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Title: Gas/brake pedal wiring quaestion
Post by: menace on July 06, 2004, 01:04:16 pm
with reference to the following: http://www.gunpowder.freeserve.co.uk/wheels/wiring.htm (http://www.gunpowder.freeserve.co.uk/wheels/wiring.htm)

I have 2 sets of pedals so I'll be using J1Y and J2Y for the side 1 and 2 respectively.  Will this work?

Is there a better way to get 2 sets of pedals iinto mame?  Could I hack a dual strike and re-map the one axis?   thoughts anyone?
Title: Re:Gas/brake pedal wiring quaestion
Post by: Tiger-Heli on July 06, 2004, 01:57:36 pm
with reference to the following: http://www.gunpowder.freeserve.co.uk/wheels/wiring.htm (http://www.gunpowder.freeserve.co.uk/wheels/wiring.htm)
I have 2 sets of pedals so I'll be using J1Y and J2Y for the side 1 and 2 respectively.  Will this work?
Should work, especially if you don't plan to unplug and re-plug in the pedals (gameport loses calibration).

If you are running Win98, be sure to wire a momentary button to the gameport so you can calibrate the pedals.
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Is there a better way to get 2 sets of pedals iinto mame?
There's DaveB's AKI - http://dave.bit2000.com/
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Could I hack a dual strike and re-map the one axis?
But that only gives you one set of pedals (I think), or you could hack a gamepad joystick for one set and a dual strike for the second, or two dual strikes . . .
Title: Re:Gas/brake pedal wiring quaestion
Post by: NoOne=NBA= on July 06, 2004, 03:08:24 pm
The AKI actually has 5 axis inputs, so it will run two sets of pedals, or one set of pedals with an x-y-z yoke.
Title: Re:Gas/brake pedal wiring quaestion
Post by: menace on July 06, 2004, 04:15:45 pm
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If you are running Win98, be sure to wire a momentary button to the gameport so you can calibrate the pedals.

Ack i had forgot allabout that--thanks!
Title: Re:Gas/brake pedal wiring quaestion
Post by: Minwah on July 06, 2004, 06:05:11 pm
Not sure if it interests you, but I wired up some pedals as from the BYO wheel/pedals site...

I found that even in XP, I was losing calibration, and the cursor in the Control Panel test screen was pretty jittery...

I tried a Gameport > USB converter that I had lying around, and it fixes it a treat!  The cursor doesn't jitter around, and the calibration stays spot on.  Oh and incidentally, I don't ever disconnect the pedals as they are a permanent fixture in my cab.

I also have 2 AKI's for other controls, and I must say they are a lot easier and work a treat also :)
Title: Re:Gas/brake pedal wiring quaestion
Post by: menace on July 06, 2004, 09:29:41 pm
It's funny that you mention the gameport to USB converter since i bought one attached to a joystick at a yard sale for 2$--can't beat that--looks like it will permanently reside in the cab--thanks for the tip minwah!