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maraxle:


--- Quote from: cbmeeks on July 15, 2004, 02:19:26 pm ---Money is tight (new baby).

Two players - 6 buttons each  (12 inputs)
2 credit buttons (2 inputs)
2 start buttons (2 inputs)
pause button (1 input)
exit button (1 input)
2 8-way joysticks (8 inputs)
1 4-way joystick (shared w/player 1)
2 4-way fire buttons (shared w/player 1)

I guestimate I will need 26 inputs total.

The iPac would be $51 ($12 S/H)
The KeyWiz would be $41.45 ($6.50 S/H)

Thats only $9.55 difference but like I said, money is tight.

What are the pros/cons of each?  All things being equal, I would go with the cheaper one.  

Thanks

cb

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They are pretty much the same.  The KeyWiz Max has 4 more inputs than the I-Pac (32 vs 28), but the I-Pac has LED connections for the CAPS and NUM lock keys.  This lets you have buttons that light up when coins are inserted, like on the old Centipede machines.

Personally, I am using a KeyWiz because it was cheaper, and I don't need the light-up buttons.  Those 4 extra inputs don't hurt either.

bitey:

Anyone know if these encoders are any good?

http://www.hagstromelectronics.com/index.html

Tiger-Heli:

Agreed - both are fine and capable products.  Agreed topic has been discussed at length and could start a flame war.  In addition to what's been said -

I-PAC supports USB, KeyWiz is PS/2 only.

I-PAC has an active keyboard pass-thru, KeyWiz has a switched keyboard pass-thru, but you can get around this with a USB or wireless keyboard.  I-PAC's can be daisy-chained, though.

I-PAC has 28 inputs, one of which doubles as a shift key, KeyWiz has 32 inputs plus an additional shift key.  KeyWiz IMHO has a more versatile shift function, but I don't see that you require this anyway.

Keywiz has a screw terminal for +5V output, I-PAC has a pin header for this.

There is also the I-PAC VE which has 32 inputs and has lower shipping, but uses SDRAM and is USB only.

cbmeeks:


--- Quote ---Keywiz has a screw terminal for +5V output,

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Whoa whoa whoa here....does that mean I can simply plug a wire into that terminal and get me some juice?

If so, I plan on wiring two NES controllers up that need 5V.  That would be sweet (and a selling point) for me.

cb

Tiger-Heli:


--- Quote from: cbmeeks on July 15, 2004, 03:38:11 pm ---
--- Quote ---Keywiz has a screw terminal for +5V output,

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Whoa whoa whoa here....does that mean I can simply plug a wire into that terminal and get me some juice?

If so, I plan on wiring two NES controllers up that need 5V.  That would be sweet (and a selling point) for me.

cb

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That's what it's for.  It's more for P360 sticks or Opti-pacs, but as long as you don't overload the PS/2 port it's a power source.  Not sure how the NES controllers will interface, but if you just need +5V power, you got it.

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