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<blockquote data-quote="AcadDude" data-source="post: 281146" data-attributes="member: 7404"><p>While the stain dries I have been working on the PC setup. I will use the VirtuaPin controller for nudging and for a plunger. I will use an OptiWiz controller to control the trackball. I will use a KeyWiz controller for all the other buttons.</p><p></p><p></p><p>VirtuaPin controller is a usb controller that I have setup as an X-Box controller through steam. It has it's own software to set the sensitivity of the nudge and plunger. It also has the ability to control flipper buttons and most anything a pinball game needs. It was the only controller I used in my first cabinet. Here is a picture of the first Frankenstein'd controller I cobbled together to get the buttons set in steam. It was truly a learning experience. The actual board is right above the plunger. I was using model train switches while I waited for a button order. The controller comes with the plunger that has a sensor on it to detect it's position. Take a look at their site for more info. VirtuaPin.com</p><p></p><p><img src="https://scontent.fmkc1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/35511218_1975828325783129_937575757100613632_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&_nc_ht=scontent.fmkc1-1.fna&oh=bdd1bfce4f18599c02388b96450d98d1&oe=5C853FDF" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I am going to use an OptiWiz controller to run the trackball. It is a plug and play USB device. Easy to setup. Here is a picture of the board. I got this at GroovyGameGear.com It will run spinners or trackballs. Also runs three buttons.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://scontent.fmkc1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/44944756_2175868785779081_215222447585099776_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&_nc_ht=scontent.fmkc1-1.fna&oh=0ecfe83aefd89d0610a95e19c6a30a3f&oe=5C76A014" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The last controller I have is a PS/2 port controller. It connects directly to the motherboard if you have one. Supposedly the fastest input device. Faster than USB. I am using one in my Bartop cabinet and it works great. possible 40 keys. Way more than any arcade setup will need. It has its own software to program the keypresses. I have attached the two screen captures of the main screen and the edit screen. I have the Keywiz40 ST. Something I found with the software is that if you install in the "C:\Program Files (x86)" it doesn't work. I installed to "C:\Keywiz" and it works like it should. Not sure why it doesn't like the directory syntax. Must be something in the code written for XP and/or Windows 7? I am using Windows 10. You also have to get it to run at startup. Easy enough to do on Windows in Task Manager. Find the program under the startup tab and set to enabled. Otherwise it won't run when you boot up. You can set the keypresses to the default that comes with the KeyWiz but I decided to use the buttons in FX3 and TPA. Shifts for flippers, C and V, Enter, Space Bar, all the standard stuff. Look at GroovyGameGear.com for the KeyWiz and Optiwiz. They have a fake coin door sticker and coin return buttons.</p><p></p><p>I found a small open source program called 3RVX for volume control. It lets me set keystrokes to some functions. I set F10 and F11 to volume up and volume down. Then I will have a button for each of those on the cabinet. In the 3RVX setup there is a checkbox for windows startup.</p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="https://scontent.fmkc1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/45487211_2190185147680778_2950824514411298816_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_ht=scontent.fmkc1-1.fna&oh=ea633669c75b445c2476cf6f2175deb2&oe=5C47C33E" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://scontent.fmkc1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/45364107_2190184121014214_5416102576577839104_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&_nc_ht=scontent.fmkc1-1.fna&oh=4ad0fdf793fb4d65e6b86943f6845ed1&oe=5C74085A" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I will use a terminal block to wire the buttons to the VirtuaPin controller and just use the screw terminals supplied for the KeyWiz. The basic wiring is to daisy-chain the ground wires to each button and each button runs a separate wire to the controller.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AcadDude, post: 281146, member: 7404"] While the stain dries I have been working on the PC setup. I will use the VirtuaPin controller for nudging and for a plunger. I will use an OptiWiz controller to control the trackball. I will use a KeyWiz controller for all the other buttons. VirtuaPin controller is a usb controller that I have setup as an X-Box controller through steam. It has it's own software to set the sensitivity of the nudge and plunger. It also has the ability to control flipper buttons and most anything a pinball game needs. It was the only controller I used in my first cabinet. Here is a picture of the first Frankenstein'd controller I cobbled together to get the buttons set in steam. It was truly a learning experience. The actual board is right above the plunger. I was using model train switches while I waited for a button order. The controller comes with the plunger that has a sensor on it to detect it's position. Take a look at their site for more info. VirtuaPin.com [IMG]https://scontent.fmkc1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/35511218_1975828325783129_937575757100613632_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&_nc_ht=scontent.fmkc1-1.fna&oh=bdd1bfce4f18599c02388b96450d98d1&oe=5C853FDF[/IMG] I am going to use an OptiWiz controller to run the trackball. It is a plug and play USB device. Easy to setup. Here is a picture of the board. I got this at GroovyGameGear.com It will run spinners or trackballs. Also runs three buttons. [IMG]https://scontent.fmkc1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/44944756_2175868785779081_215222447585099776_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&_nc_ht=scontent.fmkc1-1.fna&oh=0ecfe83aefd89d0610a95e19c6a30a3f&oe=5C76A014[/IMG] The last controller I have is a PS/2 port controller. It connects directly to the motherboard if you have one. Supposedly the fastest input device. Faster than USB. I am using one in my Bartop cabinet and it works great. possible 40 keys. Way more than any arcade setup will need. It has its own software to program the keypresses. I have attached the two screen captures of the main screen and the edit screen. I have the Keywiz40 ST. Something I found with the software is that if you install in the "C:\Program Files (x86)" it doesn't work. I installed to "C:\Keywiz" and it works like it should. Not sure why it doesn't like the directory syntax. Must be something in the code written for XP and/or Windows 7? I am using Windows 10. You also have to get it to run at startup. Easy enough to do on Windows in Task Manager. Find the program under the startup tab and set to enabled. Otherwise it won't run when you boot up. You can set the keypresses to the default that comes with the KeyWiz but I decided to use the buttons in FX3 and TPA. Shifts for flippers, C and V, Enter, Space Bar, all the standard stuff. Look at GroovyGameGear.com for the KeyWiz and Optiwiz. They have a fake coin door sticker and coin return buttons. I found a small open source program called 3RVX for volume control. It lets me set keystrokes to some functions. I set F10 and F11 to volume up and volume down. Then I will have a button for each of those on the cabinet. In the 3RVX setup there is a checkbox for windows startup. [IMG]https://scontent.fmkc1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/45487211_2190185147680778_2950824514411298816_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_ht=scontent.fmkc1-1.fna&oh=ea633669c75b445c2476cf6f2175deb2&oe=5C47C33E[/IMG] [IMG]https://scontent.fmkc1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/45364107_2190184121014214_5416102576577839104_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&_nc_ht=scontent.fmkc1-1.fna&oh=4ad0fdf793fb4d65e6b86943f6845ed1&oe=5C74085A[/IMG] I will use a terminal block to wire the buttons to the VirtuaPin controller and just use the screw terminals supplied for the KeyWiz. The basic wiring is to daisy-chain the ground wires to each button and each button runs a separate wire to the controller. [/QUOTE]
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