The Sensor Thread!!!

[EnigmaFX]

Hello Fellow DDR Players and Pad Makers.

I have recently picked up the intuition of making my own pad.
I have my plan in mind and all but there is one thing that bugs me.

The Sensors!!!!!!!! >_<

One of my friend gave me an Idea which looks petty good but
I wish I knew more models of sensors so I could Have a variety of choices.
Ive looked Around the forum but only found 2 (Brackets and Riptide)


I think it should be a Great Idea to make an Official DDR HomeMade Sensors.
If it actually gets pinned, which would be pretty sweet, Here could be some rules so it doenst
get all spammed.

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1 - Only post the actual sensor model type and idea

2 - Dont comment anything Just post the sensors

3 - An image or + would be nice

4 - List of materials needed


Thats about it I guess

Let the posting Begin?! xD

[daikenkai =[]

May I bump thee olde topic!

Seems like a great idea!

[daikenkai =[]

Ok... I have an UNTESTED, yes UNTESTED, again, UNTESTED idea. To use microswitches, and mount them using screws... not into wood, as it may break, but instead glued down strips of puzzle-piece foam. 4 microswitches, each at a corner. Im gonna test it out, as soon as I get my english grade up (reportcard.. C... OUCH for a normally straight A student), and get soem on ebay.

[Trifthen]

You know, MyMyBox makes arcade sensors they use in their GXG pads. They are $20 each, or you can get a pack of 8 (2 for each arrow) for $100.
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[kyj197]

if you want to make your metal pad like real arcade cabinet. then you need to use MyMyBox arcade foot sensors. They use in their Blueshark metal pad GXG and GXG-B model. you can get the each sensor for $20 , or you can get a pack of 8 (2 for each arrow) for $100.

you can go to their website http://www.mymybox.com/ddrdiy.html







mymyblx clam that their arcade foot sensors can be used on real konami ddr machine too. I heard that their sensor is really good. If you want to make ddr metal pad as real ddr arcade metal pad, then you need to use their sensors. Other metal pad is just contact switch.




Good Luck !

[ceraf]

just out of curiosity, how exactly do these sensors work? is it a switch-type of connection?

[Trifthen]

[The Wise Fool]

There was a much cheaper alternative I saw which Matrix made his pad with. He had mending brackets with screws in them, like this:

[ChilliumBromide]

I've got a large number of panel designs; I'll make and post blueprints after I finish my DT610 blueprints. ^^

Please note that the technologies involved in my panels make use of only physics and magnetism; I suck at chemistry, so no arcade-style pressure sensors.

I'm thinking of ways to make my snare sensor panel so that it can do holds. xP
It may take a while; bear with me.
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[daikenkai =[]

Well, my dad is prolly gonna bid on ebay for 100 microswitches for onlh 1 dollar, with 8.20 shipping and handling. Ill let u guys know how well it works I can imagine the leetness it will bring

[ceraf]

here's my ghetto pad sensor design. Simple, yet quite effective.



The good part is that the sensors are quite sensitive, so it requires very little force to register a button press. the biggest drawback is that the hardboard will cave in over repetitive use, but that can be remedied by using a thicker panel and a spongier mouse pad (or similar material).

[daikenkai =[]

i did that design, didnt work as i used crappy aluminium foil

[daikenkai =[]

Ok!

My technology teacher had this weird stuff, its like a copper material. One side is plastic, no conduction, and the other is durable copper. He has several rolls of this stuff, over 1000 or more feet of it. I asked him where I could buy it at, and he told me he had a whole ton of it and I could have some. I decided perhaps 4 feet of it (its 1 yard wide) for use on my ddr pad. It doesnt wear or tear out like aluminum foil, and it is about the thickness or cardstock. As durable as tarp. Its hard to describe, but its also used for practicing for soldering! im gonna try it on my DDR pad, as i think tactile switches are WAY too small and fragile, and I cant get any good deals on microswitches.
I also got some cool looking black ducttape.

Cant wait to try it out. It will be a sinch to solder as, well, its used for soldering practice. No more aluminum foil and tape.

PS: I think aluminum tape could possibly work. Any ideas?

[videoCWK]

If you know where you can get ahold of Andamiro sensors, use those. Those sensors are great. And...that's all I could think of.

Hey, would those MMB sensors work in a DDR machine? Would they die quickly, or last long?
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[cph05a]

It looks kinda ghetto, but It's easy to make, dirt cheap, and I've never had trouble with responsiveness since I put them in.

[daikenkai =[]

great idea!

one q tho...

what is the "trigger". Do you stomp on it with a foil-covered shoe, or is it triggered like a normal dance pad

[ChilliumBromide]

[ceraf]

i just hate how aluminum foil powders off after a while.

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