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Raspberry Pi TO JAMMA Arcade Cabinet Interface

Sp33dFr34k said:
There is no software compatible yet with Pi5 afaik. The RGBPi dev is working on a new OS (Replay OS), but it's not finished yet.
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ok, thats what I thought. Recalbox has an experimental beta out that looks pretty good. My only concern was the gpio pinout might be different
 
From what the RGBpi dev said on his Discord channel, his current pcb is compatible with the 4 and the 5. So the crown arcade device should be as well I believe.
 
West said:
From what the RGBpi dev said on his Discord channel, his current pcb is compatible with the 4 and the 5. So the crown arcade device should be as well I believe.
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It is, my comment was purely regarding the software mentioned above (OS4).
 
Can a driver be installed on another pi os like retropie to allow this board to work with a/v and controls?
 
Picked up the Crown pcb and a pi4. Works really well with the RGB-pi rom packs. Tried out just the fbneo archive but the RGB pack is all remapped and organized. Highly recommended!
 
Guys..so I am having some video issues. Will try to summarize.

-Jamma cab, working perfectly with so so many pcbs, anything basically. Kortek 19"
-I've tried the other RGB-Pi before but the monitor is having a hard time keeping V-Hold when switch in from menu to game and back. It's the same issue with this board so pretty sure it's something else.
Both Pi3 and 4 tried out.
-Flicked through all Display-settings in the menu, no difference.
-The V-Hold spectrum is really narrow compared to standard jamma boards or even multi-china-stuff. You really have to hit the spot..

Would really appreciate any ideas on this since it's kind driving my nuts.. Anyone seen something similar? Next idea is a RGB-amp.hmm..dunno.
See video, this is basically what's going on.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/16LngUI64LcKxpC_Ga5jrcYSo7O3KZQd-/view?usp=sharing
 
NGAES said:
Guys..so I am having some video issues. Will try to summarize.

-Jamma cab, working perfectly with so so many pcbs, anything basically. Kortek 19"
-I've tried the other RGB-Pi before but the monitor is having a hard time keeping V-Hold when switch in from menu to game and back. It's the same issue with this board so pretty sure it's something else.
Both Pi3 and 4 tried out.
-Flicked through all Display-settings in the menu, no difference.
-The V-Hold spectrum is really narrow compared to standard jamma boards or even multi-china-stuff. You really have to hit the spot..

Would really appreciate any ideas on this since it's kind driving my nuts.. Anyone seen something similar? Next idea is a RGB-amp.hmm..dunno.
See video, this is basically what's going on.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/16LngUI64LcKxpC_Ga5jrcYSo7O3KZQd-/view?usp=sharing
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Can you make your drive link public?
Are you using OS2 or 4?
 
Weird the link should be viewable, maybe now? I've tried both 2 and 4 and Pi 3 and 4 and 2 different Pi-CRT boards so it i monitor related, not that something is wrong/broken cause the Kortek is fine with everything else, just something how it is handling sync is my guess. Tempted to just try RGB-amp though..
 
Just swooped this up. I came into the arcade hobby through emulation/MAME/HyperSpin, so this is right up my alley. I really like the simplistic design of this.

I am looking at this though, and I don't see a RGB/video amp on this at all. The pictures of it are quite limited however.
  • I see an audio amp near the volume knob. ✔
  • I see two IC's next to the fingerboard. I am assuming that is for the controller interface. ✔
But I DO NOT see a video amp on this at all. I don't see any circuitry for the video. Unless the video circuitry is on the underside of this board, I am guessing this doesn't amp video or performs any DC coupling of RGB video at all.

My experience when you are feeding 15khz RGB video that isn't amped or DC clamped to arcade levels is the device shall work on Japanese 15khz monitors, but US domestic monitors are going to struggle with this.

Can someone take some snaps of the underside of this adapter or confirm that this has an RGB amp on it? The next question is what monitors are you guys using with this? I see in this thread mention of successful use with a Nanao MS8 and MS2930. And one mention of this struggling with a G07 (US domestic monitor).
 
RealMFnG said:
Just swooped this up. I came into the arcade hobby through emulation/MAME/HyperSpin, so this is right up my alley. I really like the simplistic design of this.

I am looking at this though, and I don't see a RGB/video amp on this at all. The pictures of it are quite limited however.
  • I see an audio amp near the volume knob. ✔
  • I see two IC's next to the fingerboard. I am assuming that is for the controller interface. ✔
But I DO NOT see a video amp on this at all. I don't see any circuitry for the video. Unless the video circuitry is on the underside of this board, I am guessing this doesn't amp video or performs any DC coupling of RGB video at all.

My experience when you are feeding 15khz RGB video that isn't amped or DC clamped to arcade levels is the device shall work on Japanese 15khz monitors, but US domestic monitors are going to struggle with this.

Can someone take some snaps of the underside of this adapter or confirm that this has an RGB amp on it? The next question is what monitors are you guys using with this? I see in this thread mention of successful use with a Nanao MS8 and MS2930. And one mention of this struggling with a G07 (US domestic monitor).
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Correct, it does not have an RGB amp onboard. To quote atg:

The video is the same on the 3 models, not amplified but with hi levels from the pi native.
 
Welp, I ordered it and it will be here soon. It is cheap, so no biggie losing some $$$ to science.

It'll go into a US Woodie cab for non-enthusiasts to play. Maybe my Namco Big Black, a Dynamo, or Z-Back cab. That means it will be driving a Wells Gardner K7000. I like to tune all my monitors to CPS2 reference standards, so will see how the RPi native video levels shall work out in comparison.
 
Ah, you did good. There's not many compatibility issues with native RPi video levels afaik. I've always had good results with them, don't even need to touch the brightness coming from other PCB's/systems. Used it with multiple MS9's and Tosh PF.
 
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