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the3eyedblindman:
I dont care about the prices i need something thats easy for a first timer for the controls i listed above, i am mainly concerned because i wanted pause enter escape and tab on it. How do you program the ipac to any keystrokes u desire? because on it it only has the buttons for joysticks ( up down left right) and player buttons. I really want to learn how to program thosee other keys into it and learn how to use it before i spend money on one....
Tiger-Heli:
--- Quote from: the3eyedblindman on May 25, 2004, 05:38:08 pm ---I dont care about the prices i need something thats easy for a first timer for the controls i listed above, i am mainly concerned because i wanted pause enter escape and tab on it. How do you program the ipac to any keystrokes u desire? because on it it only has the buttons for joysticks ( up down left right) and player buttons. I really want to learn how to program thosee other keys into it and learn how to use it before i spend money on one....
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I-PAC will be easier to use than any of those options -
You are looking at 28 inputs if you combine the 4-way and the first 8-way, 32 if you don't.
You could easily get by with an I-PAC/2 and OSCAR hack, or a KeyWiz.
Easiest way to wire it is to hook everything up as indicated, and wire ESC to 1SW7
Pause to 1SW8
Enter to 2SW7
and TAB to 2SW8.
To program, you move the jumper from MAME to ALT, start the software, hit OK, and you're done. You only have to program it once and it will stay with the new settings.
You can download the programming software from www.ultimarc.com and test it out before you buy it.
You could also do the same thing with the KeyWiz, but you would have to load a line to your autoexec.bat file to load the new codeset on each boot.
the3eyedblindman:
What do u mean combine the 4 way with the 8 way?
etumor:
Just to weigh in here, I have always used the Hagstrom boards, but I am planning on using iPacs/Opti-Pacs in future projects.
Why?
When I built my first cabinet, the iPac was in its infancy and didn't have as many useful features as it does now, so I got used to using the Hagstrom controllers. But now the features of the i-Pac/Opti-Pac now far outweigh the Hagstrom. It has plenty of inputs (especially since you can used multiple iPacs if you desire), it supports USB, and you don't have to worry about separate breakout boards.
My biggest reason for switching is the fact that the i-Pac is very easy to program. My MAME cabinets are generally Win2k boxes. In order to program the Hagstrom controller, I have to drop out of Windows and scrounge up a bootable DOS disk. Real pain. The iPac can be programmed using a very simple graphical interface in Windows.
-Jeff "etumor" Allen
the3eyedblindman:
--- Quote from: Tiger-Heli on May 25, 2004, 05:48:17 pm ---
--- Quote from: the3eyedblindman on May 25, 2004, 05:38:08 pm ---I dont care about the prices i need something thats easy for a first timer for the controls i listed above, i am mainly concerned because i wanted pause enter escape and tab on it. How do you program the ipac to any keystrokes u desire? because on it it only has the buttons for joysticks ( up down left right) and player buttons. I really want to learn how to program thosee other keys into it and learn how to use it before i spend money on one....
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I-PAC will be easier to use than any of those options -
You are looking at 28 inputs if you combine the 4-way and the first 8-way, 32 if you don't.
You could easily get by with an I-PAC/2 and OSCAR hack, or a KeyWiz.
Easiest way to wire it is to hook everything up as indicated, and wire ESC to 1SW7
Pause to 1SW8
Enter to 2SW7
and TAB to 2SW8.
To program, you move the jumper from MAME to ALT, start the software, hit OK, and you're done. You only have to program it once and it will stay with the new settings.
You can download the programming software from www.ultimarc.com and test it out before you buy it.
You could also do the same thing with the KeyWiz, but you would have to load a line to your autoexec.bat file to load the new codeset on each boot.
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What do you mean combine 4 way and 8 way joysticks?