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Wiring P360 and T-Stick to 1st player controls? ...and *easy* P360 question.

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sofakng:

This weekend I painted my control panel box and installed nearly all the controls but I'm having a few problems...

1) I can't seem to hit ANY diagnols on my P360.  The instruction manual says to put the SMALL end of the acuator facing the TOP of the joystick if I want it to be used for 8-way.  Is this correct?  I'm thinking that perhaps if I switch it so the BIG end is at the top I might be able to solve my problem.

2) On my control panel I have two p360's (for player 1 and player 2) and a dedicated 4-way joystick (a T-Stick Plus).  I'd like the T-Stick to share the same controls as the player 1 p360 joystick.  I tried wiring the up, down, left, and right from the P360 to the NO connections on my T-Stick but that completely disabled my P360 (??) and reverses the controls on my T-Stick Plus.

So, how do I wire both my P360 and T-Stick Plus to the same Player 1 controls on my I-PAC?

Finally, is there a tool that will show me which keys I'm pressing?  I'd like to see if the P360 is actually sending a UP+RIGHT for a diagnol or if it's completely ignoring diagnols.

Any help would be GREATLY appriciated!


sofakng:

Ok, I've installed my acuator backwards...

Would it be safe to use a flathead screw-driver and pliers to remove the e-ring at the bottom of the joystick?

I'm still having a problem with the T-Stick + P360 on the same inputs though...

Thanks again for any help!

bdsjake:

try using 2 wires, one to up on 360, one to up on t-stick, but both end at same up connector on your ipac/keywhiz.

ps, notepad will help you see if your controls are sending the correct keyboard commands.

Jakobud:

It sounds to me like you have the two joysticks wired up in series instead of in parallel.  So basically this means that the P360 isn't going to function unless the T-Stick is in function also.

sofakng:

Well, here's how I have it wired

P360 (Up) --> T-Stick (Up, connected on NO) --> I-PAC
P360 (Down) --> T-Stick (Down, connected on NO) --> I-PAC
P360 (Left) --> T-Stick (Left, connected on NO) --> I-PAC
P360 (Right) --> T-Stick (Right, connected on NO) --> I-PAC

The P360's ground is connected to the Opti-Pac.  The T-Stick Plus's ground is daisy-chained to all the other ground's (which is connected to the I-PAC).

When everything is connceted like this, the P360 won't respond what-so-ever.  The T-Stick Plus seems to work but everything is reversed (the up direction registers a down keystroke).... very strange.

If I unplug the NO connections on the T-Stick Plus then the P360 works perfectly.

You said I should have them wired in parallel... Can you explain that a bit more?

As a side note, I have some buttons wired the same way.  For example, the player 1 button 1 is shared between a couple of buttons.  I simply have them daisy-chained from one button to the next on the NO connector.


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