OK so will a Brook board be able to handle 2 sticks??? or will the second one need to be wired as buttons instead then map those in the game as directions?
It really Depends on what you are trying to do and for what game.
Some of these specialized arcade controllers all have their own nuances that needs to be taken in consideration of.
Games like Assault, Virtual On, Robotron 2084 and Smash TV can be wired up to a Brook board without any issues, the right side joystick is wired like so
Up - P2
Down - K1
Left - P1
Right - K2
For Assault and Virtual On you want to use a non-analog flight arcade sticks with the top button wired for the bumper (R1, L1, RB, LB) and the Triggers wired for the Trigger buttons (R2,L2,LT,RT)
A Pop n’ Music or Dance Dance Revolution Controller will not work with a Brook board only because brook boards has SOCD filtering, that same SOCD filtering basically breaks those games as you can’t Hit down and UP or Left and Right at the same time.
A Project DIVA Controller? I believe needs all the buttons, No SOCD filtering and both Analog sticks. A Brook board far as I know would be a bad fit.
I just bought a Brook UFB. I want to hook up my R3, L3, and turbo buttons. I tried to do a quick Google search and browsed on YouTube for answers, but it doesn’t seem like people bothered hooking these buttons up.
Do I need a special harness or something to hook these buttons up? If so, then can anyone point me to where I can buy what I need?
So JST is what the white connectors on the Brook board are called?? Mine have all the headers soldered onto the board and want to utilize these vs hard soldering so it looks cleaner. That kit is for the PS360+ but the JST’s are all universal I presume?
Be carefull about the JSTs: There’re different sizes. Brook’s board is using JST PH (2mm spacing row) for J2, J4, J5 and J8, but the J7 and J6-1 are JST XH (2.54mm spacing row).
I don’t know about the PS360+, so check the spacing between the pins.
I have some premade cables for those JST connectors. Assuming you picked it up from AracdeShock or Paradise I know that they are all PH style since that’s what I recommended and what I use on the EZ MODs.