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KevSteele:
Agreed, Randy, both the X-Arcade's switchable "banks" of programmed keys and the IPAC's ability to manually program or load profiles makes them more versatile than just having to manually reassign keys each time.

If it's a one-time thing it's fine, but if you need to swap between key assignments it would get old fast.

I still like the nonvolatile memory, though - program it once, and use it anywhere (very handy if you're building a portable control panel, ala X-Arcade or HotRod) You can obviously work around not having NV memory if you're building a dedicated cab, of course!

Bottom line, certain features appeal to certain consumers. While having lots of inputs may be the most important feature to one person, another may want NV memory or a keyboard passthrough.

It's nice that we have a variety of encoders to choose from. (Heck, there's even an encoder with a PC watchdog circuit that reboots the computer if it crashes!)

Kevin
RandyT:

--- Quote from: KevSteele on June 02, 2005, 09:12:10 pm ---It's nice that we have a variety of encoders to choose from.

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This is hard to argue with.  However...

based on what appears to be an attempt to obfuscate the fact that the TOKN encoder uses a matrix, I am starting to have some deeper concerns about certain functional aspects of the unit.

If my suspicions are correct, I wouldn't recommend them to anyone, but I'm still waiting for mattp to reply to my technical questions.

As a related matter, could you outline the tests you performed on the unit to give it your "performed flawlessly" rating? 

Thanks,
RandyT

KevSteele:

--- Quote from: RandyT on June 02, 2005, 09:29:46 pm ---
As a related matter, could you outline the tests you performed on the unit to give it your "performed flawlessly" rating?
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RandyT:

--- Quote from: KevSteele on June 02, 2005, 09:51:29 pm ---I checked the KeyThis record to see if there were any ghost or duplicate keystrokes, and found none.

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How about "blocking"?  I'm no stranger to this stuff, and so far it's not adding up.  mattp's silence on the matter seems a little suspicious as well.

If you have a multi-meter and feel like taking a more "technical" approach, let me know.

RandyT
KevSteele:

--- Quote from: RandyT on June 02, 2005, 09:57:57 pm ---
--- Quote from: KevSteele on June 02, 2005, 09:51:29 pm ---I checked the KeyThis record to see if there were any ghost or duplicate keystrokes, and found none.

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How about "blocking"?
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