How do I set up a remote GO button for ShowMan?
The cheapest way is to use a Windows XP or 7 compatible joystick or game controller which is properly installed. You must use a real joystick (or game controller) which has a Windows XP or 7 driver and you must properly install it all while the joystick is actually attached to the joystick port on the computer. The joystick driver will not install correctly if the joystick is not connected. When a joystick is installed, ShowMan will indicate the joystick fire button is available to be used as the remote GO button when you look at the System Configuration window. To use a switch other than the one on the joystick itself as the GO button, you will have to disassemble the joystick to the extent that you can wire the contacts of the switch you want to use to the contacts of the joystick’s fire button. You cannot simply connect a switch to two contacts of the joystick port of the computer since this will not fulfill the requirements of a Windows compatible joystick.
