Ulrastick 360 drifting in MAME menu. What could be the problem?

[LegendaryGamer]

Ok my joystick is complete and everything is setup from what I've learned from these forums. I have a Ulrastick 360 as my joystick and have it wired through a Ipac VE so I can have more pushbuttons than just 8. I have two types of maps I like using. 4 and 8 way. Sofar the joystick works in mame but I've notice the joystick seems to drift down-right or when I use it with the Frontend Hyperspin it keeps moving on it's own up or down with the touch of the stick. These are the only problems I face though not a big deal until I play some Shumps. I was playing Last Resort and I get the drifting down-right at times. What could this problem be from? If it's from Mame then how can I turn off Mame Maps which might be conflicting with the Ulrastick 360 Map? The Mame I'm using is the current version of MAMEUIFX32 and my other favorite is Mame Plus. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.



LegendaryGamer

[Ginsu Victim]

I have a Ulrastick 360 as my joystick and have it wired through a Ipac VE so I can have more pushbuttons than just 8.

This confuses me. You're running the U360 into the Ipac? Explain your wiring setup.

I have my U360s hooked up through USB, then I'm running hidden admin buttons off the U360's built-in encoder, and all of my player 1 and 2 buttons are running through my Minipac.

How exactly are you doing yours?

[LegendaryGamer]

I have a Ulrastick 360 as my joystick and have it wired through a Ipac VE so I can have more pushbuttons than just 8.

This confuses me. You're running the U360 into the Ipac? Explain your wiring setup.

I have my U360s hooked up through USB, then I'm running hidden admin buttons off the U360's built-in encoder, and all of my player 1 and 2 buttons are running through my Minipac.

How exactly are you doing yours?

I have the Ulrastick 360 setup in output mode so you can wire the Ulrastick 360 through the Ipac. So I have the color wires hooked up through the Ipac VE. Though I can just wire the pushbuttons through the Ulrastick 360 I wanted to use more than 8 buttons. My joystick setup look like this. Thanks for responding also.


LegendaryGamer

[Ginsu Victim]

You do realize you're losing some of the functions that make the U360 great by running it that way, right?

Anyway, to remove the mapping MAME places on it (which shouldn't be the case since you're not running it via USB):
in the mame.ini change:
-joystick_map auto
to:
-joystick_map 7778...4445

Also, make sure the magnet is sitting flat on the end of the stick. Sometimes when screwing the balltop on, the slot gets damaged and it makes the magnet sit askew.

If none of this clears it up, you can increase the deadzone in the map you're using.

[LegendaryGamer]

You do realize you're losing some of the functions that make the U360 great by running it that way, right?

Anyway, to remove the mapping MAME places on it (which shouldn't be the case since you're not running it via USB):
in the mame.ini change:
-joystick_map auto
to:
-joystick_map 7778...4445

Also, make sure the magnet is sitting flat on the end of the stick. Sometimes when screwing the balltop on, the slot gets damaged and it makes the magnet sit askew.

If none of this clears it up, you can increase the deadzone in the map you're using.

How I'm I losing some of the functions? The joystick can still be pre-programmed with the maps which is the main function I thought? The Ipac is made by the same maker so the software works with both items. If your talking about the digital yeah I am. Can you use both at the same time? Meaning the Ipac for extra buttons and keep the U360s in digital mode?

[Bobulus]

I think the confusion here is that Ginsu is assuming you are wiring the joystick only to the ipac. From you picture, it looks like you've got it both wired to the ipac and connected directly to the computer via USB, right?

It has to be hooked to the computer via its USB cord to program it and such, you see.

[LegendaryGamer]

I think the confusion here is that Ginsu is assuming you are wiring the joystick only to the ipac. From you picture, it looks like you've got it both wired to the ipac and connected directly to the computer via USB, right?

It has to be hooked to the computer via its USB cord to program it and such, you see.

Yeah that part I know about. You'll notice the dual usb cords in the pic. For some reason the joystick dosen't seem to function without being plugged up through the USB. I tried to power the Joystick off the Ipac but the ground dosen't seem to put out enough voltage to power the stick. The stick needs about 5V to work. So what I was told by Andy. The Ipac is used many because I wanted more pushbutton functions. I have two side buttons for triggers for Pinball games etc. SO I have a total of 12 pushbuttons and if just off the U360 I would only have 8. Could it be since I have the joystick wired up to the Ipac VE and through the USb be the reason for the conflict?

[LegendaryGamer]

Ok I tried this. I unhooked the wiring harness of the U360 from the Ipac Ve. I stopped the drifting doing this. With the replies it helped me figure out what I could do to solve my problem. Thanks.


LegendaryGamer