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jipp:
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naw, i did not even look at that. again, my own stupid self for not looking at that, and i saw it too.
also, after looking at the ipac2 board it self.. yeah that text onit.. any other person would of read it before hand..laughs i only read when i was adding the ground.. o well call me stupid. i totally understand how to wire this up. sometimes i make stuff more complicated than it needs to be.
just have to figure which buttons im gonna share now. will share the 4 way joystick with player 1 joystick. as recommended on http://www.ultimarc.com/ipac2.html webpage.
thanks for the help.
chris.
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when this mouse is ready for public use im gonna get it. i found it on engadget.com i read that gadget blog every day.. its a mouse but when you flip it over its a game pad. figure i need a mouse for my cab why not be able to use it as a game pad too yeah? well thats assuming its not 80.00 thats just to much for any dang mouse im afraid. ill go 25.00 tho :D
jipp:
i hope everyone had a great christmas, day off or whatever you like to do on this day. Im happy to say the hospital as let me loose. been stick in the damn hospital since Tuesday. infected Colan, etc.. and when the probed my gut they were not to careful ans scratches my inner throat liner, safe to say it hurts like heck to even swallow.. merry christmas to me. ( i was in the hospital over thanksgiving weekend... they had to remove my gallbladder, they all think its a method just to get out of the holidays with family LAUGHS. )
ok, so where do i start since my last post.. yeah this damn control panel.
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18 gauge wire is way to big for a control panel. will def be using 20 something next tie. period.
anyhow, i got it wired up and sure enough its not working. the ipac2 green led flashes real quick twice on start up.. then stays solid.. from what i read that means its normal. but ill be damn if i can get anything to work. fired up copy con in the dos menu and turns up blank. the only thing that works is the track ball. at least that's idiot proof. iv been using a laptop set inside where the monitor goes as a test computer before i start working with the computer that will power it. also iv not decided on a monitor. the laptop is old. 500mhz running windows xp service pack3. i have the trackball plugged into a usb port, and had to use the ps2 port ( which is the mouse port on this laptop on the side.. not sure if that make any difference i doubt it. as if i plug the track ball into it comes up as a HID device anyhow i ordered a PS2 to USB adapter for good measure ) but good enough for NES games and what not.
so with my frustration, i said hell with it and stop trying to get the buttons and sticks to work.. and installed "world of goo" http://www.worldofgoo.com/ this game works much better with a trackball than a regular mouse it was ment to use. laughs.. .
so once i start feeling better.. aka, pain meds kick some solid sleep.. in and i start feeling strong again. i think im gonna just yank all the wires out, and try to wire up a the joystick and see if it works. if it dose then go to a couple of buttons etc and repeat till i get them all working. (only way im gonna get this control panel wired up i think.. ( instead of what i did, and just wire it all up thinking it would work on my first try. as all the leads go where teh suppose too.. checked for no loose wires etc.
as you can see in the picture im using 18 gauge wires, it was hard to even try to make it look organized with zip ties. also if you building your first control panel regardless what gauge wire you use. do not worrie about trying to make it look pretty till you know the damn thing works. i have to cut all the zip ties off now to debug it.. or spend more money on wire and connectors.. which i may have too but ill try it with what i have.. as its paid for already.
ok, thats where i stand as of now. will update if and when i get the control panel working. im hoping i can get it figure out with in the next two months. ( thats when I told my sister i would start to work on her cab.. aka christmas gift... )
chris.
kingchimp:
I believe you have actually correctly identified your problem, even if you did then discount it as an option. ;-)
Sadly I'm pretty sure keyboard and mouse ps/2 ports are not the same and not interchangeable.
I would suggest you test your ipac in a pc with a keyboard port before you start yanking wires.
jipp:
--- Quote from: kingchimp on December 26, 2010, 08:10:07 am ---I believe you have actually correctly identified your problem, even if you did then discount it as an option. ;-)
Sadly I'm pretty sure keyboard and mouse ps/2 ports are not the same and not interchangeable.
I would suggest you test your ipac in a pc with a keyboard port before you start yanking wires.
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hey thank you for the feed back. been playing with this pos laptop. man 500mhz is so slow.. laughs. but the ps2 to usb adapter was what i needed. iv only been able to test player 1 in a few nes game ( FUN so worth building this i tell you ). when i configure player 2 the letters are showing up so im pretty confident saying i did it right. ( shocked ) if i can do this anyone can do it. so do not even think twice about buying a x-arcade tank stick or whatever. just buy your self a ipac. if i had to do it all over again, i would buy a ipac4. will do that for my sisters cab which ill be starting with in 2 months. also use 22 gauge wire, 18 gauge is to darn thick i think@. i picked up some 22 gauge stranded from ratshack today need to find some female connectors radio shack did not have any go figure.. bought this originally think id have to start rewiring this to get it working.. now im just gonna leave it be and save the wire for my sisters cab and when i rebuild mine ill redo the cp. this laptop im using for temp just to try the control panel out and debug it.. is not fast enough to try to run a pinball game so i have no clue what buttons to tie the flippers into yet. it just makes me happy that it appears i wired this up correctly on my first try. struts.
now tomorrow if im feeling up to it i need to search the pond shops. good will, etc for a tv with s-video ( my mom said i could have their tv. they are going to flat screen for there bed room. problem is its huge. wont fit in side my cab unless i decase it which i do not really want to do at this point.. plus i dunno if they are ready for me to pick it up yet.. ie.. replaced it with a flat screen. ill have to talk to her.. but am def keeping it for a project instead of them just giving it to good will. I have a lcd screen i can temp use for now.. I need to do some research on flat screen monitors now. the monitor i originally bought for this arcade cab became my computer monitor.. oops.. it was just so much better than the square lcd screen i was using. ( you can even dedicate it to portate mode or regular.. which would be handy for shooters. iv seen some monitors when they turn on windows shows up side down. i like the monitor just fixes that all together.. im guessing mame originally took care of that. the problem with the spare monitor besides it just being old and having one dead pixel which is annoying.. its only 19-20" square flat screen monitor ( wish you had the choice of buying more square flat screens.. i hate the space you waste.. they give it length but not height which seems to be the trend these days :( ).. just to small for inside my cab..
now this month my hobbie money allows monitor, and either a spinner or guns. im thinking id have more fun with the guns plus i need to learn how to do that for my sisters cab.
so now once i get the monitor situation under control. ill need to get the computer up and running i plan on using, and decide on a front-end. get it wired to turn on and off from a arcade button mounted on the outside.. hook up the speakers, mount the control panel with the brackets i bought. light up the coin door. and lots of small things im probably forgetting. but confident in saying by the time i start my sis cab in 2 months my cab will be finish. will be sure to take a video of it for proof. laughs.
thank you guys for all your help and just letting me rant. you guys have a great damn new years, you better you hear me!!! smiles/
im in the home stretch!!! and it feels good.
( i just have to be sure not to get stuck in the loop of playing and not finishing the last details.. i hear that can be a problem :)
chris.
jipp:
well i could not find any tv at the pond shops, or good will that would work.. seems flat screens are what people are hawking right now. so.. i have two choices. i can use the original 23" gateway i bought for this project. and go to using a crappy monitor for my desktop computer. ( now this idea is not so good, A it would look funny as its 23" wide and like 16" width.. and also i use the hell out of this for netflix.) so now im thinking of using my regular flat screen tv. i bought a few months back. now its a few inches to wide.
i can fit a 24" wide object in my cab and this sanyo flat screen tv ( its a good quality tv with a built in spot for thumb drive so you could use it for a picture frame and has all the needed holes to hook up to a computer.. when i bought it i almost did hook it up to my computer but was to big.. i could not get use to 2" font. laughs ) its 26" wide with 1 3/4" bevels. i could just slot some holes in the side of the cab and it could fit.
or i could just flip it around like you would for a shooter. and it would fit no problem. however, i plan on playing horizontal games and i dunno what it be like playing with the monitor flipped vertical.
if i do slot the sides of the cab. i would need to now a few things. what recommended angel to tilt the flat screen tv? and how close do i want it to the plexi glass? the one side benefit of slotting the side. the slots would act to help hold the thing in place ( i originally built this thing so it could go through my skinny doors.. well it turns out i would have to take it apart to get it in and out anyway.. so i was stupid and should of went for 27" monitor when i built it.. but i plan on rebuilding this cab anyhow so no big deal).. and i could hide the slot in the side with some wood trim or couple pieces of fiberglass molded into a bevel or something. i guess ill have to sleep on it.. o yeah, why am i even thinking of using my regular flat screen tv that is hooked up to dish tv. well to be honest since i bought netflix iv not turned it on im always watching movies on this kick butt computer monitor.. :)
i guess ill have to sleep on this any feed back on angle and how close to the plexiglass the tv should be would be helpful.. as i can only slot it once.. well i only want too anyhow..
also i plan on ordering the aimtrack guns. are all these kits on ebay the same stuff ultramarc is selling? he is in the uk.. so if i can buy it state side i would rather. to me seems like it is and they just have the rights to sell it state side for him. or maybe his aimtrack kit is different than what i see on ebay.. any thoughts?
chris.