conduction sensors
Bare conductive
we have a separate page for that! https://bookstack.hku.nl/books/bare-conductive
IPAC
your external keyboard, made of anything conductive
aka the makey makey on steroids :)
The I-PAC2 has 32 inputs which are all programmable and are marked as 2 joysticks, 8 buttons each, plus coin1, coin2, start1, start2 and MAME control keys. Any inputs can be assigned as a shift key to access an alternate code set. I-PAC is the ONLY keyboard encoder where each input inputs has it's own dedicated microprocessor pin. No interaction or delays, vital for multi-button games such as fighting games. I-PAC is much more than a keyboard encoder! Pins can be configured as mouse buttons or game controller buttons, plus power and volume control. I-PAC is the ONLY keyboard encoder which emulates a USB keyboard and yet breaks through the USB simultaneously-pressed-switch limit of 6 switches (plus ctrl,alt,shift) which afflicts all USB keyboard devices. I-PAC is the ONLY device to have a shift function which allows ANY input to be assigned to a shifted secondary keycode and the shift button can have it's own function too so no need for a dedicated extra control panel button. I-PAC is the ONLY device to have a self-test LED which not only gives an instant visible check of your installation but also can indicate which connection (if any) is causing a problem. I-PAC retains it's programming after power off. Not all keyboard encoders do this!
read up on specs here or here:
https://www.ultimarc.com/control-interfaces/i-pacs/i-pac4-board/
download custon software: https://www.ultimarc.com/download.html
mapping:
| INPUT | NORMAL CODES | CODES WITH SHIFT (hold 1 player start) |
|---|---|---|
| COIN 1 | 5 | |
| COIN 2 | 6 | |
| START 1 | 1 | |
| START 2 | 2 | ESC |
| 1 RIGHT | R arrow | Tab |
| 1 LEFT | L arrow | Enter |
| 1 UP | U arrow | Key Below ESC (Volume, gamma, etc ) |
| 1 DOWN | D arrow | P (pause) |
| 1 SW 1 | L-ctrl | 5 (Coin A) |
| 1 SW 2 | L-alt | |
| 1 SW 3 | space | |
| 1 SW 4 | L-shift | |
| 1 SW 5 | Z | |
| 1 SW 6 | X | |
| 1 SW 7 | C | |
| 1 SW 8 | V | |
| 1 A | P | |
| 1 B | ENTER | |
| START 1 | 1 | |
| START 2 | 2 | Esc |
| 2 RIGHT | G | |
| 2 LEFT | D | |
| 2 UP | R | |
| 2 DOWN | F | |
| 2 SW 1 | A | |
| 2 SW 2 | S | |
| 2 SW 3 | Q | |
| 2 SW 4 | W | |
| 2 SW 5 | I | |
| 2 SW 6 | K | |
| 2 SW 7 | J | |
| 2 SW 8 | L | |
| 2 A | TAB | |
| 2 B | ESC |
makey makey
Design your own controller with everyday materials like foil, velostat, playdough, graphite pencils, water or any other conductive material. Lots of info and examples on their own site: https://makeymakey.com
No need to install drivers , makey makey is plug and play.
Attach it through usb to your computer, close a circle of conduction bij connecting 'ground' and 'another trigger' & it shows up to be an external keyboard. Read the signal in an app like wordpad/texteditor to make sure you have the right connection.
In data flow software (like Isadora & touchdesigner) the makey is read through nodes like a 'keyboard In watcher' or 'KeyBoardIn'
Remember to always playtest your setup, as using a keyboard as input may also lead to unexpected/unwished results (like you interface being all over the place :)
Also see this page: aan-de-slag-met-makey-makey
Borrow Makey from the uitleen at IBB of PASTOE
or the Blackbox @ JK
Or in a tech case!
see ipac for a makey on steroids