ipac issue with player2 joystick *RESOLVED*

[billmn]

OK First off sorry if this has been asked before, I tried a search but didn't see anything like it that jumped out in the 78 pages of found messages.

Hopefully someone here knows how to resolve a small issue I am having. I have just set up a mame box and a 2 player joystick setup with 6 buttons each (ok I have every button used on the Ipac ;-) ) The 2nd player joystick has one small issue, then you go to the left the button click doesn't register untill you let the joystick go back to center. I have replaced the micro switch and had the same issue, I tried changing the input from open to closed and then the buttons get all goofed up. I used Ultimarcs Interactive panel designer software to program the Ipac. Any ideas of resolving this issue would be greatly appreciated, as it makes playing most games as player 2 almost impossiable.

EDIT: OK I forgot to mention I am using a slikstic cabinet, and all Happs components the joysticks are ultimate 8 ways, the only non happs component is the trackball. I have ran an isolated ground to the switch with the issue also but it didn't help either.

Bill

[paigeoliver]

Hook the switch up to a different input and see if it works correctly there. That way you can rule out the switch entirely.

[billmn]

Hook the switch up to a different input and see if it works correctly there. That way you can rule out the switch entirely.

I have 3 extra switches on hand, I replaced the switch with one of these and it had the same issue, but I will try swapping the right and left inputs and see if it says on the same side or moves.

Bill

[paigeoliver]

Yes, do that.

I have one I-Pac that won't go left at all. I just had to not use that input.

Make that HAD. I used that one on a cab for a customer in order to get rid of it.

[billmn]

Yes, do that.

I have one I-Pac that won't go left at all. I just had to not use that input.

Make that HAD. I used that one on a cab for a customer in order to get rid of it.

Paige, sorry I an a noob here what is HAD?

Would it be possiable to reprogram the 2nd player coin in button to be left joystick input instead?

Bill

[billmn]

OK it looks like I have a bad port on my board, I programed the board, by swapping the 2nd played coin in and the bad joystick input and it works great now!! Thanks for everyones help!

Bill

[paigeoliver]

HAD, as in I used to have it, but I got rid of it.

You can just reprogram it to do exactly that.

[_Iz-]

OK it looks like I have a bad port on my board, I programed the board, by swapping the 2nd played coin in and the bad joystick input and it works great now!! Thanks for everyones help!

Bill

Are you sure you didn't do something silly like make the joystick left the shift button? The shift button behaves this way by design.

[billmn]

_Iz- 

I double checked and left is set to "G" and the shifted function is set to "T". I opened notepad and when I move the joystick to the left it doesn't do anything but when I release it (so it goes back to center and breaks the circuit) it "types" "G" but only when the circuit is closed and then broken. In a game if you hold to the left it doesn't do anything unless you go left -> center -> left -> center etc then you will stutter across the screen.  Changing the player 2 coin in button to the "G" key and wiring it to left microswitch then it works the way it is supposed to. The 2nd player "Left" button would still work as a coin in being that you don't even hold down a coin in button just tap it.

Bill