Main > Project Announcements
New project kicked off!
cdbrown:
The website is being updated regularly with bits a pieces. Have got all the components for the cab to be able to start making prototypes. Have made the layout for players 1 and 2 in cardboard that will be used in the 4 player panel. Unfortunately haven't been getting enough spare time to sit down and do something - hopefully that will change slightly over the coming weeks.
Cheers
-cdbrown
electricd:
Hey,
Just finished my cab which also has removable panels. Let me give you some advise, make sure and use Soldered connectors to hook your cables into your CP. Also, after trying everything else i found that Ribbon cable is the best way to go between your ipac4 and you CP. The connectors crimp on the end and are permanant. My panels connect with 3 DB25 cables in order for everything to work. If I had it to do over, I would have used 80pin SCSI ribbon cable and done the whole thing with 1 cable. Trust me on this...it will take forever to get the wiring done, but much better to have only 1 cable to disconnect and reconnect than 3. Plus you only have one connector in your CP to worry about instead of 2 or 3. The ribbon cable is fairly cheap by the foot. I did a search on google for "Buy ribbon cable" and was able to find it for $.18 per foot. Good luck!
ED7
cdbrown:
--- Quote from: electricd7 on November 14, 2002, 04:39:08 pm ---Hey,
Just finished my cab which also has removable panels. Let me give you some advise, make sure and use Soldered connectors to hook your cables into your CP. Also, after trying everything else i found that Ribbon cable is the best way to go between your ipac4 and you CP. The connectors crimp on the end and are permanant. My panels connect with 3 DB25 cables in order for everything to work. If I had it to do over, I would have used 80pin SCSI ribbon cable and done the whole thing with 1 cable. Trust me on this...it will take forever to get the wiring done, but much better to have only 1 cable to disconnect and reconnect than 3. Plus you only have one connector in your CP to worry about instead of 2 or 3. The ribbon cable is fairly cheap by the foot. I did a search on google for "Buy ribbon cable" and was able to find it for $.18 per foot. Good luck!
ED7
--- End quote ---
Any chance of some pics or a website to check out your creation. We all love looking at pics. I' not sure what you meant with soldered connectors into the CP is this instead of using the terminal stips or the quick connects? I have never done any soldering before as well so that's why I went for an easier method (plus I have bought all the parts so no turning back). But I would still like to see what you have done - you may be able to change my mind on the matter.
Cheers
-cdbrown
cdbrown:
Have changed my mind with the button layout and taken the advice I was given very early on but didn't take ;). Two rows of three with an extra button on the bottom row (neo-geo style). The original layout was based on eight buttons (2 rows of 4) and layed out with 4 fingers in resting position. This was uncomfortable and I quickly realized I wasn't going to want to use my little finger to press the buttons. So I got rid of the right hand two buttons and put a thumb button in. Now I use the first three fingers and my thumb. Much more comfortable.
So the big tip here is make things in cardboard first to try it out, then make a few changes to see if it's any better. I certainly have benefitted by trying another layout. The site has been updated but no pictures of the new layout.
Cheers
-cdbrown
armad1ll0:
I agree on the button layout. We've done a bunch of tests and I actually prefer a hybrid NeoGeo/Capcom button layout where it'll work for both types of games and also work for playstation layouts. Here's some pictures of what I've done. If it's 8 straight, I feel like your hand has to slide over to hit the A button when playing a Neo Geo game. It's why SNK displaced the A button in the first place, that way your hand piviots for the A button, or you use your thumb.
http://www.geocities.com/armad1ll0/systems/Bestoflist.htm
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[*] Previous page
Go to full version