Joystick, Spinner and Trackball?

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Kevin_S
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Joystick, Spinner and Trackball?

Post by Kevin_S » Sun Jun 07, 2020 12:05 pm

Can ArPiCADE support a JAMMA-wired joystick/button arrangement for a player 1 and a USB spinner and USB trackball on the same control panel? I'm thinking about a single cabinet that could play Pac-Man, Tempest and Missile Command using their respective original control inputs and be able to cycle back and forth between them seamlessly.

Any input (no pun intended) is appreciated. Thanks!

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Re: Joystick, Spinner and Trackball?

Post by dee2eR » Mon Jun 08, 2020 4:00 am

Absolutely.

As long as the trackball/spinner is following the USB standards it should work. You can also convert standard arcade optical encoder parts with converters like the Opti-Wiz. Some setup may be required as only 1 mouse is setup by default.

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Re: Joystick, Spinner and Trackball?

Post by Kevin_S » Fri Jun 12, 2020 10:29 pm

Thank you -- I'm going to give it a try.

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