Posted by Mojo2000 on January 16, 2002 at 05:49:09:
In Reply to: Re: 8 way joystick switched to a 4 way joystick with a 120 volt relay posted by Matt on January 15, 2002 at 23:07:44:
Makes plenty of sense now! Thanks for the info. I guess the encoder must read only one command at a time (ex. not a combination of the left & up together for a diagonal command)so the relay would not work! thanks
No, I don't think that's what it means... You said you were going to switch off diagonal leads; I think it was assumed you thought there were eight switches.
The encoder must still be able to read more than one signal at a time, for diagonals as well as buttons (Zangief etc.) So if somehow the relay can specifically ignore combinations of NE, SE, SW, NW, then you would indeed be set.
I know nothing of electronics, but it sounds like a slightly more advanced project...