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Cheapest keyboard encoder??
PL1:
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--- Quote from: Hoopz on May 10, 2012, 01:19:54 pm ---He does give a 10% discount if you ask him who's been using his grill too. >:D
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Thanks for the props, Hoopz....but :whap for the grill comment. :lol
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My mental image when I read about your grill being violated.
There's even a shirt for you:
http://www.zazzle.com/step_off_my_grill_dog_tshirt-235277771146622812
Scott
degenatrons:
--- Quote from: mcseforsale on May 10, 2012, 01:11:13 pm ---Now that everyone has to walk by my arcade cab in the garage when they come into the house, I've been tasked with building one for a close relative. It'll be a freebie (labor wise), so I wanted to get the most bang for buck. I'm looking for an encoder that will do a 2 player Knievel-style CP....but for cheap. I know..I know.. KeyWiz, iPac2...
But is there any other alternatives that will allow a 2 player CP with about 15 buttons?
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Hi, I developed my own arcade encoder on a USB development board called Minimus. The boards cost about £4.99 from http://www.modtraders.co.uk/minimus-avr-usb-development-board.html
I wrote the firmware to turn this board into a 21 input keyboard encoder and I have some presets for MAME (1 and 2 player). I have this installed in my cab and it is working really really well. I have previously used Xin-Mo for this job but this baby performs just as good. They're all direct inputs, no bounce or ghosting that you get with some keyboard encoders.
I put up a video on youtube to show how i got this working. Check out the description for lots more info.
If you want one and can't build it yourself then let me know and I can get one over to you. I need to get some input from the community on these devices.
Cheers
Vigo:
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--- Quote from: Vigo on May 10, 2012, 01:33:51 pm ---
--- Quote from: Hoopz on May 10, 2012, 01:19:54 pm ---He does give a 10% discount if you ask him who's been using his grill too. >:D
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Thanks for the props, Hoopz....but :whap for the grill comment. :lol
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My mental image when I read about your grill being violated.
There's even a shirt for you:
http://www.zazzle.com/step_off_my_grill_dog_tshirt-235277771146622812
Scott
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:laugh2: I love it! I might just have to get one of those shirts. :cheers:
404:
--- Quote from: degenatrons on May 14, 2012, 08:15:19 am ---
--- Quote from: mcseforsale on May 10, 2012, 01:11:13 pm ---Now that everyone has to walk by my arcade cab in the garage when they come into the house, I've been tasked with building one for a close relative. It'll be a freebie (labor wise), so I wanted to get the most bang for buck. I'm looking for an encoder that will do a 2 player Knievel-style CP....but for cheap. I know..I know.. KeyWiz, iPac2...
But is there any other alternatives that will allow a 2 player CP with about 15 buttons?
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Hi, I developed my own arcade encoder on a USB development board called Minimus. The boards cost about £4.99 from http://www.modtraders.co.uk/minimus-avr-usb-development-board.html
I wrote the firmware to turn this board into a 21 input keyboard encoder and I have some presets for MAME (1 and 2 player). I have this installed in my cab and it is working really really well. I have previously used Xin-Mo for this job but this baby performs just as good. They're all direct inputs, no bounce or ghosting that you get with some keyboard encoders.
I put up a video on youtube to show how i got this working. Check out the description for lots more info.
If you want one and can't build it yourself then let me know and I can get one over to you. I need to get some input from the community on these devices.
Cheers
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Have a box full of minimus v1 mods here. Gave it a quick test and it works! might have to make a quick cpanel out of some scrap wood i have here. Just one quick question, why did you opt to make this simulate keyboard presses as opposed to making the avr simulate a standard hid usb controller?
Your project deserves its own thread IMO. The minimus and minimus 32 avr boards are dirt cheap. Too cheap to ignore something so significant for mame usage.
DaOld Man:
That looks pretty neat. I may look into interfacing that with my rotating monitor software, MRotate.
Are these boards available in the US?