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KeyWiz - IPac - Keyboard Hack ... which to choose?
Kaytrim:
--- Quote from: urbecrisch on February 08, 2007, 04:10:24 pm ---Really all I want to know is the brand or kind of gauge wiring to use and what kind of metal clamps? (not sure what they're called) to plug into the contacts of the microswitch buttons and joysticks.
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You can use 16-22 gauge wire without a problem. I use CAT-5 wire (network cable) with no problems and that is thin stuff. The female quick disconnects would be what you are looking for and you can get them real cheap from GGG
--- Quote from: urbecrisch on February 08, 2007, 04:10:24 pm ---Also, why would I have a problem with both a USB trackball and spinner? Can you elaborate for me when you said "deal with the reasigning of mouse numbers via windows". Thanks.
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As far as the reassigning of the mouse numbers in windows this issue is discussed in several threads and recently on these boards. The problem is that Windows sees a USB mouse as a USB mouse and cannot distinguish the difference between them. The mouse number is assigned on each boot as a first in first number. The order that the mice are recognized can change if the mice are connected via a USB hub or even directly to the motherboard. In other words your spinner may be assigned as mouse 1 and the trackball as mouse2 one time and on the next boot they would be reversed. One workaround that I have seen as being effective is to have one of these connected via the PS2 port and the other connected via USB. Windows does recognize a difference then and they would have the same assignment each time the computer is booted up.
I hope that helps, :)
urbecrisch:
But if I use a ps/2 for my kwywiz, I wouldn't be able to use the ps/2 port for my spinner or trackball. Should I just buy a optiwiz to plug my spinner into?
leapinlew:
--- Quote from: urbecrisch on February 08, 2007, 09:57:30 pm ---But if I use a ps/2 for my kwywiz, I wouldn't be able to use the ps/2 port for my spinner or trackball. Should I just buy a optiwiz to plug my spinner into?
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oh my...
you do know that the keywiz plugs into the ps2 port for the keyboard right? Meanwhile, the optiwiz goes into the ps2 port for the mouse. Save yourself some trouble and get one with a USB interface.
Kaytrim:
--- Quote from: urbecrisch on February 08, 2007, 09:57:30 pm ---But if I use a ps/2 for my kwywiz, I wouldn't be able to use the ps/2 port for my spinner or trackball. Should I just buy a optiwiz to plug my spinner into?
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leapinlew is correct the keywiz will plug into the keyboard PS2 port because it is a keyboard encoder and will send key press events to the computer. The optiwiz with your spinner will plug into the mouse PS2 port. Then your trackball can plug into a USB port.
MYX:
Awww man...Hacking a keyboard is so 1990's. Seriously though, I did a keyboard hack on my first console an the problems reared it's ugly head on games like robotron and anything that is 2 player at once.
On my cabinet I did it right with 2 GPWiz49 encoders and 2 49 way joys and I love em. There is too much difference to explain. It is a feel thing.
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