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Toonces:
Randy, do you have the graphic you use to show the modes? The same one printed on the bottom of the page sent with the GP-49 only in color? I want to use that as a legend on my control panel.

Thanks!

MAN THIS THING IS FREAKIN GOOD!

brandon:
that sounds very cool :) where exactly did you find the 8 relay board?

Toonces:

--- Quote from: brandon on April 01, 2005, 10:45:08 pm ---that sounds very cool :) where exactly did you find the 8 relay board?  I sure wish Andy Warne or RandyT or someone would create an Ipac device with outputs in stead of inputs.. or half and half or maybe even an option to configure it either way.  I dunno how much demand there could be for this but I could think of quite a few uses for it not just with Mame and other emulator.

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You can get them http://www.electronickits.com/kit/complete/elec/ck1601.htm

Doing a search for Parallel Port Relay Board also showed a few other sellers but that was the least expensive. I spent a couple more dollars and bought one from a site on the west coast which is closer to me since I am imaptient. It will be here tomrrow. Hopefully one of the FE's will support this config soon and we'll have automatic switching based on controls.ini.......  Using the diagram Randy provided above you can switch all 8 modes. I am only doing 6 so I'll have 2 left over to play with :)

brandon:
hey that looks very cool.. and already has software and a DB-25 plug.. are you buying the kit or the assembled unit?  for only $5 difference its not really worth the hassle but I'm a penny pincher and I like to tinker with stuff so I might buy the kit ;D

Toonces:

--- Quote from: brandon on April 01, 2005, 11:23:28 pm ---hey that looks very cool.. and already has software and a DB-25 plug.. are you buying the kit or the assembled unit?  for only $5 difference its not really worth the hassle but I'm a penny pincher and I like to tinker with stuff so I might buy the kit ;D

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I bought the fully assembled kit only for the time factor. I have been in my cabinet getting things ready for the last couple of hours. Finishing up the 2nd player stick install, etc so I didn't want to mess with building the kit tomorrow although I seriously considered it. As it is, I may desolder all of the LEDs and run them through a latch circuit. That way I can add an LED for each of the relays and run them up to the spot above the Control Panel where I plan on putting the mode legend. One LED for each mode and it will turn on and stay on for whatever mode is selected. At least that's my first thought. Something else I am going to look at is using a programmable mini scrolling LED. Check it out http://web-tronics.com/prmiledmosis.html They are cheap and hopefully I can store 6 messages and trigger one based on the mode. If not, I am sure I can find something fun to do with it. The website says they will be available the 10th but when I talked to them today they told me mine would ship on Monday.

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