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Double up IPAC encoders?
daveg2000:
Im planning a panel that will need about 52 buttons on it.
I have a older 28-input IPac already in a different machine.
Do I have to go out and by a IPac4? (w/56 inputs)
Or can I get away with buying another IPac2 or a KeyWiz
and use them together in the new control panel?
Silver:
Hmmm not sure - if you have a PS2 ipac I'm sure you could add an extra USB ipac/keywiz - although you would have to reprogram all the inputs on the second one so they don't clash with the first.
You can't have 2 ps/2 ones that I am aware of. I would guess 2xusb ipacs would work but I would email Andy at Ultimarc to check.
cholin:
Best thing to do with any Ultimarc product is to simply email Andy. He will most likely answer your question before the lot of us here go try it.
Grasshopper:
You can definitely daisy-chain two (and perhaps more) Ipacs together in ps/2 mode. However, I'm not sure whether you would pay a price for this arrangement in terms of performance. I think it's unlikely but it might be worth checking with Ultimarc first.
cholin:
It seems logical because you need to think of how the input works. When you connect a keyboard, it does not pass through the encoder at all, so its just a direct connection to the PC because the keyboard is already encoded. Therefore, if you connect another iPac through the KBD port, it wont be double encoded, which is good :) Seems logical that you can.
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