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Title: Ultimarc Ultimate IO Player 3 and 4 Wiring.
Post by: mxpxpxpx on May 15, 2026, 10:38:06 am
Hello, I have a ultimarc ultimate IO and I am having trouble getting player 3 and 4 to work. When I try to configure the joysticks and buttons 3&4 are unresponsive.  Player 1 and 2 work. I have it wired right on the 3 and 4 spots on the IO. The IO board is set in X-input mode not keyboard mode. I have wired ground with the daisy chain for the player 1 and 2 buttons and joysticks. Does ground need to be different for player 3 and 4? I am using Batocera and when I try to configure them nothing happens. They could be working and it is a Batocera issue, I reall have no way else to test them. What could be wrong? Thanks again for all the help!!
Title: Re: Ultimarc Ultimate IO Player 3 and 4 Wiring.
Post by: Fursphere on May 16, 2026, 02:13:12 am
XInput is like..  last resort with that board.   You really don't want to use it.  (and it kills LED support while active I believe).

Put it in keyboard mode, then if you really need Xinput for a particular game try https://gitlab.com/SchwingSK/Keyboard2Xinput
Title: Re: Ultimarc Ultimate IO Player 3 and 4 Wiring.
Post by: mxpxpxpx on May 16, 2026, 09:08:21 pm
I set it back into keyboard mode to be able to use all 4 joysticks.

I have set up the keys in winipac. I have set the keys in keyboardstopad in batocera, but that is as far as I get. None of the sticks or buttons work. I tried to map a controller, but it did not recognize anything. What is going on?  P1 controller only shows Default and 360 pad. I also tried following the custom control guide. Thanks for the help.
Title: Re: Ultimarc Ultimate IO Player 3 and 4 Wiring.
Post by: Fursphere on May 16, 2026, 11:25:47 pm
If I remember correctly, Batocera assumes gamepad controls (and its really picky about which gamepads it'll recognize). 

The IPAC Ultimate is more suited for a Windows based build honestly.