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Title: help what encoder works with pot based controls
Post by: discgolfer72 on August 16, 2009, 07:04:56 pm: i just picked up a nice arcade cab with a pot based flight yoke i have the opti wiz from gg on hand will it work for pot based controls or will i need something els

and if so what encoder do i need
Title: Re: help what encoder works with pot based controls
Post by: mvsfan on August 16, 2009, 07:19:32 pm: ive always heard that the best way to do this is to get ahold of an old game port based analog stick from the 386 age, and wire your analog flight yoke up to the board.

only other thing you need to do is replace the arcade potientometers with 100k pc compatible pots.

i havent tried it yet though so, use this advice as you feel fit to.
Title: Re: help what encoder works with pot based controls
Post by: CheffoJeffo on August 16, 2009, 07:55:38 pm: The OptiWiz is for optical controls.

For something pot-based, you could look at

http://www.ultimarc.com/a-pac.html

or something like a Sidewinder hack ... or look at switching out the pots ...
Title: Re: help what encoder works with pot based controls
Post by: discgolfer72 on August 16, 2009, 08:29:44 pm: so will the u-hid nano do what i need for 2 pots (up/down , left /right )
http://www.ultimarc.com/JShopServer/section.php?xSec=13
then i guess i would still need a button encoder (i need 4 button inputs as well ) or does it include some button inputs (man i hate ultmarc their site has such bad descriptions of their products gg is so much better)
Title: Re: help what encoder works with pot based controls
Post by: AndyWarne on August 17, 2009, 06:55:13 am: We paid particular attention to documentation on the U-HID and I believe its well covered, with a full PDF manual and connection examples etc including pots.

www.u-hid.com (http://www.u-hid.com)

pdf: http://www.u-hid.com/u-config/u-hid%20Manual.pdf (http://www.u-hid.com/u-config/u-hid%20Manual.pdf)
Title: Re: help what encoder works with pot based controls
Post by: discgolfer72 on August 17, 2009, 06:57:06 pm: nither of thoes links work for me
i see the specs on the full u-hid but i am only needing the 8 pin version so if you could explain the specs and avail inputs on it as the websit does not really go in depth on the 8 pin version only the full u-hid device
Title: Re: help what encoder works with pot based controls
Post by: u_rebelscum on August 18, 2009, 01:18:29 pm: Links work for me. Are you accessing from work, that has some web limiting policy? edit: I couldn't reach the site for a short while, but is back up again.

The nano is basically a normal u-hid, except with only 8 input/output pins (+1 a ground pin), vs the u-hid's 50 connection pins. Each of the 8 nano's pins can be individually assigned to analog joystick, joystickk button, keyboard key, mouse button, mouse axis, LED (output), or +5v (output).

Each analog axis needs one pin, plus a +5v source, which can be either another (shared) pin or an external source. Each button needs one pin, plus the (shared) ground pin. So: 2 analog axes pins, + 4 digital pins + 1 +5v pin = 7 pins. You still have at least one more free pin, and two if you get the power from somewhere else..
Title: Re: help what encoder works with pot based controls
Post by: discgolfer72 on August 18, 2009, 05:09:21 pm: cool thanks for the clarification looks like it will work then without any more need encoders ( 2 pots up/down,left/ right , start ,shift,photon torpedo)