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    Instructions MultiJVS v1

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    This document summarizes a new multi-JVS PCB designed to work with various arcade cabinets and games. The PCB was originally created by Winteriscoming and has inputs for joysticks, buttons that mimic JVS buttons, and connectors to power and connect to JVS systems. Profiles stored on a microSD card allow configuring different button mappings to run games on different cabinets. Firmware updates can be done through the microUSB port using Arduino IDE or a separate uploader tool.

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    Instructions MultiJVS v1

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    This document summarizes a new multi-JVS PCB designed to work with various arcade cabinets and games. The PCB was originally created by Winteriscoming and has inputs for joysticks, buttons that mimic JVS buttons, and connectors to power and connect to JVS systems. Profiles stored on a microSD card allow configuring different button mappings to run games on different cabinets. Firmware updates can be done through the microUSB port using Arduino IDE or a separate uploader tool.

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    This document summarizes a new multi-JVS PCB designed to work with various arcade cabinets and games. The PCB was originally created by Winteriscoming and has inputs for joysticks, buttons that mimic JVS buttons, and connectors to power and connect to JVS systems. Profiles stored on a microSD card allow configuring different button mappings to run games on different cabinets. Firmware updates can be done through the microUSB port using Arduino IDE or a separate uploader tool.

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    Instructions MultiJVS v1

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    Muhamad Ridwan Prasetyo
    This document summarizes a new multi-JVS PCB designed to work with various arcade cabinets and games. The PCB was originally created by Winteriscoming and has inputs for joysticks, buttons that mimic JVS buttons, and connectors to power and connect to JVS systems. Profiles stored on a microSD card allow configuring different button mappings to run games on different cabinets. Firmware updates can be done through the microUSB port using Arduino IDE or a separate uploader tool.

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    Multi JVS

    Finally this long awaited project has come to an end and all your JVS needs should be
    covered with this brand new PCB. This is an original project from Winteriscoming which
    should be thanked for all his effort. The PCB is our design but the code running on it as well
    as the profile editor, is entirely from Winteriscoming. You can check his repository:
    https://github.com/winteriscomingpinball/MEGA-JVS

    This PCB works identical to most JVS cards in the market from several cabinet and
    games manufacturers. It is powered with 5V and 12V and has a similar size as the ones
    that you can find in your cabinets. Additionally, we've added 2x DB15 NeoGeo
    connectors that can be used to play regular joystick games, using a NeoGeo joystick or
    PAD.
    FIRST STEP​ – POWERING

    The PCB can be powered using the white connectors marked as CN1 and CN7. These
    connectors use the parts from the series JST NH 4 and 5 pins respectively. The parts installed
    are B5P-SHF-1AA and B4P-SHF-1AA and the corresponding females are H4P-SHF-AA and
    H5P-SHF-AA. They are widely available on digikey or other usual suppliers. If you have a
    SEGA cabinet, you are most likely lucky and can power it using the already existing connectors.

    The PCB should come with the bootloader and latest firmware already installed. If for some
    reason you need to update the firmware, please refer to the section for updating firmware.

    SECOND STEP – PROFILES

    In order to make this PCB work, you need to have several profiles allocated in the microSD that
    is on the side of the PCB. The profiles can be either downloaded from the repository at:
    https://github.com/winteriscomingpinball/MEGA-JVS
    or you can use the profile editor which is available at that repository in order to create your
    own configurations.

    This is one of the biggest advantages of this PCB as you can edit and change almost any
    button to anything that you want, so you can easily change games in the same cabinet
    without having to rewire your cabinet or Supergun setup. For example, running a WMNT3
    on a ID6 cabinet, even if the gears have a different amount of positions, can be changed
    just by pressing a button now.

    To change between Profiles, just press the MENU button located in the PCB as explained
    below. The PCB has an LCD screen where you can see the profile that is being currently
    used.

    Having 2 DB15 connectors, gives you the possibility of playing any JVS game that is played
    with a joystick, using your favorite NeoGeo joystick or gamepad. It gets even better! As
    there are some converters on the market to convert SNES, USB or PSX joysticks into
    DB15, so the possibilities are enormous. Here some examples:
    https://arthrimus.com/product/saturn-to-db15-controller-adapter/
    https://oshpark.com/shared_projects/X40sm7os

    THIRD STEP - JVS

    There is a JVS connector on the PCB marked as JVS. There is where your JVS cable
    towards your game will be connected. Be sure not to connect this to a USB port as you may
    fry both your computer and the PCB. You have been warned!
    Plugging it is very simple and is done as you will do with any other JVS PCB, one side of
    the cable goes to this PCB and the other to your JVS arcade system.

     FOURTH STEP – BUTTONS ON THE PCB

    The PCB has 4 buttons that can be used as follows:

    ● One ​TEST​ button that is 100% equivalent to pushing the JVS button on your arcade
    system.
    ● One ​SERVICE​ button that is 100% equivalent to pushing the JVS button on your
    arcade system. It's very useful to have it here specially for accessing the menu without
    having to go to the other side of the cabinet.
    ● One ​RESET​ button, that will reset the processor and will also reset the connection
    between host and PCB.
    ● One ​MENU​ button, close to 5V connector CN7 that will allow you to surf among the
    different profiles available in the microSD. Notice that surfing between profiles will not
    reset any communication, this will only change the internal configuration in the PCB as
    to how the wires should be rerouted.

    APPENDIX I – CHANGING PROFILES

    Please refer to the repository at ​https://github.com/winteriscomingpinball/MEGA-JVS​ to get


    the latest updated version.

    The tool is written in python and allows you to create and edit different profiles. In addition
    to the standard python install you need to install pyserial like this:

    python -m pip install pyserial

    Each profile is stored in a file called PROFILES.HEX. You can find several profiles in the
    repository but you can make your own. Also as explained before, you can change between
    multi gear Setup and UP/LO setup configurations, which is a very powerful tool that allows
    you to play almost any driving game in any cabinet.

    The tool requires you to have Python properly installed and configured. You can get the
    latest version of Python from here:

    https://www.python.org/downloads/

    If your Python is properly setup, just double click on “profiles.py” and this screen should
    appear:
    Notice on the top left that you can choose among different profiles that are found on the
    same PROFILES.HEX.
    APPENDIX II – UPDATING THE FIRMWARE

    If you need to update the firmware, you can do it using the microUSB connector, which is
    found close to the microSD slot and 12V connector. It is marked as CN2.

    When you plug in the PCB in windows, it's possible that it won't be recognized properly. You
    will know that it's properly recognized if you see a new COM port available under the TOOLS
    → Port section of the Arduino IDE.

    If for some reason, the port is still not appearing, install a free tool called Zadig and change
    the drivers of your PCB. That should fix it. You can download it from here:
    https://zadig.akeo.ie/

    In order to upgrade the firmware, you have 2 options:

    1) Arduino IDE

    This powerful tool / environment can be downloaded from here:


    https://www.arduino.cc/en/software

    Once you have it properly installed, just double click on the “.ino” file that you want to open
    and this will open the Arduino IDE environment.

    In order to program the PCB, you need to select the select MEGA 2560 under TOOLS →
    Board and TOOLS → Processor.
    Now choose the new com port that has appeared and press on the Upload button on the
    Arduino IDE.
    You can now press the Upload button (It will actually compile and Upload to the selected
    port) and you will see a progress bar. Once it finishes compiling and if it doesn't find any
    errors, it should start uploading.

    2) Arduino Sketch Uploader

    Another option to upgrade the firmware is this tool:

    https://github.com/twinearthsoftware/ArduinoSketchUploader

    The instructions can be found on the link above.

    I trust this PCB will give you hours and hours of fun, so enjoy!

    Darksoft and Mitsurugi-w

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