This is very fiddly to make. I tried this on earlier prototypes, but I found that:nik166 posted on Aug 31 2006 at 01:46 PM said:you can also manage tu put a small button in the middle of the cross with a lower height so you wouldn't press it by mistake with your thumb , except if you press strongly or with the tip of the thumb (i see it very clearly in my mind )
woohoo return of the floor tilesbacteria posted on Aug 31 2006 at 10:18 PM said:Decided to make a start on the new D-pad. Have been busy shaving the joystick raised area right down, and trimming of the joystick stick, so my D-pad can be virtually flat untimately. Now I have started the project, I will have to finish it, as I can't play on my GP2x again until I finish the project! When I have finished the work, I aim to produce a "how to" guide, and take some pics; and post it as a new topic in the forum...
Lint posted on Aug 31 2006 at 05:13 PM said:I'm sorry my english is not the best, but when you guys say that just one game wasn't possible to play correctly you say it about neogeo games at all (I think) or you say it about every freakin' game known tried?
OMars posted on Sep 1 2006 at 02:02 AM said:Is bacteria the only one not trying to make a profit from his work? I commend him.
I mean, does DrMD, Quake, DooM and stuff like that work as well?Epicenter posted on Sep 1 2006 at 04:36 AM said:It's not an issue now; the new Gngeo2x version works without hardware diagnols.
Sorry to disappoint, no floor tiles this time. Using the tough plastic from the box tops you get when you buy blank cd/dvd boxes - everyone has these!moz posted on Aug 31 2006 at 10:26 PM said:woohoo return of the floor tiles
goodluck
All NeoGeo games work now with standard 4-way pad. The centre push button, as I have said before, is a standard switch, which is easy to make, which connects to two of the existing joystick connections. YOU DON'T NEED A CIRCUIT BOARD for any reason anymore.Lint posted on Aug 31 2006 at 11:13 PM said:I'm sorry my english is not the best, but when you guys say that just one game wasn't possible to play correctly you say it about neogeo games at all (I think) or you say it about every freakin' game known tried?
the best option in avr mcu in DIP>14 is AVR90s2313, it's the easiest AVR mcu to buy, and if programmed to be on standby most of the time, will probably reduce consumption from 230uA to 80 or less micro-amperes, 2k of program is more than enough for that, but let's nevermind this mcu approach..
I think that stick push is necessary, altough pretty lame, a lot of times I try press it when I should not (playing battletoads on snes for example), so perhaps the best way is to have a true standard d-pad and a stick push button somewhere else... imho
also a center-placed stick push on a D-pad will definetely need software or microcontroller support to supress all directions and signal center when center is pressed/hold
Thanks a lot, mate. Appreciate your comment. :wub:OMars posted on Sep 1 2006 at 03:02 AM said:Is bacteria the only one not trying to make a profit from his work? I commend him.
DaveC posted on Sep 1 2006 at 05:41 AM said:OMars posted on Sep 1 2006 at 02:02 AM said:Is bacteria the only one not trying to make a profit from his work? I commend him.
No he is not the only one. I will make everything public after I test it too.
I won't be building it out of duct tape and tin foil but that is just me.
:lol: :blink:moz posted on Sep 1 2006 at 01:17 PM said:bacteria, you mad scientist
looking forward to the pics
I tried Uhu glue, it didn't stick to the GP2x and plastic I used, so in the end I resorted to a 1mm sticky pad (which I tried to avoid to make everything c.3mm in total height, oh well) - this actually made making the wires connect far easier and more robust, and far easier to locate the wires in the right place.Gruntfuggly posted on Sep 1 2006 at 02:48 PM said:bacteria - what holds the dpad part of your design in place? Looking at the diagram it's not obvious - is it glued to the base somehow?
bacteria posted on Sep 1 2006 at 07:22 AM said:In case people are sceptical about using tin foil - please consider this - tin foil is made of tin (!) and tin is used in solder because it is a good electrical conductor.