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Title: 3’’ Trackball w/USB- PS/2 Interface / SpinTrak Rotary Control Spinner
Post by: jcutler0902 on May 10, 2011, 06:18:15 pm

Hello,

Just look for some help in configuring the above.  I bought an I-pac for all of my joys and buttons.

I have read conflicting information on configuring the trackball and spinner. Some people have told me I now need an Opti-pac to make both of these item work in Mame. Other people have mentioned going into the Mame configuration and setting it there.  I am running an XP machine and not sure what front end to use.

The trackball does work as a mouse plugged into the USB but does not do anything in any type of Mame game.  Any help and clarity is greatly appreciated.  I am almost done building my machine and look forward to sharing some pics.

Thanks in advance.
Jason

Title: Re: 3’’ Trackball w/USB- PS/2 Interface / SpinTrak Rotary Control Spinner
Post by: TopJimmyCooks on May 10, 2011, 06:32:21 pm

Make sure mouse control is enabled in mame.ini
Make sure the game you are playing is set to mouse axes for the x and y inputs in the tab menu.

Title: Re: 3’’ Trackball w/USB- PS/2 Interface / SpinTrak Rotary Control Spinner
Post by: scofthe7seas on May 10, 2011, 07:41:27 pm

It's almost certainly the mouse isn't in the cfg. You can also enable it in the command line by putting -mouse

Title: Re: 3’’ Trackball w/USB- PS/2 Interface / SpinTrak Rotary Control Spinner
Post by: jcutler0902 on May 10, 2011, 08:26:23 pm

So it sounds like I do not need the Opti-pac. I assume if I bought this, this would take care of my spinner and trackball issue or do I still need to configure the above.

Thanks again
Jason

Title: Re: 3’’ Trackball w/USB- PS/2 Interface / SpinTrak Rotary Control Spinner
Post by: scofthe7seas on May 10, 2011, 09:56:26 pm

I believe the Optipac is only if you want multiple analog devices controlled separately. Typically a spinner and a trackball both share the X axis as a standard mouse.

Title: Re: 3’’ Trackball w/USB- PS/2 Interface / SpinTrak Rotary Control Spinner
Post by: Necro on May 10, 2011, 10:29:23 pm

What version of the SpinTrak do you have?  If USB, just plug everything in and it should be fine - the SpinTrak and the Trackball will just share one axis.  If you want them all separate, you're going to have to get a card/interface that does a 'Z' then wire the spin trak to that.  I have an OptiWiz (http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=260) which does 3 axis and 3 buttons.