arcadeWC
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So after much time in finding the Sega motherboards (Naomi2, Triforce, Chihiro, and Lindbergh) I am tasked with the concept of getting them to work in an arcade cabinet; and since I don't have room for "many" cabinets - I want to have them work on one main "Sega" Jamma cabinet. I was intrigued by the idea that I can net boot the Naomi2, Triforce, and Chihiro from one single Raspberry Pi and a basic internet switch. So from one LCD Pi screen - I can play almost any Naomi (and Atomiswave), Chihiro, and Triforce game. I have an S-JIHP and a Type 3 I/O as well. Since all four machine would use the same I/O and I only have one S-JIHP - I am trying to figure out how to "switch" between boards effectively and not have to manually switch JVS cables, etc. So the issue is having the ability to use the motherboards in a Jamma cabinet for the "regular" button games and to switch to a Type 3 (or Type 1) I/O for use of the S-JIHP for gun and driving games.
At this point; I power all the motherboards separately so power isn't a problem and I can switch them on/off as needed. I have a solution for the audio/video in a VGA switcher (with audio) that works great for the switching the audio/video between the boards and can essentially switch the boards between on Jamma I/O for the audio video function. So basically push a button and the audio/video between the four boards can switch to one Jamma I/O. The issue appears to be the controls - I am having difficulty finding a way to switch the boards using the one Type 3 I/O - I initially thought perhaps a USB switch but found out JVS and USB (while sharing the same cable) do not function the same and thus a JVS "switcher" isn't a possibility.
So in the end; I am looking to use a Jamma cabinet for the "regular" button games between my four main Sega boards and the ability to "switch" to the Type 3 and S-JIHP for the gun and driving games and to do all this without taking the cabinet out and manually changing the I/O cables, etc. It is great that Sega allowed its boards to use the same I/O boards and the ability to net boot the three boards is awesome; I just want to be able to integrate them into one cabinet and be able to easily switch games between all four boards and have access to all the great games these boards offer - both button and driving/gun games.
Sorry this is probably very confusing, but looking for any suggestions that perhaps I hadn't thought of to pull this off and have a Sega cabinet with these four great motherboards functional and usable from the front of the cabinet.
Thanks for any input.
At this point; I power all the motherboards separately so power isn't a problem and I can switch them on/off as needed. I have a solution for the audio/video in a VGA switcher (with audio) that works great for the switching the audio/video between the boards and can essentially switch the boards between on Jamma I/O for the audio video function. So basically push a button and the audio/video between the four boards can switch to one Jamma I/O. The issue appears to be the controls - I am having difficulty finding a way to switch the boards using the one Type 3 I/O - I initially thought perhaps a USB switch but found out JVS and USB (while sharing the same cable) do not function the same and thus a JVS "switcher" isn't a possibility.
So in the end; I am looking to use a Jamma cabinet for the "regular" button games between my four main Sega boards and the ability to "switch" to the Type 3 and S-JIHP for the gun and driving games and to do all this without taking the cabinet out and manually changing the I/O cables, etc. It is great that Sega allowed its boards to use the same I/O boards and the ability to net boot the three boards is awesome; I just want to be able to integrate them into one cabinet and be able to easily switch games between all four boards and have access to all the great games these boards offer - both button and driving/gun games.
Sorry this is probably very confusing, but looking for any suggestions that perhaps I hadn't thought of to pull this off and have a Sega cabinet with these four great motherboards functional and usable from the front of the cabinet.
Thanks for any input.