Posted by Matthew C. Waterman on 8, 2001 at 4:49 PM:
In Reply to: How about this... posted by Fultra on 8, 2001 at 3:36 PM:
A Playstation controller has the most buttons: 4 connections for the cross pad, 4 buttons on the face, 4 shoulder button, select, and start, plus ground. That's 15 connections per joystick, or 30 connections minimum to make all systems compatible. Dreamcast has just 24 total. I dunno how many my next console will have. And Mame uses a bunch too. I also thought I'd like a few extra Just in case, say I wanted to add a third joystick or something. And yeah, they'd all be wired at once. One control panel for EVERYTHING. Hehe.
: Makes sense, but the way your describing it they would all be plugged into the switchbox at the same time, right?
: The way I do it is..all of my CPs have the controls wired into a DB25 connector. (2 joysticks, 12 buttons) That only uses 21 pins...why do you need so many?
: Anyhow, then my Mame cab has a female DB25 going to the KE72. I simply unplug the CP thats on the cab, plug in the one I want to use and play.
: : Making my control panel multiple-system compatible. I'm going to solder all the wires into a connector for each system so I can just switch between them. I went to Frys last night and they have these 37-pin connectors with little soldering cups so they'd be sooooo great. Only problem is they don't sell the switch box.
: : : What are you going to use it for? Maybe there is another way to do it without using a switchbox.
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: : : : Anybody know where to buy a swith box for 37-Pin connectors? I don't even know what uses a 37-pin connector, but I thought one would be really useful.