Daemon USB 1 Player Arcade Encoder NO-LAG (XInput)

This is is undoubtedly one of the most interesting arcade encoders on the market. The Daemon Arcade Encoder is one of the boards with less LAG that we can find at the current moment with only 0.74ms of LAG. That is, an imperceptible amount of LAG for even the most demanding arcade and retro game players in general. This amazing board is based on Arduino technology: an open - source electronics prototype platform based on flexible and easy to use hardware and software. 

This board is programmed by Arcade Express to be compatible with many systems: PC, Mister FPGA, Raspberry Pi, Android. Thanks to its high compatibility you will be able to use this encoder in many different systems. In addition, this board is also used to mod and build USB adapters for the Neo-Geo console controllers and retro computers such as the C64, Amiga and even older consoles like the Atari. This board, will obviously also serve the purpose of connecting our Arcade joysticks and buttons to a Bartop, Arcade Machine, Arcade Fighting Stick or projects with similar characteristics.

If we want to use the Daemon encoder with a PC or Android system the installation of the board is very simple as it is Plug and Play. The only thing we have to do is connect the board to the system, configure the buttons and press play!

The Arcade Daemon encoder is also fully compatible with the Raspberry Pi 2,3 and 4 and there is no need to modify any files. Just connect the board to the Raspberry Pi and it will recognize it as a 1 player joystick. In case we want to install a 2 player arcade controller we'll need to purchase 2 boards that will be recognized by the Raspberry Pi as 2 different joysticks.

This great encoder is also very much used when mounting Arcade controllers to be used with the fabulous Mister FPGA board. These 2 accessories in conjunction with a CRT TV are, we could say, one of the best options out there of any retro player who really cares about fidelity. The Mister FPGA board + Daemon Encoder + a CRT TV would be the closest thing to play with an original Arcade Jamma board. The user will experience a perfect image and unbeatable gameplay with less than 1ms of lag. 

Below there are some images indicating how to propoerly connect the Daemon encoder depending on the needs of the player. In addition, we have also included a layout with the recommended configuration for an Arcade controller.

This encoder has 12 x action buttons + 4 direction buttons + all the necessary grounds for its connection.

Features

• Great compatibility with a multitude of systems
• XInput protocol
• Ideal to adapt to Neo-Geo / Amiga / Atari / C64 controllers
• Compatible with Mister FPGA / PC / Raspberry Pi / Android
• DirectInput protocol
• Minimum LAG of 0.74ms
• Plug and Play
• Easy installation