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RayB:

One more problem of many buttons is people knowing which to use. Like the other day i got my GF to play Tetris and she didn't know which of the 4 buttons to press (since Tetris only uses 1 button). I had to twice say "the red one".

SirPoonga:


--- Quote from: hnugz on December 27, 2005, 01:56:49 pm ---Now that sounds like an interesting idea, how do you have this setup?  What kind of switch are you using and where do you have it on your cab?

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Just using a relay that uses USB for power.  I have it setup so when there is no power it is ipac, when there is power then mouse.  The switch is on the bottom side of my controll panel.

I will redo it to use a rocker switch, that way power isn't required.  I wired it up before I knew what dpdt actually meant.  Someone suggested to use the relay and sent me instructions on how to wire it.

http://www.mouser.com/index.cfm?handler=displayproduct&lstdispproductid=482074&e_categoryid=143&e_pcodeid=63302
Click on the manufacturer data sheet. look at M2042.
You would have ipac ground connected to 2 and 5.  Mouse ground to 8 and 11.
Ipac button 1 and 2 connected to 1 and 4 respectively.  Mouse button 1 and 2 connected to 9 and 12.

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