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Control panel planning (2 u360s and buttons)
DirtyDachshunds:
--- Quote from: Ginsu Victim on August 12, 2010, 12:31:32 pm ---I use the regular shafts with no routing and I'm fine with the length, but it might be too short for some.
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I know what you mean. I feel my shaft length is quite adequate. However my wife likes them longer.
ragnar:
I've seen one CP with volume controls. Can Mala handle controlling the system sound level? If so, that's worth another 2 buttons.
I took a look at Mario 64. That uses 8 of the N64 controller buttons. I think I am going to go with an 9 button layout for the controller. I'll just add two more buttons to the right of the normal 7 button layout. And to answer a question that was asked, yes the u360s can handle up to 8 buttons. So I will be getting an iPac. Which means I can support many more buttons (32 more?). I just don't want a frankenpanel.
I'll order the longer shafts just to be safe. Thanks for the tip!
I'll also order the wire connectors online to be safe. I think Home Depot might carry them though.
I'll be using 3/4" MDF for the control panel. Is that OK?
I always forget about the Atari 5200 and jaguar controllers having numpads. That's 12 buttons per player. Should I even consider this? I'm almost thinking of putting in smaller buttons. Those small ones that are maybe 1/4" in diameter to act as a numpad.
Ginsu Victim:
--- Quote from: DirtyDachshunds on August 12, 2010, 01:06:37 pm ---I know what you mean. I feel my shaft length is quite adequate. However my wife likes them longer.
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You might want to consider a new wife (or surgery).
javeryh:
--- Quote from: ragnar on August 12, 2010, 01:42:28 pm ---I've seen one CP with volume controls. Can Mala handle controlling the system sound level? If so, that's worth another 2 buttons.
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You can use the shift function of the iPac to assign VolUp and VolDown - also check out CabVol .
--- Quote from: ragnar on August 12, 2010, 01:42:28 pm ---I think I am going to go with an 9 button layout for the controller .... I just don't want a frankenpanel.
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It may already be too late! ;D
ragnar:
--- Quote from: javeryh on August 12, 2010, 02:16:50 pm ---
--- Quote from: ragnar on August 12, 2010, 01:42:28 pm ---I've seen one CP with volume controls. Can Mala handle controlling the system sound level? If so, that's worth another 2 buttons.
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You can use the shift function of the iPac to assign VolUp and VolDown - also check out CabVol .
--- Quote from: ragnar on August 12, 2010, 01:42:28 pm ---I think I am going to go with an 9 button layout for the controller .... I just don't want a frankenpanel.
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It may already be too late! ;D
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I've seen 8 before. And it's not like I am running out of nodes on the ipac. I figure that I will need about 10 of the 32 nodes at this point. The numpad though. Has anyone ever done one before?