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| yotsuya:
--- Quote from: MaxRod on January 09, 2017, 02:33:00 pm --- --- Quote from: PL1 on January 09, 2017, 02:07:43 pm --- --- Quote from: MaxRod on January 09, 2017, 01:51:02 pm ---just wanted to chime in to this thread and say that the TX still makes minimus AVRs. They only sell to academia and hacker spaces these days tho. I'm personal friends with many of the TX guys including the founder and have a large batch of them here. If there is enough demand for them from the arcade scene, i can forward off your comments to them. I just got into the arcade scene myself and bought a bartop kit from ebay. Haven't wired up player 2 yet but so far I'm having a blast. :applaud: --- End quote --- Welcome aboard, MacRod. ;D If you can help arrange a way for arcade hobbyists to buy Minimus AVRs at a reasonable price, I'm sure that many members would be interested. :cheers: Scott --- End quote --- cheers. I'll forward the message off to them if i get more feedback..I do have some questions tho. From what i understand the Kade softare is still available and is open source but the add-on boards are no longer available, correct? Does any group or person make an aftermarket version of the board? What is a reasonable price that you would consider for the minimus these days? I know they originally went for $30USD and gradually went down before they pulled them. --- End quote --- I'd like to echo Commodore Scott and say welcome. Well, towards the end there, they were for $5+ shipping from some sites. I'd be comfortable paying around $10-$15. The cheaper, the more I'd be apt to buy. Oh, and thanks for any arraignments you might be able to broker! |
| jimmer:
--- Quote from: MaxRod on January 09, 2017, 02:33:00 pm ---From what i understand the Kade softare is still available and is open source but the add-on boards are no longer available, correct? Does any group or person make an aftermarket version of the board? What is a reasonable price that you would consider for the minimus these days? I know they originally went for $30USD and gradually went down before they pulled them. --- End quote --- The hardware is open source too, so anyone could get some made. But I never saw the need for the pcb; extra parts and triple the soldering for what? Just solder screw terminals to the minimus if you want screw terminals (ie the KADE microarcade) |
| PL1:
--- Quote from: MaxRod on January 09, 2017, 02:33:00 pm ---From what i understand the Kade softare is still available and is open source but the add-on boards are no longer available, correct? --- End quote --- All encoders and the DIY kit currently show up as out-of-stock at the North American KADE Store. I'm not sure if that is because the KADE team is out of Minimus boards, they are focusing on making cables and shipping the miniConsole+, or some combination of these and other factors. :dunno The person to PM about this is Sharpfork (Kevin) since he runs the KADE Store. --- Quote from: MaxRod on January 09, 2017, 02:33:00 pm ---Does any group or person make an aftermarket version of the board? --- End quote --- A combination of relatively low sales-volume and the high per-unit cost of doing a small production run makes it difficult for a vendor to break even, especially when you don't need the breakout board. You can solder to the Minimus through-holes . . . . . . or use 2.54mm screw-terminals. I've only heard of two third-party KADE-related boards. 1. Silverfox0786 designed and built some KADE compatible rotary joystick adapter boards here. 2. Nitz76 made a knockoff version of the KADE miniArcade here that doesn't use a Minimus board. --- Quote from: MaxRod on January 09, 2017, 02:33:00 pm ---What is a reasonable price that you would consider for the minimus these days? I know they originally went for $30USD and gradually went down before they pulled them. --- End quote --- As with anything, reasonable is in the eye of the beholder. >:D - At $30 I don't think you'll get any takers. There are far less expensive AVRs if you want to "roll your own" and for a few bucks more you can get a fully assembled plug-and-play encoder. - At $20 you might get a few. - At $15 you'll get more. - At $10 it would be a pretty good deal. - At $5 it would be a great deal. I'm not an AVR vendor, but I suspect that the pricing sweet-spot would be somewhere in the $6-$12 range + shipping. Scott |
| MaxRod:
--- Quote from: yotsuya on January 09, 2017, 03:30:52 pm --- --- Quote from: MaxRod on January 09, 2017, 02:33:00 pm --- --- Quote from: PL1 on January 09, 2017, 02:07:43 pm --- --- Quote from: MaxRod on January 09, 2017, 01:51:02 pm ---just wanted to chime in to this thread and say that the TX still makes minimus AVRs. They only sell to academia and hacker spaces these days tho. I'm personal friends with many of the TX guys including the founder and have a large batch of them here. If there is enough demand for them from the arcade scene, i can forward off your comments to them. I just got into the arcade scene myself and bought a bartop kit from ebay. Haven't wired up player 2 yet but so far I'm having a blast. :applaud: --- End quote --- Welcome aboard, MacRod. ;D If you can help arrange a way for arcade hobbyists to buy Minimus AVRs at a reasonable price, I'm sure that many members would be interested. :cheers: Scott --- End quote --- cheers. I'll forward the message off to them if i get more feedback..I do have some questions tho. From what i understand the Kade softare is still available and is open source but the add-on boards are no longer available, correct? Does any group or person make an aftermarket version of the board? What is a reasonable price that you would consider for the minimus these days? I know they originally went for $30USD and gradually went down before they pulled them. --- End quote --- I'd like to echo Commodore Scott and say welcome. Well, towards the end there, they were for $5+ shipping from some sites. I'd be comfortable paying around $10-$15. The cheaper, the more I'd be apt to buy. Oh, and thanks for any arraignments you might be able to broker! --- End quote --- Thanks everyone for the warm welcome. The idea is to get them to do a nice, comfortable run in order to keep these kind of projects alive. Best case scenario is bulk buyers deal directly with the kade guys. Worst case scenario - i become the middle man. I'm not really looking to get into selling. I already dropped the founder an email so we will see how that goes. I did try the kade software and flashed the 1p software onto a spare minimus for my bartop. So far I love it and think the project is amazing. Setup and flash was quick and painless. I haven't tried the daughter board and i haven't tried the 2p option in the software. Can't seem to find a place that sells the daughter board. I guess that's my next focus. |
| PL1:
--- Quote from: MaxRod on January 09, 2017, 04:34:48 pm ---The idea is to get them to do a nice, comfortable run in order to keep these kind of projects alive. --- End quote --- That would be great. :applaud: --- Quote from: MaxRod on January 09, 2017, 04:34:48 pm ---I did try the kade software and flashed the 1p software onto a spare minimus for my bartop. So far I love it and think the project is amazing. Setup and flash was quick and painless. I haven't tried the daughter board and i haven't tried the 2p option in the software. --- End quote --- Yeah, Jon really knocked it out of the park with that Loader software. :notworthy: --- Quote from: MaxRod on January 09, 2017, 04:34:48 pm ---Can't seem to find a place that sells the daughter board. I guess that's my next focus. --- End quote --- If Sharpfork (Kevin) doesn't have any remaining DIY KADE miniArcade kit- no AVR, you may want to search e-bay for "2.54mm screw terminal 12-position". Two of those per AVR and you are good to go. :cheers: Another option is to solder two 12-position 0.1" (Dupont) pin headers on the AVR and use these pre-fab harnesses and a daisy-chain ground from Paradise Arcade Shop. Scott |
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