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KADE miniArcade 2.0 beta release
lilou:
:lol sorry,
first it was : ID 0-5 + 8-9 + 13-16 (=12 buttons)
i was needed in addition : ID 17+32+33
and finally i add : 17+32+33 and 18+10 (=17buttons)
PL1:
Thanks, lilou. :cheers:
Hopefully this info will help the next person who wants to use a Pro Micro on their Xbox. ;D
Scott
chermans72:
--- Quote from: PL1 on April 30, 2017, 07:34:00 pm ---(Posted at Bruno's request.)
The KADE Team is proud to announce the beta release of the miniArcade 2.0 Mapper program and PCB fabrication files.
Windows:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6zru_SYfdYbWlBtN184UVJSc00
Mac:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6zru_SYfdYbRFhYTXgzcEZFUVE
Ubuntu 64-bit:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6zru_SYfdYbN000X2pvbXpWdzA
THOSE LINKS seem to be dead-ends ... Can you provide new source or link to me ??
Is miniArcade 2.0 Open Source?
KADE miniArcade 2.0 Mapper application, KADE miniArcade 2.0 daughterboard and KADE Multi-Out PCB gerber files are offered as-is at no cost (freeware) but they are not open-source nor open-hardware.
What does Mapper do?
It allows you to program a 32u4 AVR to work with a variety of arcade-style controls.
What AVR and bootloader do I need?
MiniArcade 2.0 is designed to work with a wide variety of boards.
Any 32u4 AVR with DFU (FLIP) bootloader + 16Mhz crystal like the MattairTech MT-DB-U4 will work automatically with Mapper.
("Atmel DFU bootloader" will work too, but requires a pullup resistor on E2/B)
The MT-DB-U4 is a perfect pin-for-pin match for the miniArcade 2.0 daughterboard.
To use 32u4 AVRs with other bootloaders, you need to be able to be able to upload a firmware hex file and an EEPROM hex file to the board. (currently working on procedures for Arduino and Teensy 2.0 boards)
How many input ports are available?
Mapper has 47 available Button Mapping IDs. (0-46)
The Button Mapping ID "Input As" indicates which of the 24 Normal input ports or 23 Shifted input ports (Shift + B7 is reserved for Shift Lock) will trigger the related output.
What controls work with miniArcade 2.0?
Digital (microswitch)
- Joystick
- Pushbutton
- Pedal
- Mechanical rotary (Ikari Warriors) joystick
Analog (potentiometer)
- Joystick
- Star Wars yoke
- 270 degree steering wheel
- Pedal
- Pong/Warlords paddle
What systems does it connect to?
- Generic USB/HID Joypad (USB cable)
- Generic USB/HID Keyboard (USB cable)
- NES/SNES (KADE Multi-Out expansion board)
- Genesis (KADE Multi-Out expansion board) -- 3-button stick (original or second gen. console)
- MSX (KADE Multi-Out expansion board) -- autodetect only (for now)
- Neo Geo AES (KADE Multi-Out expansion board)
- GameCube/Nintendo64 (custom RJ-45 cable)
- PS1/PS2 (custom RJ-45 cable) -- this also allows you to connect to 3DO, Dreamcast, Famicom, Famicom (clone), MegaDrive / Master System, Saturn, Turbo Grafx 16, Xbox 360, and other consoles using commercially available adapter cables
- PS3 (USB cable)
- Wii/WiiU/NES Classic (custom RJ-45 cable)
- WiiU (USB cable)
- Xbox (USB cable + female USB to joystick port adapter cable)
Where can I get the miniArcade 2.0 daughterboard and KADE Multi-Out expansion board?
The distro packages at the top of this post have the PCB fabrication (gerber) files in the "\docs\gerbers\" folder.
The User Guide in "\docs\" has links to PCB fabrication houses and the necessary components.
You're free to make boards using the PCB gerber files provided and sell those PCBs if you wish.
One of the fabrication houses has a "10 boards for 10 bucks" deal.
If you don't want to bother with fabricating the daughterboard, you can use header pins or solder wires directly to your AVR board.
If you don't want to bother with fabricating the multi-out board, you can build the circuit on a prototype board or solderless breadboard. (use the gerber files to determine the necessary connections)
Update:
--- Quote from: bootsector ---Just saw that seeedstudio.com has a 10 PCBs for $5 deal now!
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Update2: Added picture of assembled miniArcade 2.0.
Scott
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PL1:
--- Quote from: chermans72 on March 10, 2020, 07:25:26 am ---
--- Quote from: PL1 on April 30, 2017, 07:34:00 pm ---The KADE Team is proud to announce the beta release of the miniArcade 2.0 Mapper program and PCB fabrication files.
Windows:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6zru_SYfdYbWlBtN184UVJSc00
Mac:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6zru_SYfdYbRFhYTXgzcEZFUVE
Ubuntu 64-bit:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6zru_SYfdYbN000X2pvbXpWdzA
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THOSE LINKS seem to be dead-ends ... Can you provide new source or link to me ??
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Thanks for mentioning that the links in the OP are down.
I've e-mailed Bruno about it and hope to have a reply soon.
Scott
PL1:
Here's what happened.
--- Quote from: Bruno ---Those links were updated recently since Google decided to account for file revisions, so I had to remove everything and re-upload the individual files.
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OP updated with a link to the Google Drive folder that has the Windows, Mac, and Ubuntu 64-bit download packages.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B6zru_SYfdYbWXZMLUNUQUpwbTQ
Scott