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Title: Using arcade controls for Dreamcast?
Post by: sofakng on July 09, 2003, 03:16:24 pm

Are there any specific guides on how to wire my cabinet so I can use it with my PC (via IPAC keyboard encoder) AND wire it to my dreamcast (which will be inside my cabinet)?

I've looked through the links and I can't find anything on this.

Title: Re:Using arcade controls for Dreamcast?
Post by: Jedi Master Matt on July 09, 2003, 03:54:21 pm

sofakng,

I too am interested in this.  From what I've read, it will require wiring everything through some quick disconnects and then plug and unplug them in as needed.

My situation is that I'm trying to figure out how to do this and still get power to my P360s.  I think I'm leaning towards putting the disconnects or some kind of switch in between the joysticks and buttons and the IPAC and the console hack.  That way I should be able to leave the IPAC plugged in and get the +5V from it to power the joysticks.

Man... trying to get consoles and PCs to work together is hard.  Especially if you want to use the IPAC for the PC.

Title: Re:Using arcade controls for Dreamcast?
Post by: shmokes on July 09, 2003, 04:12:36 pm

No no...it's been done.  You need to use diodes.  That's all I know.  Do a search in the forums for "diodes" and you'll find the thread that explains how to do it.

Title: Re:Using arcade controls for Dreamcast?
Post by: anthony691 on July 09, 2003, 06:04:09 pm

Quote from: shmokes on July 09, 2003, 04:12:36 pm

No no...it's been done.  You need to use diodes.  That's all I know.  Do a search in the forums for "diodes" and you'll find the thread that explains how to do it.

Wha? or you could put the wires coming from both the DC pad hack and the I-Pac into the same Quick Dissconnect? Just make sure they both aren't on at the same time. You might also want to try the X-Arcade encoder as you wouldn't need to hack anything, but only swap adapters.

Title: Re:Using arcade controls for Dreamcast?
Post by: armad1ll0 on July 10, 2003, 12:36:08 am

X-arcade no longer sells encoders...

PSX -> USB
PSX -> Dreamcast
PSX -> GameCube
PSX -> Xbox

adaptors for all...

Title: Re:Using arcade controls for Dreamcast?
Post by: crashdmj on July 10, 2003, 12:55:01 am

I plan to do this also:

http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=8562;start=msg64508#msg64508

Derek

However would it work to connect the dreamcast hack to the Ipac instead of the appropriate microswitch?