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Title: Control Panel Side Buttons for Pinball and Wiring
Post by: MamedInCanada on February 26, 2013, 04:01:44 am

I've seen control panels with one or two buttons on each side. From my research, these are used for pinball games mostly. Is that right?

So there's four buttons, but 5 actions: left paddle, right paddle, tilt left, tilt right, and TILT.

What would be the key codes for these 5 actions?
Can I wire these to an iPAC2? I only have 1A,1B,2A,2B still open, which can be programmed, but 5 actions.
Or do I wire them to existing keycodes/buttons used?

Confused  :dizzy:

Title: Re: Control Panel Side Buttons for Pinball and Wiring
Post by: xscdx on February 26, 2013, 08:31:03 am

Pretty simple to achieve, I have wired up Left/Right Tilt and Paddle buttons on my CP.

Simply wire the buttons in to existing buttons on your IPAC2 so P1 button1 = Left Paddle, P1 Button2 = Right Paddle etc.  I then re-define the key strokes in Future Pinball.

As yet I dont have a Centre Tilt but may install a PlumbBob or another button for that.

Hope this helps.

Title: Re: Control Panel Side Buttons for Pinball and Wiring
Post by: Brian74 on February 26, 2013, 01:34:11 pm

Quote from: xscdx on February 26, 2013, 08:31:03 am

Pretty simple to achieve, I have wired up Left/Right Tilt and Paddle buttons on my CP.

Simply wire the buttons in to existing buttons on your IPAC2 so P1 button1 = Left Paddle, P1 Button2 = Right Paddle etc.  I then re-define the key strokes in Future Pinball.

As yet I dont have a Centre Tilt but may install a PlumbBob or another button for that.

Hope this helps.

+1

Title: Re: Control Panel Side Buttons for Pinball and Wiring
Post by: PL1 on February 26, 2013, 04:43:03 pm

Quote from: MamedInCanada on February 26, 2013, 04:01:44 am

I've seen control panels with one or two buttons on each side. From my research, these are used for pinball games mostly. Is that right?

So there's four buttons, but 5 actions: left paddle, right paddle, tilt left, tilt right, and TILT.

What would be the key codes for these 5 actions?
Can I wire these to an iPAC2? I only have 1A,1B,2A,2B still open, which can be programmed, but 5 actions.
Or do I wire them to existing keycodes/buttons used?

Confused  :dizzy:

Read this (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,130438.msg1334733.html#msg1334733) and see how you can easily cover the pinball functions.

BTW, The terms are left/right flipper and left/right/up nudge.

Nudge moves the ball.

If you nudge too much, the game tilts -- scoring stops and play ends.

For more reading on the subject, search "flipper" and username "PL1".   ;D


Scott