The NEW Build Your Own Arcade Controls
Arcade Collecting => Pinball => Topic started by: ndiniz on January 30, 2013, 07:44:01 pm
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I'm wondering how I can emulate the keypad that games like Bally's Atlantis & Strange science uses.
I've downloaded the manual for Strange science and found that the game uses the following keypad configuration
(note that I've used K/C for Keyboard Clear)
G K/C 0 Enter
A 1 2 3
B 4 5 6
C 7 8 9
D E F *
This is common on many of Bally's games of the same era, like Dungeons & Dragons, Atlantis, etc.
Any ideas on how to create a keypad for this and wire it properly?
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Marco Specialties already sells these keypads:
http://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/0017-00009-0516 (http://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/0017-00009-0516)
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I'm wondering how I can emulate the keypad that games like Bally's Atlantis & Strange science uses.
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Any ideas on how to create a keypad for this and wire it properly?
Since you said "emulate", I'm guessing you are doing this for some pinball emulator program? ??? :dizzy:
If so, to wire the board that Ken linked, you'll need a matrix encoder. (Pins are labeled C# for column# and R# for row#)
The KADE team is planning on adding matrix encoding capability sometime after the official release date, but if you're in a hurry, here are some programmable matrix encoder boards used by some flight sim guys.
http://www.opencockpits.com/catalog/usbkeys-card-p-53.html?cPath=21_35 (http://www.opencockpits.com/catalog/usbkeys-card-p-53.html?cPath=21_35)
or
http://www.opencockpits.com/catalog/axes-card-p-55.html?cPath=21_36 (http://www.opencockpits.com/catalog/axes-card-p-55.html?cPath=21_36)
Disclaimer: I've never done business with this company or used these products. Caveat Emptor.
Scott