Content Provider lucky1 Posted April 17, 2017 Content Provider Share Posted April 17, 2017 This patch is for V-Pins only. For real pinball machines you need to have the pinballbrowser PBM file from the author to patch it for the serial number of your machine. You also need a serial connection from the controller to the SAM board. For V3 shields you need a cable from pinheader to SUB-D9 connector. For older shields you need a TTL converter from eBay and connect it to these pins. B6 - USART1 TX to Max232B7 - USART1 RX to Max232 Search for DB9 TTL on eBay For the macro files please contact the author Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Content Provider lucky1 Posted April 17, 2017 Author Content Provider Share Posted April 17, 2017 I uploaded the colorization for ST Pro with the permission from Sharkky. LE Version is not finished. Happy Eastern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefanaustria Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 really cool with that, thanks lucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibjeepin Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 I am having issues with getting my pin2dmd display to run on my Real Star Trek Pro machine. Downloaded the factory ST 1.61 Rom used bsdiff to patch the rom with color file from this thread I was told that one needed to serialize the rom to the serial of the machine I got the file for my serial number and used the app provided to patch the color rom I made above. Installed that rom on my pinball machine via usb Built a serial cable per instructions to connect to my v3.0 shield. Installed pin2dmd into my ST Pro & connected. Setup pin2dmd with buttons on back to SAM, Enhanced On and brightness etc put the pin2dmd.pal onto the SD Card that came from the upload above; and here is the result....... https://youtu.be/tv43bgdI8mQ Im missing something. Not sure what. Can anyone help here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Content Provider lucky1 Posted June 10, 2017 Author Content Provider Share Posted June 10, 2017 Try your serial plug on the pin2dmd turned 180 degrees. You may have swapped TX and RX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibjeepin Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 I did try that. I have checked the cable. cable pin 2 to pin 1 on sash's v3 shield, cable pin 3 to pin 3 and, cable pin 5 to pin 2 I think I even rebooted each time. It seems like the palettes are way off. or its in 4 color mode ore something but I dont understand the entire way it work enough to figure it out nor do I know whet the serial cable is actually doing. Sash's board had leds that can be mounted for tx and rx, going to install and see what i see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Content Provider lucky1 Posted June 10, 2017 Author Content Provider Share Posted June 10, 2017 The MAX232 is mounted ? Because UncleSash makes his own PCB design I can´t help you more with this. The serial connection does´t seem to be working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibjeepin Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Yes the max232 was mounted. and the caps for it. Just not the LEDs and resistors Interesting. So here is what I did today. I removed the shield board and installed 2 leds and 2 resistors for the leds on the rs232 line. Reinstalled Shield and stm etc back onto the display. I then removed my serial cable. and checked continuity and proper pin configuration, everything was OK I made no changes. I then plugged it back into the CPU board on the Pin and then connected it as it should be with proper orientation. I watched and saw some faint RX led flashes. Lifted up the display board and notice the colors were different. / OK It was working! All I did essentially was install the LEDS and resistors. I am stumped now to what the problem was yesterday.....not sure whether the LEDS and resistors have something to do with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Content Provider lucky1 Posted June 10, 2017 Author Content Provider Share Posted June 10, 2017 Maybe @UncleSash can tell something about the possible problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Content Provider UncleSash Posted June 11, 2017 Content Provider Share Posted June 11, 2017 The idea from the LEDs, was just to show any communication in the Rx or Tx line. It was just a nerd thing. In Lucky1's schematic is also no LED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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