18 Oct
2015
18 Oct
'15
8:41 a.m.
Google "Super-Gun", as that's how you typically hook one up outside of an
arcade cabinet. I think most arcade cabinets use CGA monitors.
BTW, it looks like Component video has made its way to Super-Guns (I was at the
"Portland Retro Game Expo" yesterday).
If nothing else, you'll need a JAMMA harness so you can wire something up yourself.
What board? There are sites out on the net with repair logs for some boards.
Zane
On Oct 18, 2015, at 8:32 AM, Jules Richardson <jules.richardson99 at gmail.com>
wrote:
OK, so it's sort-of computery. I snagged a JAMMA arcade board from a recycling pile a
couple of days ago (this is an m68k-based early 90's board). Supposedly it's
faulty, but I don't know the nature of the fault - maybe it's just RAM or a reset
problem or something, so I figured I'd put a little bit of time into it.
Anyway, I'm having a hard time finding details about the video output - I know
it's negative composite sync (I got the manual, which says that much), and I *think*
it's TTL levels (right?), but I'm not sure about frequencies. Then there's the
RGB outputs - analog, but I'm not seeing anything that tells me peak voltages.
I suppose the question is, what's the easiest display to try and hook this up to?
I've monitors with an assortment of inputs (VGA, EGA, CGA, MDA, mono-composite), and I
think there's a CRT TV kicking around that has a composite input too (and maybe
S-video, not sure). It doesn't bother me if the quality's not great; I'm just
interested in whatever's quickest to interface to at this stage, just to see if I can
get something working.
cheers
Jules