Need help with special USB device

couttsey21 · 13-06-2005, 01:27 PM

Hi everyone,

I have a USB device which I'm using to connect my PC to an arcade machine. The idea behind all this is so I can press a button on the machine and then the PC will pick up that button press as a keyboard button or a joystick button being pressed.

The game I'm using can only map controls using either a keyboard (USB or PS/2) or Joystick (USB only).

The board itself once connected to the PC shows up on my device list as a "USB composite device" but what I actually want is for that device to be listed as either a keyboard or a Joystick so that the game is able to map the buttons.

Would I need some sort of special driver for this or is there another way around this problem? Any help would be appreciated

Thanks

Sniper · 14-06-2005, 08:54 PM

an arcade machine? I would think you'd need some special drivers to do this! maybe you can contact the makes of the arcade machine?

Big B · 14-06-2005, 10:42 PM

I've seen something like you're talking about (the name escapes me at the moment), and I'm pretty sure the keyboard mapping to the keys required some software.

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couttsey21 Geek Trainee Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1 Status: Offline	Need help with special USB device Hi everyone, I have a USB device which I'm using to connect my PC to an arcade machine. The idea behind all this is so I can press a button on the machine and then the PC will pick up that button press as a keyboard button or a joystick button being pressed. The game I'm using can only map controls using either a keyboard (USB or PS/2) or Joystick (USB only). The board itself once connected to the PC shows up on my device list as a "USB composite device" but what I actually want is for that device to be listed as either a keyboard or a Joystick so that the game is able to map the buttons. Would I need some sort of special driver for this or is there another way around this problem? Any help would be appreciated Thanks

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Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 29 Male Posts: 9,721 Times Helpful: 594 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	I've seen something like you're talking about (the name escapes me at the moment), and I'm pretty sure the keyboard mapping to the keys required some software. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team

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Sniper Administrator Join Date: Oct 2001 Age: 26 Male Posts: 4,833 Times Helpful: 137 My Mood: Blah Status: Offline My Computer	an arcade machine? I would think you'd need some special drivers to do this! maybe you can contact the makes of the arcade machine?

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