ControlBlock reset button

moch

Here's the output:

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GNU nano 2.2.6 File: controlblockconfig.cfg {
"controlblocks" : [
{
"enabled" : true, // Enables (=true) or disables (=false) the ControlBlock
"address" : { // The address information of the first ControlBlock
"SJ1" : 0, // The hardware address solder-jumper SJ1. Options: 0, 1
"SJ2" : 0 // The hardware address solder-jumper SJ2, Options: 0, 1
},
"gamepadtype" : "snes", // Sets the gamepad type. Options: "arcade", "mame", "snes", "none" "onlyOneGamepad" : false, // If true, registers only one gamepad instead of two "powerswitchOn" : true // Enables (=true) the power switch functionality. Options: true, false
}, {
"enabled" : false, // Enables (=true) or disables (=false) the second ControlBlock
"address" : { // The address information of the second ControlBlock "SJ1" : 1, // The hardware address solder-jumper SJ1. Options: 0, 1 "SJ2" : 0 // The hardware address solder-jumper SJ2, Options: 0, 1
}, "gamepadtype" : "arcade", // Sets the gamepad type. Options: "arcade", "mame", "snes", "none"
"onlyOneGamepad" : false // If true, registers only one gamepad instead of two
}
]

moch

For some reason the reset button now works...

Only thing I did was power down the pi for a couple of days.

petrockblog

Strange.Sounds like a

But glad that it is working for you now.

moch

@petrockblog
It must be a wiring issue, I'll redo the wiring to the reset button tomorrow.

Strange though that it also didn't work with the jumper wire trick...

moch

@petrockblog
Sadly the button has stopped working again. When I run JSTEST I see that it does register inputs, but it just doesnt do anything.

I checked everything with a multimeter and the button itself works flawlesly. I'm thinking of a few things that could be causing this:

A config problem, as in I need to set something in a .cfg file to make it work
the fact that I haven't wired up the snes controllers yet, nor that I've configured the snes Controlblock controllers.
My PSU isn't passing on enough current to make it work correctly. ( I noticed that I do get the occasional lightning bolt)
or
I'm cursed

Any help would be greatly appreciated

moch

@petrockblog

Well I finished my christmas project for 99% (see pic).

I configured the correct controller for each emulator using this method: https://github.com/meleu/RetroPie-joystick-selection/blob/master/README.md
The only problem I have now is that the reset button still doesn't work. It issues a two button command and the escape key as stated in the description. Sadly this doesn't close the emulator.

I can work around this in (s)nes games but for megadrive/genesis games, the only solution is to reboot the pi...

Very annoying. I'm now 99% certain that this is a configuration problem as pressing the escape key on a keyboard also doesn't close the emulator.

Any help would be greatly appreciated again.

(I also started from scratch today with a new retropie image)

moch

Anyone...?

moch

Well I think I've solved it..
I did a full reinstall and it still didn't work.
I configured my raphnet nes controllers first and the edited the retroarch config file setting the hot btn to "nul" and the exit emulator key to "escape"

Then I setup my megadrive controllers conected to the gamepadblock and the snes controllers connedted to the controlblock.

I edited those configs as well, deleting the save- and load state entries while I was in there ( setting the hot btn to "nul" eliminates the need to press two buttons at once, making it so that when you pres left for example, it saves the game).

I now have a working physical reset button for all my systems :)

petrockblog

Glad to hear!

shukuyen

@moch said in ControlBlock reset button:

@petrockblog

Well I finished my christmas project for 99% (see pic).

Hi @moch, this looks amazing and exactly like I imagine my build. You don’t have a Tutorial online somewhere by any chance? (I know, it’s a year later ;))

Best,
Shukuyen

moch

Hi @shukuyen ,

Sorry, I didn't make a tutorial but it was all pretty straightforward in the end.
I gutted an old Nes and dumped everything in :)

Parts used:

Rpi3 + microsd
Raphnet dual nes to usb
Petrockblock's controlblock and nylon posts
Wiring

The hardware part was the easiest part tbh.
If you get it all wiredup i can make an image of my sd. That way you shouldnt have to configure anything :)