Main > Main Forum

CHEAP 7USD USB SOLUTION to 2PLAYERS - JOYSTICK AND BUTTONS -> TO PC MAME :)

Pages: << < (3/3)

NightGod:

And if you are running off of a computer, it's insanely easy to tap into the 5V off one of the drive power supplies.

hanelyp:


--- Quote from: Grasshopper on July 30, 2006, 05:24:19 pm ---Another problem is that not all gamepads have a common ground for their buttons. Some use a scanning-matrix style system.
--- End quote ---
Same problem with a keyboard hack.  Simple solution (for serious electronics people, anyway) is the CMOS 4066 IC, quad bilateral switch.  Turns each signal line from the joystick into a seperate switch ready to interface with whatever encoder you want.


Pages: << < (3/3)

Go to full version