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Cheapest way to make a 4-Way joystick function on its own?
michelevit:
this is correct. you can easily wire up your 8 way and 4 way to the same encoder. The joystick buttons are simple momentary buttons.
You can also use a simple toggle switch to lift the shared ground to disable the stick if that is a concern.
--- Quote from: Slippyblade on September 30, 2013, 06:31:54 pm ---Keep in mind that having a dedicated 4-way stick doesn't mean it needs it own encoder. Simply wire the 4-way in parallel with whatever you have for the regular player 1 stick. The only real difference between a 4-way and an 8-way is that a 4-way is constructed or limited so that it CANNOT click two switches at once.
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Slippyblade:
Ohhh. I didn't realize you were still using the X-Arcade CP. From the tone of your post I thought you had just used the guts of an X-Arcade in a separate CP. That's what I did.
DarthMarino:
^Yeah. I am liking the idea of making a small controller similar to a single X-Arcade for use with games like Pac-Man and Donkey Kong. With the encoder suggested above, I'll throw on a few buttons. Nothing fancy. Should cover most single player games needing a 4-way.
paigeoliver:
You can still have your standalone 4-way panel plug into your existing X-arcade panel.
JDFan:
--- Quote from: DarthMarino on September 30, 2013, 08:33:08 pm ---^Yeah. I am liking the idea of making a small controller similar to a single X-Arcade for use with games like Pac-Man and Donkey Kong. With the encoder suggested above, I'll throw on a few buttons. Nothing fancy. Should cover most single player games needing a 4-way.
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The encoder linked earlier is designed to be used with the Sanwa (Japanese type) Joysticks that use a 5 pin connector -- they also make the same thing with wiring for the Happ type joysticks -- so be sure to order the correct one for the joystick\buttons you are going to use !!
For example here is a link to the same supplier with the Happ type wiring instead ( http://www.ebay.com/itm/Zero-Delay-Arcade-USB-Encoder-PC-to-Joystick-For-2pin-Happ-Type-Push-buttons-/171033729825?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27d2679b21 )
So just be sure to get the right type to fit the parts you purchase.
I used the same type of encoder in my single player dual joystick bartop (for Robotron and Smash TV) by wiring it so that the second joystick and buttons 3-6 share the same inputs (since both are not used at the same time) and it works great ! And shipping only took 10 days from Hong Kong !