Zero Delay encoder not recognized.

AnudderJoe

No matter what I do, I just get 'No Gamepad Detected'.
The green light on the encoder is lit when I plug in the USB. The light on the buttons light up, but Retropie just doesn't see it.

I'm completely new to this, so is there something that I need to do?
From what I've read, people say they just plug this in and it works.
What am I doing wrong?

rbaker

@AnudderJoe I'm afraid that it is impossible to assist you.

What encoder?
What buttons light up, where? on what?
What are you reading?

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

So now i'll take a guess that it could be an Ipac2. If so, it will work with some emulators instantly like MAME. Remember though that the MAME version matters. If it's not MAME, it will need configuring according to the instructions found in the wiki. If it's not an Ipac2, it could be a Xin Mo. If it is, I cannot assist you but there are posts out there that could. Is it a Picade one? or a Makey Makey board? Maybe it's a Reyann, anyhow, they all present keystrokes so that should give you a clue how to edit the configs. What version of Retropie? What controller? Are they arcade buttons? Tell us.......please!

caver01

@rbaker It's a Zero Delay encoder (post thread title). According to 45 seconds of research, it looks like the ZD is a gamepad encoder, not a keyboard encoder. With just that much info, I would think that if it is detected as a gamepad it would be just plug and play.

Maybe it's faulty? I don't know anything about them except that they are inexpensive, so I am not really helping beyond pointing out the encoder model in case others have used the Zero Delay.

caver01

@AnudderJoe Ok, I can't really hold your hand more than this: I just did a search for "zero delay" (including the quote marks) using the little magnifying glass icon above and scored 23 posts about your encoder (this post will probably be 24 for you when you do it).

You really need to provide more info about your system next time, or better yet, use the search feature here and search for what others might have found. For example, in one thread @robthedude81 had questions about this same encoder and was able to get it sorted. Perhaps he will join this thread and explain what you need to do.

AnudderJoe

@caver01 Thanks...I'll go check out his thread.

AnudderJoe

His issue seemed to be different. On my Pi3, it's not recognizing my controller at all.

caver01

@AnudderJoe It could be faulty. Is it recognized by any type of computer? I am not the expert with this device, so not much help, but I am curious about this solution because it's known for being an inexpensive device.

rbaker

@caver01 Thanks!, I thought the Reyann was a keyboard encoder! Good to know there are gamepad encoders out there. So are these to allow you to hack old controllers?

caver01

@rbaker said in Zero Delay encoder not recognized.:

So are these to allow you to hack old controllers?

I don't know. I suppose you could if you are able to tie into the button pad switches. Most controllers aren't going to pass the open/close switch states down the wire, so I expect you'd have to solder and run a new cable.

Actually, I expect this is a more economical alternative to something like our trusty IPAC. I am definitely interested--if I ever decide to start another build project. I have always relied upon my early investment in the IPAC4 for my main cabinet, but alternatives are a good thing to know about. Actually, if I do another arcade project it would probably be a two-player bartop and I could just use GPIO. Or, if I do a portable console I would use bluetooth.

Aceisback

I use several of these zero delay boards. It should just work. Plug it into a PC and see if it works there. If it does not show up on the pc, it may be defective.