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D_Harris:
If out there I missed it, but why didn't anyone think to develop a spinner/controller combo that:

1) Allowed for enough buttons to play all non-joystick games(Asteroids, Track & Field, etc.), along with some admin functions.

And

2) Allows for connection cables with rocker switches or similar on the ends that one would mount to the outside of one's control panel to allow one to toggle between axis' or between optical and button only games if that's needed and it can't be done automatically without having to go through extra software steps between games? (Though I guess if your spinner uses jumpers for these functions you would be able to hack in cables yourself).

I'm just wondering.

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.

D_Harris:
Ok, it's been a while, but every now and then I do a search.

I need a single controller for a control panel that will have 12 game and admin buttons along with a single spinner. The idea is that the control panel will cover any button-only game, and separately also cover any spinner game.

So did anyone ever come out with a cheap controller that covers those basics?

Thanks.

P.S.: And does anyone have much experience with these controllers? http://www.xin-mo.com/

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.

PL1:
There is a fairly new KADE miniArcade firmware that is very close to plug-and-play for your design.

It has everything but Button 7 and P2 Start, but there are leftover Enter and mouse button inputs that you could use for them.   ;D



Related KADE Loader release notes here.


Scott
EDIT: Updated with a better plan.

kiwasabi:
The KADE firmware for spinner/trackball actually has a bug where if you spin hard left or right it will switch directions. A programmer who is working on a project with me was able to fix that bug though, so if you want the working .hex file let me know. The Kade board is the cheapest method I know of to have lots of buttons and spinners running off the same encoder board.

kiwasabi:

--- Quote from: D_Harris on June 23, 2014, 05:51:43 pm ---P.S.: And does anyone have much experience with these controllers? http://www.xin-mo.com/

--- End quote ---

Missed this part of your question. I have no experience with their boards but it looks like they discontinued the trackball board, which is probably what you would've wanted. Kade is going to be your best bet. I sure do love their KadeLoader software.

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