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Title: Gnd in IPAC/OPTIPAC
Post by: bigmoe on January 14, 2004, 02:51:50 pm

Hello all,

I'm designing a DB25 wiring interface for detachable CPs, and I need to know how many pins I have available.

Does anyone here know if the Gnd in the IPAC and OPTIPAC can be wired together (and so take only one pin over the db25 connection)?

Many thanks!

b

Title: Re:Gnd in IPAC/OPTIPAC
Post by: Brad Lee on January 14, 2004, 03:57:15 pm

(http://www.sixsixsix.com/commonground.gif)

I use the optipac's GND for other stuff(coin door, admin buttons) not on the control panel. The big wire coming out of the wiring block has 50 wires, 1 for each input(up down left right p1b1 p1b2 coin start etc) that I could POSSIBLY have on the panel. The combined total of Ipac2 and Optipac is 48, plus 1 for GND and 1 for 5v, so 50 total  ;D

Title: Re:Gnd in IPAC/OPTIPAC
Post by: bigmoe on January 14, 2004, 04:48:26 pm

Very cool.  Thanks!

Title: Re:Gnd in IPAC/OPTIPAC
Post by: Squid on January 14, 2004, 07:36:40 pm

Might want to have a look at my thread here:

http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=14944

I had the same idea, but am starting to reconsider the design decision.

Title: Re:Gnd in IPAC/OPTIPAC
Post by: bigmoe on January 14, 2004, 11:29:32 pm

Quote from: Squid on January 14, 2004, 07:36:40 pm

Might want to have a look at my thread here:

http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=14944

I had the same idea, but am starting to reconsider the design decision.

Thanks for looking out for me.  Very troubling!