Thanks, its working now. However I still have the issue of the backlight turning on then shutting off. Ive changed the file to read busnum = 1 on two of the files and that didnt work. Also I removed lcd.backlight(lcd.BLUE) after and that didnt work either. Any ideas?
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What is the make of LCD (there are a few out there other than the original adafruit one) and how well is it seated in the GPIO? Also, anything showing as an error if you hook up the HDMI display?
@Evan any progress with your issue? I have a newly built system in front of me with a new Adafruit LCD keypad that's doing what you describe. In the process of trying to diagnose the problem and find a solution. Thinking it's an issue in the initialization python script. The way it's written it initializes, then detects the Raspberry Pi revision and then re-initializes. Thinking that that the second initialization is turning the LCD off. Might be a difference in newer LCD hardware on old 1B Pis.
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@Evan solved the issue, and it's a good one to track as an overall issue for pifroce tools.
If you have a 16 pin LCD rather than 18 pin, it means that you're LCD does not support RGB commands. In the piforcetools.py file there is a line...
Comment this line out, and everything seems to work afterwards.
Edit: here are some pictures of my current piforce tool systems (trying to find the best combination of case and components). All are using adafruit LCD panels, but note that the middle one in the first picture one has 16 pins rather than 18 (two are left unused on the button PCB).
If you have a 16 pin LCD rather than 18 pin, it means that you're LCD does not support RGB commands. In the piforcetools.py file there is a line...
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lcd.backlight(lcd.BLUE)Edit: here are some pictures of my current piforce tool systems (trying to find the best combination of case and components). All are using adafruit LCD panels, but note that the middle one in the first picture one has 16 pins rather than 18 (two are left unused on the button PCB).
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Looks like I have parts for one more piforce-tools setup, with a GWT-C1627A-RGB which supports RGB. Will try adding some python code to cycle the backlight color based on game type.
I've had this running for a while now, great setup guide btw. I see nothing in the thread about how to alter the settings of a game when loaded.
Every time i load a game into my HOTD2 cab i have to enter the service menu and change the settings from the default for example, setting to free play.
Nothing stands out in piforce tools scrips that can be altered, suppose we have to alter the actual game rom in some way.
Anyone have idea here on how to set the rom to always load in free play mode?
Any way to write back to the sd card and save high scores?
Every time i load a game into my HOTD2 cab i have to enter the service menu and change the settings from the default for example, setting to free play.
Nothing stands out in piforce tools scrips that can be altered, suppose we have to alter the actual game rom in some way.
Anyone have idea here on how to set the rom to always load in free play mode?
Any way to write back to the sd card and save high scores?
Mrhide
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Check @DragonMinded menu, which has been included in @chunksin image. See https://www.arcade-projects.com/threads/netboot-naomi-with-eeprom-presets.18977/page-9#post-329522
