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Switch from PC to DC to XBOX?? MOLEX LINKS?
dema:
On a sidenote, in addition to using a switch to swap the controls between the PC and console, you'd also need a switch to change the video inputs from the PC to the console, right? If that is the case is there a way to sync up the video and the controls to a single switch? I'm just trying to get a handle on the parts I'll need.
Thanks.
abrannan:
--- Quote from: Demon-Seed on April 14, 2004, 10:59:00 pm ---so in order to do the switch box thing I ened to hack a db25.?
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http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=15;action=display;threadid=17200
dema:
And do you need to do this cable hack for each player (therefore twice for a 2p cabinet), or do you wire both player 1 and player 2 to the same db25? If you need to do two hacks for two players then how do you wire them to the switch box so they're both operational for the same console?
Dave_K.:
--- Quote from: dema on April 15, 2004, 09:28:56 am ---And do you need to do this cable hack for each player (therefore twice for a 2p cabinet), or do you wire both player 1 and player 2 to the same db25? If you need to do two hacks for two players then how do you wire them to the switch box so they're both operational for the same console?
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To answer your first question, yes you would need a seperate switchbox to switch the sound/video connections. As for the p1/p2 connectors, I choose to make them seperate because I was using 15-pin molex connectors. If a DB25 has enough connections for all your control panel buttons/joysticks then thats good enough (and you will have to hack 2 console pads to a single DB25 to connect it to the control panel). The link posted above by abrannan and me has more info on DB25 and some other types of PC connectors.
dema:
--- Quote from: Dave_K. on April 15, 2004, 12:03:03 pm ---
--- Quote from: dema on April 15, 2004, 09:28:56 am ---And do you need to do this cable hack for each player (therefore twice for a 2p cabinet), or do you wire both player 1 and player 2 to the same db25? If you need to do two hacks for two players then how do you wire them to the switch box so they're both operational for the same console?
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As for the p1/p2 connectors, I choose to make them seperate because I was using 15-pin molex connectors. If a DB25 has enough connections for all your control panel buttons/joysticks then thats good enough (and you will have to hack 2 console pads to a single DB25 to connect it to the control panel).
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Thank you for responding, and thanks for your patience in dealing with a newb. Out of curiosity, you mentioned that you chose to use a DB15 and then make two separate cable connections. By doing this do you need to physically swap the cables in and out in order to have your CP control your console? If you use a switch how do you have it so both cables work on the same channel? Can you buy one of those three-headed cables that merges two DBs into one and then plug that into a switch? If I go with a bigger DB cable (more pins) would that easily solve my 1 vs 2 cable dilemma and allow both hacked controls to go to the same input channel? And does this all work well with an IPac interface linked up to the switch as well, especially if you consider that the keyboard encoder can be connected with a USB cable?
Sorry to pester you and I appreciate any guidance.
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