Question about intro to Pinup Popper Baller Installer

[jasonweiss2222]

I have a fresh legit copy of Windows 10 installed and updated on my PC. Was reading the beginning information regarding the installation of Baller Installer and on the website there is a note before installation stating this:

note: You should start with a fresh win10/11 system. Before installing you should get any drivers for stuff like your real-dmd or button controllers installed and tested/working properly. Using NVidia cards…

 

So, I have the fresh upgraded copy of Win10 and also set the display setting as it stated when using multiple monitors on an Nvidia card, However the "Before installing you should get any drivers for stuff like your real-dmd or button controllers installed and tested/working properly." Has got me hung up. How do I know what drivers to install for this or know if they are working properly?

Newb here learning as I go on a pinball machine I purchased a few years ago and the hard drive failed on. So now I'm trying to figure out how to get this thing working again. And no, I didn't make a back up of the original drive, Stupid me......

[deadmanworking]

Do you even have a real DMD etc? Whats the make of your vpin? You might want to post some pics, or feed them to the Ai and see what they recommend.

In any case never mind that note, you can set up software and hardware in any order you like and alter existing setup later, just makes it easier to identify issues if you have your peripherals and boards already set up and tested. 

Also if you're setting up new better skip Win 10 as it's end of life and go for Win11, recommend the IoT Enterprise LTSC edition as it's much more suited to vpin environment than a regular user focused Win11. 

 

[jasonweiss2222]

16 hours ago, deadmanworking said:

Do you even have a real DMD etc? Whats the make of your vpin? You might want to post some pics, or feed them to the Ai and see what they recommend.

In any case never mind that note, you can set up software and hardware in any order you like and alter existing setup later, just makes it easier to identify issues if you have your peripherals and boards already set up and tested. 

Also if you're setting up new better skip Win 10 as it's end of life and go for Win11, recommend the IoT Enterprise LTSC edition as it's much more suited to vpin environment than a regular user focused Win11. 

 

No real DMD, Just an LCD.  No idea on a make, This was purchased from a local guy who was building them on Facebook Market place about 2 years ago.  Needless to say, he's no longer around.  I have a fresh copy of Windows 10 installed on the new SSD, and have pinpup popper installed.  Now I'm confused on what is need for the controller boards as they have no markings. (photos attached)

 

IMG_6734 & IMG_6735 shows the board on the cab that has all the buttons hooked into.  This board has a USB cable running from it and going to what I assume is someplace in the computer.  There is a light on the board that comes on when the system is turned on.  I'm assuming there is some sort of software required to get the buttons to be seen on the computer and to setup?  IMG_6736 & 6737 is looking down into the cap from the front.  These boards are placed in front of the coin door.  The board to the left from what I can tell online is a sainsmart USB relay?  This has the solenoids hooked up to it.  The board slightly to the right of the in front of the amps I'm assuming is some sort of Pinscape KL25Z?  This board only has 3 wires coming from the analog plunger hooked into it.  I did find a pinscape config tool and downloaded that.  When I run it, It picks up the plunger being moved, Otherwise not sure what all to set on that.

[deadmanworking]

No worries, seems simple enough, you'll have this up and running in no time. 

The usb board is a simple zero latency encoder, no driver or software needed, just check in Windows under Game controllers and note which buttons have what assignment and set accordingly in VPX keyboard/button settings. 

Pinscape board would also probably control your nudge capabilities via built in acceleratometer but I'm not well versed with that. 

As for your toys, how many solenoids do you have built in and what other toys, if any? It would only be a matter of finding/assigning the ports and rebuilding your DOF settings with the online DOF tool. 

Maybe you can give us a few more pics of the full cab and guts for reference 

[jasonweiss2222]

On 12/29/2025 at 10:04 AM, deadmanworking said:

No worries, seems simple enough, you'll have this up and running in no time. 

The usb board is a simple zero latency encoder, no driver or software needed, just check in Windows under Game controllers and note which buttons have what assignment and set accordingly in VPX keyboard/button settings. 

Pinscape board would also probably control your nudge capabilities via built in acceleratometer but I'm not well versed with that. 

As for your toys, how many solenoids do you have built in and what other toys, if any? It would only be a matter of finding/assigning the ports and rebuilding your DOF settings with the online DOF tool. 

Maybe you can give us a few more pics of the full cab and guts for reference 

I'll get a chance to get some more photos tomorrow and take a look at the Windows game controllers, Been working overtime and haven't had a chance yet.  Thanks for the help.

[jasonweiss2222]

Here are some more pictures, Best I could do from the front of cab.  I have pinup popper installed and also installed the DOF files 32 bit & 64 bit.  I see the board in the game controllers, However I'm not sure how to see button setup to make those adjustments in VPX settings.

 

[deadmanworking]

Before anything else you'll need to download and install all needed software, best you use the Popper installer and then update everything to the latest version. Then you'll be able to map the buttons inside the VPX application under Preferences / Keys.. for the plunger you're already on the right track with the Pinscape software. 

 

Once you have software, screen positions, button bindings set up and running and some tables installed, you can set up SSF with the the 3 audio amps to correctly steer the exciters and speakers, check the Way of the Wrench tutorial on that. 

 

And when that's done you can tackle DOF, for that you'll need to have an account for the DOF config tool and enter your port configuration according to what's wired in what position to the board. (there's also a great Way of the Wrench tutorial on that) 

 

 

 

[RabidUrko]

Make regular backups too is my advice, before making any major changes.