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I-PAC to X-BOX project.. help!
AX:
most games seem to use the analog sticks and joysticks together, although those games ie splinter cell buffy and most rpg type games seem kind of stupid on an arcade machine. but thats just my opinion. ASs far as games like marvel vs capcom2 and fighting games they are usually digital OR either or. If you need and info or help testing whatever drop me an email. I have done some moding of these things and there is one here currently that i am about to do some mods on. this will be my fourth xbox lol.
Dave_K.:
--- Quote from: AndyWarne on May 17, 2003, 06:09:15 pm ---I don't think a converter would have worked directly. The X-BOX seems to only be capable of sending 15Khz RGB with composite sync which is at a 0.3 v level. (apart from composite PAL or NTSC video of course).
I got around this by wiring the composite sync to the Green signal and the NEC detects this as "sync on green".
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Woah, slow down there Andy. In one post you are hacking the video and the next hacking the controller calling the analog sticks "mushrooms"? ;D How does this relate to the i-pac?
First the video: xbox is not constrained to 15khz. 90% of of xbox games are capable of 480p (31.5khz) output. Since Microsoft choose Component as the only output method for high resolution, you can use a component->rgb transcoder to send to a computer monitor (this is what mattfl was refering to). You can use the same converter to send a 480i (15khz) signal to an arcade monitor (or hack the cable to output 15khz in RGB ala SCART mode).
Second controller: they are called analog thumb sticks and not mushrooms ;D. The standard xbox controller has all ANALOG buttons. But thats not to say you can't hack them to digital controls. The d-pad (which I think you were refering to as the "hat" control, is independant of the analog thumbsticks, and as other pointed out can be used in games along with both analog sticks.
Now the big question. What do you hope to accomplish with this i-pac to xbox project? Are you attempting to add functionality on the ipac to communicate as an XBOX usb device?? If so, then why bother with all the hacking apart of an xbox and controller?
Frostillicus:
Andy, I would recommend getting ahold of the codeunderground.com xbox controller driver - you seem like someone who would understand what's going on and it might help. Also I think the select and start button are purely digital, FWIW.
I, too, can't see using anything like this except for games like soulcaliber2 or other action games.
SlikStik-Christian:
We get emails at least a few times a week from people that want a SlikStik to play Streetfighter on X-Box live. I think there is a market for an adapter at least. It seems the funtionality is not hurting X-Arcade at all.
Dave_K.:
--- Quote from: SlikStik-Christian on May 18, 2003, 01:15:02 am ---We get emails at least a few times a week from people that want a SlikStik to play Streetfighter on X-Box live. I think there is a market for an adapter at least. It seems the funtionality is not hurting X-Arcade at all.
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Personally, I think both you and Andy should look at intergrating a PS2 controller chip into your products. The PS2 controller is pretty much the industry standard. With the plethera of PS2-to-whatever converters out there, one solution will work for all consoles.