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| nize:
Hey everyone! I am in the process of building a control panel for my MAME cabinet and I got an old X-Arcade PCB from a friend on another forum. The problem is that I only got the card and no cable harness. So I am now in the process of connecting everything with my own cables. When I test the rig now the computer doesnt recognize the panel as a keyboard, and my conclusion is that I have to hook up the "Mode Switch" that is available on the regular X-Arcade. Thing is though, I have no idea which pins to connect! My thought is that, since I won't need the actual mode switch, I could just hook up whatever cables represent Mode 1 and that is that. I have found the pinout of the switch, but I can't figure out which pins get connected when the switch is set to Mode 1. So I guess my question is, could someone that owns an X-Arcade measure the current on the PCB to see which pins are active on Mode 1? Then I could just hook those up and be on my way. The pinout for the switch is here: And the pinout for the board (PDF file, J9 is the mode switch pins): http://www.xgaming.com/service/ServiceFiles/BYO_Advanced_Inst.pdf My panel and PCB: The X-Arcade PCB closer: I might be way off with my guess here, but I presume that two pins should be active, right? Or am I missing something in my lack of electronics knowledge? Maybe something else entirely is supposed to happen? Anyway, I'm thankful for all the help I can get! |
| Donkbaca:
My guess is that its not the mode switch, and that if you have the old PCB, you need the serial cable with the PS2 connector to plug a keyboard into it |
| BadMouth:
Have you tried it with a keyboard connected? |
| BobA:
Xarcade controller manual Here You definitely need the the PC cable. |
| MiahXGaming:
That is an older PS/2 only model PCB, you would need the serial-PS/2 cable to connect it to a PC, and a keyboard must be connected to it before booting the PC. It will probably work as mode1 if there is no switch connected to the PCB. The USB BYO Kit with wiring harness, switch, and cables would have been a lot less of a headache for $50. :banghead: |
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