Re: Trackball project advice please.


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Posted by Intensify on 25, 2001 at 2:07 PM:

In Reply to: Trackball project advice please. posted by ZigRiz on 25, 2001 at 1:56 PM:

: As a beginner in this area I'm looking for any help
: or advice you may be able to give me.

: I've wanted to start an Arcade project for some time now. Unfortunately I live in Bermuda and the market
: for old Arcade Cabs to modify is nill. Building
: from scratch is my only alternative. Before I embark
: on this project, I thought about getting my feet wet
: on a smaller controller project. I already own a HotRod so I was thinking of a Trackball or Spinner project.

: I was thinking of one trackball and three buttons in the design. Over at Happ, I was looking at the following:

: For the Interface, Happ offer this nice USB jobby. It
: looks like it will meet my needs.

: http://www.happcontrols.com/amusement/trackballs/55022600.htm

: My question is - Will I be able to use the 4 1/2" ball
: (part no. 55-0300-00) or does it only support the
: 2 1/4" trackball (part no. 56-5500-10)

: Another question is on the buttons. I'd like buttons
: like those in the HotRod. These look to be same same.

: http://www.happcontrols.com/amusement/pushbutts/5891xxl.htm

: I know these are questions I should be asking Happ.
: But I am hoping someone else has looked at these before
: and can save me from making an expensive mistake!

: I would appreciate any advice you can give.

: Thanks in advance.

: Z

I would call and ask the guys at Happ, BUT, I'm pretty sure that BOTH trackballs use the same encoder card and should both hook up to the interface.

As far as the buttons, the Horizontal pushbutton w/ microswitches seem to be the standard buttons. I don't have a HotRod but I believe these are the same buttons.

Hope that helped!

Intensify



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