Guys, just an addion to my post I have the PSX hack done, just do not understand how to hook it up. Email me and maybe someone could walk me through it? Currently run IPAC with MAME and now adding the PSX hack.,. any help, tips, links would be very much appreciated!I think the general consensus is you can't do both at the same time. I think Snaaack was trying to explain that. What you need to do is come up with a way to easily switch. Wire a plug between your CP and your ipac, then wire a plug on the psx pad. when you want to switch you have to physically unplug the CP from the Ipac and plug the CP into the psx hack. Heres a picture of my control panel wired for swappable control panels. When I received my keywhiz I just wired a plug to it and plugged into my control panel and started playing.
So im stuck...We need more info. Does the hacked pad thats giving you trouble work with out controls hooked to it? Perhaps you have a blob of solder bridging a connection or something.
I hacked two psx pad and used a db25 connector. My second player works fine. but the first coontroller acts as though there is something like start button or circle being continously pressed down.....
The only problem I can think of is....the ground which grounds the shoulder buttons came off of the shoulders and its just free floating...could that be the problem..
Anyone have any ideas?
Would this be easier?No offense, but are you even reading any of these posts? Its bad enough you have two threads discussing the same thing, but asking a question like this after all the advice you have gotten leads me to believe you aren't paying any attention to whats being said.
Leave the 2 controls I have set up now for mame and ipac.
then add s 3rd set of buttons which wire directly into the dc convertor?
I don't see why an A/B box would fail but for some reason I remember someone (SNAAAKE?) saying it wasn't possible.
I know they don't work hooked up simultaneously, but was there ever a verdict on using a switch box? I don't see why an A/B box would fail but for some reason I remember someone (SNAAAKE?) saying it wasn't possible.It worked..but it was slow..like i press a button and after 2 sec it works..I WAS PI$$ED after all the wiring >:(.
No offense, but are you even reading any of these posts? Its bad enough you have two threads discussing the same thing, but asking a question like this after all the advice you have gotten leads me to believe you aren't paying any attention to whats being said.LIKE I said,no offence to demonseed but its really hard to explain in words(atleast for demonseed)..but dave_k did explain clearly and I dont think I myself can explain any better :-\...IF all the hopes are gone then just rewire your CP with psx hack then get USB,DC converters and sell your I-pac(i am sure someone will buy overhere).Also,eightbits picture shows how its done too..ya have to actually plug/unplug your interfaces.
If I run a second set of buttons how do i ground it? just ground to a steel bolt?I got this one from another post you just made..C'mon :-\..
sorry if this is off-topic....but it isnt really... ;)I hacked both the dc madcatz and psx pads. If I want to play DC games, I use the hacked DC pads, and connect them to my control panel via molex connectors. If I want to play PS2 games, I use my hacked PSX pads and connect them to my control panel via the molex connectors. If I want to play mame games, I use the PSX pads pluged into the control panel, and then use the PSX->USB connector to my PC. If I had an ipac, I'd just hack some molex connectors to the ipac, and plug that into the control panel. It takes 2 seconds to unplug the control panel from one interface, and plug in another. I have to open up the door anyway to turn on the console, or put in a cd, or whatever.
what is the most common way of connecting a dreamcast? psx hack with converters (dc, ect...), or just going strait for the madcatz? I am leaning towards the madcatz because it i dont really know if i will ever play anything other than DC and mame, and ive heard that psx converters can sometimes "miss" button presses (when really mashing on the controls). is this true?
but on the other-hand, i would be interested in the psx hack though just for a "down the road" approach if I ever want to have more than a DC. Im only putting in 6 butons on the CP, so the psx hack seems like sort of overkill. but again..."down the road", this may change.
your thoughts/experiences?
If I want to play DC games, I use the hacked DC pads, and connect them to my control panel via molex connectors. If I want to play PS2 games, I use my hacked PSX pads and connect them to my control panel via the molex connectors. If I want to play mame games, I use the PSX pads pluged into the control panel, and then use the PSX->USB connector to my PC. If I had an ipac, I'd just hack some molex connectors to the ipac, and plug that into the control panel. It takes 2 seconds to unplug the control panel from one interface, and plug in another. I have to open up the door anyway to turn on the console, or put in a cd, or whatever.
Come on people, this is not rocket science, nor is hacking console pads expensive. Why is everyone so freaking bent on finding ONE solution that does it all.
I have no problem plugging and unplugging molex (hell I'll twist and untwist a wire if that's what works in my prototyping stage) but that's wouldn't be an ideal solution for my wife, for example... on the userfriendlyness front. Although how she's going to do the VGA/tv switch trick is probably right out of plausibility as well... =) (not that she couldn't, but rather she wouldn't want to)Don't get me wrong, I'd love to figure out a solution to make switching interfaces easier. But that shouldn't be something that prevents someone from even attempting to hack a console into their cabinet. On the topic of girlfriends/wives switching interfaces, so where do you find such rare females that are interested in arcade games? ;D
[so where do you find such rare females that are interested in arcade games? ;D
why do you use both hacked psx pads AND dc pads? have you had a bad experience with psx converters in the past, or is it for totally different reasoning? (like maybe you did the dreamcast first?) my guess is that its so you only have to unplug/plug one cable instead of many for the controllers? (2 for psx - or up to 4 for dc)I did the psx pad hack first, and I did have a problem with one of the early psx->dc converters (I think it was the "total control"). It just plain didn't work half the time (it wouldn't recognize the pad was even plugged in). Could have just been defective. Anyway, I decided to just hack a set of madcatz controllers. I use 2 molex connectors for my control panel (which is 2 player). One pad plugs into one side..just seemed easiest. I use ports 3 and 4 on the DC for lightguns.
im just curious, thats all. ;D
I know this would be a pain but couldnt you use diodes to isolate the two controls from each other.. like of you used PSX and DC controllers? they would both be connected to the same switch but would not interact with each other.. I would think you could even run them both at the same time not that you;d want to.. oh well.. I could be wrong.. just a thought...
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I know this would be a pain but couldnt you use diodes to isolate the two controls from each other.. like of you used PSX and DC controllers? they would both be connected to the same switch but would not interact with each other.. I would think you could even run them both at the same time not that you;d want to.. oh well.. I could be wrong.. just a thought...
Hmm... That might actually work, the whole problem is current getting to the wrong spots, diodes might solve that.
Anybody want to try? Keep in mind that you'll need diodes going to every line going to the pad and encoder. For every button you'll need two diodes if you have two interfaces connected to it.
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