Posted by BobA on 20, 2001 at 10:53 PM:
In Reply to: Re: All I need is ESC? posted by Just Michael on 19, 2001 at 6:32 PM:
Here is the info re the unattached keys on the
Hotrod controller. The first one not used on
the fourth connector strip is ESC. Connect it to
a button with a common ground and you have your
key....
BobA
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Interstingly, there are six Keys not used on the hotrod board, but mapped on the controller.
OK, Here's the layout:
controller layout
-------------------------------------
+----------------------------------------+
| 1 2 3 4 |
| +---+ +-+ +-+ +-+ |
| |G|8| |8| |8| |8| |
| |.|7| |7| |7| |7| |
| |.|6| |6| |6| |6| |
| |.|5| |5| |5| |5| |
| |.|4| |4| |4| |4| |
| |.|3| |3| |3| |3| |
| |.|2| |2| |2| |2| |
| |G|1| |1| |1| |1| |
| +---+ +-+ +-+ +-+ |
| |
| +-H-H-H-H-H-+ |
| +---+ +---+ | (c) 1999 | |
| |KBD| |CMP| | Hanaho | |
| |in | |out| +-H-H-H-H-H-+ |
+--(@)---(@)-----------------------------+
Pin-Out Description
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G (ground)
PIN Key HotRod Input
--- --------- ------------
1-1 SPACE [p1 btn 3]
1-2 NUMPAD 6 [p1 right]
1-3 NUMPAD 4 [p1 left ]
1-4 NUMPAD 2 [p1 down ]
1-5 NUMBAD 8 [p1 up ]
1-6 Left SHIFT [p1 btn 4]
1-7 Left CTRL [p1 btn 1]
1-8 LEFT ALT [p1 btn 2]
2-1 "1" [p1 start]
2-2 "2" [p2 start]
2-3 "q" [p2 btn 3]
2-4 "g" [p2 right]
2-5 "d" [p2 left ]
2-6 "f" [p2 down ]
2-7 "r" [p2 up ]
2-8 "w" [p2 btn 4]
3-1 "a" [p2 btn 1]
3-2 "s" [p2 btn 2]
3-3 "3" [p1 coin ]
3-4 "4" [p2 coin ]
3-5 "z" [p1 btn 5]
3-6 "e" [p2 btn 5]
3-7 "c" [p1 btn 7]
3-8 "]" [p2 btn 7]
Mame Action
4-1 "x" [p1 btn 6] -----------
4-2 "[" [p2 btn 6]
4-3 ESC [unmapped] (QUIT)
4-4 ENTER [unmapped] (unused)
4-5 TAB [unmapped] (menu)
4-6 F1 [unmapped] (???)
4-7 F2 [unmapped] (Service Mode)
4-8 p [unmapped] (Pause)
button layout (per player)
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(1) (2) (3)
(4) (5) (6)
(7)
: I do remember reading a little blurb about the HotRod's having some extra inputs that aren't hooked up to controls. If I remember right one of them was ESC. I can't remember where I was this at though.
: : A little clarification for you all. I have a Playchoice 10 arcade machine that I am converting to a Mame Machine. It had the original control panel that I adapted to take the controls off of my Hotrod SE. There are three other small selection buttons on the upper portion of the control panel that are not used. This is where I would like to wire the escape key so I dont have to pull out the keyboard. I would use Arcade OS but I am using a Fixed frequency monitor ( Free from a friend, its the 5 bnc connector type), which requires a special video card to auto change resolution. For some reason everything works fine except for ARcadeOS, so I am back to using the keyboard for now. ALso, I did read the keyboard hack section and the one I read said that the matrix type keyboard hack is hard to figure out. I am just fishing for some quick and easy solutions, that are not neccessarly long term. Thanks all.
: : :
: : : I just want to wire one button on my MAME machine to the escape key on the keyboard. I looked inside it and it has that matrix type membrane. How can I do this without spending alot on a Ipac or Ke72 or some such device to interface with the keyboard. I am looking for the easiest solution for a novice. Thanks in advance for any help.