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darkmanx:
if anything goes, you could always put a quiet little switch hidden under the control panel to cut off the ground to his controls. it would really be a shame if you bumped it during play ;D
jginiso:
I understand that 1 trackball and 2 spinners can be accomidated by 1 optipac since the spinners would only use X and Y axis respectively. Would 1 optipac in conjunction with the Druin interface card support 2 rotary (ikari style) joysticks and a trackball?
Thanks for any input.
James
Frobozz:
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If I understand Druin's interface correctly, here's the scoop.
You don't need Druin's interface if you have optical Happ's rotary joysticks. They can hook up to an Opti-Pac just like a spinner.
You DO need Druin's interface if you have a 12-position Happ's rotary joystick or an original "stubby yellow" stick. Druin's interface turns the signals into a "rotate left" and "rotate right" button press. These would hook into the I-PAC, NOT the Opti-Pac, as 4 new buttons.
Thus, with Druin's card, 2 12-position sticks, and a trackball, you need 12 ports on the I-PAC (6 for each stick) and one full X-Y axis on the Opti-Pac.
With 2 optical rotary sticks and a trackball, you need 8 ports on the I-PAC (4 for each stick), Both full X-Y axis on the Opti-Pac (one full one for the trackball, the other split for the 2 sticks). I don't know if you can change the X/Y axis on the sticks though, and only some builds of MAME can handle this through software!
Todd Munro:
I have almost exactly the layout you described, but a different setup than you proposed. I have 4 Players, 2-3 button/2-6 button each with a start and credit button, one trackball (Betson PS/2), and 1 spinner (Oscar), each sharring 2 buttons (r + l mouse buttons). I also have a 4-entry coin door. Its all interfaced to 2 IPACs. Its worked great and the layout has not failed me yet. The diagnol controls for the 3 and 4 players also double as great Q-bert controls. I'll try and attach a pic, but I don't know if it'll work. Good Luck!
--- Quote ---Hello All:
After spending many night's reviewing various MAME cabinets on the net.
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GGKoul:
Thanks for you reponse Todd:
I just have a couple of questions about your panel.
- What is the overall diamentions of your panel?
- When playing with 4 players, do you have a problem with space?
- Are 3 buttons for "plyr 3 & 4" enough? As I was planning on using 4 buttons for them.
- Do you have a 4 way joystick?
- With your trackball being so close to the monitor. Do you have a problem of hitting your hands on the monitor?
- So your 4 ply coin buttons are actually the coin slots?
- Where and how did you create your control panel? I mean, what program did you use to join the various pictures and where (how) did you get the panel printed.
Thanks!!
- GGKoul