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Demon-Seed:
I think I have a multimeter.. just mot sure how to use it :)

syph007:

--- Quote from: Demon-Seed on May 28, 2010, 12:44:46 pm ---I think I have a multimeter.. just mot sure how to use it :)

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And you want to waste time and hack keyboard/gamepads instead of taking a cheap common sense approach?  Hey if you like pain, who am I to stop you.   

The only other thing I'll point out is you can get one of those eco encoders to mimic keyboard OR gamepad input.   So for the price of 2 'cheap' gamepads, you can get a proper solution anyhow.   

bkenobi:
No offense, but if you don't know how to use a multi-meter, how are you going to know if your solder joints are any good?  If I were in your shoes, I'd just buy an encoder for ~$25 rather than wasting hours trying to figure out why/how you messed up the hack.

I did a dual strike + mouse hack for my driving cab to save some money.  At the time I did it, I would have needed 2 encoders (1 for the spinner control and one for analog input).  I can't remember, but I think I figured I'd also need a standard encoder for the buttons as well.  Anyway, that would have been somewhere between $50-100.  I opted for a $5 mouse and a $10 joystick and hacked them.

I had some problems with the mouse hack (the mouse I chose was an issue for the front end at the time), but the joystick hack was easy.  BUT, that was because a bunch of people had already done dual strike hacks and so I was simply riding their coat tails.

If you do a keyboard hack successfully, congrats!  BUT, be aware that it won't be as good as a gamepad or encoder for a variety of reasons.

mphuie:

--- Quote from: syph007 on May 28, 2010, 12:55:50 pm ---
--- Quote from: Demon-Seed on May 28, 2010, 12:44:46 pm ---I think I have a multimeter.. just mot sure how to use it :)

--- End quote ---

And you want to waste time and hack keyboard/gamepads instead of taking a cheap common sense approach?  Hey if you like pain, who am I to stop you.   

The only other thing I'll point out is you can get one of those eco encoders to mimic keyboard OR gamepad input.   So for the price of 2 'cheap' gamepads, you can get a proper solution anyhow.   

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Money is money, the KeyWiz Eco is still triple the price of  a cheap USB gamepad.  If you're decent at soldering, you can do a pad in ~30 minutes.

Padhacking is fairly trivial and painless, and in most cases you don't need a multimeter.  There are lots of diagrams on the net if you search the exact gamepad model. 

Demon-Seed:
Hey
I agree there too, money is money.. if I save 20-25 bucks doing it then that will pay for my buttons etc. however if I try it and it takes hours then there is an issue

Jim

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