Do you have the install guide for this. I have a board but want to make sure I get it installed correctly. Thank you.
INSTALLATION:
- Disconnect the original harness from the logic board OR EMI board. (some CABs have the EMI board and some don't) All the connectors are different number of pins/pitch EXCEPT P4 (monitor) and P8 (speakers) . You may want to label these two before unplugging if you can't easily determine which is which.
- Power up the game and verify the +5V. It's common on these CABs for the 5V to be running significantly higher due to the large current draw and the loss in the wiring. If the 5V is higher than 5.2V you will want to adjust it down on the power supply. Instructions for this can be found in any of the Exidy 440 manuals. The board will run fine from 4.7V – 5.2V
- Power down the game and connect P3 (power), P8 (speakers), P4 (monitor), P16 (coin door), P12 (control panel) and P2 (gun). The "ramp" side of the harness connectors should face the "ramp" side of the connectors on the board. Note that the connectors on the FPGA board are orientated OPPOSITE of the original boards. You may have to remove (unscrew) one or more harness anchors to get enough slack to plug in all the connectors.
- Make sure no metal comes in contact with the edge connector or any of the component connections on the FPGA board.
- Power up the game and verify operation.
LOADDING ROMS:
- Prepare a USB drive by copying the rom files to the root of the USB drive. Filenames are CASE sensitive so make sure the names EXACTLY match the names in the file list.
- Insert the drive into the USB connector on the FPGA board.
- Power up the game.
- While the files are copying the green active LED will flash/stay lit. When it goes out all the files are copied over.
- Power down the game and remove the drive.
SWITCHING GAMES:
There are two methods to switch games. The first method is hold the start button down and after 2 – 3 seconds start pulling the trigger. After 5 seconds each trigger pull will advance to the next game. You will see the selected game name show up at the bottom of the screen. When you get to the game you want to play just release the start and the game will run. The second method is to hold the start button down and DON'T pull the trigger for 5 seconds. This will bring up the title screen. Pulling the trigger will advance to the selection screen. You can then use the start button to highlight the game you want to play and then pull the trigger to load it.
SERVICE MENU:
The service menu can be entered any time there is a game running. (not from the selection screen or title screen) You enter the service menu by holding start AND trigger for 5 seconds. The service menu allows you to set the game options for each game and whether the game is "enabled" or not. (if it appears in the selection menu and game rotation) It also has the CABINET settings described below:
FREE PLAY- This is a "GLOBAL" setting that overrides all individual game settings. If it is enabled ALL games will be on free play.
FAST BOOT- When enabled the games will skip the power on tests and boot right into the game. If the EEPROM gets corrupted (high score table scrambled) OR on the very first time a game is run turn this off and the game will reset the EEPROM during the power on tests.
DIAGNOSTICS- When enabled causes all games to go into their diagnostics menus instead of running. This is where you will find the gun calibration and other tests specific to each game. Once enabled just switch games as you normally would but instead of running the game it will run the diagnostics.
AUDIO OUT- This allows you to select the type of audio to output, choices are:
- STEREO- This is the default setting and should be used for EXIDY cabs with TWO separate speakers, OR with Jamma alternate stereo speaker wiring. (+ = left, -=right, ground both speakers to a ground connection)
- MONO- This setting should be used for EXIDY cabinets with ONE speaker. (It will force ALL sounds in the stereo games to play out both channels)
- BRIDGED- This setting should be used with standard Jamma wiring where spk+ and spk- connect directly to the speaker and NO ground is used. It is mono but uses both amplifier channels in a bridged mode to increase the output power.
USE XBOW CAL- This setting causes all games to use the calibration data stored in the Crossbow EEPROM. I've found some games don't seem to work well with this data so if you are having gun calibration issues I recommend calibrating each game using their respective diagnostic menus.
BOOT TO- This setting allows you to change the power up operation of the game. You can select a specific game to start up to OR the game selection or service menus. If the game you choose is not enabled, the next enabled game will run. If none are enabled the service menu will run.