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Title: Weird problem with I-Pac 2 and pushbutton
Post by: KungFuJoe on February 02, 2006, 06:19:16 pm
Everything works fine with my ipac except for one button.  The problem with that is that it only "registers" when you depress and let go of the button.  Basically, when I push it down, nothing happens, but when i let go it registers a keystroke.  I know it sounds like something wrong with the button/switch or that I have the wire connected to the wrong lead on the switch but I confirmed that everything is wired to the right spot and I even tried replacing the switch. 

If I open notepad or some text editor and hit that button, nothing shows up when I push it down (as expected) but when I release it...TWO characters show up...it reacts like I hit it twice really quick. 

And lastly...during some 2 player simultaneous games (like R-Type Leo, etc) whenever Player one starts up in the middle of the action, it will sometimes "freeze" all of Player 2's controls for a second or two.

Anything I should be looking for?  Could it be the IPac itself? 
Title: Re: Weird probably with I-Pac 2 and pushbutton
Post by: leapinlew on February 02, 2006, 06:34:52 pm
Sounds like you have the wire on the wrong prong to me.
Title: Re: Weird probably with I-Pac 2 and pushbutton
Post by: brophog on February 02, 2006, 10:47:20 pm
Either connected to a NC instead of a NO or it's the SHIFT button (default player 1 start).

As with all Ultimarc problems, send it to Andy. He's helpful, thorough, and he checks his email every day.
Title: Re: Weird problem with I-Pac 2 and pushbutton
Post by: KungFuJoe on February 05, 2006, 05:03:10 am
It's definitely not connected to the wrong prong...that was the very first thing that came to mind and I tried both prongs and another switch just to make sure...

I will email Andy though...
Title: Re: Weird problem with I-Pac 2 and pushbutton
Post by: AndyWarne on February 05, 2006, 05:26:12 am
I would assume the offending button is Start1. This is the shift button by default and sends the keycode on release. But is should not send two presses nor cause a delay. Hopefully we can resolve this by email.
Andy W