the wires are directly soldered into the PCB. from the CV.
	PAL Tv. Tuner Board, CBS version. With Connector. Connects directly into the male connector from the CBS ColecoVision. it can not be reversed incorrectly. There may be color differences between the wires In this example, it is the brown wire (12V).

Warning This AV-PAL Modifying above are on your own risk.

The Atari Converter inside.
Click for bigger image.

ColecoVision Toy Shift Knob details.
Print in .pdf provided by Todd Scheele

How to use the Wico
Joystick/pad
Command Control.
For your ColecoVision.

Wire connection between the power supply and ColecoVision.
Only the White and Red wire er straight.
The two others change from Blue to Yellow and from Black to Blue.
Just remember that I only have these connections via
CBS ColecoVision PAL version.

This is the complete solution for "total connetion".

Last updated: July 20. 2010.