Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum
Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: marknetwork on March 10, 2004, 12:19:36 pm
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Hello,
Do you guys know where I can get some sort of coin operation that can be setup with the x-arcade or right to the PC for my MAME arcade machine? I plan on using MAME32 but I would really like to have it actually accept coins for fun. What do most people do?
I'm using MAME32 and the X-arcade dual controller, and I'd like the arcade machine to accept coins instead of using a button...or maybe both whatever is easiest. Any suggestions?
Thank you so much!
Mark
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This site may give you some ideas: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/chris.nightingale1/arcades/coinboxmainpage.htm
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Thanks I'll check it out now! :)
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Not sure if this will answer your question....
As long as you understand how a pushbutton/joystick works, using a coin door/box/whatever works the same; they all use microswitches connected to a keyboard encoder that translates the push of a pushbutton into a keyboard keystroke.
To re-iterate, when you push a button, or press a direction on a joystick, it basically is turned into a simple keyboard keystroke. When you drop a coin in, it translates into a keystroke.
So, you just have to wire up the coin door microswitches to translate into keystrokes "1" and "2" since MAME uses these for coin inputs (via keyboard encoder which I think your xarcade has in it).
Hope I didn't misunderstand your question....
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I completely understand!! Now I just have to find the wires....
Do you know where I could buy a complete coin kit or something so I dont have to find each piece by itself? The one I have is too old and wrecked its not worth fixing. What pieces do I need?
Thanks,
Mark