The NEW Build Your Own Arcade Controls
Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: Vocalitus on September 06, 2020, 08:27:56 pm
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So while I am getting my spinner to work, I swapped out my PC (it died) and got my old softmodded Xbox original and TSOP the main board and upgraded the hard drive to 1TB and added CoinOPS 8 Massive. :blah:
I had in my collection some zero delay encoders and a little unopened box which to my surprise was a KADE I must have got on kickstarter. Since the KADE website is no longer I managed to find the Kade Loader 1.1.3.1 and tried to program the board with the Xbox option.
I made a working Xbox to USB cable and the encoder lights up but do not get any response from the controls. I go and program the KADE again after resetting it per the instructions and the PC recognizes it and says its ready to program, but when I start to program with new firmware it says the encoder is not found. Probably a good reason why it doesn't work. Do I have a faulty Kade, or faulty software? I swapped USB ports ejected the device, rebooted used Windows 7 to no avail.
Any suggestions?
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Time for some troubleshooting 101 action. ;D
1. Unplug the KADE from the Xbox, plug in a normal controller, and boot up.
- If it boots and works OK, that eliminates the Xbox itself.
2. Double check all connections.
- Verify if you accidently used the NC (Normally Closed) tab on any microswitch.
- Ensure that nothing is shorted.
3. If the wiring all looks good but it doesn't work properly, disconnect all wires from the screw terminals and try booting up like that.
- If it boots OK, skip to step 4.
- If not, you'll need to find out if there is a short that you missed or if the encoder wasn't programmed properly or if the encoder is damaged.
4. Connect the ground wire(s) to the encoder and boot up the XBox.
- If it doesn't boot properly, your wiring problem is somewhere in the ground wire daisy-chain.
5. Connect two or three input wires to the P2 encoder, boot up the XBox, and test those inputs.
- If it doesn't boot/test properly, your wiring problem is with one of those inputs.
- Repeat step 5 until all input connections are made and tested.
Scott