Control device: Control Pad
Manufacturer: Sega
Model: Saturn 3D HSS-0137
Year: 1997
Controlled device: Travel alarm clock
Manufacturer: IDEA international (Japan)
Designed by: Ippei Matsumoto (Industrial Facility)
Model: Jetlag
Color: White, green
Year: 2009
Hard-wired year: 2010
Serial number: HWD-corp-061
Collection: Corporation
Dimensions: 35x50x7 cm
Cable: 58 cm
Power: 3v button cell x1
Set up minutes up (time): D-pad up
Set up minutes down (time): D-pad down
Set up minutes up (alarm): D-pad left
Set up minutes down (alarm): D-pad right
Start set up: Hold 3 seconds any set up action
Set alarm on/off: Y button (hold 3 seconds)
Alarm off: Y button (hold 3 seconds)
Snooze: Y button
Light: X button
Sega redesigned the Saturn controller in response to the Nintendo 64's analog controller. The new Saturn 3D controller features an analog thumb stick, and shoulder buttons have been replaced with analog triggers. The controller's shape has also changed drastically and added grips underneath the controller to make it more comfortable to hold. The biggest thing that separates the Sega Saturn 3D pad from the Playstation Dual Shock and the N64 pad is the analogue nipple, which uses something no other manufacturer does: magnets. Sega is the only controller maker to use Hall Effect sensors. These tiny black boxes sense the proximity of the magnets in the pad inputs and vary their voltage throughput accordingly, then the controller's chip converts this voltage to a signal the console can work with. It's a simple and functional design, with fewer mechanically linked parts to wear out or break down. Common applications for Hall Effect sensors are often found where a robust and contactless switch or potentio-meter is required.