PACTO 2000H 2 Player Control Interface for Arcade Cabinets User Guide

PACTO 2000H 2 Player Control Interface for Arcade Cabinets

Intro

The Pacto 2000H is a 2 Player Xinput arcade control interface for arcade cabinets. When plugged into a computer, your arcade cabinet joysticks and buttons will be seen as 2 separate Xbox 360 controllers. Xinput (Xbox controller format) offers better compatibility compared to the older “direct input” or keyboard type inputs for most applications. Some newer games exclusively supply Xinput, which makes the Pacto 2000H work without additional special software or configuration. Unlike using multiple interfaces, The Pacto 2000H should always keep the players in the correct order, and also provide the option to instantly reconfigure both joysticks to behave as one controller in “Twinstick mode”. ALL THE ADVANCED MODES ARE OPTIONAL AND CAN BE AVOIDED IF DESIRED.

Player Button Wiring
All button and joystick inputs should be wired with one side to ground. The “mode” pins are optional to wire with buttons, or a permanent jumper. All modes except for interlock mode can be accessed through long-pressing various button combinations (refer to tables on later pages).

TABLE 1 – WIRING PINOUT (P1 AND P2 MATCHES BROOK FIGHT WIRING HARNESS)

Mode Input Wiring

There are several ways to switch between the different modes:

1. No dedicated mode controls – use shortcuts instead (holding various start and select buttons)
2. Buttons – buttons to enter each mode
3. Switches – a single pole switch is attached, while the opposite mode is grounded (refer to switch wiring guide for which ones to ground)
4. It is possible to use a combination of switches and buttons as desired (Ex. – buttons for ANA-S/ANA-F/DPAD, switches for Turbo, Twinstick, 8to6)

Mode Button Wiring Option
Each mode button is connected to its respective input pin on one side, and ground on the other side
Mode Switch Wiring Option
Switches should be wired as followed:

DPAD/ANA-S Mode Switch (Enable Slow Analog)

• Ground the DPAD Pin
• Connect ANA-S Pin to switch, connect other side of switch to ground
• DPAD/ANA-F Mode Switch (Enable Fast Analog)
• Ground the DPAD Pin
• Connect ANA-F Pin to switch, connect other side of switch to ground

!TS/TS Mode Switch (Enable Twinstick Mode)

• Ground the !TS Pin (!TS = NOT Twinstick)
• Connect TS Pin to switch, connect other side of switch to ground

!TS/DIS Mode Switch (Disconnect From PC)

• Ground the !TS Pin (!TS = NOT Twinstick)
• Connect DIS Pin to switch, connect other side of switch to ground

!TURB/TURBO Mode Switch (Enable Turbo/rapid-fire)

• Ground the !TURB Pin (!TURB = NOT Turbo)
• Connect TURBO Pin to switch, connect other side of switch to ground

!8TO6/8TO6 Mode Switch (Enable 8 to 6 Mode – Convert 8 button fight layout to 6 button arcade)

• Ground the !TURB Pin (!TURB = NOT Turbo)
• Connect TURBO Pin to switch, connect other side of switch to ground

Notes:

• The board starts in analog fast mode on startup
• DPAD or analog slow work well with most games, so if dedicated buttons are available for switching, analog fast is not usually required

Connectors
The Pacto 2000H uses 2.54mm header pins which are compatible with “Female Dupont 2.54mm” connectors. Custom cables can be built using a crimper with female DuPont connectors, or prefabbed cables can be found.

The board follows the same pinout as the Brook fight stick boards, and is therefore compatible with the pre-made wiring harness available.

FIGURE 1 – BROOK FIGHT STICK WIRING HARNESS FOR SANWA BUTTONS AND JOYSTICK

Typical Button Layouts

6 Button Layout
For arcade cabinets with only 6 buttons per player, the following layout is most common:

This 6 button layout is strongly recommended by the CoinOps project team, and is a great choice for retro gaming. Retro arcade games are generally covered by 6 buttons.
8 Button Layout
Some new fighting games require 8 buttons, and this is the most common layout for “fight sticks”:

Many people feel overwhelmed by 8 buttons, but it does offer some convenience for console emulation (many games use RT for throttle as an example), and allows for a row of 4 buttons like the Neo-Geo arcade machines. The 8TO6 MODE on the Pacto 2000H reconfigures the 8 button fight stick layout to the 6 button above. If you are using 8 buttons in a rectangular layout like this, it is strongly recommended to follow this layout to take advantage of the 8TO6 feature.

FIGURE 2 – NEO-GEO 4 BUTTON LAYOUT

Advanced Modes (OPTIONAL)
The Pacto 2000H has the ability to switch between modes using dedicated “mode” buttons or switches, or by holding down various start or select buttons for 8 seconds. The “modes” can be completely ignored if not wanted or needed. Most games will function in the default mode. If you would like to permanently enable a mode other than the default, install a jumper from the desired mode pins to ground, otherwise they will return to default when the power is cycled.
Default Settings:

• Analog Fast (Left Stick)
• Start/Back Interlock Off
• Twinstick Mode OFF
• 8TO6 Mode OFF

TS (Twinstick Mode)
Play MAME Twinstick games with default controller mappings for Xbox controllers, or have some fun with flying games or first person shooters! This is a completely unique feature for this encoder which combines all 4 joysticks and buttons to behave as 2 Xbox controllers. The player 1 and 2 joysticks on the cabinet will behave as player 1 left and right stick. The player 3 and 4 joysticks on the cabinet will behave as player 2 left and right joystick. Player 1 can use buttons from player 1 or 2, and Player 2 can use buttons from players 3 or 4.

Joystick = Player 1

Left Stick

| Joystick = Player 1

Right Stick

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Buttons = Player 1

Buttons

| Buttons = Player 1

Buttons

Twinstick mode provide 0-100% direction control instantly when in “DPAD OR ANA-F” mode, and provides slow/smoothed input ramping in “ANA-S” mode. “DPAD OR ANA-F” mode will almost always be more appropriate for Twinstick arcade games, but the analog smoothing could make for unique first-person shooter or flying gameplay.

INT (Interlock Start/Back)
Interlock mode helps avoid accidentally exiting games by pressing start and select at the same time (a common shortcut used for MAME/CoinOps/Hyperspin). Start and select must be held together for 2 seconds before being sent at the same time. Jumper “INT” pin to ground to activate. Unlike every other mode, it is simply enabled or disabled by a jumper, and does not stay activated when momentarily pressed. This mode is recommended for CoinOps, Hyperspin or RetroFE users.
DPAD (Digital/D-PAD Mode)
Joystick inputs are sent to the computer as d-pad controls from an Xbox controller. This is the default setting, and will work with most games and emulators.

ANG (Analog Slow/Left-Stick Mode)
This mode outputs joystick direction to the PC as analog left stick. The outputs in analog mode are also slowly increased from 0 to 100% over time, and slowly reduced back to 0% when released. This is intended to make driving games or other which require sensitive inputs easier. This mode can be accessed by pressing a button wired to the “ANG” input, or by using button shortcuts (refer to table).
ANG (Analog Fast/Left-Stick Mode – DEFAULT)
This mode is the same as the above Analog Slow mode, but with no slow ramp up. It immediately provides 100% output on the stick. (Please note, boards sold prior to early December 2022 only have slow analog mode).

DIS (Disconnect Mode)
Completely removes the Xbox control interfaces from the computer to allow other controllers like wireless Xbox controllers to be used to play games, without needing to physically unplug anything. Plug your wireless Xbox dongle plugged into the PC, and power up your controllers AFTER entering disconnect mode. Switching back to any other mode will reenable the USB interface. After reenabling, it can take up to 30 seconds for the Xbox interfaces to reappear. To use the arcade controls again, turn off the wireless gamepads, or unplug the dongle to release the low player positions.

TABLE 2 – MODE SELECTION SHORTCUTS

TABLE 3 – DEDICATED MODE SELECTION INPUT PINS

both)
DPAD| Digital/D-pad output
ANA-S| Slow Analog – Left Stick/Analog output
ANA-S| Fast Analog – Left Stick/Analog output (with slow ramp up)
!TS| NOT Twinstick (Normal 2 Player Mode) (DEFAULT)
TS| Twinstick Mode
!8TO6| Not 8 to 6 conversions (Normal) (DEFAULT)
8TO6| Convert 8 button to 6 button layouts
!TURB| Not Turbo (Normal) (DEFAULT)
TURBO| Turbo/Rapid-fire (hits held buttons approx. 15 times per second)
DISC (hold 3 seconds)| Disconnect Mode (Return to !TS or TS to reconnect)

TABLE 5 – EXTRA FUNCTION INPUT PINS

shortcut for MAME and other emulators)

PB_A| Pinball -Extra Player 1 A button for launching ball
PB_LB| Pinball – Extra Player 1 LB for left flipper
PB_RB| Pinball – Extra Player 1 RB for right flipper
PB_NL| Pinball – Goes full right on left Analog stick for nudging on left

side (Install on left side of cab)

PB_NR| Pinball – Goes full left on left Analog stick for nudging on left side

(install on right side of cab)

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