Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum
Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: JackTucky on October 08, 2004, 02:31:15 pm
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I have an outrun cabinet that has the "origjnal" gas and brake pedals. I'm putting a dreamcast in the cab for racing games. I want to interface the pedals that came with the DC steering wheel.
The DC pedals insides look like this:
(http://www.link400.com/sega.jpg)
The arcade pedals insides look like this:
(http://www.link400.com/arcade.jpg)
I've got the wires where they are supposed to be, gas works fine, brake even kind of works, but the brake light on 4x4 evo is always on. When I DO hit the brake, it does stop and then go into reverse, which is what it does when I use the DC pedals.
I'm guessing that the Pots have different values or something? maybe move the brake pot a little? Anyone know what to do to make it work?
Thanks in advance.
Art
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Hey, take the gears off of the pot, then move the pot so it doesn't brake, then put the gear back on.
Done.
Thanks!
::)
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I've got it setup so the pots start at zero, but i can't press the gas enough now. Should I replace the pots from the DC controller into the arcade one, or what? Thanks
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I've got it setup so the pots start at zero, but i can't press the gas enough now. Should I replace the pots from the DC controller into the arcade one, or what? Thanks
I would try to switch them out. I think the arcade ones are 5K, and the DC may be 100, so there would be a big difference. If they dont fit they may have some at radio shack. Good luck...
P.S. Did you stuff that 21" monitor in yet??
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I've got it setup so the pots start at zero, but i can't press the gas enough now. Should I replace the pots from the DC controller into the arcade one, or what? Thanks
Can't you just recalibrate in windows?
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Can't you just recalibrate in windows?
If I remember properly, the Dreamcast doesn't use windows! 8)
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Can't you just recalibrate in windows?
If I remember properly, the Dreamcast doesn't use windows! 8)
D'oh! I was somewhere else when I wrote that. :-[
AKAIK (and it's not that much):
a) dreamcast calibrates the center on bootup
b) IIRC, each pedal should output a range of ~2.5 volts (2.3v should be enough); I think one does ~ 0.2-2.5, the other ~ 2.5-4.8. I don't know the supplied current, but V = I * R. "The rest is left as an exerise for the student."
A couple things to note: since it's calibrated at bootup, the center volts can be other than 2.5, but the ends still need to be ~0.2v and ~4.8v. Also, I'm basing this off a couple different gamepads; the dreamcast pedals might be different (but I doubt it).