Hi everyone!
I recently resumed work on a long-suspended arcade controller project and am at the stage where I'm ready to hookup my keyboard encoder. I found my old ipac2 board I purchased back in 2011, and am trying to test it before wiring up buttons and joysticks. The board has a PS/2 interface, and I've hooked it up via a passive PS/2 adapter and USB cable (PS/2 male -> USB A female, with USB A male to A male cable).
Unfortunately, my Windows 10 computer isn't detecting the board at all, and I consequently can't reprogram it or even test its default configuration by viewing key-presses in a text editor. When programming, the WinIPAC tool reports "Failed to program device. Try reinstall with board connected and/or reboot" whether I have the board connected or not.
Is there any additional configuration needed with the OS or the board's jumpers for this to work? Here is a list of things I've checked/tried thus far.
- Reinstalled WinIPAC and rebooted with board connected
- Run WinIPAC in Windows 7 compatibility mode, and as administrator
- Used mulitmeter to confirmed that passive PS/2->USB adapter has correct pinout as per http://www.ultimarc.com/ipacusb.html
- Uninstalled and disconnected existing "USB Composite Device" (web camera) prior to testing
- Removed all hidden/non-present USB devices via Device Manager
I've had this board in storage for just over 6 years now, and I'm wondering if I may have damaged it. However, it it does receive power and go through its bootstrapping (LED flashes then stays solid green).