The power toggle switch is a simple SPST switch. ![]() I'm taking advantage of the fact that emulating a keyboard lets me use a shift key to get double-duty out of my admin buttons. I used some 16mm black pusbuttons from adafruit for the admin buttons. My plan is the bottom four are for NeoGeo games, and the right-most six are for Street Fighter style buttons. It's four times more expesive than a good 8-way non-adjustible joystick, but it seems like people like it.įor buttons I went with 30mm leaf switches from ultimarc. I selected the Ultimarc Mag-stik plus joystick because it lets you toggle from 4-way control to 8-way control by lifting up on the stick and twisting it 45 degrees. I'm only planning to play classic MAME arcade games, so I didn't need analog controls. It would probably be more robust to have the edges protectd by a raised edge peice, or covered by plastic. I'm running the poly artwork right to the edge of the controller, and I'm concerned with how it will wear as things catch on the edge. I'm really happy with the quality of the printed art, and I'd use them again. I sent the design file in to gameongrafix to be printed on adhesive-backed polycarbonate. ai layout file, and a PDF version, are in the panel design folder. I did the panel layout in Adobe Illustrator. I printed out several layouts until I found one that I liked, then modified it to have seven buttons. I adjusted the action button layout based on examples at slagcoin. An example of visual styling that I really liked was this bartop arcade by. This is my first MAME build of any kind, so I did a lot of reading about example cabinets. I'm writing this description aimed toward the MAME / emulation enthusiast, so I'll "over explain" some concepts. ![]() A Teensy would also have been a good choice here. A cheaper, more power-efficient build would have been to use individual components to build an arduino-compatible board like I did with my shooCat project, but the small arduinos are so compact and easy to use I went for the faster route of buying an Adafruit module. I used a few off-the shelf components and wired them together in the simplest way I could. I wanted to have a control panel that felt like an arcade cabinet that I could use from my couch.įor this project I was focused more on the mechanicals than on the electronics, so no custom PCB here. I was thinking about building a full cabinet, but realized I live in a small house, and I prefer sitting on my couch to standing in front of a cabinet. A simple arduino microcontroller ( Adafruit Feather 32u4) is wired to the panel controls, and wired to a bluetooth module that emulates a HID Keyboard ( Adafruit EZ-Key). You will need to reattach the control panel to the base - as of right now, it is loose (easier to get places this way all L-brackets & screws included to reattach).This project is a wireless MAME arcade control panel which emulates a bluetooth keyboard. The actual control panel size is 48" x 21" x 6". Cosmetically the control panel is in good shape, just a little dusty. Other button cutouts include pinball buttons (on the side), power button (on backside), dedicated 1 player controls up top for 4way joystick games, & spinner cutout. The trackball cutout is designed for a HAPP trackball with mounting plate. When finished, you will be able to play not only MAME games but all other emulated games you may have on your PC (NES, SNES, Genesis, PS1, PS2, etc).Each player has cutouts for (8) gaming buttons, (1) joystick, (1) player button, & (1) coin button. You will need to provide all controls, control interface, & PC. ![]() I had planned on finishing this thing but decided to go a different route. Thank you.***For sale is a 4 player MAME arcade control panel with base. Please take this into account before purchasing. ***All items purchased between 12/21-12/26 will ship out 12/27 due to the holiday season.
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