Building my first cabinet and want to have a dedicated exit button. So I was thinking of having the button wired to hotkey as well as start so when pressed it would exit game.
Problem is I can't figure out how do achieve this easily. These are the buttons I have https://www.amazon.com/Gamelec-2-Player-Controller-Raspberry-Joysticks/dp/B077FRWMKF/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_sspa?keywords=arcade+joystick+button+kit&qid=1552958336&s=gateway&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1#immersive-view_1552958347799
You need one or two "blocking" diodes like this KeyWiz example.
- The Start button in your setup is the "Button X" switch in the diagram.
- The Exit button in your setup is the "Shazaaam! + X (One Click)" switch in the diagram.
- The difference is that the KeyWiz is an active-low device (ground triggers input) and your ZD encoder is an active-high device. (5v triggers input)
-- The common on your ZD encoder is the daisy-chained 5v on the outer wires -- connect the ZD outer wires where the diagram shows ground.
-- The inputs on your ZD encoder are connected to the inner wires -- "Input X" and "Shazaaam!" on the diagram.
-- To make the diodes work properly, reverse them. Put the cathode (the diode "-" lead/the end with the band) toward the input instead of toward the switch. Any "1N4" series diode (1N4001, etc.) rated for
more than 5v will work for this application.
Was hoping someone sold a 4 wire to 1 input for coder, or already Y/Daisy chained wire. Thanks in advance for any advise.
GGG has a
1-click Shazaaam! Adapter, but the diodes will be installed like the diagram.
I don't recall ever seeing a plug-and-play version that will work with the ZD encoder, but you can easily build one with 0.110" QDs (Male and Female), wire, and one or two diodes.
*hotkey switch* QD (F) ____________
|*Exit switch* QD (F)_____+ diode2 -_
|__QD (M) *Exit (hotkey) input*
|
|____+ diode1 -____QD (M) *Start input*
|
*Start switch* QD (F) ____________|
If you are
only using the hotkey input for the Exit combo (no red), you don't need diode2.
If you have a separate hotkey button (red), you will need diode2.
Scott