I havea functional multi-console circuit designed in Workbench, but I have a few questions that calculations only seem to make more complex than experience can answer.
How many LEDs are people using for their setups?
How’s the battery life for most folks?
I’m currently planning on using screws for fastening my stick together, but if I am putting batteries in there, the frequency I open it will be much higher and thus I don’t really want to use screws taht will slowly but eventually eat out the wood. Any recommendations on this battery issue?
My current design (in typical Unreall fashion) is friggin huge, with an array of 11 7404 Chips (21 RGB LEDs…yay)…and I’m fearful of the power drain on this while not being severe, draining the batteries quicker than most - by a factor of 3 roughly. I’m trying to create methods of saving power for this, and the only solution I’ve come up with is based upon dropping chip count by using multiplexors and a couple other chips, but it increases the complexity ten fold. So I’m trying to grasp the typical power consumption to compare with mine and figure out whats worth it and what isn’t…
If I wanted to put the solid black button plunger from the PS-14-GN (http://tinyurl.com/yf8rtch) inside the the PS-14-KN (http://tinyurl.com/yf2ebgz), would the led light still show up around the PS-14-KN button rim? Or am I better off just using the black plunger from the clear PS-14-GN?
Hey guys, been reading up on this thread and alot of the electrical lingo is just flying over my head but i want to try out bencao74’s inverter-less method on a dual mod with a ChImp. Having said that, I just wanted clarification on how things were hooked up… from my understanding you can lets say solder a wire (any gauge for example 24 gauge wire) from the quick disconnect on the signal wire to one end of the LED… now heres where I’m confused… do you then solder on the other end a resistor? (i believe the lower the Ohms the brighter the light?)… then from there wire it up to the VCC? and as a bonus you can daisy chain all the wires leading into the VCC while following the mentioned steps i described? If anyone could correct me on this or confirm if what i’m describing is correct it would be greatly appreciated.
i understand the instructions on there site but im not sure about the push activation mod or what i have to do for the mod to work between these 2 products if i could get a diagram or explanation i would really apreciate it
thanks for the quick reply i appreciate it so if i dont use the ipac the what board do you recommend to use with these buttons for mainly pc use but ill get converters to connect it to xbox 360 when i find games that dont have pc ports
exactly im building a stick for the pc to connect via usb so im lost on what exactly to buy besides the buttons and the stick as far as wiring the stuff together im lost and also lost on what boards or pcbs or inverters to get to connect it to
if anyone could give me an answer to this question i would really appreciate it since im planning on buying the parts probably today or tommorow
Well since my last question went unanswered ill just assume what i described was correct… with that said i would like to throw in another question… im also planning to try out the mod that lights the joystick up… as stated from the first post by Kaytrim i will need a 4 input NAND logic chip (74HCT20) but unfortunately i dont see the procedure on how to install this system. Could som1 explain how to go about this? Also is there an alternative method that doesn’t involve the use of the 4 input NAND logic chip? I ask this because i am going to hunt for the parts this weekend at a Frys store a good distance away from where i live and if they dont have what im looking for i would at least like a “plan B” if anything.
I wanna thank everyone in this thread for giving me tips in how to get everything to work.
Here is my stick with light up on activation.
Also there is a light up on activation direction indicator for the joystick as well.
Using a Cthulhu PC/PS3 board, is it safe to light up 8 buttons with 5V leds feeding the circuit from the Cthulhu’s 5V output? My buttons are Seimitsu’s colored translucent ones, so I’m about to use white/transparent leds, which I only find in high brightness specs, is that a problem?
Considering the 8 high brightness 5V leds, what the resistors should I use?
Hey Guys, new to the forums, so I apologize in advance for my general lack of knowledge. I recently got a hold of the Mad Catz SE Fightstick, I plan to change out all the parts with Sanwa components. However, I wanted to add a little extra flare to my new stick. I want to add just 2 LED lit buttons for RB and LB, but I want them to be lit constantly (when it’s on, of course) as opposed to lighting up when I push it. Is there a way I can do this without an extra power source or too much soldering? What type of LEDs should I use? I tried the search function, alas I found nothing to really answer my question. Could someone point me in the right direction? Thanks.
I’m wondering what the difference looks like between white LEDs + Colored buttons and Colored LEDs + Colored Buttons is. I would assume white LEDs + colored buttons would produce a brighter/lighter version of the button color, but does anyone have a good link showing this difference? Is it preferable to use one vs. the other or is it just another of those personal preferences?
Differences in either normal ones or those nice Ultralux ones would be great.
