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Hoopz:

I tried gl.tter's hack on the same Tron spinner board and couldn't get it to work.  I bought a replacement optical board from fixumdude and it worked perfectly.  It may be an option for you.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=48855.0

RandyT:


--- Quote from: D_Harris on September 28, 2009, 01:50:19 pm ---I'm not sure what you mean. I'm talking about having the spinner and a mouse hooked up and working at the same time.(Providing I use a USB mouse).

I want to get this done with the need to use only a single port, but I still don't know if that is possible...

--- End quote ---


Then I guess I don't understand either.  If you use a USB mouse and a PS2 mouse hack for the spinner, that's still 2 ports.  No matter how you slice it, the only practical way to use a single port in this situation is to use a USB mouse hack, a USB Mouse and a hub.  PS/2 mouse splitters are not common nor inexpensive gear.

RandyT

D_Harris:


--- Quote from: RandyT on September 28, 2009, 03:20:05 pm ---
--- Quote from: D_Harris on September 28, 2009, 01:50:19 pm ---I'm not sure what you mean. I'm talking about having the spinner and a mouse hooked up and working at the same time.(Providing I use a USB mouse).

I want to get this done with the need to use only a single port, but I still don't know if that is possible...

--- End quote ---


Then I guess I don't understand either.  If you use a USB mouse and a PS2 mouse hack for the spinner, that's still 2 ports.  No matter how you slice it, the only practical way to use a single port in this situation is to use a USB mouse hack, a USB Mouse and a hub.  PS/2 mouse splitters are not common nor inexpensive gear.

RandyT

--- End quote ---

Perhaps I didn't word it correctly.

If it is possible to use two USB mice together in one port using an adaptor or two PS/2 mice together using an adaptor then that is the way I want to go.

I just figured that USB would be the only way I can also get all the buttons I need.

The best way to look at this is way... I want to make a control panel with everything needed to play Arkanoid or Asteroids, but only need to have the CP plugged into a single port.

Thanks.

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.

u_rebelscum:


--- Quote from: D_Harris on September 28, 2009, 05:27:05 pm ---If it is possible to use two USB mice together in one port using an adaptor or two PS/2 mice together using an adaptor then that is the way I want to go.

--- End quote ---

If you consider a USB hub an "adapter", it's possible.  Windows automatically "combines" the data from the two mice to move the one mouse pointer.  Mame defaults to do the same, but unlike 99% of the apps out there, mame can also see each mouse device separately too if you enable an option (-multimouse).

(Windows combines the mouse data no matter how the mice are connected.)

D_Harris:


--- Quote from: u_rebelscum on September 28, 2009, 06:52:58 pm ---
--- Quote from: D_Harris on September 28, 2009, 05:27:05 pm ---If it is possible to use two USB mice together in one port using an adaptor or two PS/2 mice together using an adaptor then that is the way I want to go.

--- End quote ---

If you consider a USB hub an "adapter", it's possible.  Windows automatically "combines" the data from the two mice to move the one mouse pointer.  Mame defaults to do the same, but unlike 99% of the apps out there, mame can also see each mouse device separately too if you enable an option (-multimouse).

(Windows combines the mouse data no matter how the mice are connected.)

--- End quote ---

I'm not looking to use both devices at the same time. The reason for them being connected to the same port is so there is no need to plug/unplug whenever MAME is opened/closed.

Anyone have any USB Hub recommendations?

Thanks.

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.

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