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Manual for Duo Ultimate for Atari.

gbalerdi — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:09:53 +0000

I just bought Duo Ultimate SE H1-CX USB Adapter for Atari retro gaming controllers. Is there a pdf manual please?

Thanks

Trackball - Big Middle and Big Right button illuminations (swapped)

newbie337 — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:17:08 +0000

Issue: Pressing Big Middle button lights up the Big Right button (and vice versa).
Trackball device has cool feature that the lights for the big buttons can be: Always on, On when pressed, or Off. This is accomplished on the LCD menu screen: Press small black button, Scroll trackball down to "Button Settings", Press Big Right button (red) and scroll trackball down to -- Lights -- section where Big Middle, Big Right, and Big Left illumination settings can be changed using the Big Right (red) button.
When the "Big Middle" setting is changed to "Always On" or "Press", the Big Right (red) button illuminates. Conversely, when the "Big Right" setting is changed to "Always On" or "Press", the Big Middle (green) button illuminates.

iCode - paddle configuration on Atari 7800 - Fire1 or paddle button - missing in action

boanergos — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 22:30:27 +0000

I have an iCode Duo Ultimate H1 Universal USB Adapter. As soon as I got it, I followed the setup instructions (though I can’t quite remember whether they were in a video or the documentation) and managed to configure two paddles perfectly on an Atari 7800 for Warlords. At some point, I made some changes – probably the wrong ones – and had to redo the setup.
Here’s the link to the document:
https://www.icode.com/how-to-set-up-4-player-paddles-on-mister-fpga-with-the-icode-duo-ultimate/

I’m about to go through the configuration process again as instructed. Everything’s going well; I skip ‘fire1’ and click on ‘fire2’ as the second button. When I get to ‘Paddle button’, I click the fire button on the first paddle, but it doesn’t respond to commands. I’ve tried switching off, switching back on, saving… you name it. Can anyone explain why the paddle button isn’t being assigned, even though I’ve left it unassigned as per the instructions?

Kind regards.

Power connection on Digital Dual-RAM MiSTer FPGA

znajem — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 23:09:01 +0000

I just received the fully built Digital Dual-RAM MiSTer. The power connection on my unit doesn't seem to match the included documentation.

The documentation reads a Y-splitter with two male barrel plugs, one for the DE10-Nano and one for the USB hub. However, the Y-splitter supplied with mine has one male barrel plug and one USB plug.

Also, the ports on my case aren't labeled, and the picture in the documentation appears to show a different case/configuration from the unit I received.

Could you please clarify exactly how the supplied Y-splitter should be connected to this version of the MiSTer? I don't want to risk powering the wrong port.

Thanks!

Ps. There's a USB dongle in one of the 6 USB ports on the side, what's that?

Is a PDF of the manual of the Duo Ultimate H1 Quick Reference Guide available or a higher quality image of the Advanced Display Elements chart?

icodeucode — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:05:39 +0000

The included printed manual is largely fine but the dot pitch of the chart is too low to be legible. Is a higher quality PDF and/or an image of this chart available? Thanks

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Set up iCode Arcade Spinner Ultimate USB in Win 11

mindexplo — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:28:34 +0000

I wanted to install the iCode Arcade Spinner Ultimate USB Gaming Controller on my Win 11 PC by plugging in the USB connector. I can see the controller under Input devices. However when I go to set up USB game controllers and click on properties I get a message: "Game Controller Error : Your Game Controller is not connected correctly. Please verify that it is plugged into your computer" . I have verified my Windows install and have tried different USB ports. Updated the firmware to version 3.3.But always the same result. I have tried the controller on my old Win 10 PC and there it works with no issues.

Now, I did test the controller in a few games on Steam, and it seems to be working as it should. I just find it strange that I can't go to the Properties of the game controller in Win11?

iCode Duo Ultimate in Retroarch

Aaron Moore — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 22:03:15 +0000

Hello. Does anyone know how to get the iCode Duo Ultimate to work in Stella in Retroarch? It works for me with Stella as a standalone emulator, but not within Retroarch. Thank you in advance for your help.

Getting the iCode spinner working on CoinOps

comfysofa — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 20:12:23 +0000

Hi there. First time post. Great product by the way...brilliant. Just found the firmware update stuff...didnt realize there was that much intelligence built into it....very impressed...

So the question as above....i know it does work as i download one coin ops build (i forget which one) and it just worked....so there has to be a setting somewhere...! could anyone point me in the right direction. The spinner is working in an arkanoid knock off in Steam and i can spin the mouse left and right so i think ive got all the settings right...

Thanks to anyone that has a crack at it.!

Two ideas/request for Spinner Ultimate

niceguybill — Sat, 23 May 2026 22:46:04 +0000

Loving the Spinner. I've been trying to set it up with some games in Steam that aren't playing nice with it. Is it possible to have a setting to emulate a keyboard? Also, I have a game that changes the paddle location from horizontal to vertical on various boards. I mapped a button to change to vertical, but I guess you have to hold the button down for the duration of the board which makes it tough to use other buttons. It would be nice if I could map a button to flip between the two when pressed.

Paddles with Stella Emulator on Linux

Marcel Schoen — Wed, 06 May 2026 19:41:06 +0000

I'm trying to use paddles with Stella on Linux, but they don't work well. Even at "Full Range" I can't move the paddle all the way to the left or right in "Breakout" (while it works with the mouse), it's jittery and imprecise. Any hints about specific settings maybe in Stella?

Also, proper Linux support would be appreciated in general - neither the online registration of the device, nor the firmware update work with Linux (at least nor for me).