I've posted this in both Main and Consoles. Not sure which one I should've put it in, so it's in both.
I have some questions:
(1) First, is there an electronic device that delays the sending of a signal from the pushbutton to the encoder?
I'm using a DC in a cabinet, and I'm using MAME4ALL and planning on using the X-Arcade BYOA kit. I understand that you press a button to toggle between digital and analog controls. MAME4ALL DC's coin insert is "Analog Joystick right." I was thinking that the insertion of a coin sends a signal to toggle to analog, then a delayed signal tells it to press joystick right, then an even more delayed signal tells the encoder to switch back to digital. This would insert a coin and keep it digital, keeping people that come over from getting confused between digital and analog.
Also, I have another question, while I'm at it. (2) Can I set digital or analog as the default input? For instance, what if I want all of my games to boot into digital, can I set that? Or does the X-Arcade keep the setting from last time?
Oh, and one more question. (3) Is there a controller splitter for the Dreamcast? I want to plug in two lightguns and arcade controls into the first and second player ports. Is there a commercial splitter, or would I have to hack one out of controller extension cords? Would controller extension cords even work? Note that I'm not trying to play with 8 players. It's just that I don't want to have to switch the lightguns and arcade controls every time I want to play a game that requires one or the other. By hacking extension cords, won't the dreamcast just accept all the signals coming from both the arcade controls and the light guns (i.e. whichever one I'm using)?
Thanks in advance. Sorry if my questions are a little confusing.