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Title: multiple spinners on cocktail
Post by: btoddkelley on July 14, 2004, 09:39:48 am

I built a cocktail that has the two normal control panels as well as a side panel. I have trackballs and spinners on all three panels. I am using an optipac, however this set up will leave me one axis short. (3 trackballs at 2 axis each and 3 spinners will total 7 axis.) The optipac supports 6.
     I have built cabs like this before and used a small toggle to switch between player one's spinner on the side and end panels. I really do not like this approach. I was wondering if any of you had any ideas to eliminate the switch.


Thanks
Todd

Title: Re:multiple spinners on cocktail
Post by: NoOne=NBA= on July 14, 2004, 10:54:58 am

Ummm.......3*2=6, and 3*1=3.
That's NINE.

You're going to fill the Opti-pac with the trackballs alone.
The switch method is the easiest approach.
You could add a couple mouse hacks to this, but I don't see any reason to when you can just switch controls on the interface you've got.

Title: Re:multiple spinners on cocktail
Post by: sirwoogie on July 14, 2004, 11:36:23 am

NoOne is right, that is 9. Instead of a workaround, why not just buy another optipac?

Title: Re:multiple spinners on cocktail
Post by: NoOne=NBA= on July 14, 2004, 01:07:14 pm

I knew that 16 years of school I had would come in handy some day.

Title: Re:multiple spinners on cocktail
Post by: btoddkelley on July 14, 2004, 01:08:58 pm

M.A. in economics and i cannot do basic math! Yes, 9 axis. The optipac has 8 axis inputs so i only need one more.

Thanks
Todd

Title: Re:multiple spinners on cocktail
Post by: sirwoogie on July 14, 2004, 05:44:50 pm

I guess a clarifying question: which spinner are you using? Realize if they are Tornados, they have their own encoder board thus needing a mouse/USB port. Some other spinners come with their own too.

Title: Re:multiple spinners on cocktail
Post by: btoddkelley on July 14, 2004, 10:41:56 pm

I build my own and use happs optical pickups. They wire directly to the optipac.

Thanks
Todd