Jul 10 2009
Mini MAME / Kiosk : Part 5
In between chicken coop design, I worked a bit on the control panel for the kiosk. Installed a joystick and four buttons:
The “Player 1/2″ buttons are in a weird place because I’m working on an idea for the kiosk. I’ll probably move them to one side.
I ended up using thin (1/4″) plywood for the control panel top, because I don’t have a lot of space below for the joystick. It’s strong enough, and good for the prototype.
What you can’t see in the photo is a little LED above the joystick. Under it is an RFID reader, which is part of the magic behind the Super Secret Project.
Next up: Wiring up the control panel, and getting it to talk to the PC.
P.S. I checked out counter top laminates at Lowe’s yesterday. Youch! They were $45 for a 4×8′ sheet. I think paint will do for now. 
One Response to “Mini MAME / Kiosk : Part 5”
Hi, I was just surfing for creative thoughts for shop made STUFF and I saw this post. One of the things that I do is EVERY time that I get near a Lowe’s I go through the building and tool departments and look for damaged or open box STUFF.
I bought a sheet of white Formica for $15 because a foot long piece of 1 corner was busted off. I just needed a piece to cover my router table, I got 6 times that much.
Good Luck,
parkerdude