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Question - Adding a Spinner (Connect through Trackball?)
njchan:
I bought the following from Happ ...
http://www.happcontrols.com/trackballs/565600xx.htm
(2-1/4" TRACKBALL WITH USB AND PS/2 INTERFACE)
If I bought a spinner, is there anyway to connect the spinner to this interface board as well? ... or would I need to get another package all together. i.e. something like this ...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5124512390
???
Any help would be appreciated.
Lilwolf:
Probably not.
You might be able to do something, but I think it would be inefficient.
Instead...
goto oscarcontrols. Pick your favorite spinner, your favorite knob... Then order a prehacked usb mouse. They are 9 bucks and SUPER easy and a small percentage of a new spinner will cost.
but the troubles.
Well, two usbs work great on windows... But they both work at the same time. So if you hit the spinner a little when using the trackball (or other way around) it will combine the values sent.
solutionsish.
use AnalogMame+ (or NoNameMame) which seperate them. And all spinner games you setup to mouse 1 and trackball games to mouse 2 (or whatever they are setup as).
But both builds are usually a few versions old. Not a big deal... just requires you to keep more then one version of mame installed on your cabinet.
Minwah:
--- Quote from: Lilwolf on September 21, 2004, 12:20:07 pm ---Well, two usbs work great on windows... But they both work at the same time. So if you hit the spinner a little when using the trackball (or other way around) it will combine the values sent.
--- End quote ---
Quite possibly not a problem tho, as long are you remember this fact when playing (ie don't touch the control you're not using)...
Perhaps more of a problem if you have friends/family who also know this happens, and enjoy ruining your game! :(
njchan:
--- Quote from: Lilwolf on September 21, 2004, 12:20:07 pm ---Well, two usbs work great on windows... But they both work at the same time. So if you hit the spinner a little when using the trackball (or other way around) it will combine the values sent.
--- End quote ---
the current Trackball from Happs only has a PS/2 interface though ... how does a PS/2 & a USB work together?
Lilwolf:
btw, this is why I ended up rewiring my first control panel that had the 1st player 8way and the 4way controller hooked to the same inputs.
When playing streetfighter with a friend of mine... he would grab the 4 way EVERY time I was about to get him.
But after removing that feature... Now he goes after me. Your about to do a super upper cut special super move because they are dizzy... and wham! shoulder tackle from the side!
--- Quote from: Minwah on September 21, 2004, 02:13:04 pm ---
--- Quote from: Lilwolf on September 21, 2004, 12:20:07 pm ---Well, two usbs work great on windows... But they both work at the same time. So if you hit the spinner a little when using the trackball (or other way around) it will combine the values sent.
--- End quote ---
Quite possibly not a problem tho, as long are you remember this fact when playing (ie don't touch the control you're not using)...
Perhaps more of a problem if you have friends/family who also know this happens, and enjoy ruining your game! :(
--- End quote ---
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