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| radmanrugg:
Anyone ever try to automate button labels in a MAME system? IE put a small LCD or VFD display next to the buttons. Some are cost effective enough that it could be doable without adding too much to the budget. Of course this would depend on button count you want to label. Examples http://tinyurl.com/6qrea2 or http://tinyurl.com/69n3gs Don't know if a front end like GameEX can pump words or images to those or not though. I also don't know if you could have several of those display hooked up at once and have them easily addressable for correct button labeling. Of course you may have to get some USB hubs as well. Anyone try this? -Scott |
| Ummon:
The first one might be problematic in that it may only store images then display them, vs live feed. The second one looks appropriate in this manner, but of course it's not color, and it may not even be lighted. |
| Bender:
I've been thinking a lot about this actually and I was thinking you could have a couple of LED's hooked up to Led Blinky so that whatever console or game or front end your in it would light up a different words, so for example you could have "Exit" above a button and "Player 1" below the button and only have the appropriate one turned on at any given time... what I'm having trouble figuring out is how to get the CP overlay to be transparent where the words are so they don't show up unless there lit |
| radmanrugg:
I asked the key chain auctioneer about how the device operates. Not sure if they know english very well being out of Hong Kong. Will see if they reply. Bender I would think if you just want words to show up you could do this easily enough with a Plexiglas / acrylic type control panel top. As you could allow holes in the support wood / MDF for light to pass through to the underlying marque stuck to the underside of the plexi. Use a secondary mask of light blocking material (black, sliver, foil, whatever) to block the light that is not part of the word. The marque should be a solid color as to not give up what lies underneath (mask). |
| SavannahLion:
Just a thought but.... Take a cue from the RC hobby on this one. RC cars use clear Lexan bodies and the paint is applied on the inside, like old school marquees. A google search can reveal some very interesting and skilled paint jobs that are possible. So... mask off the areas that need to be tinted. Do whatever technique you choose to paint your CP design (masking, freehand, whatever). Once you complete your artwork, remove the mask and carefully apply tinting, like that used in auto windows or even use some spray on window tinting. Just an idea. |
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