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Any way to connect Daytona USA wheels and pedals to a PC for a driving setup?
GCS:
I have a chance to pick up a Daytona USA Twin setup that has been gutted.
It would come with the wheels, pedals, shifter, FF motor and of course the cabinet with seat. I would need to add a PC(or 2) and monitors of course.
Any way to "relatively easily" interface this with a PC for emulation for multiple racing games (Daytona, Outrun, Cruisin', Cal Speed, etc etc)??
I saw mention in some old posts on another forum about using an APAC but I know very little about them (or wiring up anything like this). I know Ultimarc makes good products and I have read the product page but I am still unsure if its possible or how to do it.
Thanks for any input you care to share.
Greg
BadMouth:
If you're not worried about having force feedback, the U-HID from Ultimarc would be the easiest.
Basically, just cut the wires from the potentiometers on the controls and run them to the U-HID.
http://www.u-hid.com/home/index.php
The APAC shows up at TWO separate controllers, each with only two axis.
So it's not possible to get all the controls to show up as one controller.
This isn't a problem with MAME, but is with a lot of PC games and other emulators.
Most other methods will require you to swap out the potentiometers in the cab.
Lotsa info in my sig if you haven't read it yet.
In the Model 2 emulator section, there's a link to instructions on how to link cabs on a network :D
GCS:
Well maintaining FF would be the preference but if its not doable easily (again I am no wiring expert) then I need to rethink things.
I am reviewing your thread now.
Ultimately what I would like to see is each cab be able to play its own game (i.e. someone is playing outrun on one cab and some is playing say cruisin' on the other one) but then be able to link play games that support it of course.
Guessing I would need 2 complete PC setups for that to work.
I would love to for this idea to work as the twin set up is a steal even w/o the monitors and boards. I would probably just try to go with LCDs for weight, interface with the PC, and ease of mounting vs finding the monitors or a crappy TV for them.
EDIT - I guess the other option would be to yank the pedals, wheels, shifters etc and just drop in 2 G27s. I would need to redo the dash of course and then reverse mount the pedals in the cabinets. This would probably be the easiest route.
Will the G27 work for emulated versions of Daytona, Cal Speed, etc?
bkenobi:
My guess is that you will be happiest with a pair of computers networked and playing PC driving games. You might be able to get some emulators working, but I'm not sure how many have easily accessed network connectivity without having a keyboard/mouse hiding somewhere. If you don't mind pulling out a keyboard/mouse, then you should be good to go.
If you want games like San Fransisco Rush, California Speed, Daytona, etc...you are going to need a pair of beefy systems. IIRC, MAME currently only accesses up to 2 processors, so the fastest dual core would be the best current setup without wasting computing power. The maximum performance CPU is probably at a quad+ level at this point, though. As such, you'll spend a bit more if you want the absolute maximum horsepower.
BadMouth:
--- Quote from: GCS on August 30, 2011, 02:11:25 pm ---EDIT - I guess the other option would be to yank the pedals, wheels, shifters etc and just drop in 2 G27s. I would need to redo the dash of course and then reverse mount the pedals in the cabinets. This would probably be the easiest route.
Will the G27 work for emulated versions of Daytona, Cal Speed, etc?
--- End quote ---
It could be argued that leaving all that stuff in place and hooking it up to a U-HID is easier.
But for FFB and out of the box compatibility with nearly all games, a logitech is the way to go.
The G27 works fine with all the games you mentioned as well as all the other emulators mentioned in the driving cab info thread.
The only thing it isn't so good for is some of the old 360 degree wheel games.
Check out how Gbeef incorporated a G27:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=111231.0
Newegg.com has had the G27 on sale for $205 a couple times recently.
I guess they're coming out with it's successor sometime soon.
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