RidicRick Posted January 31, 2012 Author Posted January 31, 2012 Quick little video of the 32" LCD in the cabinet.
RidicRick Posted February 8, 2012 Author Posted February 8, 2012 LED joysticks and buttons are in, now to figure out how to use the LEDWIZ without a computer... probably not going to happen.
RidicRick Posted February 10, 2012 Author Posted February 10, 2012 Well, looks like I have to have a frickin PC in this cabinet to run the LEDWIZ if I want dancing lights. Sooooo.. Shall I also make this play NeoGeo/SNK with Hyperspin and make the control panel hooked to both systems with a switch between both? It sounds easy enough, just need to find the right parts to pull this off. I don't want to physically unplug and plug wires in to change systems, I would rather flip a few switches..
Ventus_Aetherius Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 Hey why don't you wait for the Raspberry Pi to come out and use that to run / drive the LEDWIZ? Seeing as this is my first post I cannot link it, but I'm sure your GoogleFu will pull it up. Its a cheap, simple solution to the problem.
RidicRick Posted February 14, 2012 Author Posted February 14, 2012 Holy S#%@ Ventus! That would work perfect and I want a few more of those mini pc's to run a few other ideas I have. I still may throw a pc in with hyperspin to have a few more SNK games that I dont have on the main system. $25 to $35 is great for what they appear to do. Thanks for the suggestion.
Ventus_Aetherius Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 NP Man, I've been planning on stealing your plans for the ArchAngel Arcade for my build, so I figured I should pay it forward.
planbee Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 Bumpin' this thread as I was curious to know if you've done anything about covering up the bezel of your monitor as you mentioned you were going to do? I'm looking at putting a 32" decased LCD into my cab, though it only JUST fits. I'm talking that it actually touches both sides of my cab when it's in there so I'm thinking of ways to hide the bezel with the best appearance. Awesome work here too!
RidicRick Posted April 17, 2012 Author Posted April 17, 2012 Sorry planbee, didnt realize you posted this. Here are a few pics to show how I covered up the bezel. I used printed vinyl over top the glass. Easy 5 minute install and it looks great.
planbee Posted April 18, 2012 Posted April 18, 2012 Wow! That looks very slick So you just applied the vinyl on the outside of the glass? Nice and easy solution for covering up the bezel. Sorry planbee, didnt realize you posted this. Not a problem!
richie_jones Posted April 20, 2012 Posted April 20, 2012 Appologies if this has been posted before just thought youd enjoy it....
RidicRick Posted April 21, 2012 Author Posted April 21, 2012 Richie, LOL, yeah I have seen this before. Great video, thanks!
sebastian_bailey Posted May 14, 2012 Posted May 14, 2012 so did you put a computer inside to just run the led-wiz or what, Im in the same situation with my cabinet, can you explain how it all works.
RidicRick Posted May 14, 2012 Author Posted May 14, 2012 Had the lights going for awhile with a computer inside, now I took the computer out to use for another project. I ordered 2 Raspberry Pi's and they are on back order until the 29th of next month, but once those come in I will be able to run the lights with one of them. The raspberry device is very tiny, has HDMI output, and can easily handle emulation, and runs on linux. AND COST $35!! If you are interested here is the link. Raspberry Pi
Jumpstile Posted May 14, 2012 Posted May 14, 2012 Rick, have you done any emulation with Raspberry Pi yet? I ordered one too (on backorder of course) to play with and I was thinking of using it for just that... - J* How to rebuild your MAME ROM set using CLRMAMEPRO - Walkthrough HERE!
RidicRick Posted May 14, 2012 Author Posted May 14, 2012 Jumpstile, I haven't used the Raspberry just yet but have been talking to a few people who have. So far from my understanding is NES, SNES, N64, and Neo Geo have successfully worked with it. And with the power that little device has I am almost certain it could even handle TypeX games.. maybe.. I have seen a video with a custom high resolution graphics pack of quake 3 networked running on raspberry pi's and it was extremely fast.
rdhanded2 Posted May 14, 2012 Posted May 14, 2012 What would you use for a front end if it runs those? Would be awesome and cheap for a NES machine My Tekken 3 pedestal conversionBasement Bar / Arcade
Dreygor Posted May 14, 2012 Posted May 14, 2012 Wow that would be awesome for doing retro game case mods. One of those in an old NES case would be awesome indeed. This would almost be ideal for a HTPC eh? I might order one just for kicks. At $35 you almost can't go wrong.
RidicRick Posted May 15, 2012 Author Posted May 15, 2012 Into my NES is exactly my reason for ordering my 2nd one. Want to do one inside each old gaming system.
trublu289 Posted May 15, 2012 Posted May 15, 2012 Wow that is pretty interesting indeed. Would make a great little gizmo for a portable.
Dreygor Posted May 15, 2012 Posted May 15, 2012 Would be perfect for a carputer also. I can think of so much to do with these. Downside is we need to talk BBB into doing a linux port of hyperspin since the raspberry pi will not run windows or wine under linux.
rdhanded2 Posted May 15, 2012 Posted May 15, 2012 If a linux port for HS became available, I could see a TON of people using raspberry pi for machines. Would be so cheap!! But, they have said over and over that they are not going to mess with trying to make HS work with Linux, and the necessary components such as .net are not available for it. Not sure if this is still the case, but that has been the stance in the past. Anyone used Cabrio in Linux? My Tekken 3 pedestal conversionBasement Bar / Arcade
RidicRick Posted May 15, 2012 Author Posted May 15, 2012 Yeah Hyperspin being ported to linux I am sure will never happen, although it would be pretty amazing. These little raspberry pi's are also going to allow me to have dancing led controls on my cabs that do not have a computer in them. And using raspberry pi as a carputer would be great, especially since I have seen 7" and headrest lcd's with HDMI input available now.
trublu289 Posted May 15, 2012 Posted May 15, 2012 Yeah Hyperspin being ported to linux I am sure will never happen, although it would be pretty amazing. These little raspberry pi's are also going to allow me to have dancing led controls on my cabs that do not have a computer in them. And using raspberry pi as a carputer would be great, especially since I have seen 7" and headrest lcd's with HDMI input available now. It is quite simple to drive leds and have them synced with a audio source without a computer required. All that is really needed is resistors and a mosfet capable of handling the current. I plan on having about 20 or 30 leds running on my next build.
Dreygor Posted May 16, 2012 Posted May 16, 2012 Yeah Hyperspin being ported to linux I am sure will never happen, although it would be pretty amazing. These little raspberry pi's are also going to allow me to have dancing led controls on my cabs that do not have a computer in them. And using raspberry pi as a carputer would be great, especially since I have seen 7" and headrest lcd's with HDMI input available now. Wouldn't really need HDMI monitors the RPI has RCA video out. Which is convienent for splitting the video out to multiple monitors in whatever vehicle you have. So you can pick any monitors and use them. Even better with the 3.5mm audio plug you can get a 3.5mm to stereo RCA cable and plug it directly into your amp, EQ, or audio switcher. As far as power source it takes the same power adapter as my droid phone. Sounds like it's easily doable.
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