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GunCon2 on PC-monitor
Fozzy The Bear:
Staying Tuned as requested....
I'd also agree that using the USB port for power is a much better idea. Pulling it from pin 9 on the D-Sub could have some other undesireable effects as well as putting a strain on the graphics card power output, especially on cards that relly solely on the AGP bus for their power.
Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)
Best Regards,
XtraSmiley:
Anyword guys? Still testing?
Mad Dog:
Yes, (thanks to Andy) I got to testing the gunchip...
and I tested on every possible hardware I could get my hands on...
For the power I used a universal AC adaptor that I can plug intio the circuit... So there's a plug for power on it and one to put the guns video cable in... worked ok in 640x480...
But that's not enough for me... It did track in higher resolutions, but the cursor was going crazy on th X-Axis... no matter what I tried...
And just when I though: "Don't give up just now!!!", I read about this: http://www.hkems.com/product/xbox/LCDTopGun.htm
I think thats the technology Andy used to work on (I think I read that somewhere), and (may I remind you) the technology Nintendo used for its SNES Super Scope...
I know it might not be an ideal sollution for your Cabs out there, cause you'll have to build it in...
From what I have read here: http://www.guncon2driver.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=104
it works really fine...
My main goal is to play the godlike AMERICAN LASERGAMES like Mad Dog Mc Cree, and so far I couldn't even do that on TV using Guncons, cause none of the two driver programmers could make the mpegs flash so the gun could track (remeber how the guncons don't work on dark spots on the screen).
No with that gun I won't have to worry about screen flashing, and it only costs 30 bucks...
I will certainly not try Act Labs new "movement" Gun http://www.act-labs.com/products/gun1.htm
called segital gun.... probably similar technology like nintendo's new miracle controller...
So I hope I got you all up to date...
I'll drop a note once I bought that infra red gun...
Until then - peace!
I'm outie
djpc47:
anyone know if this circuit would work http://www.tkk.fi/Misc/Electronics/circuits/syncbox.gif which I've used for my lcd project..... or theres a specific reason to use that ic to do the combining???.....
thanx
as far as the lcd project goes, works great.... combines h+v sync to csync very well.... got the text slightly more crisp.... rest is just up to powerstrip......
Silver:
That circuit is a generic Seperate-syncs to composite sync circuit. It works great for combining syncs, but won't work like the circuit mentioned on this thread.
The difference is that to use a Guncon2 gun (designed for TV's, at 15.75Khz horizontal sync) with a PC monitor (running at 31Khz horizontal sync or higher) you need to halve the sync (31/2=15.5). Andy's chip can do this (he made it for his Jpac system which halves the VGA sync to stop you damaging an arcade monitor). Hence the special IC.
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