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Simplest of Keyboard Hacks
menace:
--- Quote ---Be careful with this approach as even the same model keyboard could have a different model encoder chip and thus a different matrix.
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well that is true but only a newbie would make that mistake ;D
paigeoliver:
--- Quote from: menace on November 23, 2004, 07:09:26 am ---
--- Quote ---Be careful with this approach as even the same model keyboard could have a different model encoder chip and thus a different matrix.
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well that is true but only a newbie would make that mistake ;D
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It IS mostly newbies that hack keyboards though. I stopped doing it ages ago, encoders are too cheap, save you tons of time, and are more rugged. Plus (if selling) some potential customers want to know what encoder is being used. I know last time I brought a mame cabinet to auction I had multiple people asking me what interface board I was using (it was an SJC).
menace:
I'm confused paige..are you implying that I'm a newbie because i hacked a keyboard to make a one player 2 button layout ::)
If its for your personal use and you have the time and the know how--i see no reason not to go keyboard hack (although an encoder is only $20 these days)--if its for a 2 player capcom layout (or any other layout) that you are eventually selling, NEVER use a keyboard hack.
whammoed:
I have the matrix worked out for about 10 different keyboards. Let me know the manufacturer and model # on the pcb of the one you want to use and if I have it I will email it to you.
paigeoliver:
--- Quote from: menace on November 23, 2004, 09:10:37 am ---I'm confused paige..are you implying that I'm a newbie because i hacked a keyboard to make a one player 2 button layout ::)
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Keyboard hacks are most common amongst newbies, more experienced builders might use them as well, but newbies are more likely too.