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Have you played previous versions of SM? If not, it sounds like you are missing OpenGL support. Either check for new video drivers or go to www.stepmania.com and check the forums for how to switch S ...

Well, here is another update to prove I am not dead.

Basically, I feel that I lack the electronic expertise to make this work, but even with that I lack experience with these sensors. That is why ...

Lol, time for a brutally honest update

It is taking me a lot longer to solder this than I thought, mostly because I am taking my time and thinking about every single connection, wondering if I ...

Lol, you got it

Every 50ms the circuit checks to see if an arrow is in contact with something. So if you put your foot down, it will be sensed the next time the circuit cycles through that arr ...

Update time:

I got the componenets in the mail today, but I should have looked at the dimensions of the voltage regulator >_<

Anyway, I won't be able to test it out perfectly on my solderl ...

So, I have been thinking about the design issues, namely timing, a little more. I have two choices:

1) Use a slower chip (30ms), but the chip could be accessable by anyone who wanted to copy my de ...

I was able to hunt down the required timings on DDRManiaX for a Perfect:

DWI: 50ms
SM: 45ms
Arcade: 35ms

With the 50ms sensor I have in the mail right now I can at least do a proof of concept. ...

Will do, will do

As soon as I can get home, that is. Stepmania.Com is being filtered >_<

Lol, neither do I, I play with StepMania >_<

O well, I'll just test it out. I know I can get under 30 if I need to, so no worried

This first time there will be a difference between the arrows and the rest of the pad. The arrows will be a slightly lowered panel of plexiglass, and the rest of thepad is compose of metal wrapped wo ...

I'm assuming you saw one of the QProx systems used at some time in the past

The specifics of the system would help me determine if I am going down the wrong track. Right now my response time ( ...

Qprox is indeed what I am testing this with, but I think I will be able to get it to be responsive enough with some changes suggested in the documentation. Thats what this will come down to most like ...

Hmmm... Well, I at least assume I can prevent the screws by being a problem by being sure to use only the proper length. That way, it would never be possible for thescrew to penetrate the top. But s ...

Lol, I was worried he was another designer that never quite got finished

I've been shopping around for sheet metal, and at least think I have found a good deal. I was going to work my own meta ...

Of course

Those components should arrive in the mail by Monday, as long as UPS Ground is as fast as they say they are. I'll just take a snapshot of the components once they get to me. It will ...

Progress:

I purchased all of the eletrical components required to make the touch sensors today, and they did in fact come to just over $10. That does not include the PS-Controller, but I have foun ...

Solid State typically refers to a piece of technology that requires no moving parts. Since it has no moving parts, it tends to be more reliable, since there is nothing to break down from frictional w ...

How important are corner brackets for the arrow panels to the game playing experience? Since the arrows are fixed, they are no longer neccessary in the standard sense,and removing them brings the cos ...

I just noticed I didn't include my location

If I ever get this to work, I would enjoy your help. Just depends how much you want to drive to Portland, OR :-p

After more research, it looks ...

Hello everyone,

This is about a possible new design for Hard HomePads. I'm not putting this in the sticky thread because it seems to be mostly for getting help with the current designs and not for ...