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southpaw13:
Ok.  So who sells one that does both optical (steering wheels) and analog (pots) ???
yotsuya:
PM AndyWarne. He runs Ultimarc and might be a great source.
adder:
maybe this below, perhaps andy warne can confirm

http://www.u-hid.com/home/index.php
yotsuya:
Yeah, I was going to post a link to the U-HID, but I really don't know much about it.
PL1:

--- Quote from: southpaw13 on August 23, 2014, 01:23:18 pm ---Got a gutted driving game.  2 steering wheels, 2 gas pedals (using pots), 6 buttons.  Which is the best encoder to get?

--- End quote ---
Assuming that the steering wheels are 360 optical instead of potentiometer.

You'll need connections for the following:
  * 4 optical inputs - 2 optical steering wheels
  * 2 analog inputs - 2 gas pedals
  * 8 digital inputs - 6 buttons, 2 coin slots
  * 5v
  * GND

AFAIK, U-HID is currently the best for optical and analog on one board, but it's priced accordingly.

The U-HID Nano or U-HID-G (used one in the pin controller -- see sig) is a less expensive choice, but they only handle 8 inputs.

KADE has two beta optical firmwares for the miniArcade/microArcade/Minimus AVR.

One assigns the non-optical inputs to keyboard keystrokes and the other assigns them as gamepad buttons.

For KADE analog, you'll need either one of the prototype KADE+ boards or you can use the KADE+ spinoff KADESTICK. (see sig)

Right now, your best (and easiest) solution is probably to use two encoders, a U-HID Nano for the optical+analog and another inexpensive encoder for the buttons.


Scott
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