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[Rick]

Testing Karaoke lighting mode, I think I am having too much fun with this...

Well, you've certainly answered MY question - on whether or not a smoke machine in my cab is 'too much'.    AWESOME build.  Loving it.

[griffindodd]

Fog machine would be awesome, in the words of Ferris Bueller "You can never go to far" 

Solved my video problems, but had to go a little overkill on the videocard to do it, picked up this little beasty which will support 4 monitors at once out of the box, NVidia GTX 650.



The plan is to use the two DVi ports for the playfield and backglass monitors, the VGA for the touch screen on the control panel and then run the HDMI to a Neutrik pass-thru socket on the back of the cabinet so you can mirror the main play field to an external 1080p display whether that be a projector, large TV or whatever fits the bill. I'm also considering the option of putting wireless HD (WHDI format) on this output too so you can acheive the large external display without the need for cables running all over the place. This feature is especially attractive for karaoke as you can have the big screen with the music videos and words easily viewable for the players.

[griffindodd]

So I did an interesting little test tonight with my bargain $37 short-throw projector I picked up used on eBay...



The image is 27" wide and the distance from the back of the projector to the screen is 27"

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[ARTIFACT]

OHHHhhhh AWESOME CAB, ideas, work!!!
Love the video of the ambient lights... Very inspiring

 

[griffindodd]

Thanks, great work on artifact too, very very nice cab.

[TheShaner]

So I did an interesting little test tonight with my bargain $37 short-throw projector I picked up used on eBay...



The image is 27" wide and the distance from the back of the projector to the screen is 27"

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Are you planning on incorporating this somehow?  Possibly projecting the current game marquee up behind the machine on the wall or something?  Or just jacking around?

[griffindodd]

I doubt I will use it in this build as i already have a backglass monitor that I can use for marquee displays, but it would be trivial to fit this into the top of a full size cab and use it to back project a true video cabinet marquee

[Le Chuck]

Unless you have a very good mirror system setup the measurement should probably be from the back of the projector.  That tosses the figure up over 36" doesn't it?

[griffindodd]

27" is from the back of the projector, maybe add an inch for the VGA plug length

[Le Chuck]

27" is from the back of the projector, maybe add an inch for the VGA plug length

I've gotta get me one of those!

[griffindodd]

I've gotta get me one of those!

Yep, they usually sell without the remote because people lose them and then can't use the projector, you can get a replacement generic remote for it for $20, just be careful to make sure you get the remote for this exact model

[griffindodd]

MOWAHHH POWAHHHH!!!!



NVidia GTX 650 and beefier PSU to handle it. Hyperpin loads much faster now, it was hating the Intel graphics, everything looks good on both screens with two outputs left over for......

MOWAHHH SCREENZ!!!!

[griffindodd]

Backglass now working for MAME games, displays marquees and control panels, works well with MameHooker.

[rablack97]

Nice man.......looks awesome gets better everyday.....


 

[griffindodd]

Nice man.......looks awesome gets better everyday.....

Thanks I hit a bit of a mental wall when I tore it all apart again to redo details but just pushed on. Hopefully all the t mold and diamond plate will be done this weekend and I can can call the cab complete so I can move on to the controller.

[griffindodd]

With carbon fiber and diamond plate, how can you go wrong??

Loving this....

[griffindodd]

T-molding done, sides back on, and we are looking like an arcade cabinet...

[rablack97]

 

That  is  sweet.  Got- I just  myself.....That is one bad built  .

I'm on my way to punch you in the face as my mom is too far away to slap.......

[jmike]

Wow! Amazing.
The diamond plate really makes the carbon fiber pop.

 
Just wondering how you cut the diamond plate?

[griffindodd]

Thanks guys.  Yeah I am super happy with the diamond plate it really sets the cab off.  It was very easy to cut as its extremely thin the structure is from the wood underneath,  I cut it with large tin snips

[griffindodd]

I got more done on the rear panelling and some final finish up on the cab. Will post pictures later.

Rear panels done with brass screws on black for a little dress up
Illuminated power socket and switch wired and working
HDMI out socket installed
RGB LED controller installed and usable with remote from front of the cab.
smoked acrylic computer bay door with LED messaging fan and hardware
Rear LED ambient lights on the top of the cab

[griffindodd]

Finally I have finished up the main cab!!!! 
I promised myself I wouldn't start on the controller until the whole cab was ready, and now I can start to think about joysticks, buttons and trackballs.

As promised here are the pics of the completed back and a shot of the front in better light than last time...


Gotta make sure she has a nice behind...


Detail of the computer access door with messaging fan, it's not really blowing any air, it's just for decoration, it does measure temp in the cab though.


Power switch, HDMI-out plug etc.


Another shot of the front, trying to get a similar angle to the original concept art.

[rablack97]

So glad you nixed the Short Circuit idea, and put that in back....Looks really cool there.

The brass is a classy touch, like that idea....

Only thing i would say is diffuse those leds on the floor....a glow would look way better than the circus effect, unless that's the look you want.

She is purty though.......great job, very clean.....

Question, does your MK4 play well on your setup.....

Whats the specs on your CPU, mem, etc....

[griffindodd]

Only thing i would say is diffuse those leds on the floor....a glow would look way better than the circus effect, unless that's the look you want.

Thanks man. The LEDs only look like that because the fllor is so shiny, on a regular floor you'd get more of a glow. Haven't actually tried MK4 yet, but computer specs are Sandybridge Dual Core Celeron at 2.4ghz, 8GB DDR3 and NVidia GTX 650 1GB, the Celeron is actually very fast, don't be fooled by the name, plus is an LG1155 socket so I can always upgrade to an i5/7 later if need be, still not clear on whether the new builds of MAME utilize the extra cores or not.

[griffindodd]

Well I have a bit of an annoying issue.

My kepler card does indeed support 4 displays at once which is awesome, however, only one of the ports is analog, and that is being used by the 15" backglass monitor. My lilliput 7" touchscreen that I was going to use in the control panel is an older analog version which only accepts VGA in.

The two DVI connections on the Video card are DVI-D which means no analog pins and they can't be adapted to analog without an active converter which runs about $150 

So, if I really want to pursue the touch screen in the control panel I either have to...

- find a 15" monitor with a digital input to free up the VGA port - $???
- buy a digital 7" Touchscreen - $200
- use an active converter - $150
- dump the touchscreen in the control panel - 

[rablack97]

Uhm, all this cheese you've spent on this thing, and now your pinching pennies....

Make it work........follow through or you will regret it.....

[yotsuya]

How's the angle on that lower LCD? Does it feel wierd playing horizonatal games at such an angle?

[griffindodd]

Lol pinching pennies, yeah I hear what you are saying, I guess it just burns me to have to buy new gear for issues like that.

The games play really nicely for me, the angle is very relaxed and easy to gaze down at, it may be a little tougher for people under 5'4" or so, I'm 6' and built it so it's comfortable for me, I guess all my shorties with have to bring a box or a stool to stand on lol

[griffindodd]

In fact if i'm going to pay $200 for a touch screen it's going to be a Nexus 7 that I can snap in and out of the control panel, then I can use an app something like Unified Remote to control all manner of things on the PC and of course, I'll have a tablet that I can pop out and use for other things too.

Yep that's what I'll do 

[rablack97]

Sounds like a plan

[yotsuya]

Finally I have finished up the main cab!!!! 
I promised myself I wouldn't start on the controller until the whole cab was ready, and now I can start to think about joysticks, buttons and trackballs.

Bro, I could totally build you a custom LED control panel for $99.95.

[Le Chuck]

Finally I have finished up the main cab!!!! 
I promised myself I wouldn't start on the controller until the whole cab was ready, and now I can start to think about joysticks, buttons and trackballs.

Bro, I could totally build you a custom LED control panel for $99.95.

I heard that Yaksplat is building them from solid gold and only charging $500.  That's a savings of $84,000.  It's almost like stealing. 

[griffindodd]

Lol why would I want to pay anyone to make something for my cab build, isn't the whole point to build your own cab??

Any hooooooo

The more I think about the tablet idea the more I like it. It creates the opportunity to have an extremely clean CP while adding several layers of functionality you wouldn't see in a usual cab, plus it's a nice use of new technology so for me that checks all the boxes.

[yotsuya]

I dunno, that just looks like you're using your CP as a table... 

[TopJimmyCooks]

Use the tablet only if you can auto rotate it. 

[griffindodd]

Use the tablet only if you can auto rotate it.

And cover it in LEDs

[TopJimmyCooks]

Uh, woudja like fries LED's with that?


just hassling you, looks great. 

[griffindodd]

Ordered some OMNI2's yesterday, I didn't really like the Paradise sticks I picked up as they didn't offer any possibility for on the fly 4/8 switching. Now I have some experience with driving motors and software I'm going to take a stab at my own servo controlled switching on the sticks, shouldn't be too hard and the parts are cheap enough from Pololu. I can get a 6-channel servo control board and have options left over in case I feel like doing something else motorized later.

As for the tablet I am doing some experimenting with Unified Remote on my Galaxy Note for now, it's a pretty sweet customizable WiFi remote control for the PC with a lot of powerful features. If I can get it to reliably send key commands to the computer and have them recognized by Mame and Hyperspin then I'll be able to do away with all admin keys. Also it opens up some crazy interesting options like controlling my Sonos system for music in the man cave, controlling my plex media server on my movie screen, even streaming live TV to the tablet from my DirecTV so you can watch the football or a movie while you're playing on the cab - lots of very cool and interesting potential there. If I go that way I may build a separate set of speakers into the CP for the tablet so it has it's own sound options.

Lots to chew on.

[Typefighter01]

Hey Griff,

Don't know what your plans are for mounting the tablet to the CP top (I assume you are going to route out a nice pocket for it to sit in), but you might want to look into an off the shelf tablet holder. Get an articulating stand and/or charging dock that rotates, this way you can position it anyway you want. More importantly, when you mount it to the CP, only mount it through a 1 1/8" hole perfectly centered. This way, if the tablet turns into a complete fail, you can always remove it and pop in a usb spinner or admin button and your artwork will remian untouched. Either way, build looks the nuts

[griffindodd]

If I do the touch, I actually think I am going to go full embedded, it has to look like part of the CP however it ends up being attached.

More artwork enhancements and a better idea of the screen and how it will look embedded.