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| Bootay:
Wow...I am genuinely confused by Abara's attitude....he puts up a stink for weeks about MameDev not taking this matter seriously, then when a MameDev finally does he chastises him and tries to downplay the work that he didn't have to do in the first place? Talk about inconsiderate. My only guess would be that Abara was trying to get the code working first so that he could get a pat on the back and now feels that Derrick is stealing his thunder. Sorry Saint, I didn't mean to feed the troll, I just had to comment. Derrick...I commend you on this. Especially since MameDev had no interest in this matter to begin with. |
| ErikRuud:
--- Quote from: Derrick Renaud on January 21, 2011, 10:43:47 am --- --- Quote from: ErikRuud on January 21, 2011, 10:16:39 am ---That is great! Except you spoiled the fun of figuring it out on my own. :lol --- End quote --- And here I thought the fact that no non troll posted any interest in trying to code it meant that no one was trying. ;D ;) --- End quote --- I did post my interest in the "State of MAME" thread. --- Quote from: ErikRuud ---I am actually interested in it for the technical challenge even though I couldn't care less about 720. I already know how I am going to modify my spinner to incorporate the second encoder wheel. It may be a week or so before I can begin to work on it seriously though. --- End quote --- I can understand how it got missed amongst the chaff. --- Quote from: Derrick Renaud on January 21, 2011, 10:43:47 am --- --- Quote from: ErikRuud on January 21, 2011, 10:16:39 am ---I'll test it out over the weekend with a spinner, an analog stick, and a spinner modified to have two encoders like a real controller and see how it works. --- End quote --- Great, for the spinner also try it under the "Real" selection. You will notice how it does not work when you kick to move. The player goes in random direction. This is why the "Spinner" selection is added to automatically send the calibration pulse. This means you can also use the mouse under the "Spinner" selection, but it is not as easy as a spinner. As far as using a "spinner modified to have two encoders like a real controller", this will only work if they have the same tooth count/ratio/positions as the 2 real discs. The Rotation disc has 72 teeth, and the Center disc has 2 only at the top. Trying anything else will not result in a meaningful test. Sorry, but thanks. --- End quote --- My spinner is custom built. I can easily swap out the encoder wheel and add the special second wheel at the bottom of the shaft. |
| BadMouth:
--- Quote from: ErikRuud on January 21, 2011, 11:24:13 am ---My spinner is custom built. I can easily swap out the encoder wheel and add the special second wheel at the bottom of the shaft. --- End quote --- Ram Controls sells repro wheels. http://www.ram-controls.com/order-720.html FYI, they've had trouble sourcing some parts for the whole controller, so be prepared for a star wars yolk type experience if you order the whole thing from the website without calling first. EDIT: Just tried adding it to my cart and it shows up as a PRE-ORDER (and $50 cheaper). |
| ErikRuud:
I'll fabricate my own. The originals are probably too large of a diameter. |
| BadMouth:
Yeah, not cheap either. While looking for an inkjet transparency template for one with 72 teeth, I came accross this: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1527 I haven't used it and won't download it at work, so I'm not sure if it will do the job or not. |
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