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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: ArcadeSeeker962 on April 27, 2012, 11:03:55 pm
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I figuring out on paper everything I need for my control panel for the MAME cabinet that me and my father are building. I'm still a little bit new to this all, so correct me if I make any mistakes. I decided to take the no-soldering route, since that's what other members recommended. The control panel I chose is a 2-Player control panel.
Anyhow, I'm choosing GroovyGame Gear as my choice for buying the parts I need. Here's what I came up with:
2 Omni 4-way/8-way joysticks
12 Arcade Prime Pushbuttons
1 Player 1 Pushbutton
1 Player 2 Push button
1 Super High Trackball Install Kit
1 Trackball Mounting Kit
1 5v USB Power Cord(do I need more than one?)
Groovy TB 3'' Trackball
KeyWiz Max 2.0
I also remember reading from one of the other threads I posted that female crimp connectors are required, how many will I need of those? Also, what else do I need to make the control panel? If I wasn't suppost to post this, I apologize.
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Do you have trackball already? You have mounting kits on your list but no trackball. You need a keyboard encoder as well. Write down one Keywiz as well. Anything else depends on your trackball. Is it a usb trackball or do you need an optiwiz for it?
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Do you have trackball already? You have mounting kits on your list but no trackball. You need a keyboard encoder as well. Write down one Keywiz as well. Anything else depends on your trackball. Is it a usb trackball or do you need an optiwiz for it?
I do not own the trackball yet, but the trackball is going to be powered via USB through the control panel. Will this work alright as a keyboard encoder recommendation, or is there a better keyboard encoder for MAME cabinet control panels out there?
http://www.amazon.com/American-Microsemiconductor-MM74C922N/dp/B001HFIXOC/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1335628413&sr=8-3 (http://www.amazon.com/American-Microsemiconductor-MM74C922N/dp/B001HFIXOC/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1335628413&sr=8-3)