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| Tiger-Heli:
--- Quote from: kiddk1 on May 10, 2006, 09:53:12 am ---One more question, if I install a trackball(Happs controls), does it act as a mouse also? --- End quote --- Sure, but you still need the proper interface. Happ sells trackballs with a built-in USB interface, or you can use an Opti-Wiz from GGG or an Opti-Pac from www.ultimarc.com, or hack a mouse. See the Optical interfaces section of my page, but I haven't added the Opti-Wiz yet. |
| shardian:
If you are uncomfortable with doing a mouse hack for a trackball interface, you can sometimes buy them from members on here for a small fee. I got one from kremmit for $11 shipped. He did a SUPER job on that one. I am not sure if he has any left, but you could always ask. Also, remember that you don't need dedicated mouse/trackball buttons. you can use player 1 or player 2 buttons 1,2,& 3 instead. :) |
| Fozzy The Bear:
--- Quote from: kiddk1 on May 10, 2006, 09:40:56 am --- --- Quote from: Fozzy The Bear on May 10, 2006, 03:26:52 am --- --- Quote from: kiddk1 on May 09, 2006, 10:24:47 am ---Coin 1 & coin 2 ( i think only one of these is necessary please correct me) --- End quote --- Yes... that is pretty much correct for around 98% of games... although there are some that require a specific separate player 2 coin input. Mine are actually wired to the coin door on my machine. This is probably the most authentic looking and feeling way of doing it. However, on my machine you can either insert a coin or you can just press the coin reject, to get a credit. --- Quote from: kiddk1 on May 09, 2006, 10:24:47 am ---I am also wiring a 4 way joystick but I assume I can wire that with the same connections as the 1player 8way. --- End quote --- YUP! Absolutely correct..... you just wire the 4 way up to the same connections as your 8 way. Best Regards, Julian (Fozzy The Bear) --- End quote --- I wanted to wire mine thru the coin door but was lost, on the coin door I have 2 wires a white and a white with a black stripe, are these the ones i use for wiring? --- End quote --- Depends on your Coin Door and what coin mechanisms it has fitted to it..... Can you post some photographs??? The very simplest system is the sort that just has a microswitch near the bottom that activates as a coin passes it. If you don't want to discriminate between different coins all you have to do is connect your coin input line on the Keywiz to that microswitch and make a chute that runs between the coin slot and the microswitch, for the coin to go down. No coin mech needed. The next option is to fit a coin mech, that can discriminate between different coins and reject any that not the correct denomination. There are various levels and complexities of coin mech, the most basic ones just accept one type of coin and send a single pulse out when the correct coin is detected, while rejecting any other coin type. These can be either mechanical, or electrical (sometimes using a magnetic system) The most complex type of coin mech is a programmed discriminator... (Electronic Mech). They can detect and accept different coins and give different numbers of pulses depending on the coin. but they are quite expensive for a home setup. With one of these you could (not sure which side of the Atlantic you're on so I'll give this in US Coins... I'm actually in the UK) send one pulse when Quarter is detected Thus 1 Credit..... Send 3 Pulses when 50 cents is detected Thus 3 Credits etc etc etc..... It all depends what you want to achieve and how much you want to spend. Mine is the very simplest system, with no coin mech.... Just a chute for the coins to run down past the microswitch. But I also fitted a stiff piece of wire to the coin reject button that can activate the microswitch as though a coin had passed it.... works like a dream! and means that visitors get to put a few coins in before I tell them how to get free credits ;D Best Regards, Julian (Fozzy The Bear) |
| Fozzy The Bear:
--- Quote from: kiddk1 on May 10, 2006, 09:53:12 am ---EXCELLENT adivice guys, I am definitely going to shazaaam alot more keys and possibly eliminate some. I have a much better understanding just reading what you guys have said. One more question, if I install a trackball(Happs controls), does it act as a mouse also? --- End quote --- Excellent answers on this from the other guys..... Just to add to them.... You could also look at getting an arcade trackball that is PS2 the same as a normal mouse. The one by Groovy Game Gear is a Betson Imperial with a built in PS2 Interface and requires no extra trackball interface! As far as the PC is concerned it is a mouse, and works perfectly in Mame. Best Regards, Julian (Fozzy The Bear) |
| kiddk1:
I ordered this one http://cgi.ebay.com/3-Translucent-Trackball-Track-Ball-Red-Blue-MAME-tm_W0QQitemZ6278923387QQcategoryZ13718QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem here is the coin door pic, the two wires on the right are white the one on the left is white with a black stripe and the black wires are the grounds running from the coin door lights located above. Is the microswitch you are talking about the piece of metal(like a paper clip in diameter) that gets triggered when the coin passes thru it. you can see it on the left attached to the blue switch. |
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