radky Posted May 20, 2022 Report Share Posted May 20, 2022 So I decided to build an mfme keyboard. V1 i made out of wood and used a zero delay usb encoder and buttons i had left over from my virtual pinball build. V1 is the version with the blue buttons on. This worked great but i wanted a more authentic keyboard. So i made V2, massive thanks to @Regfor your guide. Without that i wouldn't have had a clue what to do. V2 has ipac2 and pacdrive, and uses proper fruit machine buttons i got from ebay. I swapped the lamps for 5v leds instaed of 12v normal lamps. I dont have the decals so i printer some crappy ones ie the collect and exchange buttons. Setting it all up didnt take long, but each machine will need to load a template and config it. i am super happy with the result. I Still have V1 the wooden box version but i think ill sell it or break it down as i dont need it anymore. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amusements Posted May 20, 2022 Report Share Posted May 20, 2022 Good start:) I guarantee it will never end! I started out in a similar way 3 years ago, and I am still tinkering away! 1 Treat every day like your last, because one day it will be! Fruit Machine <<<My new project! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnparker007 Posted May 20, 2022 Report Share Posted May 20, 2022 Looking good I suspect these aren't cheap, but one day I think these OLED push buttons would be great for a fruit machine cabinet if they are cheap enough in the future. So it would show the actual button decals for the machine currently being played (and black when not needed for current machine)... https://www.4most.co.uk/switches/lcd-oled-switches/oled-switches 3 [ Arcade Simulator ] Pre-alpha installer: http://arcadesimulator.net | Known Issues: https://tinyurl.com/yz4uom2e | Donation info: https://tinyurl.com/yzvgl4xo [ Community Drive ] The drive: http://tinyurl.com/yckze665 [ Fruit Machine Database ] Initial google sheets (WIP): https://tinyurl.com/2c5znxzz [ MFME Launch ] Source code: https://github.com/johnparker007/MFMELaunch [ Oasis ] Source code: https://github.com/johnparker007/Oasis [ Sound ROM Editor ] Source code: https://github.com/johnparker007/SoundRomEditor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radky Posted May 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2022 Thanks guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serene02 Posted May 20, 2022 Report Share Posted May 20, 2022 This is the only issue with a touchscreen button panel, it just doesn't have that tactile button feedback. Some kind of haptic feedback would be ideal J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radky Posted May 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2022 (edited) Can you enable tactile feedback in windows? Edited May 20, 2022 by radky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serene02 Posted May 20, 2022 Report Share Posted May 20, 2022 I don't know fella. I don't have a touchscreen windows machine. I do have a letterbox type touchscreen that I sometimes use for mfme, just all the button on this 9" wide screen, it's very handy. Not sure why people don't build cabs with them to be honest. Though, I do like the tactileness of pressing buttons. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsy Posted May 20, 2022 Report Share Posted May 20, 2022 1 hour ago, serene02 said: I don't know fella. I don't have a touchscreen windows machine. I do have a letterbox type touchscreen that I sometimes use for mfme, just all the button on this 9" wide screen, it's very handy. Not sure why people don't build cabs with them to be honest. Though, I do like the tactileness of pressing buttons. J It’s a physical button for me every time, that’s a integral part of the experience, a touchpad just pushes it over the boundaries to being a virtual over a machine in my mind living the dream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serene02 Posted May 20, 2022 Report Share Posted May 20, 2022 Each to their own. My little 10 point touchscreen panel works very well as a virtual keyboard. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amusements Posted May 21, 2022 Report Share Posted May 21, 2022 I have played quite few casino slots with the option to use touch screen stake/start buttons, or a physical button. Repeatedly pressing a piece of glass is a bad experience, but OK for making selections. I think having a touch screen for a top glass is perfect for MFME but definitely a bad idea to use for start and hold buttons. Treat every day like your last, because one day it will be! Fruit Machine <<<My new project! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serene02 Posted May 21, 2022 Report Share Posted May 21, 2022 I totally agree, that physical press just feels right!! I’m more bothered with the aesthetics though, I only really play my own layouts so I just have them setup this way, but mine is purely very light use. I’d definitely built one though with those oled buttons that would be a bit of a game changer, even looking like the actual buttons!! J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPU_FIVE Posted May 21, 2022 Report Share Posted May 21, 2022 On 20/05/2022 at 12:17, johnparker007 said: Looking good I suspect these aren't cheap, but one day I think these OLED push buttons would be great for a fruit machine cabinet if they are cheap enough in the future. So it would show the actual button decals for the machine currently being played (and black when not needed for current machine)... https://www.4most.co.uk/switches/lcd-oled-switches/oled-switches £79.99 for 1, but cheaper in bulk... found them here... but omg, if these actually press like a button, and have a display for each button decal, wow - what an amazing fruit machine cabinet could be made... MFME clearly would'nt be able to make said buttons work so a new fruit machine emulator would be needed... imagine tho! - WOW! https://www.digikey.co.uk/en/products/detail/nkk-switches/ISF15ACP4/5056758 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnparker007 Posted May 21, 2022 Report Share Posted May 21, 2022 (edited) At some point this is a plan for an Arcade Sim 'cabinet mode' feature... as I'm already rendering them in 3d, I can map that to say an upper and lower monitor or whatever, so it would mean no need to manually edit layouts to make them 'cabinet friendly' etc. I'm sure it could drive out images to buttons... though I've millions of things to do before that would be a priority unfortunately. But it's all possible It's a shame it's so expensive to get a touchscreen 42" TV... that is something that would be good to help with the experience... small touchscreen monitors aren't too bad but large ones seem to be uncommon and expensive. Edited May 21, 2022 by johnparker007 [ Arcade Simulator ] Pre-alpha installer: http://arcadesimulator.net | Known Issues: https://tinyurl.com/yz4uom2e | Donation info: https://tinyurl.com/yzvgl4xo [ Community Drive ] The drive: http://tinyurl.com/yckze665 [ Fruit Machine Database ] Initial google sheets (WIP): https://tinyurl.com/2c5znxzz [ MFME Launch ] Source code: https://github.com/johnparker007/MFMELaunch [ Oasis ] Source code: https://github.com/johnparker007/Oasis [ Sound ROM Editor ] Source code: https://github.com/johnparker007/SoundRomEditor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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