WARNING!!!! DO NOT INSTALL THE WIRES UNTIL AFTER UPDATING THE FW!!!! IF THE WIRES ARE INSTALLED WHILE TRYING TO UPDATE THE FW YOU WILL CORRUPT THE BOOT-LOADER ON THE KIT AND YOU WILL HAVE TO REWRITE IT USING A DISCOVERY!!!
Yesss!!!! It's finally here. The 100% original code deal. A new version of firmware that will allow you to play all your CPS2 games using original unaltered code. Now, no one can say that IA could be different or that it's not a 100% version like the original!
We implemented the key writing process discovered and made available thanks to http://arcadehacker.blogspot.com/
You can see a video here and a small schematics of the only 4 wires that you need to solder.
Programming of the key is done with 4 additional signals called DATA, CLOCK, SETUP1 and SETUP2.
SWD5 is not being used anymore. Now you have to use for both reset and SETUP2 (it's the same signal) the pin in SWD7.
IMPORTANT!!! Follow the instructions to connect DATA, CLOCK, SETUP1 and SETUP2 as stated here and corresponding to your version of B Board only:
http://arcadehacker.blogspot.com/
You don't need to connect 5V nor GND as they are already provided by the kit.
A small summary would be:
Pinout for board revisions 93646B-3 and 93646B-4
CN2 interface pins:
DATAArduino #2→ CN2 A32
SETUP1Arduino #3→ CN2 A30
CLOCKArduino #11→ CN2 A31
SETUP2Arduino #12→ CN2 A29
Pinout for board revisions 93646B-5
CN9 interface pins:
DATAArduino #2→ CN9 #2
SETUP1Arduino #3→ CN9 #3
CLOCKArduino #11→ CN9 #4
SETUP2Arduino #12→ CN9 #5
Pinout for board revision 93646B-6, 93646B-7 and 97691A-3
CN9 pins:
DATAArduino # 2→ CN9 #2
SETUP1Arduino # 3→ CN9 #3
CLOCKArduino # 11→ CN9 #4
SETUP2Arduino # 12→ CN9 #5
Here is a short video:
WARNING!!!! DO NOT INSTALL THE WIRES UNTIL AFTER UPDATING THE FW!!!! IF THE WIRES ARE INSTALLED WHILE TRYING TO UPDATE THE FW YOU WILL CORRUPT THE BOOT-LOADER ON THE KIT AND YOU WILL HAVE TO REWRITE IT USING A DISCOVERY!!!
Now each folder game should have a file called "key" which has the key that corresponds to each game. The firmware will copy the latest programmed key on the root of the microSD so don't delete files like NOW_PLAY NOW_KEY, etc. please
For the suicided versions like from Team Avalaunch just place a 20bytes file full of FFFFFFF in the game directory. See attached file Nobattery. Now you can use the kit even to restore dead CPS2 B Boards!!!
Even better news is that you dont need a battery for this to work, it will write the game and the keys and run everything regardless of the fact if you have a Battery installed or not.
Please check that you have the correct level of power on your B Board specially on older revisions. Check this post for more info:
https://www.arcade-projects.com/for...-troubles-on-early-rev-boards.2879/post-63215
Please test it and get back to us!!!!
Here are some 4 original games converted ready to play. More will come soon.
Remember that they need to go into /games directory in your microSD.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/4ct9d4j0vohhnka/encrypted_games.7z
A big SPECIAL THANKS to Arcade Hacker for making this possible and to Team Avalaunch for making those awesome romsets that made us enjoy our CPS2 without any kind of drama!
In case someone has very old CPS2 Multi without bootloader, here is the updated bootloader. Attached.
Yesss!!!! It's finally here. The 100% original code deal. A new version of firmware that will allow you to play all your CPS2 games using original unaltered code. Now, no one can say that IA could be different or that it's not a 100% version like the original!
We implemented the key writing process discovered and made available thanks to http://arcadehacker.blogspot.com/
You can see a video here and a small schematics of the only 4 wires that you need to solder.
Programming of the key is done with 4 additional signals called DATA, CLOCK, SETUP1 and SETUP2.
SWD5 is not being used anymore. Now you have to use for both reset and SETUP2 (it's the same signal) the pin in SWD7.
IMPORTANT!!! Follow the instructions to connect DATA, CLOCK, SETUP1 and SETUP2 as stated here and corresponding to your version of B Board only:
http://arcadehacker.blogspot.com/
You don't need to connect 5V nor GND as they are already provided by the kit.
A small summary would be:
Pinout for board revisions 93646B-3 and 93646B-4
CN2 interface pins:
DATAArduino #2→ CN2 A32
SETUP1Arduino #3→ CN2 A30
CLOCKArduino #11→ CN2 A31
SETUP2Arduino #12→ CN2 A29
Pinout for board revisions 93646B-5
CN9 interface pins:
DATAArduino #2→ CN9 #2
SETUP1Arduino #3→ CN9 #3
CLOCKArduino #11→ CN9 #4
SETUP2Arduino #12→ CN9 #5
Pinout for board revision 93646B-6, 93646B-7 and 97691A-3
CN9 pins:
DATAArduino # 2→ CN9 #2
SETUP1Arduino # 3→ CN9 #3
CLOCKArduino # 11→ CN9 #4
SETUP2Arduino # 12→ CN9 #5
Here is a short video:
WARNING!!!! DO NOT INSTALL THE WIRES UNTIL AFTER UPDATING THE FW!!!! IF THE WIRES ARE INSTALLED WHILE TRYING TO UPDATE THE FW YOU WILL CORRUPT THE BOOT-LOADER ON THE KIT AND YOU WILL HAVE TO REWRITE IT USING A DISCOVERY!!!
Now each folder game should have a file called "key" which has the key that corresponds to each game. The firmware will copy the latest programmed key on the root of the microSD so don't delete files like NOW_PLAY NOW_KEY, etc. please
For the suicided versions like from Team Avalaunch just place a 20bytes file full of FFFFFFF in the game directory. See attached file Nobattery. Now you can use the kit even to restore dead CPS2 B Boards!!!
Even better news is that you dont need a battery for this to work, it will write the game and the keys and run everything regardless of the fact if you have a Battery installed or not.
Please check that you have the correct level of power on your B Board specially on older revisions. Check this post for more info:
https://www.arcade-projects.com/for...-troubles-on-early-rev-boards.2879/post-63215
Please test it and get back to us!!!!
Here are some 4 original games converted ready to play. More will come soon.
Remember that they need to go into /games directory in your microSD.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/4ct9d4j0vohhnka/encrypted_games.7z
A big SPECIAL THANKS to Arcade Hacker for making this possible and to Team Avalaunch for making those awesome romsets that made us enjoy our CPS2 without any kind of drama!
In case someone has very old CPS2 Multi without bootloader, here is the updated bootloader. Attached.