NoAffinity
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New Project: CPS-2 Desuicide and JAMMA Test Station
While recently replacing all of my CPS-2 batteries (5 total), and climbing behind my Big Blue uncomfortably every time, to test my work after completing, I though there's gotta be a better way to do this. That coupled with my intent to resurrect my SF Alpha that suicided as a result of one of those battery replacements, I figured, why not make it a clean and (somewhat) mobile setup that could be put away as an entire unit, and not have to be disassembled and put away every time, with a likelihood that something will eventually break in the assembly disassembly process, something will get mis-placed, etc etc.
To start, I got a piece of whatever kind of wood this is, and a power strip, from work. We just moved into a new building, and these were both things left behind by the former tenant.
My arduino and sainshield screen showed up today, so I promptly got the arduino programmed for the task (following the instructions at http://arcadehacker.blogspot.com/). In the process, I realized it wouldn't be convenient to run a USB cable wherever the arduino might be set up for the job. A quick bit of reviewing the arduino data sheet, and I found a power supply that works perfectly, stored away in some dark corner of my garage, with a 10/100 network switch that I'll probably never use again, and am not even sure it works.
This is just the bare beginnings. The rest of the setup will consist of:
1) HAPP 15A switching power supply
2) JAMMA harness - power leads wired to PS, RGBS wired to a spare RGBS-to-Composite converter that I have, and audio wired to a single RCA audio male connector
3) Free small TV with composite and audio in, from craigslist (I'm checking daily, they are common)
4) Eventually, I will integrate a joystick and buttons, maybe even hack a cheap fight stick like my recent mayflash mod, but with no PCB in it...just wire it direct to the JAMMA harness. Therefore, add minimalist supergun functionality on the cheap.
So, that's the idea. I am doing it on the cheap to start, and have actually been very lucky to find spare parts in my stash that will work, like the power supply, and some connectors that will work to complete the desuicide setup. There is certainly room to scale up as time goes on (and my finances can sustain it).
More to come....


While recently replacing all of my CPS-2 batteries (5 total), and climbing behind my Big Blue uncomfortably every time, to test my work after completing, I though there's gotta be a better way to do this. That coupled with my intent to resurrect my SF Alpha that suicided as a result of one of those battery replacements, I figured, why not make it a clean and (somewhat) mobile setup that could be put away as an entire unit, and not have to be disassembled and put away every time, with a likelihood that something will eventually break in the assembly disassembly process, something will get mis-placed, etc etc.
To start, I got a piece of whatever kind of wood this is, and a power strip, from work. We just moved into a new building, and these were both things left behind by the former tenant.
My arduino and sainshield screen showed up today, so I promptly got the arduino programmed for the task (following the instructions at http://arcadehacker.blogspot.com/). In the process, I realized it wouldn't be convenient to run a USB cable wherever the arduino might be set up for the job. A quick bit of reviewing the arduino data sheet, and I found a power supply that works perfectly, stored away in some dark corner of my garage, with a 10/100 network switch that I'll probably never use again, and am not even sure it works.
This is just the bare beginnings. The rest of the setup will consist of:
1) HAPP 15A switching power supply
2) JAMMA harness - power leads wired to PS, RGBS wired to a spare RGBS-to-Composite converter that I have, and audio wired to a single RCA audio male connector
3) Free small TV with composite and audio in, from craigslist (I'm checking daily, they are common)
4) Eventually, I will integrate a joystick and buttons, maybe even hack a cheap fight stick like my recent mayflash mod, but with no PCB in it...just wire it direct to the JAMMA harness. Therefore, add minimalist supergun functionality on the cheap.
So, that's the idea. I am doing it on the cheap to start, and have actually been very lucky to find spare parts in my stash that will work, like the power supply, and some connectors that will work to complete the desuicide setup. There is certainly room to scale up as time goes on (and my finances can sustain it).
More to come....


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