Author Topic: "The Varsity Club" Dual Monitor Arcade Reconstruction has begun 12/29/09 (Read 177337 times)

MikeDeuce · « **Reply #400 on:** July 27, 2006, 01:16:37 pm »

So uh... where's the full size pic of your new avatar, mccoy?

MYX · « **Reply #401 on:** July 29, 2006, 11:32:17 am »

Hey!!! Congrats on the MAMEY!!!

horseboy · « **Reply #402 on:** August 04, 2006, 01:20:39 pm »

Christ McCoy, this dropped off to page 2. I had to save ya. You really should quit being so lazy. How am I ever supposed to finish (start) my cab if you don't finish your's so I can copy.

mccoy178 · « **Reply #403 on:** August 06, 2006, 03:15:08 am »

The problem is that it's summer. It's just too dang nice to be working on it right now.

horseboy · « **Reply #404 on:** August 06, 2006, 01:58:31 pm »

johnperkins21 · « **Reply #405 on:** August 06, 2006, 03:33:04 pm »

I just started working on my little 360 stick project, and it has really made me appreciate how completely awesome your cab is. Not that I ever thought it wasn't, but all the attention to detail and work that you put into this thing is extraordinary. Congrats on the mamey, and keep us updated on your progress.

mccoy178 · « **Reply #406 on:** August 07, 2006, 12:29:07 am »

Will do. Thanks fellas!

Silver · « **Reply #407 on:** August 14, 2006, 08:52:16 am »

Hey mccoy,

Still loving your cab (hopefully will be an inspiration to me when I finally get round to building mine...)

you mentioned you needed to update your lcd files for your betabrite. Seeing as yours is one of the best examples of a betabrite in use, I thought I'd let you know I've updated the lcdgen program to add more betabrite options... although this may depend on what your sign is capable of.

Anyway, its here if you want: http://www.silverfoxy.f2s.com/LCDGen.html

mccoy178 · « **Reply #408 on:** August 14, 2006, 11:05:25 pm »

Thanks a ton Silver! I appreciate you making that program. I bought that betabright before that even existed. I kinda lucked out I guess.

Silver · « **Reply #409 on:** August 15, 2006, 03:52:27 pm »

Hey no worries - glad to see it being put to good use.

I've had my eye out for a 2nd hand betabrite for ages, but no joy so far....

horseboy · « **Reply #410 on:** August 16, 2006, 12:22:53 pm »

Quote from: Silver on August 15, 2006, 03:52:27 pm

Hey no worries - glad to see it being put to good use.

I've had my eye out for a 2nd hand betabrite for ages, but no joy so far....

Not second hand, but definitely a good price....

http://cgi.ebay.com/programmable-led-sign-betabrite-brand-new-with-software_W0QQitemZ320017630896QQihZ011QQcategoryZ294QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

mccoy178 · « **Reply #411 on:** September 09, 2006, 09:47:27 pm »

It's halftime of the biggest game of the year, and I have just enough time for some Galaga!

Go Bucks!

horseboy · « **Reply #412 on:** September 09, 2006, 11:00:20 pm »

Go Buckeyes.

Only because I am from Arkansas, and therefore must hate Texas.

mccoy178 · « **Reply #413 on:** October 17, 2006, 03:13:21 pm »

I just received the second lcd topgun from crashwg. I've been completely slammed with school this quarter, so everything is on standby for the moment. I also received my tokens from Santoro. They look sweet.

mccoy178 · « **Reply #414 on:** October 17, 2006, 03:43:41 pm »

I've decided to start working on the pinball plunger sensor. Here is the link to what I plan on making for it:

http://www.johnsretroarcade.com/hardware_pinball.asp

I love it.

mccoy178 · « **Reply #415 on:** October 26, 2006, 08:09:52 pm »

I'm slowly getting back into the swing of things. I finished wiring the rest of the lights for my buttons from Whammoed(two lightmite setups that I had to solder). I also made a new light for my trackball. I used a 2.4w 20mA red led that was 5000mcd's. I used a 10 ohm resister in line just to be safe the 5 watts wouldn't blow it. I soldered them all to a board and put a post on it to hook up the + and -. I am very happy with the brightness. I had used 12v on my old cabinet, and I had not yet updated the to the 5v needed for the ledwiz. I have been doing some simple soldering, and it's not so bad. The internets is your friend!

mccoy178 · « **Reply #416 on:** October 26, 2006, 10:23:51 pm »

Okay, while I had a burr in my butt, I decided to put the marquee glass in behind the plexi along with the new sign from mamemarquees.com. I also snugged up the volume control and permanently mounted the volume knob. I also mounted the cupholders(which was very exciting). I'm now working on getting atomicfe and mala running. I want to try both out to see which has better implementation with the ledwiz and the betabright.

theCoder · « **Reply #417 on:** October 26, 2006, 11:23:32 pm »

I can't speak to its ability to handle the lighting, but I found Mala very easy to set-up.

mccoy178 · « **Reply #418 on:** October 27, 2006, 12:18:54 am »

Thanks for the heads up! I started on mala tonight and was able to get it running. I haven't looked into the other features, but I was glad I was able to get it up and running.

mccoy178 · « **Reply #419 on:** October 27, 2006, 06:22:37 pm »

Here are some quick pics of the cabinet, the trackball light, and the volume control.

mccoy178 · « **Reply #420 on:** October 30, 2006, 03:47:20 am »

Is there any interest on how I'm going to wire up the lights on the coindoor and how I am going to wire it up to work? I will make a photojournal of what I do, just wanted to see if there was anything specific you guys would like to see.

MaMeNnO · « **Reply #421 on:** October 30, 2006, 05:08:24 am »

Well since you asked, I'm planning to hook up a coinslot mech. I don't have a clue yet how to really make it work. I mean, how should it be wired up to the KeyWiz or I-PAC (I have a KeyWiz ECO2

) that when you insert a coin a credit is added in a game?
Some text and pictures (especially pictures!) would be great! Thanks in advance.

Timoe · « **Reply #422 on:** October 30, 2006, 08:42:47 am »

Quote from: mccoy178 on October 30, 2006, 03:47:20 am

Is there any interest on how I'm going to wire up the lights on the coindoor and how I am going to wire it up to work? I will make a photojournal of what I do, just wanted to see if there was anything specific you guys would like to see.

Specifically? everything

But are you planning some unconventional method or something for your coin door lights?

mccoy178 · « **Reply #423 on:** October 30, 2006, 11:17:08 am »

I'm going to be hooking the lights up through the ledwiz and the coin mechs through the keywizmax. I am putting terminal posts just by the door and just below the top of the cp, that way if it ever needs to come apart, all I have to do is unscrew a couple screws. I am planning on moving back the computer inside the cabinet and if I do that I may need to take off the cp. I want to make it as easy as possible for my kids to move when I die in 80 years also.

mccoy178 · « **Reply #424 on:** November 06, 2006, 11:13:11 pm »

Here is the AHK for making the exit key 2 seconds:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=45340.msg431082#msg431082

mccoy178 · « **Reply #425 on:** November 07, 2006, 12:15:33 am »

Okay, I finally got the 2 second delay AHK set up so that there are no accidental exits during those key games! It is freaking great!

Whew, now that the excitement is over, here is how I did it. I first downloaded the Auto Hot Key program from www.autohotkey.com. I then copied and pasted this text into a blank text document:

Quote

;HoldEscape:

toggletimer = 0
esckill = 1
SetKeyDelay, 10, 20

$esc::
   if toggletimer = 0
      SetTimer, resettimer, 1000
   toggletimer++
   if toggletimer > 3
      goto, toggleesckill
   if esckill = 1
   {
      tt=0 ; set time to 0
      loop,100
      {
         GetKeyState, s , esc, p
        if s=U
           Break
        tt+=25
        sleep 25
      }
      if tt>=2000 ; if key pressed for 2 or more sec
      {
        send, {esc}
        toggletimer = 0
        sleep 1200
      }
   }
   else
   {
      send, {esc}
   }
return

resettimer:
   toggletimer = 0
return

toggleesckill:
   soundplay, *48
   toggletimer = 0
   esckill *= -1
   sleep 500
return

After that was done, I right clicked on the document, selected properties, and chose to have AutoHotKey open the file from the program files folder. I then copied the document, and put a copy in my startup folder. Now it works like a champ!

I have attached said .ahk file. Just delete the .txt after downloading it.

mccoy178 · « **Reply #426 on:** November 07, 2006, 04:00:24 pm »

I bought the motion sensor today from radioshack and the led's for the coindoor. I'll report back later with updates.

mccoy178 · « **Reply #427 on:** November 08, 2006, 04:58:04 am »

I just wanted to add that I took care of a necessary evil today. I bought a new 500W power supply from Fry's electronics. I knew that when I installed the computer into the cabinet, it was too far towards the back. So tonight, since I new I would have it apart anyways, I took the board out that had the entire computer mounted to it and made the necessary adjustments. I also added a fan for the harddrives to keep them cool. It was a well spent two/three hour adventure. The only problem now is that it is 5am!

mccoy178 · « **Reply #428 on:** November 15, 2006, 01:21:59 am »

A bump for the biggest game of the century.

arcadefever · « **Reply #429 on:** November 16, 2006, 12:33:17 am »

Quote from: mccoy178 on November 15, 2006, 01:21:59 am

A bump for the biggest game of the century.

yep.... that a big great looking cab ...

gamenut · « **Reply #430 on:** November 24, 2006, 10:01:00 pm »

so how did you fix the problem you were having with the attract mode in powermame?
I'm having the same problem.

mccoy178 · « **Reply #431 on:** November 25, 2006, 06:34:17 pm »

I never did. Mike fell off the face of the Earth.

gamenut · « **Reply #432 on:** November 26, 2006, 12:20:14 am »

I noticed that

mccoy178 · « **Reply #433 on:** December 19, 2006, 10:20:44 am »

Here is the installation of the coindoor wiring. First I switched out the quarter coin receptors for the token ones. Here is a pic of them installed:

Next, I added a screw terminal so that if I ever need to take the coindoor off for any reason or need to do any rewiring, I have an easy access point.

Here is a pic of the ground wire ran to the terminal. I added the wire holder to help keep things organized.

I made a bunch of identical wires then soldered them together. It worked quite well for the application.

Here is a pic of all the power wires and ground wire ran to the screw terminal. I also direct soldered the wires to the micro switches instead of quick disconnects.

Just another pic of the wires before I soldered them. For the noobs of the world.

I numbered the screw terminal for later access.

When connecting the lower screw terminal to the one in the control panel, I made my grouping of wires in advance. This worked out very well and I highly recommend it to keep the wires looking nice.

Here is the screw terminal in the control panel. I wanted to make it so that if I ever need to take the cp off, it won't be a huge headache.

Here is where I tied it into the keywiz. I then went into the keywiz software and told it where they are.

I didn't take pictures of the coindoor lighting hook up, but it was just as simple as the microswitches. I have the lights routed to the ledwiz for powermame use.

mccoy178 · « **Reply #434 on:** December 20, 2006, 03:23:31 am »

I changed my bootscreen thanks to the tutorial in the wiki using bootskin_free. Thanks MYX!!! I just googled "bootskin" and it was like the fifth option down. I followed the directions in the wiki to a tee using photoshop cs and bam!, there it is. I also used some of the other regedit tweaks to eliminate popup windows among other things. I also changed it so there is no longer a log on screen. Here is the bootskin I used. It is OSU's legendary coach Hayes.

Donkey_Kong · « **Reply #435 on:** December 20, 2006, 11:31:40 pm »

Man...These big 4 player panels make me want to build one! I could make swappables for Timbercade but man that would be some BIG$$.

Coach Woody F-in Hayes looks like the type of guy that would just as soon kick ur ass as look at you.

Thats my kind of coach!

Donkey_Kong · « **Reply #436 on:** December 22, 2006, 10:28:01 pm »

Varsity Side Art is done brother!!

Picture gallery etc...
http://nicecarvings.com/html/mccoy.html

arcadefever · « **Reply #437 on:** December 23, 2006, 01:23:14 am »

that is great what a talent

email sent

mccoy178 · « **Reply #438 on:** December 23, 2006, 04:48:50 am »

I love the weight of these things! As compared to what came on the originals, these are very solid. I also wanted to mention that now the damn spinner spins for-freaking-ever! So, if you had been considering upgrading, I give this product my full endorsement! Well worth the price of admission.

Here is the comparison of the old and the new. I'm not sure how much the new ones weigh, but I would say they are three times heavier than the old!!!

Here is the new knobs installed. Both upclose and from a distance for your viewing pleasure.

fiscap · « **Reply #439 on:** December 23, 2006, 10:23:17 pm »

Quote from: mccoy178 on June 07, 2006, 02:44:16 am

The pics are for Timoe (Keepin' an eye out for ya' ) :

Here is a pic of the previews playing on the t.v. with a couple different emulators through mamewah:

Which software are you using to handle the dual displays? I've taken a look at a couple different front-ends (Mamewah and Mala), but I don't see how either one of them natively supports the dual displays. Are you just statically illustrating how one display can be used for previews while the other one displays the front-end, or have you gotten your hands on some software that does this automatically?

Keep up the great work.


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Author Topic: "The Varsity Club" Dual Monitor Arcade *Reconstruction has begun* 12/29/09 (Read 177337 times)

Author Topic: "The Varsity Club" Dual Monitor Arcade Reconstruction has begun 12/29/09 (Read 177337 times)