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Plug n play CP idea/question
Franco B:
Nice DrFrag :applaud:
Yeah d-subs are probably the best way to go. You can either buy the d-subs connectors on their own and then solder wires to the solder buckets but an easier option for you would be to buy a 15 pin VGA extension cable or a 25 pin parallel printer extension cable (depending on you needs) and simply cut it in half and wire each side up (one in your main CP to the IPAC etc and the other end to your secondary CPs)
Like DrFrag you will probaly want some kind of aux panel for your d-subs and also for your video if you are connecting your CP to your TV.
Ive made a aux panel for my project:
Left to right, power/USB Hub/USB ports (for connecting Xbox360)/Audio-Video in/Audio-Video Out/VGA in (for connecting Xbox360 and Dreamcast via VGA Box).
Ive also made some console controller adapter plates to connect DC, PS1/2 and N64 controllers.
daywane:
problem with the words plug n play!
if you start Mame with a CP that has 2 players and a couple of guest show up. You can not just plug in a extra CP and expect it to work.
you must restart Mame for it to see the extra CP.
this is what happens with me.... If there is a work around I never thought of bringing it up before.
some folks have game pads pluged in for the extra players , that show up
TheShanMan:
DrFrag, great minds think alike. I have DB9 connectors on the underside of my CP for hooking up player 3 and player 4 cp boxes.
My cp is a swappable design using db37 connectors. I agree with the suggestion of cutting the cable in half and wiring up the cable's wires to the encoder, but for the cp side I suggest getting the solder cup connectors. The d-sub cables have such fine wire (I believe mine are 28 gauge) that I was afraid of reliability issues. On the encoder side it doesn't matter because the wires are tied down and never move, but I wouldn't want the process of connecting and disconnecting over time to cause connection failures.
Rok:
I dont even know what a d sub is...
Looks like I'll just go with a franken panel
TheShanMan:
D sub is just the style of connector used for serial ports (DB9 - 9 pin), video (DB15 - 15 pin), parallel port (DB25 - 25 pin), etc.
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