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4 player options besides iPac
PL1:
--- Quote from: rCadeGaming on May 11, 2014, 11:39:25 am ---You should be avoiding joystick encoders, they add more input lag in MAME than keyboard encoders.
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Interesting hypothesis. What do you base that assertion on?
AFAIK there hasn't been any objective, quantifiable, and duplicatable test methodology developed to benchmark/compare encoder lag.
The closest I've seen is the test that Todles did (referenced here) that appears to have less-than-ideal methodology as mentioned in that thread.
Fieldofcows suggested an approach that might work, but the KADE team hasn't gotten around to implementing and testing it yet.
--- Quote --- I would probably look at using a microcontroller or development board that supports USB OTG and program it to recognise HID devices. You could then directly set the test contact in firmware and measure exactly when the HID report arrives. This can then be reported back either on an LCD or via USB if the development board supports this as well as OTG.
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Scott
yotsuya:
--- Quote from: Slippyblade on May 11, 2014, 11:16:18 am ---
--- Quote from: yotsuya on May 11, 2014, 03:33:21 am ---The Howler is also a 4 player option.
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Isn't the Howler a key encoder though? He wants to avoid those.
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According to the specs on Paradise's site, inputs can be programmed as either joystick inputs or keystrokes.
Trip:
--- Quote from: PL1 on May 10, 2014, 11:12:35 pm ---Did you disable the default shifted functions on the IPac?
That and changing a few other default keys (like Ctrl and Alt) could avoid tons of trouble caused by button-mashing.
Scott
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The problem is I run out of options, I need somewhere around 56 keys for my entire setup.
pbj:
I have a lono 2 in the parts drawer that I will never use.
Make me an offer.
rCadeGaming:
--- Quote from: PL1 on May 11, 2014, 12:54:05 pm ---
--- Quote from: rCadeGaming on May 11, 2014, 11:39:25 am ---You should be avoiding joystick encoders, they add more input lag in MAME than keyboard encoders.
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Interesting hypothesis. What do you base that assertion on?
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but:
MAME uses the RawInput API for keyboard inputs. It does not use it for joystick inputs, making them slower.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=133194.0
OP there is nothing wrong with your IPAC. Fix the problem by setting it up properly. As mentioned by others, disable shift functions, unmap keys like CTRL, ALT, F keys, etc. Don't try just throwing money at the problem. It's wasteful, the work of installing a different encoder is totally unnecessary, and you might just add a different problem.
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