Posted by Andy Warne on 3, 2001 at 3:46 PM:
In Reply to: A neophyte wanting to double check his setup with the pros. . . posted by Rehpotsirhc on 2, 2001 at 5:36 PM:
In USB mode you need to plug each one into it's own USB port. In PS/2 mode they can be daisy-chained. But as someone else has mentioned, you may only need one. I would always recommend putting some planning into control layout to keep the number of inputs down, using shift functions, thereby making for a less cluttered panel as well.
Also bear in mind you can connect two controls to one input provided they will not be used in the same game. For example with a 4-stick layout, connect sticks 3 and 4 along with buttons which are never used in 4-stick games.
: You guys will never know how happy I am that I found this site. Now that I've read as much as I can I wanted to check with you guys to make sure I'm not missing anything. My goal is to have 2 joysticks with 2 separate boxes housing each. I'm going to install a Happ's Super 4-way/8-way, 4 Ultimate pushbuttons (the inward curved ones), and 1 momentary button in each case. I am not too confident about wiring things myself so I've decided to get an IPAC interface and install both joysticks into my USB port. I have a few questions that I'm sure many of you have already answered but I couldn't find definitive answers to them here so I figure I'll ask.
: 1. With two separate boxes for each joystick I'll probably have to put an IPAC in each box, does anyone foresee any problems with plugging 2 IPACS into 1 USB port? I don't really want to daisy chain them but I don't have much choice do I? I believe there is also a cable length maximum to contend with as well, correct?
: 2. I am hoping that these joysticks will be used for many of today's games and not just MAME and such, is that possible with the right drivers?
: I realize that these questions are too general (and probably dumb and repetitive) but I'm just afraid that this is going to be over my head.
: thanks in advance