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Dreamcast and Mame cabinet
ShoLouie:
Where would i be able to find a switch box or even a rotary switch for so many buttons?
northerngames:
it's called a db25 switchbox they carry them at radioshack ebay amazon and hundreds of more places on the net.
you will get 24 signals and a gound on each of the db25 plugs becuase they have 25 seperate pins.
also your dc need seperate ground for 2 player and probably why your voltage is going crazy.
use a db25 switchbox for your arcade controls ipace and dc controls then use a db9 switchbox for your video for pc and dc.
this way everything is seperate and on its own path and is safe this way for sure.
dc ports are very picky and feeding them outside voltage is not recommended.
moloch:
While I think that the switchbox is a totally valid solution. I am looking for something more elegant. Although I am going to set my cabinet up a little differently then "Miller". I am using a standard Jamma Cabinet that has a j-Pac. I am going to try some kind of Jamma Switching. Or I have one cabinet that is completely custom at this point and uses a standard computer monitor. I may set that up with a dreamcast, but I would probably use some kind of KVM switch......
moloch:
i am not trying to hijack this thread though. I think Miller has a great idea, I am just spitballing....
NickG:
--- Quote from: ark_ader on June 17, 2008, 03:58:51 am ---Is there a point to all this messing around, when you can just have a switch box? ::)
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Sarcasm aside; the point is to have automation. You could call the Dreamcast (or your choice from many consoles) up from a frontend, if you really desired.