I bought an Omron V3A-6 card reader, which is capable of reading two tracks simultaneously. Right now, however, I have only wired Track 2 to the gameport connector, and it functions strictly as a Track 2 reader. (I would have bought an Omron V3A-1, which can read all 3 tracks, but I couldn't find one anywhere.)
Will Stripe Snoop eventually be modified to allow the reading of two tracks simultaneously (specifically, Track 1 and Track 2)? If so, to which pins should I solder the Clock and Data wires? I know the joystick port has another pair of pins that can work for the second track. Deciding in advance which wire would go to which pin would allow me to finish the soldering now, and when the program is upgraded it should work immediately.
If you would like to refer to this comment somewhere else in this project, copy and paste the following link:
Nice find with the reader! I'll email you so we can talk more about this. My advice for a 2 track reader is to use the parallel port, since that can support 5 inputs (both CLK/DATAs and the CP).
If you would like to refer to this comment somewhere else in this project, copy and paste the following link:
I bought an Omron V3A-6 card reader, which is capable of reading two tracks simultaneously. Right now, however, I have only wired Track 2 to the gameport connector, and it functions strictly as a Track 2 reader. (I would have bought an Omron V3A-1, which can read all 3 tracks, but I couldn't find one anywhere.)
Will Stripe Snoop eventually be modified to allow the reading of two tracks simultaneously (specifically, Track 1 and Track 2)? If so, to which pins should I solder the Clock and Data wires? I know the joystick port has another pair of pins that can work for the second track. Deciding in advance which wire would go to which pin would allow me to finish the soldering now, and when the program is upgraded it should work immediately.
Chris,
Nice find with the reader! I'll email you so we can talk more about this. My advice for a 2 track reader is to use the parallel port, since that can support 5 inputs (both CLK/DATAs and the CP).