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Announcing U-HID, a new generation of control interface.
AndyWarne:
Our new interface has its own website and branding. Check out www.u-hid.com.
The board is aimed at high-end controllers, flight and driving sims etc.
Has 50 connections which can be configured as any of the following:
Keyboard key
Gamepad Button
Analog axis
Mouse button (including double-click)
Quadrature Mouse Pair. X or Y axis. Normal or reverse direction. (trackball/spinner).
PC-controlled LED output using special software
PC Num/Scroll/Caps lock LEDs
U-HID locally-controlled LED output based on the state of any switch.
5 Volt output (30ma max)
Ground
Advanced Features include:
Key and Button functions can have one primary and one secondary code assignment.
Secondary assignments are invoked by first activating a “U-HID Shift” connection.
Any connection can be assigned as a shift.
Unique separately-programmable “button down” and “button up” events allow use of all types of normally-closed, normally-open, or active high/low controls.
“Button down” and “button up” can be separately assigned as primary or secondary codes.
Controls can be assigned as “normal” or “pulse”.
Toggle (push on-push off) and flip-flop modes available.
Programmable analog offset and scale factor for all analog axes.
Extended macro capability.
Config utility which reads and writes the board configuration in real-time.
User-upgradeable firmware for future enhancements and customizations.
Note this board does not supersede the I-PAC or Mini-PAC boards which will continue to offer the best interfaces geared towards Mame.
There will be "de-featured" versions of the U-HID available at economical prices. I am open to suggestions on this. One option is a 4-player switch-only board.
Minwah:
Looks/sounds awesome as ever :applaud:
patrickl:
Indeed, that sounds pretty cool. Maybe a bit over the top for a regular arcade cab, but still.
Would be great for a cab with modular panels. I guess you can set the configuration on the fly, so with one standard plug you could hook up your panel and connect whatever you want on the CP side.
BTW would this work with any trackball regardless of polarity (or whatever it's called)? I mean some are "high" and some "low" and depending on the type you need to solder resistors on them to get it to work with a mouse hack. The U-HID would work with both type without and modifications?
The nano already looks like a good economical version add an Ultrastik and you'd have enough buttons.
arzoo:
:cheers:
2600:
Sweet. I've been looking for something like this and the config utility makes it that much more useful.
I assume this is running at full-speed?