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Keyboard Encoders
Skippydzg:
What would the best keyboard encoder for a two player setup with 30-40 buttons on it? The IPAC 4 looks promising, but is there anything better?
SirPoonga:
why so many buttons for 2 players?
keywiz does 32
www.groovygamegear.com
mahuti:
Perhaps he means inputs.
2startbuttons + 14 buttons + 16 joyinputs= 32
plus maybe some admin buttons. (bleghh)
If you use the keywiz you can make permanently shifted buttons with a little extra wiring as well.
Randy used to have diagrams showing how to do that... with his new store I'm not sure if they're still up.
Havok:
--- Quote from: mahuti on January 26, 2006, 08:53:32 pm ---Perhaps he means inputs.
2startbuttons + 14 buttons + 16 joyinputs= 32
plus maybe some admin buttons. (bleghh)
If you use the keywiz you can make permanently shifted buttons with a little extra wiring as well.
Randy used to have diagrams showing how to do that... with his new store I'm not sure if they're still up.
--- End quote ---
He's still got a lot of good info there. I have a KeyWiz - it works great. Here's a link to a bunch of FAQ's:
http://www.groovygamegear.com/Page3.html
Lilwolf:
2 8 way joysticks have a TOTAL of 8 inputs.
8 buttons each
4 admin / coin buttons
so 16 + 16 + 4 = 36
8 buttons is overkill... 7 is really all you need.