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btp2k2:

Hey guys...I have a question regarding rotary joysticks like the one Happ sells.

I was reading the Wiki, and though it talks in great deal about what a rotary stick is and how it works....it doesn't mention much about interfacing...in fact, it mentions nothing about interfacing.

How do I hook it up so it picks up the rotation? Do I just use a standard encoder like my minipac?

Also, can these sticks still function in games that use a standard 4 or 8 way stick?

shardian:

Here is a build your own info page:
http://www.thegallaghergroup.com/arcade/RI.aspx

Ultimarc has a description of a rotary interface, but it is not on the order page.
http://www.ultimarc.com/rotary.html




Tiger-Heli:

So I don't have to re-type the wheel:

http://www.mameworld.net/tigerheli/encoder/main.htm#Rotary_Joystick_Interfaces

Also, RandyT is working on a new 49-way stick with a rotary option.

The Happ sticks (either optical or mechanical) work EXACTLY like a Happ Super, from what others have said - i.e. decent for 8-way, not great for 4-way.  The original DataEast sticks are hit or miss for standard games, according to an old comment from Druin.  Randy's current 49-way stick with Fl0yd's adapter works great if you don't mind the long throw (most people don't mind it).

Shardian - Yes it is - http://www.ultimarc.com/JShopServer/ (It's at the bottom with the A-PAC for some reason.)


btp2k2:

Oh wow....I have been on ultimarc's page a gajillion times and I never saw that....

So now my question turns more toward the Rotary Joystick Interface on Ultimarc....Does this handle the entire joystick, or just the rotary function?

And it appears that you still run an I-Pac or similiar interface card for buttons, etc?

Tiger-Heli:


--- Quote from: btp2k2 on March 15, 2007, 12:31:22 pm ---Oh wow....I have been on ultimarc's page a gajillion times and I never saw that....
So now my question turns more toward the Rotary Joystick Interface on Ultimarc....Does this handle the entire joystick, or just the rotary function?
--- End quote ---

Every other mechanical rotary interface I have seen only handles the rotary function.  This looks very similar to Druin's old board so I assume it works that way as well.


--- Quote ---And it appears that you still run an I-Pac or similiar interface card for buttons, etc?
--- End quote ---

Correct - at least if my assumption above is correct.

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