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Old Product Announcement! Ultimarc Rotary Interface
XtraSmiley:
--- Quote from: efjayel on June 24, 2007, 12:51:45 am ---Wait, so this is a joystick with rotary controls?
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No dude, just follow the link and all will be explained.
AndyWarne:
OK some background on rotary joysticks.
The Happ rotary joystick is a standard stick (actually made by Industrias Lorenzo) which has an additional bracket fitted by Happ and a bushing which makes a 12-position switch turn when you rotate the handle. Its made specifically as a spare part for Ikari Warriors. A couple of other games used them.
The directional part of the stick is standard and is connected to the same type of interface as you would connect any other switch-type joystick. It would replace a standard stick. The rotary add-on needs to have an interface which sends a clockwise and anti-clockwise signal every time the switch is clicked around one notch. In this case it sends a specific keypress for clockwise and a different one for anti-clockwise. Once set up in MAME the game recognises these keypresses.
The Happ stick is supplied with a wiring harness terminating in a 12-way plug, which plugs directly onto the board. The switches as part of the standard stick are wired separately.
Note there is another type of rotary stick which has an optical wheel and does not click round like the Ikari stick.
Andy
XtraSmiley:
Thanks Andy, but does this mean your interface will work directly with the yellow SNK LS-30 sticks which were the actual Ikari Warriors sticks themseleves?
AndyWarne:
--- Quote from: XtraSmiley on June 24, 2007, 10:21:35 am ---Thanks Andy, but does this mean your interface will work directly with the yellow SNK LS-30 sticks which were the actual Ikari Warriors sticks themseleves?
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I have never actually seen one but would assume so yes. If you can send pictures via email (or post here even) I can confirm.
Andy
XtraSmiley:
Ha! Just what the doctor ordered.
Here are actual photo's:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=52674.0
Here is the diagram:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=53028.0
Andy I would be super happy to test these for you if you sent me an "evaluation set" of your interface. I would do a review and post the results anywhere you like!