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Another unique idea (?) Motion detection for your cab ?
agfisher:
I think I have an old motion detector kicking around somewhere. Not sure if it work or if I kept it. I'll look around for it.
Adam
effdubya:
hey wondering if there's still any interest in this?
sorry to dig up old thread but better than starting a new one :D
if so i'll get the sound part of the program fixed up ;)
Level42:
Sure there is still interest...I'm busy with the sound system on my cab now (see: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=42798.0). As soon as that is completely installed I'll get the motion detector and hook it up. But there's no need to wait for that with the software part. We already know what it will do, close a contact for a moment, just like a button would. I think in the thread I pretty much described what it should do...if you need any more info let met know :)
To effdubya:
Ow only now I see you already made a program ! Sorry ! Looks very windows to me, and I'm afraid I'm running in DOS because I don't have an ArcadeVGA and so I'm bound to ArcadeOS or AdvanceMame (that is for now I will end up with Windows and an ArvadeVGA in the end for sure...).
But it looks great and promising :) !! So this will run in the background while there's also a front-end running ? And how will it "know" that the front-end is in "attract"/screensaver mode ?
To agfisher: the original plan is to connect it to the 12V power from your PC to let it work and the normaly open and common contacts to the regular "button" inputs on an I-pac/J-pac. This way it will generate a keypress that can be fully programmed.
mccoy178:
Lurker letting it be known there is interest in this cool idea. Just waiting........
effdubya:
haha i thought that might be the case for a few people, yes it is windows
yes this will run while whatever frontend is running, and have option to sit in the systray.
for knowing whether the front-end is in attract or screensaver mode:
screensaver would be activated a period of idleness, so just need to check if any keys are being pressed at all to see if screensaver is on
then you just need to put the same time that the frontend takes before going into screensaver mode
the keypress for the motion sensor would need to be unique and unused by any buttons or whatever so that it can detect if there is someone at the cab but not actually playing anything
splashscreen event is for when a user returns from idle
can choose to display only one picture or random selection from group of picutres, will automatically scale to screen size
sound events would be available on:
going idle
-----> idle for over a certain amount of time
returning from away
returning from idle
and possibly thinking of adding another bit for not idle but not launching a game for a while by setting up a detection of if a 'select game' key has been pressed so maybe machine can taunt someone who cant decide which game to play or something to that effect
anything (features-wise) i've missed?
plus if anyone has some wav files they think would sound awesome plz attatch them and i might include them when i get around to releasing this
Level42:
your cab's looking awesome ;)