engg100 Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Hello everyone, The Howler Arcade controller is now live: Check it out on Kickstarter: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2034467396/howler-arcade-controller Here is the Video: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2034467396/howler-arcade-controller/widget/video.html Here are a few details: The Howler Arcade Controller is a 4 joystick, 26 button, gamepad controller, keyboard controller, mouse controller, 96 channel LED driver USB composite device designed for interfacing to controls on a home arcade system. Thanks, Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigapig Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 That does look very impressive. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djvj Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Looks cool, but too bad I have 36 buttons (not including directionals) on my cpanel, which that thing only supports 26. I wonder why he stopped at 26? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fireslayer26 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 I'm in! Early adopter backed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdhanded2 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Looks cool, but too bad I have 36 buttons (not including directionals) on my cpanel, which that thing only supports 26. I wonder why he stopped at 26? I actually just emailed him asking if there would be other versions available with more buttons or a shift function or anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djvj Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 I actually just emailed him asking if there would be other versions available with more buttons or a shift function or anything. Heh, so did I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engg100 Posted October 25, 2013 Author Share Posted October 25, 2013 Hey guys, the reason there is only 26 buttons is because the board would be HUGE with more than that. I am using spring pin connectors and in order to have an RGB LED for each button and joystick there are more than 150 connections!!! The good news is that you can have multiple boards in a system. I plan on supporting up to 4 boards. The test system I show in the picture is actually running 2 boards in it so I can ensure that multiple boards are working properly. If you guys have any other questions or concerns let me know! and thanks for your support, the Hypersin community is GREAT! Also, only up for 8 hours and already at 14% of funding! I hope I reach my goal so I can stock these controllers indefinitely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djvj Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Ok that's a little better then. I'd still rather see more buttons and a bigger board. But it's your design. I backed ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steshell Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 I'm in too Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engg100 Posted October 27, 2013 Author Share Posted October 27, 2013 Thank you guys for all your support so far! I am almost 42% of the way there: http://www.kicktraq.com/projects/2034467396/howler-arcade-controller/ 7% of the people that check out the video back the project, I don't know if that is good but it seems awesome to me! If anyone knows where I can post this to get more traffic to my project page please let me know, it would be very helpful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonCorleon Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Done. I told you I would pay $100 for it when you first mentioned it, and now I have. This Kind of work is essential to the hardware side of things moving forward. Love the work so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THK Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Nice! I want one, though..... I already have a box with two Mag-stick Plusses, buttons and an iPac gathering dust for a few years now. But this looks awesome, what buttons & sticks are you using in the video? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engg100 Posted October 27, 2013 Author Share Posted October 27, 2013 Over 50% there, the hyperspin-fe community is frickin awesome. @THK I am using Happ Competition with these handles from paradise arcades: http://www.paradisearcadeshop.com/paradise-arcade-custom-parts/586-iki-il-happ-rgb-shaft-kit-with-slip-ring.html The buttons I am using are just the white spectralite that I modded and put in my own RGB LEDs because it was much cheaper: http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=73&products_id=343 I hope this gets new people excited about retro gaming and arcade cabinet building! Once again, thanks everyone! If you want you can help a guy out by sharing the link on twitter, Facebook, reddit or any other forums that may have interested people: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2034467396/howler-arcade-controller or use the bitly link for twitter: kck.st/HhLK0A Also, if you wanna follow me on twitter @wolfmizzle or mention the controller #howlercontroller. Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engg100 Posted October 28, 2013 Author Share Posted October 28, 2013 Whoa! All of the "Early Adopter" rewards are gone. I did not think that they would go this quickly so I added an "Early Procrastinator" reward for only $6 more. It includes the howler arcade controller, power supply, and USB A-B cable. Thanks again guys! Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadly Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Maybe a suggestion for ya? The beta "appears" to have a surface mount USB connector. I see in the video you were very careful to have your finger behind/ontop of that connector. I've spent a lot of time doing validation on Engineering Sample boards and these surface mount connectors are highly problematic and IMHO not the way to go. I highly suggest the USB connector be a through hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engg100 Posted October 28, 2013 Author Share Posted October 28, 2013 @Deadly Thanks for pointing that out. I also noticed that the SMT micro USB connector was pretty crappy as well (and a biatch to solder). I have changed this connector on the Production boards to a normal USB type B through hole connector. You can see it on this pic of just the connectors: I am just finishing up layout right now so if anyone has any other suggestions, let me know! Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoltar420 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 This looks really cool, nice work. Have you tested it with any virtual pinball tables? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engg100 Posted October 28, 2013 Author Share Posted October 28, 2013 @zolta420 I have tested the buttons with Future Pinball and they work great. Once I get the Production version I will test out how the accelerometer works for tilt and bump functions. I will be mapping the accelerometer to an analog joystick axis which you can configure in Future Pinball. In other news, my project has been featured as a kickstarter "Staff Pick" It is at the top of the list! http://www.kickstarter.com/discover/categories/technology?ref=sidebar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonCorleon Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Congrats dude. I have No doubt that you will get all the backing you need. Also, the people here, I think, would be more than happy to help you out if you need a hand software or firmware wise. I'm excited Sent from my GT-I9100T using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
langersld Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Ok Done..... Got my pledge....cant wait to play with this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keelis Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 This is awesome! Might be a dumb question, but can I use this along side an Ipac4 (since it's only 28 buttons, would I be able to set the player buttons and joysticks to your controller for the LED control and then run all extra buttons that I wouldn't need colored LEDs in off of the ipac)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engg100 Posted October 29, 2013 Author Share Posted October 29, 2013 Keelis, Yes you can definitely use this alongside any other arcade controller device, even an Ipac4. Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keelis Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Awesome! I am officially backing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engg100 Posted November 2, 2013 Author Share Posted November 2, 2013 The Howler Arcade Controller is 107% funded after only a week!!! Still over 5 weeks left to go on kickstarter! Check it out: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2034467396/howler-arcade-controller Thank you to everyone for all your support from the hyperspin community! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THK Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Congrats! Must give you a good satisfying feeling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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