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: I worded my subject as a question before I went through the archives, that's why I said I answered my own question... Still, it has been fixed since then, and projects do use it currently. : : Text from the archives (Sep '99) : : : : Warning about UGCI USB board from HAPP. : : [ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Build Your Own Arcade Controls message board ] [ FAQ ] : : Posted by Andy Geezer on September 10, 1999 at 10:50:10: : : Although the board is excellent, I've noticed on major flaw, and that is in the button mapping, if can only handle one keypress at once, plus if you have one button held down, and quickly press another button and release if forgets about the held down button also, this makes it pretty much un-useable for almost all games.. : : Excellent trackball interface though.. : : Copy of email response from HAPPs : : [ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Build Your Own Arcade Controls message board ] [ FAQ ] : : Posted by Tibor on September 30, 1999 at 19:53:41: : : In Reply to: Happs USB UGCI - technical questions posted by Tibor on September 28, 1999 at 07:08:57: : : Following is a copy of a response from Happs (names removed). : : Thanks for fully answering my questions in your reply. As you probably already know to : : build a controller I need the ability to report mulitple key presses simultaneously ... : : although reporting just 2 key presses simultaneously will be sufficient. : : I (amongst several others I think) look foward to when (or if) these firmware modifications : : are done. If possible, could you please mail me when (or if) these changes are made so I : : know when to place an order. : : Thanks for your help : : Tibor : : Tibor, : : Sorry for the late reply. We are going to improve the key mapability of the : : UGCI and I was trying to get the correct answers before replying. : : See answers below. : : At 06:52 AM 9/28/99 -0500, you wrote: : : >Hi : : > : : >I am very interested in building a control panel using the Happs USB : : >UCGI (96-0744-30) with the associated Happs joysticks, buttons, and : : >trackball. However before I do I was hoping you might be able to answer : : >some of the following questions. : : > : : >1. How many joystick button presses can be simultaneously detected and : : >reported to win98 as keystrokes ? ie. can only 1 button be reported at : : >a time or can all of the buttons be reported simultaneously : : ?****Currently, only one button at a time is read. We are going to try to : : have multiple (at least two) buttons reported. This is difficult and I : : don't know for sure if that's going to happen, but that's our goal. Might : : take a couple of weeks. The firmware and the SDK will change.***** : : > : : >2. Is it possible to integrate the Happs track wheel (95-0931-00) with : : >the UCGI fighting version ? ie. can some of the analog inputs be used : : >instead of using them as button inputs.*****All three versions support a : : trackball and buttons. The Arkinoid controller could connect as a : : trackball, but would operate as the mouse.***** : : > : : >3. Will the keyboard and mouse (ps/2) work at the same time as when the : : >UCGI is plugged in?*****Yes they will, but you can disconnect them if you : : want after the UGCI is installed. The PC will boot without them.***** : : > : : >4. I understand that the button presses can be remapped to different : : >keys. How is this done? ie. do I need to write some customer SW to : : >perform this or does the SW/driver already exist?*****Buttons can be : : mapped using the SDK posted on our web site.***** : : > : : >Thanks for your help : : >Tibor : : > : : > : : > : : > : : > : : Happ Controls : : http://www.happcontrols.com

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