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brandon:
well.. 360 wheels dont have a "center" Its basically a spinner like Tempest or Arkanoid. If it did there would be some way to calibrate it in the service mode. It probably just takes whatever position the wheel is in at the start of the game and calls that center. So if you started a game with the wheel upside down the car would still drive straight. It *could* have a second encoder that tells it a North or "0 degrees" mark like the 720 joysticks had but I seriously doubt it. I've never seen that on a steering wheel or anything else other than 720.
u_rebelscum:
--- Quote from: brandon on December 05, 2007, 03:28:52 pm ---It *could* have a second encoder that tells it a North or "0 degrees" mark like the 720 joysticks had but I seriously doubt it. I've never seen that on a steering wheel or anything else other than 720.
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Not common in arcade controllers, but the "0 degrees" index is more normal than not in industrial incremental encoders (aka relative encoders) AFAIK.
--- Quote from: Gehrig on December 05, 2007, 03:21:29 pm ---Not sure. It is 360. You can spin it around as much as you want... around and around and around..
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Interesting. There are such things as 360 degree POTs and were used in warlords, and mame emulates with a paddle type input (IOW, assumes POT 270 degrees). OTOH, in addition to indexed incremental encoders (like 720 controllers), there are absolute encoders. I doubt absolute encoders were used, though. Hmmm....
Any chance of posting pics of the insides? You've got me curious.
Gehrig:
I'll see if I can find the time tonight. Since I will be bringing home Area Site 51: 4, I should be spending some time in the man cave :applaud:
Really wish I could find a manual.
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