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Title: $8 Encoder
Post by: JRChristenson on December 24, 2018, 10:12:00 pm

Does anyone have any experience with these? I'm thinking about building some individual control panels for skme specific games and I'm wondering if these would be a good alternative to a $40 iPac.


https://www.ebay.com/itm/Zero-Delay-Arcade-USB-Encoder-PC-to-joystick-for-MAME-Fight-Stick-Controls/251241991403 (https://www.ebay.com/itm/Zero-Delay-Arcade-USB-Encoder-PC-to-joystick-for-MAME-Fight-Stick-Controls/251241991403)

Title: Re: $8 Encoder
Post by: PL1 on December 25, 2018, 01:48:46 am

Quote from: JRChristenson on December 24, 2018, 10:12:00 pm

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2F

The link's broken.   :dunno


Scott

Title: Re: $8 Encoder
Post by: ark_ader on December 25, 2018, 05:06:29 am

These are great.  Super fast,  get great scores on dig dug.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Zero-Delay-Arcade-USB-Encoder-PC-to-Joystick-Button-DIY-Kit-For-MAME-Fight-Stick/382118738530?hash=item58f80d3a62:g:goQAAOSwlMFZN9y5&redirect=mobile (https://www.ebay.com/itm/Zero-Delay-Arcade-USB-Encoder-PC-to-Joystick-Button-DIY-Kit-For-MAME-Fight-Stick/382118738530?hash=item58f80d3a62:g:goQAAOSwlMFZN9y5&redirect=mobile)

Title: Re: $8 Encoder
Post by: eds1275 on December 25, 2018, 11:00:21 am

I have used them a bunch. I do have problems with using 2 of them at once though, if you unplug them and reconnect sometimes they are in the wrong order (p1 becomes p2 etc.) I think someone made a fix for that available somewhere on this site.

Title: Re: $8 Encoder
Post by: JRChristenson on December 29, 2018, 04:49:48 pm

Thanks for the info. Sorry about the broken link.

Title: Re: $8 Encoder
Post by: JRChristenson on January 30, 2019, 11:52:27 pm

So I got a couple of these in the mail today and I have a question. . . do the connections for the buttons corospond to a letter on a keyboard like an iPac or to something else?

Title: Re: $8 Encoder
Post by: PL1 on January 31, 2019, 12:46:09 am

Quote from: JRChristenson on January 30, 2019, 11:52:27 pm

So I got a couple of these in the mail today and I have a question. . . do the connections for the buttons corospond to a letter on a keyboard like an iPac or to something else?

The ZD encoder is a gamepad encoder that can only output joystick directions/buttons.

(https://www.s-config.com/core/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Zero-Delay-Joystick-Joystick-Properties.png.webp)

The I-Pac (2015 or newer) is a hybrid keyboard/optical (mouse)/gamepad encoder that can output keystrokes, mouse movements/buttons, or joystick directions/buttons.

There's more info regarding the five categories of encoders on this wiki page backup (https://web.archive.org/web/20150625045756/http://newwiki.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?title=Encoders).


Scott

Title: Re: $8 Encoder
Post by: michelevit on January 31, 2019, 11:46:12 am

I've used the zero delay boards. They work great. I like them.
It's gotten so easy for cabinet builders.
I remember the days of keyboard hacks.

Title: Re: $8 Encoder
Post by: brained on February 18, 2019, 09:41:31 am

Quote from: michelevit on January 31, 2019, 11:46:12 am

I've used the zero delay boards. They work great. I like them.
It's gotten so easy for cabinet builders.
I remember the days of keyboard hacks.

Them dark days, I still have my keyboard hack laying around.

Title: Re: $8 Encoder
Post by: Lilwolf on February 19, 2019, 09:30:58 am

I have a few real encoders, and I use these for all hot swap control panels, and/or smaller projects for others... then I moved it to my main arcade machine a while ago (initially for ease, but it's still there).