I've been playing obscene amounts of rhythm games! Uh, ignore the Solid State Squad stuff in my sig; I outgrew home versions of IIDX. :x
I have a few ongoing projects as well. One of them, which happens to be directly related to rhythm games, is building a home Pop'n controller out of an old arcade deck (
716677606259568641[/tweet]]heres a couple of pics of the deck!). I have a good PCB, a whole batch of fresh new Omron V-10-1A4 (100gf) microswitches installed, and a nice set of bright LEDs on their way. I had about a dozen white lamps already, but they didn't really have a good light spreader. As a result, you'd get a noticeable bright spot on the diffuser instead of a nice, consistent glow (
726571583733522432[/tweet]]light test video here, with the original Omron V-10-1A5 switches still installed). I grabbed one of the LEDs from my IIDX controller and popped it in and it gave a much more consistent result, so I ordered a bunch of those for the final project.
The biggest problem I'm currently having is finding a connector. I don't want to do any snipping and/or soldering, as I want the controller to be easily usable in an arcade machine if need-be (i.e. unplug the harness going the arcin board, put some 12V lamps in, and hook the arcade harness into it), but I'm having a real hard time finding the right connectors. I've looked through Molex's catalog extensively and can't find a match, and I've gone through much of TE Connectivity's as well. No matter, I still need to fashion a wooden case for it.
Wait, where was I again? Oh, right. Other happenings. Got it.
I ended up becoming a career programmer, so things have been going pretty well on my end. :] Currently in the process of getting over my social anxiety and am making some decent headway so far. I've made quite a few new friends these past few months, so I definitely can't complain.
*takes a deep breath* That was some rambling.
Anyway, how have you been and what have you been up to?