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DaOld Man:

It looks to me like that this is a matrix.
Pins 1 and 7 are button 3.
Pins 1 and 6 are button 2.
(just like you figured.)
Im not sure what the common would be for, unless there is led lights or a beeper on the board??

tommyinajar:

Ever get the keyboard pads running? I'm curious how well they work with say, Intellivision...

PL1:

The flipping keypad saga continues in this thread.
(Sounds like a mild epithet, but not intended as one.)

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,121193.msg1285432.html#msg1285432

I know Tony has the panel flip working (video and pics in other thread) and the wires attached.  I assume he has tested the matrix-style encoder required for this type of keypad, but don't remember him mentioning which one he is using.

Any details on your encoder choice and source, Tony?


Scott

tony.silveira:


--- Quote from: PL1 on July 31, 2012, 04:27:18 pm ---The flipping keypad saga continues in this thread.
(Sounds like a mild epithet, but not intended as one.)

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,121193.msg1285432.html#msg1285432

I know Tony has the panel flip working (video and pics in other thread) and the wires attached.  I assume he has tested the matrix-style encoder required for this type of keypad, but don't remember him mentioning which one he is using.

Any details on your encoder choice and source, Tony?


Scott

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apologies guys, been picking up tons of hours at work so this has taken a back seat.

i have tested the matrix on the keypad itself and have figured it out.  i'll be wiring the keypad to a terminal block than pulling leads off and running to an ipac i have lying around.  i'll reprogram that ipad to be numeric pad keys and also the number keys.  in mess (which i use to emulated all of the keypad consoles), simply set up inputs for each player based on how the ipac is programmed.

this is going to sound lazy but the real reason thi is on the back burner, besides work, i'm not looking forward to exactly measuring out a diagram of my panel so i can get started on the artwork.  once the artwork is done, the panel should be up and running relatively shortly.

PL1:


--- Quote from: tony.silveira on August 01, 2012, 12:41:22 am ---i have tested the matrix on the keypad itself and have figured it out.  i'll be wiring the keypad to a terminal block than pulling leads off and running to an ipac i have lying around.  i'll reprogram that ipad to be numeric pad keys and also the number keys.  in mess (which i use to emulated all of the keypad consoles), simply set up inputs for each player based on how the ipac is programmed.

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How do you get an I-Pac (1 grounded input = 1 output keypress) to work as a matrix encoder (2 connected inputs = 1 output keypress)??!!??



It seems that if you were to connect the keypad to an I-Pac  and press the "6" button, you would output the associated keypresses for the inputs tied to "Row 2" and "Column 3" instead of outputting just one keypress.

Am I missing something on how I-Pacs work here?


Scott

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