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IPac and Raspberry Pi question
yotsuya:
--- Quote from: mvolke1 on October 29, 2014, 04:35:24 pm ---For my money, the ipac couldn't be easier. I think it's like $35.
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Completely agree - but if you want to spend $10-$15, a Minimus is the way to go.
sharpfork:
I'm setting up my first raspi emulation brain and no way do I want to use any processor cycles checking gpio pins. I hear the zero delay's are fine in most cases. Minimus + KADE software is a super cheap way to go too. You can program it as keyboard or HID joystick.
AndyWarne:
We have many customers using I-PACs with the Pi and no reported issues.
Locke141:
--- Quote from: yotsuya on October 29, 2014, 05:10:02 pm ---
--- Quote from: mvolke1 on October 29, 2014, 04:35:24 pm ---For my money, the ipac couldn't be easier. I think it's like $35.
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Completely agree - but if you want to spend $10-$15, a Minimus is the way to go.
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I-pac 4 run for $65 before shipping. Your bar top build is nice enough to justify the price of the I-pac. If I went that rout I would have gotten one of the cheeper models.
Locke141:
--- Quote from: Grasshopper on October 29, 2014, 03:48:32 pm ---
--- Quote from: Locke141 on October 28, 2014, 01:36:40 pm ---You could get a cheep encoder like two zero delay ($10.34 each) and sell the I-pac here.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NO-Delay-USB-Encoder-PC-to-Joystick-Arcade-MAME-Multicade-2pin-Happ-Push-Button-/191065889930?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c7c6a1c8a
Hell, you could use the GPIO pins on the I R-pie. Go ask on the PiPlay forums on how to do this.
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Interesting. Have you actually bought one of those encoders? They look remarkably cheap. I presume they're not programmable but at that price who cares.
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I have one but from a different vender. It seems to work fine on a little test rig I built. Plans are in the works to use it in a stick build.
If I didn't already have one I'd be taking yotsuya advice as he definitely knows better then I.
--- Quote from: sharpfork on November 02, 2014, 12:37:37 am ---I'm setting up my first raspi emulation brain and no way do I want to use any processor cycles checking gpio pins. I hear the zero delay's are fine in most cases. Minimus + KADE software is a super cheap way to go too. You can program it as keyboard or HID joystick.
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True,
That never crossed my mind.
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