bossgp Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 Bought the new white version board and kit from here on the forums Uncle Sash , paid the $10 to lucky1 and activated the software but I cant get it to work on a real pinball machine as it came setup for virtual pinball People please help, I am a new person here, I really need to be run through this in basic instructions, Questions are how to set it up to work in real pinball machine, what to do, step by step tried to follow from the forum, software etc got a java error, I am using Win8.1 64 bit perhaps is the output from the Spooky pinball pinheck system not strong enough, as it goes straight from propeller chip to the DMD socket., or have I not set it up right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappelbox Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 I'm not 100% sure but have the guess that a data line from the connector to the stm is missing. If you have a multimeter, check pin 3 (2nd top right pin if you look on the board) of real pinball input on the board. It has to go to the 9th pin from the right on the top most row of the stm discovery board (PA7)You should get a signal with around 220ohms resistance. Maybe the signal is missing from the capacitor to that PA7 pin. Solder a short wire like hereGreetings,Dom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Content Provider lucky1 Posted October 22, 2016 Content Provider Share Posted October 22, 2016 Did you read the information on http://www.pin2dmd.com ? You need a micro SD card inserted for real pinball machines. Try holding the blue option button on the STM32 during power-on and switch modes using the onscreen menu with the two buttons on the shield? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossgp Posted October 28, 2016 Author Share Posted October 28, 2016 The original display is a xpin 4096 LV Green, I was told these are passive displays and to use a PIN2DMD probably wont work,as the DMD lines come directly from the Propeller micro on the Spooky board, Also my ST board only has 2 buttons one blue and one black, user and reset no other buttons The board was bought from here, so far I haven't got it to work, feeling rather down mood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Content Provider lucky1 Posted October 29, 2016 Content Provider Share Posted October 29, 2016 First of all, Spooky Pinball has never been tried before so there can´t be a guarantee that it works at all, but lets give it a try. Since you requested a key already I assume your pin2dmd itself should be working. Did you successfully setup pin2dmd.exe that it is possible to make config changes through micro usb port (not mini usb which is only used for firmware update) ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossgp Posted October 29, 2016 Author Share Posted October 29, 2016 I managed to load the key from sdcard to activate the display when I registered from there I have not been able to get the software to communicate with the display, I get java errors its a pity absolutely no instructions come with the board at all, I feel disappointed because I ordered it to operate on a real pinball but it was setup for virtual pinball, which I guess uses USB and not the 14 pin DMD socket, I have tried to save different modes to sdcard and load them,the pin2dmd can display the name like Gottlieb or Stern or Spike, Whitestar but no signal, the pin2dmd always displays just the words pin2dmd nothing else please can someone offer some help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Content Provider lucky1 Posted November 1, 2016 Content Provider Share Posted November 1, 2016 First of all, pin2dmd is not a ready to use product and will never be. It is a community project. So there is no "I ordered it for" you have with commercial solutions like ColorDMD where you order the kit preconfigured for a certain machine, with special instructions and connectors. Since you are able to switch modes I assume you are able to change and save device modes using pin2dmd.exe tool from github. If not, try to get that tool running with the instructions on pin2dmd.com There are currently 2 possibilities why you don´t get anything displayed 1. you did the wiring wrong 2. The device is not able to identify the data structure in any of the available device modes. Maybe you could attach some pictures of your current setup. with closeups of the connectors What is the status of the LEDs when the machine is running ? Is there a red LED flickering ? If you don´t know what I´m talking about make a video of your test scenario with machine turned on and a closeup of the LEDs on the stm32 board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Content Provider freneticamnesic Posted November 1, 2016 Content Provider Share Posted November 1, 2016 Following to see if this can actually work on PinHeck games.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Content Provider lucky1 Posted November 1, 2016 Content Provider Share Posted November 1, 2016 Is the output to the DMD based on this code here http://www.benheck.com/run-your-pinball-dmd-with-a-parallax-propeller/ Or is there any other code I can have a look at to see data is sent to the DMD ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Content Provider lucky1 Posted January 11, 2017 Content Provider Share Posted January 11, 2017 Finally it is working with V2.36 and a modified firmware for the parallax propeller in the pin heck system. Here we did a palette switch test using keyframes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Content Provider lucky1 Posted February 22, 2017 Content Provider Share Posted February 22, 2017 The implementation was more easy by using a different DMD timing on the pinball side. The display on the benheck system board is driven by a parallax propeller. I uploaded the modified code (spin file) together with a compiled binary on github. You just need to replace the bin file in the dmd folder of the AMH V23 zip image and make a upgrade to install it. Of course the modified code is also working with the original X-Pin display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossgp Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 Thank you Lucky1 you fixed my problem with your hard work and determination, it was difficult sometimes testing out the different code mods but all working in the end, I hope someone can do the color palette for AMH one day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Content Provider lucky1 Posted February 28, 2017 Content Provider Share Posted February 28, 2017 21 minutes ago, bossgp said: I hope someone can do the color palette for AMH one day A most complete dump using the pin2dmd.exe connected via USB to your controller and playing the table through all modes using glass off would be helpful to do that. Maybe you have some time and upload here (or on dropbox) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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