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Tiger-Heli:


--- Quote from: mcdo15 on June 21, 2004, 09:48:36 am ---who makes a USB keyboard encoder?....

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www.ultimarc.com (I-PAC, with adapter cable).

--- Quote ---would i need sepearted encoder for trackball?

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Yep, different input types - the t-ball would need either the Opti-pac or OSCAR's mouse hack.

--- Quote ---i wasn't looking at kepping x-arcade rollarball in it's case...i would take that apart also (i think)...

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Better to just buy an individual tball somewhere else then.

--- Quote ---i might just leave it out when i need and put it away (very unconvient but whatever)

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unless you do that :-)

--- Quote ---i don't know how to solder...whould anything i want to do extra besides cut out x-arcade and/or replace replace sticks be easy?

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So far, yes!

mcdo15:

so i can use this product with player 3/4 with x-arcade setup as 1/2

http://www.ultimarc.com/ipacve.html?

and no soldering
sweet!

Tiger-Heli:


--- Quote from: mcdo15 on June 21, 2004, 10:22:51 am ---so i can use this product with player 3/4 with x-arcade setup as 1/2

http://www.ultimarc.com/ipacve.html?

and no soldering
sweet!

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Yes, but not for console games.

fredster:

I had a lot of trouble with the Xarcade PCB.  I got one off of Ebay, and it's a jumbled mess to figure out what button goes where.  Once I did program it, it works OK, but there are still problems.

I have to reboot 2 -3 times to get the PC to recognize the keyboard.  I don't have that problem with the Ipac.  It comes up just fine without screwing with it.  The IPAC was cheaper too.

The folks at Xarcade are nice people, but I just didn't like the way the PCB was.  It's also much more limited because of the wires and plugs.  The IPAC is easier to wire and I think it's superior for custom mame applications.

whiteraven:

Basically I will be keeping the x-arcade in its box, and inserting it into a base ala www.mameroom.com Ua2 x-arcade base plans.

In the X-arcade unit I will have an Ms Trackball explorer and an oscar model 3 spinner the spiner left mouse, right mouse buttons will be connected to the x-arcade buttons (bottom to for player 2) I woun't be disconnecting these buttons form the x-arcade controller so when I press a button it will send a signal to the x-arcade encoder but at the same time it will also send a signal to the oscar spinner harness which is connected via USB so basically when I press one button it will be the same as pressing a left click and a keyboard key at the same time or a right click and a keyboard key at the same time.  I think that this way I will still be able to use it with the consoles.

I take your point about the angle and I agree it would probably be crappy.
I want to keep the X-arcade in it's box though.  Any 4 way stick would have to go above it, below it or to either side of it.

The more I look at it the more it seems that I will have to do without the four way stik, atleast for now.

Your recommendation of a 2 player panel with a 4 way in the middle I think is a really good Idea and would probably work best for me.  I really wished I could of bought just the guts of the X-arcade without the wood...and even then all I would end up using is the encoder so I can hook up to the consoles.

Sorry if I am getting jumbled again but I really am at a confusing point of the project

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