Ipac software

They are designed around the MAME emulator which supports over arcade games and can be used with other emulators. It is designed to be used inside an Arcade Games cabinet with the host system also mounted inside, but could just as easily be used with simply a control panel without a cabinet.

Special shift function buttons mean that a normal keyboard is only be needed for game loading and configuration, not for gameplay. All key codes can be programmed but you dont have to as you can use the built-in default configuration which has all standard MAME codes for quick and easy installation. Programmed keys codes are stored even after power off.

In addition to our own test and script utility shown above, Ultimarc LED and output controllers have great software support, including PC and Linux software and our own SDK which enables easy addition of output control to your own programs.

For Windows. There are more details and screenshots of third party software on our PacDrive page. This is a third-party application available in free or paid versions. It is actually a suite of programs enabling configurations to be stored, animations to be created, and has special MAME features. It does not support creation of scripts for storing on the board. The diagram below shows some examples of connected devices. For clarity only a few items shown. The board is supplied with a power cable which supplied 5 volts to the LED power black connector from a spare HDD connector.

Alternative power source can be used such as a wall-plug power supply. Current 0. Connector is 5. You can change this script if you wish. The LED script runs from power-on even before the PC is running and stops running as soon as any control is activated.

This board will also control our RGB illuminated joystick handle which simply plugs in. When the board is first powered on, it operates in keyboard mode and contains a pre-loaded code set.

This matches the MAME default key codes as the table above indicates. For many users there is no need to do any re-assignment, just power up and play. The boards are shipped for operation in keyboard mode but can be changed to dual Xinput or Dinput game controller mode. Check the Multi-Mode page tab on the board information pages.

You may need to upgrade firmware. You do not need to install any drivers or software from the Ultimarc CD to get the board to operate. Connect one side of each switch to the screw terminals as indicated on PCB.

Don't connect anything to the "NC" tag. Below is a diagram showing an example of 3 joystick micro-switches connected to inputs on the I-PAC board. The gauge of wire used is not critical. Any insulated stranded wire will do providing it is thick enough to be gripped by the screw connectors. The wire we supply in our wiring kit is 16 X 0. You can connect more than one switch to one I-PAC input, to perform the same function. For example you might want to have side flipper buttons connected to the same inputs as fire buttons as these are used in different games.

This applies to joysticks too. You can connect a 4 and an 8-way stick to the same inputs. But check our way switchable sticks though! The harness comes in two sections. There is a "daisy-chain" ground harness and a way switch harness. The first step is to connect the male end of the black ground harness to the black wire on the main harness. Then connect to every switch. The example below shows 3 connected switches:. Start windows. Windows will detect the device and automatically load drivers.

The drivers for this device are already within Windows. Boot PC and run a text program such as Notepad. Press various player 2 buttons some of the player 1 buttons are mapped to non-displayable codes such as ALT so best to use player 2.

You should see characters displayed, just as if they were typed on the keyboard. Extensive macro support is available. Pressing and holding 1player start enables shift mode with access to the following keys when "MAME" setting is used :. The unit is capable of being used in a closed arcade cabinet with no additional keyboard or controls and motherboard booting into an emulation menu.

If an auxiliary keyboard is connected it can be used fully and even used during gameplay alongside your control panel. Each board can be individually programmed with the required code set, then the two boards can be connected together as above. Both joysticks could be wired to the Player 1 inputs. They will both perform the same function of course. The firmware and software for this feature is currently available as a beta version on request.

These pins form a dual-purpose interface. The wire colors are marked. Remember that the I-PAC emulates a keyboard. So if you bear this in mind, you can use any program that displays text to test the response with certain limitations.

Notepad or the DOS prompt can be used for example. You can connect a short piece of wire to GND and use the other end to touch onto various input connections, and characters should be typed on the screen.

Bear in mind, though, that the default MAME configuration includes many non-printing keys such as ALT, CTRL and the arrow keys, so trying the player 2 inputs is best as these are all printable characters.

But Notepad or DOS cannot tell you whether an input is "stuck" though so is not a complete test. For Windows, the best test is the Passmark keyboard Test which we can recommend downloading. It's a day trial version but hopefully you will have it working by then! This is not an I-PAC problem! By default, MAME does not have these buttons assigned to any keycodes. Just go into the MAME controls menu press tab in a game and assign them.

Button 5 is "I" and Button 6 is "K". Part of the shift function design means that to avoid "stuck" keys, shift functions are disabled when any key is pressed. So loss of shift functions means you have a shorted or stuck switch.

A very common cause is connection of the inputs to the "NC" contact on the switches instead of "NO". See the "no shift functions work" heading above for more info. This type of problem usually occurs when a large number of switches are incorrectly connected. The self-test LED will indicate this problem by flashing at power-up then staying off. You will need to remove it from Windows and let it re-detect.

Open up the USB controller by clicking on the plus sign next to it. Under this heading will be displayed all the USB devices. Right click on all devices one by one except the controller itself and Root Hubs and select"uninstall".

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