negative1 Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 I built one of these while I was waiting. lol. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1667604 Very cheap build if you order the parts from China ($13 + PLA for the print!), you could probably find a knob to replace the 3d printed one easily too. no thanks, that doesn't like it will hold up for very long. later -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Ragan Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 What happened with the Cyclone, anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+pboland Posted March 10, 2019 Author Share Posted March 10, 2019 What happened with the Cyclone, anyway? In short, life happened. They are coming. I had to remake the spinner knobs as I made them too thin and they broke too easily. I just put together the template for mounting and I mounted a test unit in a box to make a quick video using it with retro pi. very soon (and very sorry it is taking so long). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative1 Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 take all the time you need. there's no rush. better to do it right, and take your time, then to just get something out there. later -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+pboland Posted May 9, 2019 Author Share Posted May 9, 2019 Now available for only $40.00 plus Shipping. (click on link for more info) INTRODUCING THE ALL NEW CYCLONE USB SPINNER by Hotz! Only 20 12 GONE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Now available for only $40.00 plus Shipping. (click on link for more info) INTRODUCING THE ALL NEW CYCLONE USB SPINNER by Hotz! Only 20 14 left! Having bought this, could you tell me anything about the rotary encoder? Pulses per rotation, absolute or incremental, optical or mechanical? Thanks! I'll have to see if this will fit in one of my 7800 arcade controllers to make a Tron controller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+pboland Posted May 9, 2019 Author Share Posted May 9, 2019 Having bought this, could you tell me anything about the rotary encoder? Pulses per rotation, absolute or incremental, optical or mechanical? Thanks! I'll have to see if this will fit in one of my 7800 arcade controllers to make a Tron controller. It is optical. As the video states, the spinner is built on an optical mouse PCB. So the system see it as a mouse. Because that's what it is, a single axis mouse. You will have to mess with your settings (within your emulator) to get it dialed in. I didn't not test with every game to see what the optimum settings would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+pboland Posted May 10, 2019 Author Share Posted May 10, 2019 Just a reminder when I make projects like this, I sell them on a first come first serve basis. So, if you want one you might want to buy now. I don't know if I'll be making any more of these spinners. It took me much longer than I had originally thought it would to make this happen. Right now there are only 4 left to purchase as of the writing of this message. For more info on purchasing this spinner, please see the official for sale topic in the "Buy, Sell, and Trade" sub forum: USB Rotary Control, MAME, EMULATION Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+pboland Posted May 12, 2019 Author Share Posted May 12, 2019 Only 1 left Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicGMR Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 Question: What would you recommend for a FIRE button? I've been doing searches all morning for something like a single USB Arcade button and I'm coming up blank (or zero delay 8+ button kits). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+pboland Posted May 12, 2019 Author Share Posted May 12, 2019 Gone! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrest Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 ClassicGMR, I've never seen a single USB arcade button. Typically you'll need to buy the arcade button (microswitch) and then interface it to USB. I'm not sure if pboland has button inputs on his trackball. If not, you can use a 32U4 based Arduino for the interface. Buttons and interfaces are available from https://www.adafruit.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative1 Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 Gone! very good. will write a review once i get it. later -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+pboland Posted May 12, 2019 Author Share Posted May 12, 2019 Question: What would you recommend for a FIRE button? I've been doing searches all morning for something like a single USB Arcade button and I'm coming up blank (or zero delay 8+ button kits). USB arcade control boards are quite cheap. Here is the one I tend to use: USB Encoder to PC Joystick and Button For MAME It only $6.99. You just need to buy yourself a button or two (which are also pretty cheap from aliexpress). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+pboland Posted May 12, 2019 Author Share Posted May 12, 2019 ClassicGMR, I've never seen a single USB arcade button. Typically you'll need to buy the arcade button (microswitch) and then interface it to USB. I'm not sure if pboland has button inputs on his trackball. If not, you can use a 32U4 based Arduino for the interface. Buttons and interfaces are available from https://www.adafruit.com/ Unfortunately, I did not include terminals to add buttons to this version of the spinner. The reason was for cost reduction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative1 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 got mine today. feels good, nice weight to it. will be awhile before i can figure out how i want to mount it, and give it a good test. thanks for being so prompt on sending it out. later -1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+pboland Posted June 5, 2019 Author Share Posted June 5, 2019 Hey guys, I've had a couple people express interest in purchasing spinners that missed this first run. If you are wanting a spinner and didn't get a chance to purchase in the first run. Please let me know. If I can hit 10 units I will make another run of these spinners. Actually they would be slightly different because the mouse PCB I used for these spinners is no longer available. So I would need to start looking for a new mouse PCB. Let me know if you guys are interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+pboland Posted June 17, 2019 Author Share Posted June 17, 2019 Another run of USB spinner controllers will be made. I have officially started the process of finding new mouse PCBs to make another run of these spinners. This is going to take some time. At least a month or two for me to nail down the PCBs. I'm also in the process of upgrading my 3D printer which is used to make a couple of key parts of these spinners. That will happen at the same time as the search for the new mouse PCB's. I'm hoping that this next batch of spinners will be ready by September (this could change). I'm thinking about a couple small upgrades that I might add to the spinner as long as it doesn't really effect the price too much. I have also started a list of those interested in purchasing a spinner control. If you are interested and have not made it know you are interested, now is the time to do so. More news to come. Stay tuned... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicGMR Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 1 hour ago, pboland said: I'm thinking about a couple small upgrades that I might add to the spinner as long as it doesn't really effect the price too much. You have my attention. What type of upgrades? Just out of curiosity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+pboland Posted June 18, 2019 Author Share Posted June 18, 2019 6 hours ago, ClassicGMR said: You have my attention. What type of upgrades? Just out of curiosity. I'm going to look into adding a connection for one (or maybe two) buttons. The other idea is very minor but, I'm looking into a different material for the disk. Keep in mind I'm just looking into the possibility and it may not happen. It all about cost and time. Right now what makes these spinners attractive to people is the cost. If the cost goes too high I'm afraid people will loose interest. One step at a time... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicGMR Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 4 hours ago, pboland said: I'm going to look into adding a connection for one (or maybe two) buttons. The other idea is very minor but, I'm looking into a different material for the disk. Keep in mind I'm just looking into the possibility and it may not happen. It all about cost and time. Right now what makes these spinners attractive to people is the cost. If the cost goes too high I'm afraid people will loose interest. One step at a time... Totally get it. IF IF IF IF you add the ability to add buttons I'd buy another one in a heartbeat so keep me in mind for your "list" purposes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+pboland Posted August 19, 2019 Author Share Posted August 19, 2019 Parts are starting to come in and I've started the process of 3D printing other parts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+pboland Posted August 24, 2019 Author Share Posted August 24, 2019 Cyclone II will have three shaft length options: Option #1: Normal length (same as Cyclone I), this is good on control panels up to 1/4 inch thick. Option #2: Long length, this is good on control panels up to 1/2 inch thick. Option #3: Extra long length, this is good on control panels up to 3/4 inch thick. I decided to do this because I had a buyer that couldn't use the original Cyclone Spinner in his 1Up-Arcade because the shaft of the spinner was not long enough to accommodate the (almost) 1/2 inch thick control panel. With "Option #2" this time around Cyclone II will be able to be used in all those 1Up-Arcade Rpi conversions. "Option #3" will be good for those users that want to mount the Cyclone II in a full size MAME arcade cabinet with a standard 3/4 inch thick arcade control panel. I'm still a month or two from having the new Cyclone II's ready to sell, but I wanted to put this out there for you guys to think about before you decide to purchase because the shaft length can not be changed after I ship out the spinner control. More info to come... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+pboland Posted August 24, 2019 Author Share Posted August 24, 2019 I just realized I never officially stated this: Cyclone II will have connections for TWO buttons via two sets of wired leads (30 cm long) terminating with 4.8 mm spade connectors (standard arcade size). You will no longer need an extra USB interface board for a couple buttons. However, you will have to supply your own buttons. The two buttons will be seen as the right & left mouse buttons. Having two buttons should be good for most spinner games like Tempest, Major Havoc, Tac-Scan and Zektor. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicGMR Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 20 hours ago, pboland said: I just realized I never officially stated this: Cyclone II will have connections for TWO buttons via two sets of wired leads (30 cm long) terminating with 4.8 mm spade connectors (standard arcade size). You will no longer need an extra USB interface board for a couple buttons. However, you will have to supply your own buttons. The two buttons will be seen as the right & left mouse buttons. Having two buttons should be good for most spinner games like Tempest, Major Havoc, Tac-Scan and Zektor. I'm sold! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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