I-Pac / Mini-Pac Question

[MameJunkie]

I have everything hooked up and all the switches seems to work.

BUT whatever switch I program to be the ESC, it will not function.
In the configuration program, hitting the ESC from the keyboard shows up but the button I programmed will not.  If I reprogram that button to something else, it will work; that at least tells me its not a hardware problem.

Another question on the 'shift' key, my understanding is that when the 'shift' key is pressed + another key, the 'shift' function for that switch/button (ie another keycode) will be generated. 
True?  If so, that also doesnt seem to work.

Thanks for any clue on what I have missed.

[Tiger-Heli]

Odd, programming seems to be working, since you can re-program away from it and get it working.

Are you using the correct sofware, which for the minipac would be here?:  http://www.ultimarc.com/winipac.html

[RayB]

Are the jumpers set to MAME?

[MameJunkie]

The jumper is default (MAME).

The ESC part still doesn't work.  I'm going to try and  the ALT setting and reprogram all the swithes I need manually.

[MameJunkie]

Still doesn't work.

Is what I'm doing to reset the switch keycode correct?

If I wanted P2-SW8 to be ESC when pressed,
click on the 'P2-SW8' in the configuration program and
then press 'ESC' when asked what key to assign to it.

Correct?

[Rook3]

Isn't the default escape key sequence done by holding the Player 1 & 2 start buttons?

Russ

[Tiger-Heli]

Still doesn't work.

Is what I'm doing to reset the switch keycode correct?

If I wanted P2-SW8 to be ESC when pressed,
click on the 'P2-SW8' in the configuration program and
then press 'ESC' when asked what key to assign to it.

Correct?

Sounds right.

Can you confirm you have the correct software.  The Minipac doesn't work with the Interactive Panel Designer, last I heard.

[MameJunkie]

Sounds right.

Can you confirm you have the correct software.

[Tiger-Heli]

See my post above, you should have the software with the purple buttons.

[MameJunkie]

See my post above, you should have the software with the purple buttons.

Yea thats not the version I have.  Its the new one with the panel designer.
I'll try and download the old version and give it a try tonight.

Thanks

[AndyWarne]

Non-working shift functions indicate one or more stuck buttons, or mis-wired.
There are 2 versions of the board. The one with jumpers is the older type and needs the older WinIPAC program to re-program it.
The later board has no jumpers, and has a self-test LED which can be used to easily locate any stuck connections. This uses the later program, above.
But, ESC (hold start1 and press start2) should work without re-programming so a stuck connection seems to be the problem.
Andy

[Tiger-Heli]

There are 2 versions of the board. The one with jumpers is the older type and needs the older WinIPAC program to re-program it.
The later board has no jumpers, and has a self-test LED which can be used to easily locate any stuck connections. This uses the later program, above.

Andy, any idea when this change was implemented?  I need to update my infamous chart: http://www.mameworld.net/tigerheli/encoder/main.htm#I-PAC_Software_Compatibility (or I can just say "with Jumpers" and "without Jumpers"

[MameJunkie]

I tried the older version of the software last night and it works ALOT better.

On question though...do I need a USB cable in order to "Program" it?
It times out when I try to do it in the software. 

BTW: I got the MiniPac awhile ago 9-10 months.  Just got around to doing my cab.  Will be posting early pics of it later.