Dancing Tofu Gaming - GIGANAUT Dance Pad Beta (upd. 8/9)

daikenkai =[ · Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 3:28 pm Post subject:

Hows the progress.

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EDIT: Nothing to see here. Sorry. >_<
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ChilliumBromide · Trick Member Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Location: Beaverton, OR

Well, I haven't been able to do much with the pads, but I have almost everything I need now.

I'm having a hell of a time trying to find 1"x11"x5' boards. I found some 1.25"x11"x52", which is ALMOST perfect, for $5 each, but I need 1", not 1.25". A little to their right, there were some that were the right dimensions, but $30 a board.

In the future, I'm gonna just use 1/2" fir plywood.
Hell, if there were enough room in the van today, I would have just gotten a 4'x8' board for $26 and had it cut into a 44"x48" piece and a 52"x48" piece.

However, today at Lowe's, I got 40 count 3" long, 1/4" diametre bolts, 20 lock nuts, 50 nuts, and 10 count 1.5" long, 1/4" diametre bolts. Cost me $15 in all, but they'll do the job.

Here's a quick list of what all I still need to do:
1. BUY some more wood, some diodes, a paint-on sealant (still looking), buttons for the control box, and some 5-pin plugs for the CB.
2. CUT aforementioned wood, metal covers for non-button panels, copper sensors, all the wires, metal corner brackets to hold the pressure chambers together, and the wood and metal components for the control box.
3. ASSEMBLE everything.
4. TEST the pad.
5. RECORD data and videos.
6. !???
7. PROFIT!

EDIT: Here are a couple pictures of the bolts I've got. They should work reat. I've worked with bolts like this before, and they will definitely be tough enough. I'm using 1/2" bolts for the bars though, just to be on the safe side.

Also, the DT200 prototype will NOT have any of the borders or a bar, since I'm still not sure which way to go on the bar and didn't cut the base large enough to fit borders or a bar fin on them.

Here's a few songs I'm looking at testing it on (in order):
Utopia Hard (make sure it works right with jacks)
Xuxa Hard (make sure it can handle streams)
Pandemonium Hard (just 'cause I want to see if I can pass it yet)
Hopefully, the construction will go smoothly and it will work flawlessly.

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ChilliumBromide · Trick Member Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Location: Beaverton, OR

Just wanted to get it out there that I'm seriously opening registration for distributors now. Distributors will be listed on the site and expected to meet specifications they provide. Read the first post for yummy details.

Also, 1-year anniversary in 2 months and 3 days. Hm. . . I wonder if Charlie's got any plans?
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Tenchi50 · Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 10:56 am Post subject:

so when are your tofucabs coming out

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Alderaic · Trick Member Joined: 09 May 2007

when you say meet expectations do you mean including or excluding timelines?

/joke
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infamous360 · Trick Member Joined: 06 Mar 2007

how much are you planning on selling the tofucabs for? i have gotten messages asking if i could build a few =) i just want to be competitive lol
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ChilliumBromide · Trick Member Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Location: Beaverton, OR

I'm not sure. Probably around $1k-5k, depending on the cabinet.

You know, you could just make TofuCabs. (I'd be willing to change the name

)
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infamous360 · Trick Member Joined: 06 Mar 2007

you have any blue prints you could show me?
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mouseish · Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 7:43 am Post subject:

bump for epic updates?

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ChilliumBromide · Trick Member Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Location: Beaverton, OR

Well, no really epic updates to give.

Here's what I have been working on though:
-Started making a control box
-Rebuilt the base for the DT600 w/ wiring layer (worked very well during initial testing.)
-Found a product to use for the sealant and foam for the DT200s' pressure sensors. (Great Stuff. I tested it out and I think that it should work, although it needs to be applied with care.)
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ChilliumBromide · Trick Member Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Location: Beaverton, OR

Well, not the PS2 control box.

I don't currently have access to the programming personnel required to make a multi-system CB. The closest I can come is throwing a chip for each system in and have a plug for each.

But a USB control box would certainly hook up to the computer as a plug-n-play controller.
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XahGee · Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 6:10 pm Post subject:

So are the Dancing Tofu pads still alive, or should I just go and buy a Cobalt Flux?

Ghettobarney · Trick Member Joined: 21 Dec 2006 Location: Failing Pandy

No offense to Tofu, but I reccommend a CF.
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