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Thumperman:
I have searched through the forums for anything related to control panels and have seen many great ideas. I have come up with one layout that I would like to gain some opinions on.

I have tried to make this layout to fit the majority of arcade classics and have ease of use when playing the golf variaties available (Tiger Woods, Golden Tee, Links). I also wanted to be able to play Asteroids fairly easily, which is one of my all time favorites.

- SlikStik Tornado Spinner
- Happs Competition Joystick
- Happs 3" High-Ball Trackball
- Ultimarc T-Stik PLus
- Happs buttons

- Ultimarc 28 Input I-Pac
- Ultimarc Opti-PAC Interface
- Happs USB Extension Cables

Any opinions would be appreciated.

Tom




MameJunkie:
Is there a reason you want he Mouse R/L and Track 1-3 buttons?

To make a less of a frankinpanel, I would recommend doubling up either P1 or P2 buttons for those.  That way the panel will look a little cleaner.

The joysticks and the buttons look a little too close.  You might have some room issues trying to hook up the microswitches underneath the joy and button 7.

What keyboard encoder are you using?  If it has some sort of 'shift' function capability, you might want to also hide some of the admin keys.  Some people like fix admin and some don't,  its just a option.

Hoopz:
How about using the Mini-Pac instead of the Opti-pac?  It supports a trackball and spinner.  And if you went that route, you could eliminate the I-Pac also.  The Mini has support for 28 switches.  Have you considered going that route to save a little money?

http://www.ultimarc.com/minipac.html

Thumperman:
HoopZ,

Thanks for the suggestion, I think I will go with the MiniPAC. I do not see any reason to stay away from this Idea. Wiring is not problem.

MameJunkie,

Are you saying that you can share both the trackball buttons and the mouse buttons with Player 1 and/or Player 2? I like the idea of sharing the trackball buttons with player one and I am currently researching that idea..

Thanks,
Tom

MameJunkie:
Yea, you can use P1 and/or P2 buttons as the trackball/mouse buttons.

Also, if you are going to get the Mini-PAC, you need to get the USB cable if you want to support tractball/spinners.

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