Hi everyone,
So I’ve finally decided to take the plunge and build my own arcade controls and I’ve got a couple of questions you may be able to help with.
I have tried searching this forum and using a bit of google-foo but I’ve not been able to find a definitive answer yet so here goes…
Firstly, I’m planning on ordering a couple of ServoStiks from Ultimarc. I know these use their own control board that connects two sticks via USB. Great… but I still need a way to connect up all the buttons. I’m thinking an I-PAC2 will be overkill seen as I don’t need any of the joystick inputs so will an I-PAC Mini suffice for this do you think? Open to any suggestions here.
Also, due to the ServoStiks’ control board connecting via USB
and the I-PAC (if that’s what I need) also connecting via USB will I have to live with 2 cables snaking out the back of my CP or is there a way to run both through one USB cable, perhaps by the use of a splitter or hub or something? No big deal if not, I can live with 2 cables if need be but figured I’d ask.
I’m planning on leaf switches for the player buttons as I don’t like micro switches for gameplay really but I
would like micro switch buttons for the coin, start and menu buttons etc. I know that’s a bit weird but hey, that’s just the way I roll
Can I wire an I-PAC for leaf and micro switch buttons in the same setup? If so will I need different types of wires and/or connectors for each type? I’m thinking about ordering Ultimarc’s wiring harness for the player buttons to save a lot of messing around and I notice it says to order a different type of harness for leaf as opposed to micro switch, hence my question. I obviously don’t want to order a whole wiring harness for just the coin/menu buttons so will probably do those manually if different wire/connectors are needed and I can’t use one harness for everything.
Thanks in advance and sorry if this ground has already been covered many times.