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I've had box full of unused MiSTer parts collecting dust for a while. I would like to piece together MiSTer JAMMA setup to swap in in place of other JAMMA boards.

I'm curious, what are the JAMMA options out there today?

How about any JVS options that would allow it to drop in a JVS cab? (honestly this would probably be more useful to me than JAMMA)
 
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oh wow, that JVS setup is actually a lot more complete than I was expecting. Thanks!
 
Re: JAMMA options, of course there’s the MiSTercade from misteraddons which is being tested by many members of the forum at the moment.

Also adapters from Irken Labs, Antonio V, one called the Jammix and an open source once called “DE10Jamma” and more are being developed.

I believe there’ll be more MiSTercades up for order sooner or later.
 
Wow, there's quite a few more than I thought. Also, I gotta say I'm pleased that so many people are using the CPS2 style kick header in these projects.

to put all of those to links:

-- AVAILABLE
DE10JAMMA
https://github.com/MisterJamma/DE10Jamma

JAMMA adapter for MiSTer by Antonio Villena
https://www.antoniovillena.es/store/product/jamma-adapter/


-- Not Yet Released
JAMMIX
https://twitter.com/jammixo?lang=en
Is there an official page for JAMMIX or just Twitter?

MiSTer DE10-Nano JAMMA Expander by Irken Labs
https://irkenlabs.com/85-mister-de10-nano-jamma-expander

MiSTercade by MisterAddOns
https://misteraddons.com/products/mistercade

MisTer JAMMA by GDZJHGQ / "Retro Castle"
https://twitter.com/gdzjhgq/status/1436989575923060738
 
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ShootTheCore said:
You can use a JPAC as well.
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I feel like that's really more PART of a solution than a solution in itself. you'd still need power routing, audio amplification, kick harness, something to convert HDMI to VGA, etc. unles someone makes a Mister to JPAC interface of some kind?
 
Fair enough, but for folks that already have a JPAC in their cab for a MAME setup, it's straightforward to swap the MAME PC out for the MiSTer. HDMI to VGA is just a $5 adapter from Amazon.
 
I'm in on the MiSTercade pre-order myself. Feels like a really complete product, and it's been through a lot of revs of beta testing with a lot of people putting it through the paces, including members here. That gives me confidence it's gonna be all I need.

I haven't even ordered the rest of the parts, and I'm hearing price increases, so maybe I should get on that.
 
I also wanted to suggest trying out Arthrimus's Console JAMMAizer with the MiSTer if you have one. It works great! It is an expensive solution to get just for the MiSTer, but if you have one for other uses it can handle the MiSTer too!
 
I just ordered all the parts for my MiSTer as well as a JAMMA adapter by Antonio Villena.

I missed out on the pre-order for the MiSTerCade, but I'm looking forward to hearing more about them and eventually comparing them to Antonio Villena's adapter.
 
on waiting list for MiSTerCade and unbelievable: I HAD the DE-10 in my digikey cart *yesterday* but since they don't have the memory I removed it to buy it later and what do I see today ? "DE10-Nano prices went up $35 at all retailers. I’ve updated my prices to reflect those changes. Hopefully this is temporary :("
looking at digikey (.ca), the price is 49$ canadian more, from 183 to 232 !

Still ..I'll see it as saving 183$ right? :(
 
Psyko-M1 said:
As a beta tester of MiSTerCade, I can certify it's a hell of a solution for JAMMA.
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Since you've used it. How does the button 4 5 and 6 over both JAMMA and CPS2 connector work?
does it map properly depending on the game (ie: D&D on CPS2 has button 4 on JAMMA edge but not expansion connector, while SSF2 has it on expansion connector but not JAMMA edge).
does it allow you to disable button 6 on the JAMMA edge to keep it from being permanently on when hooked up to a cab that has that connected to ground?
 
Mrhide said:
"DE10-Nano prices went up $35 at all retailers. I’ve updated my prices to reflect those changes. Hopefully this is temporary :("
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Mister Addon’s reached out to Terassic and they say the price increase is permanent :thumbdown:
 
twistedsymphony said:
Since you've used it. How does the button 4 5 and 6 over both JAMMA and CPS2 connector work?
does it map properly depending on the game (ie: D&D on CPS2 has button 4 on JAMMA edge but not expansion connector, while SSF2 has it on expansion connector but not JAMMA edge).
does it allow you to disable button 6 on the JAMMA edge to keep it from being permanently on when hooked up to a cab that has that connected to ground?
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Answers:

- How does the button 4 5 and 6 over both JAMMA and CPS2 connector work?
Buttons 1 - 6 are always wired through the JAMMA connector. Buttons 4, 5 and 6 are also wired through the CPS1 / CPS2 kick harness connectors (parallel wires to the microcontroller). JAMMA buttons 5 and 6 can be disabled with a switch.

- Does it map properly depending on the game?
Each core takes care of mapping the game's controls through USB, so Button 4 isn't treated any differently between games. Each connected cab button can be mapped any way you like - whether the buttons were wired via JAMMA or kick harness on the original arcade board is irrelevant. Mapping can be changed on a per-game basis if you want a particular game mapped a different way.

- Does it allow you to disable button 6 on the JAMMA edge to keep it from being permanently on when hooked up to a cab that has that connected to ground?
Yes, there is a switch you can use to turn off Buttons 5 and 6 through the JAMMA input for cabs that wire that line to ground.

I'm writing the manual for the MiSTercade, so everyone is welcome to fire away with any questions - they'll improve the documentation for the manual! :D

EDIT: Updated statements on how the buttons are wired after double-checking with Porkchop Express.
 
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