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Two buttons with same function?
meyer980:
I think JDFan is right that a big benefit would be using it in front end menus.
Malenko:
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"Default Game Settings" how do they work?
:lol
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--- Quote from: pbj on January 13, 2014, 10:51:43 am ---.................. and then tweak as needed for other games.
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OP wants a mirrored button so his wife can play lefty flip. No dead inputs on the CP, just a mirrored button. Nothing wrong with what you want to do, but what you want to do isn't the solution to the OP's original query.
PixelPaul:
--- Quote from: JDFan on January 14, 2014, 09:48:24 am ---
Personally I'd actually use a $10 no delay encoder with its 16 inputs for this type of setup rather than the $40 Ipac2, since he is not using anywhere near 32 inputs and the other $30 could have been used elsewhere or saved (But then I'm pretty cheap :lol )
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Could you expand on this? I'm working on my first build and learning as I go......and I'm pretty cheap also!
Malenko:
--- Quote from: PixelPaul on January 14, 2014, 07:26:18 pm ---
--- Quote from: JDFan on January 14, 2014, 09:48:24 am ---
Personally I'd actually use a $10 no delay encoder with its 16 inputs for this type of setup rather than the $40 Ipac2, since he is not using anywhere near 32 inputs and the other $30 could have been used elsewhere or saved (But then I'm pretty cheap :lol )
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Could you expand on this? I'm working on my first build and learning as I go......and I'm pretty cheap also!
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there is another encoder called a Zero Delay board. It doesnt use the MAME inputs, it shows up as a controller in windows.
heres one on ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/190921841677
JDFan:
--- Quote from: PixelPaul on January 14, 2014, 07:26:18 pm ---Could you expand on this? I'm working on my first build and learning as I go......and I'm pretty cheap also!
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As Malenko explained it is just a different type of encoder that shows up as a HID 12 button gamepad rather than a keyboard (but setup in Mame is easy) - so you have the 4 inputs for the joystick and 12 other inputs for buttons (16 total inputs) which is enough for a single player build or even a 2 player setup with a joystick and a couple buttons per player - they are shipped from china (mine took 10 days to arrive). Since they offer limited inputs they are not really useful for 2 player CPs with 8 buttons per player and the likes (though you can use 2 of them for that type setup and it still works out costing less) but for something like you are building with just the single joystick and a couple buttons they work great.
And the $11 includes all of the wires for hooking it up and the USB connection - though the button\joystick wires are fairly short (works fine for a small build but might need to extend them if using a large CP) - If you do order one just be sure to get the one with the proper wiring for your joystick ( they have either a 5 wire connector for japanese type joysticks or 2 wire for each direction like those used on Happ joysticks) - the encoder will work with either type but the wiring is only included for one or the other not both.
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