Author Topic: Pole Position driver bartop - Finished! (Read 47888 times)

johnrt · « **Reply #160 on:** April 18, 2015, 05:50:15 pm »

When testing the artwork I found that the View-button were placed wrong (it felt unatural), so I had to flip the View-button and the Credit-button.

And I made a LED strip for the marquee:

johnrt · « **Reply #161 on:** April 19, 2015, 05:07:23 pm »

Using a template and the router I made the button holes in my CP today. I'm gonna do a mock-up of the entire build tomorrow. And maybe make it playable. I'm still missing some electronic gizmos to complete it, but I possess the PC, the iPac, buttons and the spinner.

All holes are marked on the underside, and a 19mm hole is drilled for the copy bit:

Template is screwed on the back side:

Routing the holes from the top:

And the finished result:

For the credit button I made a square hole. This makes it possible to mount it in low profile:

shrunkenmaster · « **Reply #162 on:** April 20, 2015, 01:38:46 am »

This is excellent! Thought I'd mention Ultimarc's U-HID Nano - it can detect high/low gear changes when you set the appropriate pin to 'pulse' mode. Might be worth looking into if anyone else is planning a racer. I used one in a Power Drift cab, works really well.

BorgDog · « **Reply #163 on:** April 20, 2015, 08:47:35 am »

Looking great John!

Quote from: shrunkenmaster on April 20, 2015, 01:38:46 am

Thought I'd mention Ultimarc's U-HID Nano - it can detect high/low gear changes when you set the appropriate pin to 'pulse' mode. Might be worth looking into if anyone else is planning a racer. I used one in a Power Drift cab, works really well.

Thanks for the info shrunkenmaster, I just read through Ultimarc's site and think I understand how this would work, but do you happen to have a link to an implementation of this? Thanks

johnrt · « **Reply #164 on:** April 20, 2015, 09:31:53 am »

Quote from: shrunkenmaster on April 20, 2015, 01:38:46 am

This is excellent! Thought I'd mention Ultimarc's U-HID Nano - it can detect high/low gear changes when you set the appropriate pin to 'pulse' mode. Might be worth looking into if anyone else is planning a racer. I used one in a Power Drift cab, works really well.

The SpinTrak spinner actually seems to come with the u-hid nano. I'm very curious about this... Questions needs to be asked...

shrunkenmaster · « **Reply #165 on:** April 20, 2015, 11:53:07 am »

Don't want to get off topic on the thread, suffice to say you could always email Andy at Ultimarc with any questions, he's a top fella. The Nano was enough to do my Power Drift - wheel, 2 pedals, gear shift hi/lo, start and credit switches. It's pretty easy to set up.

johnrt · « **Reply #166 on:** May 01, 2015, 04:34:29 pm »

Long time since last update. There's been too much work and way too little time for cab-building lately. Just wanted to let you guys know that the project is still going strong. Here's a pic of the electronic gizmos that goes in to this cab. From left to right: The Fan controller, the iPac, a delay circuit for powering on the monitor and such, a 5V isolation module for powering on the rest of the electronics from the NUC and a PWM LED dimmer for the marquee.

In other news: While I was on a work-related trip to Oslo we tried the zip-line in the Holmenkollen ski jumping hill (http://kollensvevet.no/). A 5 on a cool'o'meter ranging from 1 to 10.

yotsuya · « **Reply #167 on:** May 01, 2015, 04:48:13 pm »

Holy crap!!! (you decide what to apply that comment to!)

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #168 on:** May 01, 2015, 07:17:58 pm »

Cool! They should really set one of these up at the jumps here in Calgary, I'm not really sure they can even use these ones anymore because the landing is too short.

johnrt · « **Reply #169 on:** May 01, 2015, 07:31:03 pm »

Quote from: ChanceKJ on May 01, 2015, 07:17:58 pm

Cool! They should really set one of these up at the jumps here in Calgary, I'm not really sure they can even use these ones anymore because the landing is too short.

The descent was controlled by a guy on the top with a braking mechanism. Like controlling a bicycle. Because of fog (I was the last one allowed down that day), the guy on top didn't see the landing platform properly, so I had too much speed at the end, crashed in the landing block and was thrown back several meters. But nothing dramatic.

Come to think of it: You really have to be more than a little crazy when you voluntarily run down these hills. Here's the norwegian world record holder, Anders Fannemel earlier this year:

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #170 on:** May 01, 2015, 08:03:28 pm »

Sweetjesus!

You Northern Europeans and your freakish control of skis and snow. Now all you need to do is learn how to play hockey

johnrt · « **Reply #171 on:** May 01, 2015, 08:07:05 pm »

Quote from: ChanceKJ on May 01, 2015, 08:03:28 pm

Now all you need to do is learn how to play hockey

We have outsourced that to our neighbour country, Sweden.

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #172 on:** May 01, 2015, 08:39:25 pm »

Quote from: johnrt on May 01, 2015, 08:07:05 pm

Quote from: ChanceKJ on May 01, 2015, 08:03:28 pm
Now all you need to do is learn how to play hockey
We have outsourced that to our neighbour country, Sweden.

...Yeah, i hope you can still get your money back on that one.

emphatic · « **Reply #173 on:** May 02, 2015, 01:05:49 pm »

Hey!

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #174 on:** May 02, 2015, 04:21:54 pm »

Quote from: emphatic on May 02, 2015, 01:05:49 pm

Hey!

Lidstrom sucked, Forsberg sucked, and both the Sedin sisters suck.

(

I'm totally just messing with you )

emphatic · « **Reply #175 on:** May 02, 2015, 05:11:46 pm »

I don't care about sports, so you ain't got nothing on me.

johnrt · « **Reply #176 on:** May 03, 2015, 03:14:08 pm »

Today I made a little case for some of the electronic gizmos. It turned out pretty nice. Now I'm just waiting for some smaller parts to finish this cab.

johnrt · « **Reply #177 on:** May 08, 2015, 03:04:36 pm »

The CP is wired and my electronics box is done:

johnrt · « **Reply #178 on:** May 26, 2015, 04:38:33 pm »

The bartop is now playable. I'm still missing some minor parts but everything is wired up and working. All I need now is the artwork and the plexi. BUT!!! There's an issue: I think the wheel (CP) should be a tad steeper. My OutRun bartop's CP is a litttle steeper, and I feel it's more comfortable. The bad news is that it's A LOT of work to change this. The front panel is glued in place, so I'm not sure if it's worth doing anything about it. It does play well, and some spinner games feels better. I don't know...

Here's a pic from the drivers view:

I made a mounting bracket for the NUC from some 8mm lexan:

A detailed view. I drilled some holes and mounted spacers to help the airflow into the NUC:

And here's the back:

A little comparison between the wheel positions on my OutRun bartop and this one:

DeLuSioNal29 · « **Reply #179 on:** May 26, 2015, 08:21:25 pm »

Nice!

Peabo · « **Reply #180 on:** May 26, 2015, 10:44:12 pm »

Where are those USB connectors from?

Love your builds. I'm thinking a driver bartop is in my future...

PL1 · « **Reply #181 on:** May 27, 2015, 03:59:48 am »

Quote from: Peabo on May 26, 2015, 10:44:12 pm

Where are those USB connectors from?

They are Neutrik "NAUSB-W-B" feedthrus -- lots of vendors including Allied Electronics and Mouser carry them.

Scott

Peabo · « **Reply #182 on:** May 27, 2015, 08:39:03 am »

Quote from: PL1 on May 27, 2015, 03:59:48 am

Quote from: Peabo on May 26, 2015, 10:44:12 pm
Where are those USB connectors from?
They are Neutrik "NAUSB-W-B" feedthrus -- lots of vendors including Allied Electronics and Mouser carry them.

Scott

Thanks!

emphatic · « **Reply #183 on:** June 02, 2015, 12:26:27 am »

Very nice!

johnrt · « **Reply #184 on:** June 21, 2015, 04:35:31 pm »

Guess what? All the poycarbonate is cut, and tonight I'm ordering the artwork. Tonight I have tested the artwork just to make sure that it'll fit. The cab is pretty much done in the other areas. The next pictures will be of a complete bartop.

Regarding the polycarbonate: I went by a shop nearby my work to buy a small sheet to complete my arcades. Once I told them what I was gonna use it for and showed some pics, they GAVE me the sheets! They thought it was the coolest thing.

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #185 on:** June 21, 2015, 04:37:39 pm »

Haha! Karma for sending me those counters.

johnrt · « **Reply #186 on:** July 03, 2015, 07:30:18 pm »

The cab is 100% finished. Tonight I applied the artwork and the T-molding. I'm very happy with the result. I will upload pics and a video on sunday. :-)

DeLuSioNal29 · « **Reply #187 on:** July 03, 2015, 07:59:18 pm »

Can't wait to see it! Congrats!

johnrt · « **Reply #188 on:** July 06, 2015, 05:52:20 pm »

So here it is. The Pole Position bartop! I think it turned out quite nice. This is probably my last bartop build. (Well, who knows...)

Here's pics and videos:

emphatic · « **Reply #189 on:** July 06, 2015, 07:35:09 pm »

Beautiful!

dmckean · « **Reply #190 on:** July 06, 2015, 09:36:18 pm »

Still missing the Esc button sticker.

johnrt · « **Reply #191 on:** July 07, 2015, 04:51:43 am »

Quote from: dmckean on July 06, 2015, 09:36:18 pm

Still missing the Esc button sticker.

I know...

SpaceHedgehog · « **Reply #192 on:** July 07, 2015, 06:05:35 am »

Well that turned out rather nicely to say the least

Beautiful, and you've ended up with a lovely pair

Malenko · « **Reply #193 on:** July 07, 2015, 10:24:01 am »

You make the best bartops, truly inspirational work my brother.

vwalbridge · « **Reply #194 on:** July 07, 2015, 10:31:47 am »

Nice and clean bartop. Artwork is very well done and I liked your use of acrylic on the inside. Also, good use for an Intel NUC. Great little computers for bartops right?

Great work.

yamatetsu · « **Reply #195 on:** July 07, 2015, 11:53:10 am »

Nicely done as usual

I can't find it in the 'completed projects' thread though ...

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #196 on:** July 07, 2015, 02:06:17 pm »

love it.

Superfrog · « **Reply #197 on:** July 07, 2015, 02:28:34 pm »

Great end result John

I thought after the OutRun bartop you wouldn't top that one, but you did it fantastic

Never say never again

ChanceKJ · « **Reply #198 on:** July 07, 2015, 02:56:10 pm »

Quote from: Superfrog on July 07, 2015, 02:28:34 pm

...Never say never again

Don Bluth FTW.

DeLuSioNal29 · « **Reply #199 on:** July 07, 2015, 03:59:27 pm »

Beautiful work. Just flawless. Congrats!

DeL


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