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Tiger-Heli:

--- Quote from: JoyMonkey on February 07, 2005, 08:58:43 am ---That'd be a good idea. All it would be is a JAMMA fingerboard with some screw-terminals for video, sound and power inputs, and an IDE cable for plugging into the Wiz.

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And depending on the pinout, the same adaptor would work with either the KW Eco or the GP Wiz.

Tiger-Heli:
I expect (hope) RandyT will provide technical answers later, but I thought I'd say what I can now.

--- Quote from: tetsujin on February 07, 2005, 10:13:03 am ---Would you be willing to tell me a few technical details?  I'm curious about what controller the module uses.

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<sarcasm>Would you also like him to provide the firmware source code and make a schematic of the PCB etching?</sarcasm>  I don't expect an answer to this one.

--- Quote ---Also, is the difference between the solder and no-solder versions just the presence or absence of the dual-row pin headers?

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That's it.

tetsujin:

--- Quote from: Tiger-Heli on February 07, 2005, 01:10:51 pm ---I expect (hope) RandyT will provide technical answers later, but I thought I'd say what I can now.

--- Quote from: tetsujin on February 07, 2005, 10:13:03 am ---Would you be willing to tell me a few technical details?  I'm curious about what controller the module uses.

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<sarcasm>Would you also like him to provide the firmware source code and make a schematic of the PCB etching?</sarcasm>  I don't expect an answer to this one.

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Oh, come on.  I could find out what controller he's using by buying one and reading the label under the sticker.  Maybe I could even make a good guess based on the placement of the capacitors and power and USB lines.  It's not going to be any great secret.  Nor is the circuit schematic, or the board layout.  Not to people with eyes.  If anyone wants to copy his product, they just need to see the original and have firmware to use - which isn't terribly complicated without ripping off his code.

And there's a big difference between having the designs for a product like this and actually manufacturing it at a reasonable price.  This board does not look like a home-brew one-sided etched board.  Not as far as I know, anyway.  I have no interest in entering his business, I'm just a hobbyist.  When I build my encoder using the PIC18F4550, it'll probably cost me as much to build it as it would to buy his.

It's a simple technical question.  If RandyT would rather not answer, I understand completely.  It's his business what he does with information about his product.  But let's let him make that decision, alright?

jcroach:

--- Quote from: RandyT on February 07, 2005, 02:16:46 am ---Yes.
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Hoagie_one:
I'm a little weak on the digital axis thing too.  Is this just another keypress?

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