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Fursphere:
In that thread PL1 linked there is talk of using an Arduino.  That must be where I saw it before.   Not sure if anyone implemented it, but the concept is there.

thiagomax:

--- Quote from: Fursphere on December 31, 2023, 04:40:15 pm ---Thanks! :)

The original Model 2 system used a rather large stepper motor (servo?), and used potentiometer for steering and throttle / brake.   You can use an Ultimarc A-Pac to get those working.   For the force feedback, I really have no idea.  I could find zero technical information on those stepper motors (I had two).  This is why I just used Fanatec CSL DD motors...   You'd need a driver circuit a large power supply to get the motor working, then some kind of circuit to translate game signals (force feedback signals) to stepper/servo commands.  I know the theory on how you'd go about it, but I don't have the technical skills to build it.  And you'd have to figure out the wiring on the motor and rotary encoder... 

The VR buttons can be wired to the A-Pac as well.  Getting the lights to work with the games takes a bit more effort and a separate light controller and probably replacing the bulbs with LEDs.  MAMEHooker is the program that can help there, or TroubleShooter2 (I think) for Model 2 emulator.

The shifter......    this is where it gets complicated again.  I think I saw someone use an arduino to wire up the shifter and a simple sketch program to translate the shifting into keyboard presses.  You'll have to search for that one, been a long time since I saw that.   (another reason I used a fanatec shifter...).   The daytona shifter doesn't have a single switch-per-gear.  It uses a combination of open/closed to tell the original game what gear it was in.  Three switches I believe., in various states of open/closed depending on where the stick is.  Its actually pretty creative how it works.

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Firstly, happy new year everyone!

Well, so far what we have...

*I need a PC with at least Windows 7

*an A-pac board to light the VR buttons, (will the A-pac board be used for the switches too? or just lamps?)

I saw that you mentioned model 2. However, the entire system in my Daytona 2 cabinet is model 3.
From what I saw, the shifter on my machine has a switch for each gear, it's not a simple switch, it appears to be a proximity switch and there are 4 in total.

thiagomax:
I read a lot in Sailor Sat's post http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,145000.0.html , he managed to do something incredible in his Daytona USA cabinets (the first one), but I don't know if I can use anything in my project, as he used the original driver boards, remembering that I basically don't have no boards. In fact, when I bought this case, I received some boards


that I believe to be from the first Daytona, but they came
"as is"

Fursphere:

--- Quote from: thiagomax on January 01, 2024, 09:36:44 am ---
*I need a PC with at least Windows 7


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I'm working on the assumption that a Windows 7 capable PC will run the emulator platforms you want.   Please verify yourself before spending.


--- Quote ---*an A-pac board to light the VR buttons, (will the A-pac board be used for the switches too? or just lamps?)

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To clarify.   An Ultimarc A-Pac board will run the analog inputs and digital inputs (steering wheel, gas brake, and VR buttons).  It will NOT run lights.   That's another board like a PacLED or LEDWiz + software (LEDBlinky, mamehooker, troubleshooter2).

But this still isn't just "plug and play".    You'll need to know how to wire up potentiometers, and possible do a bit of soldering / crimping / wire splicing, etc.  And a working multi-meter will be invaluable.



--- Quote ---I saw that you mentioned model 2. However, the entire system in my Daytona 2 cabinet is model 3.
From what I saw, the shifter on my machine has a switch for each gear, it's not a simple switch, it appears to be a proximity switch and there are 4 in total.

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Model 2 is a Sega arcade platform, but it is ALSO the name of the emulator that runs Model 2 games.   "Supermodel" is the emulator that runs Model 3 games.   Just software.

Emulators of note (in arcade land):
MAME
Model 2
Supermodel
TeknoParrot

holmes:
Hi
There may be an easy to set up way out there
https://www.gamoover.net/Forums/index.php?topic=44402.0
   
I do not know the details though. I am neither involved nor have attempted any of this.

Good luck!

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