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    • ranpar1
      ranpar1 last edited by ranpar1

      Hi, I am new to Recalbox and I installed a USB trackball in my cabinet control panel. The system is running on a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B. I can access Recalbox through my home computer over the network using the IP address, but I do not see a way to add the trackball setup. I see: Index, Monitoring, Audio, Bios, etc., but I do not see where to add a command for a trackball. It probably needs to be set up as a mouse, but I do not know how. Any help is appreciated and please be courteous to the newbie.

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      • ranpar1
        ranpar1 last edited by

        By the way, I already did a search on this forum and found a whole lot of nothing to help. There is nothing about setting up a trackball with recalbox.

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        • Bernie-ran
          Bernie-ran last edited by

          Hello,

          I received yesterday a PS2 trackball + usb converter from Alieexpress.
          I plugged on my 3b+.

          Worked from the first minute using MAME and appropriate games (Centiped, Rampart, etc), nothing to change in parameter. I should now take time to tweak sensibility for each game.

          Bernard

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          • Scavy
            Scavy Global moderator @Bernie-ran last edited by

            Hi @bernie-ran, may you share the links of your hardware with us ? 🙂 Thanx.

            • RPi0w : GPi Case
            • RPi4-2Go : Nespi4case - SN30 pro+ & PS3 DualShock pads - Logitech M170 (BT) keyboard/mouse set
            • Odroid Go Advance
            • PC : CPU i5 core 2.8/3.4 GHz - GPU GeForce 850M - RAM 8Go DDR3L
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            • ranpar1
              ranpar1 last edited by

              Yes, @Bernie-ran please share your set up. The trackball I bought has a built in usb encoder, but it does not work in MAME trackball games. Thanks.

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              • ranpar1
                ranpar1 last edited by

                Update: I managed to get several of the original trackball MAME games to work with the trackball. The problem was that my build has a few games that say they are MAME games, but are really just bad image copies, so the MAME protocols do not work. I deleted all of the bad copies and kept only the official MAME games.

                So, I guess the next question is: Is it possible to make the trackball work for say an Atari 7800 version of Centipede, Millipede, Marble Madness, etc. ?

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                • voljega
                  voljega Banned @ranpar1 last edited by

                  @ranpar1 not if those games were not designed for these kind of controller

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                  • acris
                    acris last edited by

                    @bernie-ran said in Set Up USB Trackball in Recalbox:

                    I should now take time to tweak sensibility for each game.
                    Bernard

                    Hello @Bernie-ran
                    I think you need to go Mame Menu via TAB or R2

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                    • Bernie-ran
                      Bernie-ran @Scavy last edited by

                      @scavy

                      Here what I bought (trackball + PS@ to usb adapter);
                      https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Arcade-4-5CM-Illuminated-LED-Trackball-mouse-PS-2-PCB-connector-for-Jamma-mame-game-machines/32270749624.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.768e4c4dd7DQR7

                      I saw that promo (cheaper) after I bought:
                      https://www.amazon.fr/TOOGOO-Commande-Accessoires-Sensibilité-Connecteur/dp/B07XKRN35H/ref=sr_1_3?__mk_fr_FR=ÅMÅŽÕÑ&keywords=trackball led&qid=1568361417&s=gateway&sr=8-3&fbclid=IwAR0OwyLjSLU5z-0vEmomHqPxJRSRz1tPXVSMDLCB7zoUMViRqqOr9Vy3TPM

                      My setup: Raspi3b+, OC1500, External USBKey 128mb, Recalbox 6.0, ps2 to USB converter => trackball.
                      Romset; MAME_2003-Plus_Reference_Set_2018

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                      • Bernie-ran
                        Bernie-ran @acris last edited by

                        @acris

                        Yes, thanks Acris.
                        I will do that once I’ve finished to clean my MAME romset (again) and sort out all the games I keep.

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                        • ranpar1
                          ranpar1 last edited by

                          I used this one. Nothing fancy, but it already has USB plug so no need for extra encoders.
                          https://www.amazon.com/RetroArcade-us-ra-track-ball-2-inr2-Track-Ball-60/dp/B00OX0MKD8/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=2+inch+trackball&qid=1568406410&s=gateway&sr=8-1

                          It works good on the MAME games, just was hoping to use it for other systems.

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                          • Scavy
                            Scavy Global moderator @ranpar1 last edited by

                            @ranpar1 @Bernie-ran thanks to both of you guys 🙂

                            • RPi0w : GPi Case
                            • RPi4-2Go : Nespi4case - SN30 pro+ & PS3 DualShock pads - Logitech M170 (BT) keyboard/mouse set
                            • Odroid Go Advance
                            • PC : CPU i5 core 2.8/3.4 GHz - GPU GeForce 850M - RAM 8Go DDR3L
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