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Astrocade knob/spinner
Hutt:
What setting do I need to change in MESS to have my spinner work like the knob on an Astrocade joystick?
VanillaGorilla:
well the knob on an astrocade gunstock is not a spinner, IIRC... it had a potentiometer-like feel, and full stops on the left and right, it didn't rotate 360 degrees....Thats one of my favorite controller designs ever. ColecoVision baseball controllers were very similar and I loved those too. I might look into atari 2600 emulation to see how the paddle control is used in that respect and go from there, as I think the input mapping would be very similar.
Hutt:
Yeah, I realize its not actually a spinner but thought (was hoping) I might be able to use my spinner to simulate it....
Ultimately it would be sweet if there was a way to actually use the Bally control itself. The button and joystick would obviously be easy. But the pot...
PL1:
You might want to look into the U-HID Nano for this.
1 button + 1 joystick + 1 pot = 5 inputs + 1 pot which the Nano should be able to handle just fine.
Scott
Hutt:
I do have to place an order with Ultimarc to complete my cab... I think I will order one of these to try...
Thanks.