xodaraP
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Hello fellow A-P members. I have just ordered what I believe will be the final prototypes for a project I have been working on
I recently bought an LAI (Australian manufactured) 4 slot MVS lowboy cab and discovered that these do not have the individual marquee lights, just a fluro to light up the marquee area. I also discovered many other multi slot cabs have a similar setup
There is a UK seller who makes LED reproductions, but I believe they are winding down and these may soon not be an option (until then these are a great option if you are in the UK/Europe!)
I decided to see how difficult it would be to make my own, and how much more difficult it would be to use EL panels
Introducing the Neo Geo Marquee Driver (will likely get a name change before being released)
This is available in 2 forms, depending on what panels users want to attach. A 12 pin 2.54mm connector or 6x USB-A connectors. Logic is all on an Arduino Uno which turn panels on/off using MOSFETs
The best part? This project is going to be released as 100% open source. You can get your own PCBs made up, modify the design to suit your own requirements or I will also be selling these pre-built. The total build cost for the PCB is less than $20 for the 12 pin version or under $30 for the USB version. A bill of materials is available on the GitHub
Features:
- 8 pin JST/Molex style connector matching the MVS board header for easy connection
- USB connectors for EL panel connection
- Powered by Arduino Nano
- [Optional] LED indicators for active panel (for testing/diagnosis of non working panels)
- Code can be easily reconfigured to allow whichever combination of USB ports you want to use to be active
- [Optional] Self test mode at power on to identify any issues
- [Optional] Attract mode with adjustable delay (cycles through marquees if you wanted to have a panel but do not have a multi-slot board)
- [Optional] Manual mode with button and button header to manually cycle through marquees (similar to attract mode but with manual change)
- Mounting holes in both M2 and M3 size options
Pictures:
The USB version is suitable for running EL and LED panels commonly sold on Aliexpress and these have been tested (videos to come)
As indicated above I will be selling kits with a fully built and tested board and a set of 2/4/6 EL panels. Pricing will be finalised once testing has been completed
Edit: PCB files and Gerbers are ready for release!
All files can be found on the GitHub project here:
https://github.com/xodarap-ap/ngmd
Please note: This is a project I made for my own cabinet and has not been tested on anything other than my own hardware. If you build this project it is at your own risk
I recently bought an LAI (Australian manufactured) 4 slot MVS lowboy cab and discovered that these do not have the individual marquee lights, just a fluro to light up the marquee area. I also discovered many other multi slot cabs have a similar setup
There is a UK seller who makes LED reproductions, but I believe they are winding down and these may soon not be an option (until then these are a great option if you are in the UK/Europe!)
I decided to see how difficult it would be to make my own, and how much more difficult it would be to use EL panels
Introducing the Neo Geo Marquee Driver (will likely get a name change before being released)
This is available in 2 forms, depending on what panels users want to attach. A 12 pin 2.54mm connector or 6x USB-A connectors. Logic is all on an Arduino Uno which turn panels on/off using MOSFETs
The best part? This project is going to be released as 100% open source. You can get your own PCBs made up, modify the design to suit your own requirements or I will also be selling these pre-built. The total build cost for the PCB is less than $20 for the 12 pin version or under $30 for the USB version. A bill of materials is available on the GitHub
Features:
- 8 pin JST/Molex style connector matching the MVS board header for easy connection
- USB connectors for EL panel connection
- Powered by Arduino Nano
- [Optional] LED indicators for active panel (for testing/diagnosis of non working panels)
- Code can be easily reconfigured to allow whichever combination of USB ports you want to use to be active
- [Optional] Self test mode at power on to identify any issues
- [Optional] Attract mode with adjustable delay (cycles through marquees if you wanted to have a panel but do not have a multi-slot board)
- [Optional] Manual mode with button and button header to manually cycle through marquees (similar to attract mode but with manual change)
- Mounting holes in both M2 and M3 size options
Pictures:
The USB version is suitable for running EL and LED panels commonly sold on Aliexpress and these have been tested (videos to come)
As indicated above I will be selling kits with a fully built and tested board and a set of 2/4/6 EL panels. Pricing will be finalised once testing has been completed
Edit: PCB files and Gerbers are ready for release!
All files can be found on the GitHub project here:
https://github.com/xodarap-ap/ngmd
Please note: This is a project I made for my own cabinet and has not been tested on anything other than my own hardware. If you build this project it is at your own risk
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