Author Topic: Ultimarc U360 Mod to add rotary function&Top-fire/LED (Read 29958 times)

Bender · « **Reply #80 on:** February 24, 2010, 11:44:48 am »

OK kids

Like I said I got the top fire to work and the Rotary on different sticks
my next goal is to get them together
I'll do a tutorial at that point and you can just do the parts you want
Sorry, but it might be a while still, I got a couple other projects to finish up first
Although thanks to franco I'm one HUGE step closer (thanks Bud!)

Stub · « **Reply #81 on:** February 24, 2010, 03:10:08 pm »

Will Franco be cutting his specially machined shafts for a reasonable rate to the public do you think?

blueznl · « **Reply #82 on:** February 27, 2010, 07:18:46 am »

Images!

Franco B · « **Reply #83 on:** February 27, 2010, 07:55:12 am »

Quote from: Stub on February 24, 2010, 03:10:08 pm

Will Franco be cutting his specially machined shafts for a reasonable rate to the public do you think?

I didn't do anything particularly special. If the mod works out to be successful I would be happy to work with Bender and Andy if its something Ultimarc wanted to stock. If that is not possible I could get some production quotes for the shafts if there was interest and Bender was happy with that.

specfire · « **Reply #84 on:** March 01, 2010, 09:49:52 pm »

I am not really into rotary games but would really like to know how to mod a U360 into a top fire. Bender, have you posted somewhere a tutorial on how you did just the top fire?

1UP · « **Reply #85 on:** March 01, 2010, 10:26:13 pm »

Hey, looks like I missed more cool stuff while I was busy with work... Getting wiring up that shaft without impeding rotation is a tuffy. Even the audio jack method I figured out for Christian a few years back wouldn't work, the magnet would have to be too far away from the sensor. Unless you can use a larger magnet that had a farther reach...

And I thought I was going to surprise everyone with my rotary competition sticks!

Bender · « **Reply #86 on:** March 02, 2010, 08:30:19 am »

sorry I've MIA. I've been without power and the interwebs for four days thanks to a wind storm here in Maine

Quote from: Franco B on February 27, 2010, 07:55:12 am

Quote from: Stub on February 24, 2010, 03:10:08 pm
Will Franco be cutting his specially machined shafts for a reasonable rate to the public do you think?

I didn't do anything particularly special. If the mod works out to be successful I would be happy to work with Bender and Andy if its something Ultimarc wanted to stock. If that is not possible I could get some production quotes for the shafts if there was interest and Bender was happy with that.

I'm just working on this for me and the community so it is certainly OK with me, and think it would be great if Franco and/or Andy wanted to offer any part of this

Quote from: specfire on March 01, 2010, 09:49:52 pm

I am not really into rotary games but would really like to know how to mod a U360 into a top fire. Bender, have you posted somewhere a tutorial on how you did just the top fire?

not yet.... maybe I can get that sooner than later though

Quote from: 1UP on March 01, 2010, 10:26:13 pm

Hey, looks like I missed more cool stuff while I was busy with work... Getting wiring up that shaft without impeding rotation is a tuffy. Even the audio jack method I figured out for Christian a few years back wouldn't work, the magnet would have to be too far away from the sensor. Unless you can use a larger magnet that had a farther reach...

And I thought I was going to surprise everyone with my rotary competition sticks!

that is pretty much how we are doing it although with the restrictor the magnet doesn't have to be that much bigger
the audio jack was a brilliant idea by the way!

1UP · « **Reply #87 on:** March 02, 2010, 01:28:54 pm »

Quote

the audio jack was a brilliant idea by the way!

Thanks

ryantheleach · « **Reply #88 on:** May 25, 2010, 06:44:23 am »

any word?

Stub · « **Reply #89 on:** May 26, 2010, 01:51:54 am »

Excited to hear any updates here as well

kronic24601 · « **Reply #90 on:** May 26, 2010, 12:05:21 pm »

bookmarked. Love to get lighting w/ rotary in my u360s.

jtslade · « **Reply #91 on:** July 23, 2010, 04:02:27 am »

Andy could the Hall Effect sensor that tracks the position of the U360 Joystick be altered to sense rotation of the stick?

Is it possible to use two Hall Effect IC's ?

jtslade · « **Reply #92 on:** July 23, 2010, 04:06:08 am »

Could a black/white rotating color pattern be embedded around the shaft, then a small mounted optical camera could detect rotation speed and direction..

kronic24601 · « **Reply #93 on:** July 23, 2010, 10:35:24 am »

Quote from: jtslade on July 23, 2010, 04:02:27 am

Andy could the Hall Effect sensor that tracks the position of the U360 Joystick be altered to sense rotation of the stick?

Is it possible to use two Hall Effect IC's ?

Cannot remember if it was in this thread, but I remember Andy answering this exact question with a big no.

Sorry.

As for your other question ...

Update: After thinking about your above question, I think the problem would be that since the joystick is both rotating, and moving around, the camera would have a REALLY hard time (probably impossibly hard) reading this constantly. (as the camera would be fixed of the PCB).

EvilNuff · « **Reply #94 on:** September 07, 2010, 12:48:05 am »

Saw this linked from another thread, by bender I think? Bender any chance of pics and/or docs on how you did the rotation? I think I see enough to piece it together...just don't know if I want to take the plunge yet and wing it.

Rotary u360s would seriously make my day.

Stub · « **Reply #95 on:** September 07, 2010, 12:39:22 pm »

There is a whole line of us waiting for some docs.

But even if we did get more info I dont know anywhere to get the shafts machined.

EvilNuff · « **Reply #96 on:** September 07, 2010, 01:38:33 pm »

From reading bender's progress I was under the impression that attaching the e4p to enable rotary would require no machining. I believe the machining was only for lighting which I don't care about as much as the rotary functionality.

Stub · « **Reply #97 on:** September 07, 2010, 03:04:03 pm »

True True,

I have had topfire switches on my mind. Wanted to do that for years to my U360s.

Bender · « **Reply #98 on:** September 07, 2010, 04:45:53 pm »

ok I'll try to get some documentation on this this weekend

you do need a special (machined) shaft for the rotary too

EvilNuff · « **Reply #99 on:** October 17, 2010, 02:53:55 pm »

Bump in hopes of getting more info on how the rotary conversion was done.

ryantheleach · « **Reply #100 on:** December 06, 2010, 08:30:17 am »

Hey bender,
Managed to do everything yet?
how about a write up?

Bender · « **Reply #101 on:** December 06, 2010, 02:57:15 pm »

been pretty busy
but I'll try to getter' done over the Holiday break, so by the end of the year hopefully

JMB · « **Reply #102 on:** December 06, 2010, 03:41:56 pm »

Quote from: Bender on December 06, 2010, 02:57:15 pm

been pretty busy
but I'll try to getter' done over the Holiday break, so by the end of the year hopefully

You could always just take money for pre-orders. It's been proven to work!

Bender · « **Reply #103 on:** January 10, 2011, 03:12:10 pm »

OK here is the Topfire or LED mod http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=108490.0

Afterburner · « **Reply #104 on:** January 05, 2012, 09:00:39 pm »

I take it a product from Ultimarc never came to fruition? If it did, I'd likely dump my two old rotary 8-ways and upgrade to these.

I'll certainly look into the mod. I my case the rotary function is done by a 12-position switch at the bottom of the shaft. But it pretty much looks exactly like the component that was used for Bender's mod. I'm sure I could adapt the design.

I'm also lucky...I've got access to several rapid prototype machines and CAD software...I'm sure I could make any brackets that I needed for the mod.

But of course I'd rather buy the off-the-shelf solution.


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