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Anyone made a auto 4way/8way switching joystick?

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ntk:
i found the controller 5$ cheaper + free worldwide shipping

http://cgi.ebay.com/MICRO-MAESTRO-6-CH-USB-SERVO-CONTROLLER-ASSEMBLED-/170544529885?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27b53f01dd

i have 7" screen on my CP and i connected to it a servo so i can change the angle i will upload a video soon

ntk:
this is what i did with the servo i bought it from ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320621254330&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT



in the video i control the servo with servo tester" but i will connect it to the pc and conrol it with some script

ErikRuud:
A couple of other choices for controlling servos from a PC.

Mini SSC II  I have not used this one, but it has been around a while and has a good reputation.

Phidgets Servo Controller  I do have two of the older version that I have played around with and they work very well.


I forgot to add that Phidgets also has Stepper controllers.

RetroBorg:
I was inspired by terrahwk's effort, I really liked how he used two servos to make two Mag-Stick Plus joysticks switch automatically from 4-way to 8-way mode.

I currently have a mock control panel for seeing how everything fits together for when I build my arcade machine and I thought the way I had my Mag-Sticks mounted I could emulate what terrahwk has done but hopefully get away with using just one servo.

Anyway today I got the servo controller and servo working, I followed terrahwk's instructions with the software and got the servo moving as I ran different MAME games.

Next I installed the servo into my mock control panel and added a bar linking the two Mag-Stick to the servo.

I then hooked it up to the computer and ran the software and no probs the little servo switched both Mag-Sticks at the same time easily.

I will have to be more precise when I make up my real control panel as when the joysticks switch one of them is out by a millimetre or two from going all the way.

Also my mount for the servo is dodgy as, which probably doesn't help.

It doesn't really matter for the mock panel, this was just a check to see if the servo had the power to shift both at once.



Here's a video of it switching, I ran Juno First followed by Donkey Kong, just from the command line.



I haven't been able to get it working in HyperSpin as yet, I'll have to play around with it a bit more.

jipp:
very cool :)

chris.

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