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| minorhero:
--- Quote from: PL1 on October 23, 2023, 11:44:38 pm --- 1. Connect the daisy-chain ground for the Ultimate I/O board to the "GND" Dupont pin on the board. 2. Connect the other daisy-chains to the daisy-chain ground connected to the Ultimate I/O board. - You can do this without cutting the daisy-chains by making a M-M Quick Disconnect (QD) jumper OR you can cut the daisy-chain, strip the wire, and crimp on a male QD. --- End quote --- This is exactly what I needed to know thank you! I had hoped there was an elegant solution but I don't mind a bit solder or crimping some of those connectors if needed. |
| harri:
--- Quote from: minorhero on October 23, 2023, 06:35:23 pm ---I printed a couple of templates out at different ppi and measured the marked distances until they more or less matched what was reported, then used that ppi. For me it was 100ppi seemed the most accurate. --- End quote --- It seems to be real pita today to get the Windows to print an image in right size without scaling. With Windows 10 I got that by opening the image with Paint and printing with it. |
| minorhero:
Yeah, --- Quote from: harri on October 24, 2023, 10:46:14 am ---It seems to be real pita today to get the Windows to print an image in right size without scaling. With Windows 10 I got that by opening the image with Paint and printing with it. --- End quote --- Yeah, it seems that precise print sizes is a function of the printer and the program interpreting the image, so its going to be a bit different for everyone. I'm not too fanatical about the exact distances between buttons, within a few millimeters is definitely close enough for me :P |
| minorhero:
Small update: I have been working away on the computer side of things and I think I finally have a good working computer with the right combination of software to make this all come together. I was struggling a bit with mame because I managed to get a bad rom set and didn't know it. I just assumed I was doing something wrong and couldn't figure out why all the video tutorials were making it look so easy :P. I downloaded the latest rom set (.260) and redid mame import in launchbox and then everything started working like it should. Speaking of which, I have decided to use launchbox. I might switch that to bigbox, or not. Haven't decided on that yet. Meanwhile, I have been busy designing my cabinet in sketchup. There are numerous plans for cabinets already around. BUT, I find it very helpful to design every piece of furniture I make in sketchup before I begin making sawdust. That way I get a much better understanding of what angles or joinery I need to consider. This was no exception. I fooled around with a couple of designs before settling on this one: Hopefully I will get some plywood in and start making it happen in the next few days. |
| Lexiq:
Looking good! I'm using Launchbox too, and I'm very happy with it. It also makes importing roms for consoles super easy - it automatically installs and configures Retroarch and the required cores (emulators), which can be a bit of a learning exercise otherwise. For arcade games, stand-alone MAME as you've done is generally recommended, but I've found Retroarch to be great for consoles. I may have misunderstood your meaning, but you don't have to commit to Launchbox vs Bigbox. Bigbox is just an arcade / controller friendly view of your game library, where Launchbox is for library management and easy navigation with a mouse. |
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