feedback on MK64 requested

[menace]

I just bought two rotaries off flea-bay for the new machine and read through another post that the MK64 supports the rotaries without any additional harware.  Could anyone who bought one give me some honest feedback on ease of setup, functionality, customer support etc.  If this product works the way the documentation says, this is the product for me.  Thanks!

[menace]

has no one bought one of these?  If thats the case it begs the question why?

[Random24]

I have one and I think it is a GREAT piece of equipment.  However I don't have rotaries attached to mine.  The setup is verry easy if you use ribbon cable to connect the wires.  I am also very impressed with how easy and reliable the programming is.  I would definitely recommend it to anyone building a cab and with the new features he has/is adding it can only be better.

[Lilwolf]

I have one and DO have rotaries in it.

What I've noticed.

1) You really want to use Analog+ now that it has single button to turn... Without it, the length of time you hold down the button is when it changes... And you have a BUNCH of trouble trying to get the right timing.  

because of this, MK64 actually holds down the button ('l' or 'r') for a set amount of time.  With analog+ you set this time down to 10ms and it works great.

2) All around its great!  I think the software could use some updates myself but it all works.  Nothing graphical, but it works fine.  You don't change these often anyway.  So I have 5 or 6 text files that control each of my control panels.  Run one command and they all change.

I don't use shift keys myself.  You can, and I've tested it... but I have enough inputs not to need another set... easier to just put on another button.  

I haven't used any of the 'moves'  there is a scripting language for letting it do combinations of buttons.  I want to play with this to get out of some programs (vpinball, you could send a esc-q-enter-alt... whatever)...  But again, not played with it yet.

Last... Its not the easiest to cable.  It doesn't have a nice screw in block.  But for me, that was better.  I already had some break out boxes that I wanted to use.  So you cut a scsi cable and a ide cable and use that.  Works fine.  

But all in all... would I buy it again?  Yes! I love it!

[Lilwolf]

One more thing... i don't know if he updated his docs yet.  The ram location to change the speed of the keypresses is 214, not 204.

[menace]

ok--thanks guys--I will probably go ahead and order one--man i can't wait to get those rotaries running!