KeyWiz Spiked?

[atarikari]

Hi -

I used the search function to see if a similar question had come up, so sorry if this is a repeat but I did try

I've had no response from RandyT, so hopefully someone here can offer advice: my KeyWiz 1.0 appears to be broken, although I may just be overlooking something simple. Running a ground and single-switch configuration and testing on a game in MAME shows that some inputs (i.e. Up) work, while most don't (any button, for example, despite reconfiguring the ingame controls).

  Any advice? I've had this lying around for a while and have likely shorted/busted it in some way, but there are no obvious cosmetic indicators.  IPAC here I come?

Thanks in advance,
Mike

[Bloinkxp]

Load up your Keywiz config and make sure that everything is mapped correctly.  I thought I had the same problem, but I screwed up my configuration.

The Keywiz 1.0 is really rugged (I think).  Hell, when I was testing it I downed the darn thing in Pepsi.  I simply cleaned it up and was good to go.

Good Luck!
David

[RandyT]

I've had no response from RandyT, so hopefully someone here can offer advice: my KeyWiz 1.0 appears to be broken

Didn't you get the last E-mail I sent with the diagnostic software and troubleshooting questions/instructions?    I haven't heard from you for a couple of days and thought that you either figured out the problem or didn't have a chance to report back.

Let me know what the situation is or if you need me to re-send the email. The unit may not require repair, but it's hard to determine if that's the case without the info I requested

Thanks,
RandyT

[atarikari]

Thanks for the advice and a big thanks to Randy: his ghostkey software (which eventually got through to me, stupid Gmail  ) works great.

I'd assumed the letters silk screened onto the KeyWiz corresponded to the default key for that input. For example I thought "A" would correspond to pressing the A key in MAME, instead of W. Looking at the Uploader software makes it all crystal clear now.

Thanks again,
Mike

[RandyT]

Thanks for the advice and a big thanks to Randy: his ghostkey software (which eventually got through to me, stupid Gmail  ) works great.

I'd like to take credit for the software, but this amazingly useful little utility is from a different author.

I considered writing a similar one, but GhostKey works so well for what it was meant for, it just seemed like a waste of time

Glad you got things sorted out.


RandyT