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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: angelomcm on July 11, 2007, 03:30:43 pm
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Good day.
This is my first ever post on this board, I am Angelo, I greet you all :)
I have been involved with arcade playing since the 80s and
finally got the chance to discover the world of DIY arcade
when I got my hands on an old, damaged Cruisin' Usa
cabinet (monitorless) and half a dozen of old control panels.
(http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/8250/stp61080jn0.jpg)
My attempts to revive it has been successfull this far, however, two things
bother me slightly. :dizzy:
1) I have the full steering wheel system + force feedback device
attached, is it possible to have it used in mame with a certain
(commercial) adaptor ?
2) I have dozens of button switches like in the picture added, are there
still compatible buttons to be found for it ?
stats of the switch: inner hole diameter: 1cm / 0.39 inch
overall length 7.5cm / 3 inch
Are they even still sold ?
(http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/17/switchnp1.jpg)
That'll do for now, I will soon add my project to the forum announcements.
Thank you all.
:)
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Hi there. For starters, I'm not 100% sure on the force feedback, maybe someone else can chime in. The unit you have there at the bottom is called a leaf switch. You can get stuff for those, but it's usually tougher to find since everything is a microswitch now.
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Welcome!
There are a bunch of vendors who sell leaf switch buttons, check the Vendors section of the wiki (http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Vendors).
ArcadeShop, Mike's Arcade, Bob Roberts, LizardLick and Centsible all come to mind.
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That is a sit-down model. Do you have the seat part?
And no, you can't interface your cruisin usa force feedback with MAME. Maybe some day though (I like optimism ;D)!
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Thanks for your replies. I guess the steering wheel panel is useless then, maybe
i can salvage the speakers inside it though. Too bad, the gearstick and
wheel seemed cool ;)
In all case, it does indeed resemble a leafswitch like on the picture on the wiki
(which i thought i read through, tsk tsk me... sorry..). Now to order the needed
buttons !
Thanks for the help !
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That is a sit-down model. Do you have the seat part?
And no, you can't interface your cruisin usa force feedback with MAME. Maybe some day though (I like optimism ;D)!
Unfortunately not, it will be a sweet bench-model once i visit the IKEA store in Belgium
somewhere ;)
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You could use the shifter and steering wheel in mame though :)
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Thanks for your replies. I guess the steering wheel panel is useless then, maybe
i can salvage the speakers inside it though. Too bad, the gearstick and
wheel seemed cool ;)
In all case, it does indeed resemble a leafswitch like on the picture on the wiki
(which i thought i read through, tsk tsk me... sorry..). Now to order the needed
buttons !
Thanks for the help !
You can use the controls in MAME, you just can't interface the force-feedback system.
Do a search on "dual strike steering hack" to find a way to use the wheel...or get an A-Pac from Ultimarc.
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I wonder if this usb interface from happ would provide forcefeed back with the optional daughter card?
http://www.happcontrols.com/images/pdf/ins-0037.pdf (http://www.happcontrols.com/images/pdf/ins-0037.pdf)
I'm just throwing this out there I don't know if it will work or not. On page 2 it makes mention of output for lights and solenoids. Hopefully someone who knows a lot more about this than me can chime in an say if this will work for force feedback.
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Thanks again for the helpfull replies.
Hmm, the force feedback has a low priority now that I hear that
the wheel and gears CAN be hooked up somehow.
After work, I will take a look at the cables going from both devices
and compare it with the A-pac. Too bad the pedals dont work no more,
but I guess that is a challenge on its own... :laugh:
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I wonder if this usb interface from happ would provide forcefeed back with the optional daughter card?
http://www.happcontrols.com/images/pdf/ins-0037.pdf (http://www.happcontrols.com/images/pdf/ins-0037.pdf)
I'm just throwing this out there I don't know if it will work or not. On page 2 it makes mention of output for lights and solenoids. Hopefully someone who knows a lot more about this than me can chime in an say if this will work for force feedback.
If you are a wiz programmer that can find a way to interface with the thoroughly buried code for force feedback in MAME, knock yourself out. ;D I am waiting to see what cool things people can do with that driver board, it could be really neat!