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Setting Up Alt+F4 to Ipac 2 shifted keys very confusing. please help.

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Donellhd:

Hi everyone. Im trying to figure out how to make an alt+f4 for my shifted keys on my ipac 2. I set the 1 key shifted to L Alt and the V key to F4. i checked the boxes and once i set them and held them and they didnt work. i just want to make this work and its confusing. would appreciate any assistance anyone could give me.

PL1:

--- Quote from: Donellhd on September 29, 2024, 10:25:45 pm ---Hi everyone. Im trying to figure out how to make an alt+f4 for my shifted keys on my ipac 2. I set the 1 key shifted to L Alt and the V key to F4. i checked the boxes and once i set them and held them and they didnt work. i just want to make this work and its confusing. would appreciate any assistance anyone could give me.

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AFAIK you can't get the IPac to send two keystrokes as one shifted function output.

There are two ways to approach this -- software or hardware.
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For the software approach, use an AHK script to change one keystroke from the IPac into the desired two keystroke combo.
- A simplified variation on the script here should do the trick.
https://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,168858.msg1774017.html#msg1774017
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For the hardware approach, you'll need a dedicated "alt+f4" button.

If you have two unused IPac inputs, wire the microswitch to both inputs.
- When you press the button, both inputs are grounded so both keystrokes are sent.

           Microswitch
                            ____ Input 1
Ground ____/____|____ Input 2

If you don't have two unused IPac inputs, you'll need to use blocking diodes or the "backwards" wiring trick.

Blocking diodes:
If you have two tab microswitches like Ultimarc Goldleafs, use this approach.
- Any 5v diode will work.  The 1N4001 is common and inexpensive.   ;D
- In this example, the top switch triggers only the top input (Left-Ctrl), the bottom switch triggers only the bottom input (A), and the middle switch triggers both inputs.



"Backwards" wiring trick:
Only works with three tab microswitches -- Normally Open (NO), Normally Closed (NC), and Common (COM).




Scott

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