Thanks! Really just 4, but maybe a few extra for the inevitable bad crimp.
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I don't see any reason why the Reflex boards wouldn't work. They use the same layout and pinout as the Brook boards. The only possible issue is if you are using one with a USB authentication dongle, you may run into a clearance issue between the [G] harness connector and the USB dongle. I don't have one of those boards to test with so I'm not totally sure if it would be an issue, but at a glance it looks like it might not fit with the USB dongle installed.
The Vewlix Console I/O V3.1 is officially retired. That is because for the last couple of months I have been working on the Vewlix Console I/O V4!
Here are the wonderful new features of the Vewlix Console I/O V4. Many of these features are shared with the new SEGA Console I/O V2 because these I/Os were codeveloped at the same time.
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Here are the wonderful new features of the Vewlix Console I/O V4. Many of these features are shared with the new SEGA Console I/O V2 because these I/Os were codeveloped at the same time.
- Fully Buffered Inputs: The Vewlix Console I/O V1-3.1 were very simple designs, for the most part they were simply passthrough adapters. There was no active buffering of the inputs, and the microcontroller only served to sample the inputs for Home/Select emulation. The V4 now implements Schmitt trigger logic buffers, and a microcontroller to buffer all of the input pins so none of the inputs directly pass through. This design is better for a couple of reasons. The logic buffers ensure that the inputs arrive at the Brook board totally clean, so if your wiring harness is dirty or you have microswitches that have high resistance they have a better chance of passing through to the Brook board correctly. The second benefit is that the logic buffers isolate the console PCBs from the control panel harness when they are powered down. This way the controller PCBs won't interfere with other devices that might be connected to the control panel harness such as my upcoming Universal JAMMA Kit.
- Full Button Remapping and Auto Fire Support: With the new larger microcontroller on the V4 I now have enough gpio pins to implement full button remapping and auto fire support for buttons 1-8 in addition to the Home/Select/L3/R3/TP button emulation. This is great because there are many games that have button layouts that do not translate well to a control panel, and now you can remap the buttons even if the game you are playing does not support remapping on it's own.
- Test and Service button support: On the older designs the Test and Service buttons were unused on the Vewlix Console I/O, but now with the extra gpio pins on the V4 you can use the Test and Service buttons to emulate Home, Select and Touchpad buttons for player 1. They are also used for configuring the behavior of the coin switch, and for enabling/disabling Home/Select/TP/L3/R3 emulation entirely.
- Console On Detection: Because of the fact that the V4 Console I/O now has button remapping, the possibility exists that you might have multiple devices connected to your cabinet with button remapping capabilities, such as my forthcoming Universal JAMMA Kit. This could create a conflict where you may be trying to change the button mapping on your JAMMA kit, and inadvertently also change the mapping on your Console I/O as well. The V4 Console I/O now has an enable pin that turns on the button remapping when it detects that a controller PCB is connected and powered on. It does this using a NOR gate connected to the 5V pins of the Player 1 and Player 2 20 pin headers respectively. When the console is powered on, the 5V pin on either player's 20 pin harness will be energized, which will drive the input of the NOR gate high, outputting a low signal to the enable pin on the microcontroller. If neither player's controller PCB is powered on then the NOR gate will output a high signal disabling button remapping so it can't be changed when a console is not connected.
- Integrated 5v Power Supply: The Vewlix does not have a 5v power supply built into the cabinet, it normally relies on the I/O board to generate 5v. On the old Console I/Os the 5v output pins on the P2 connector were wired to the 5v pins of the Brook boards, so your USB ports on your console were the only source of 5v power. This severely limits the amount of power that the 5v output can supply. The Console I/O V4 now contains a 5v regulator based on the TPS5430 just like the stock Taito I/O boards so you can supply up to 3A of current. This would be useful for any accessories that you might need to power from the 5v pins.
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No problem.
Darkominator
Beginner
I would order immidiatly, but unfortonaly i have a G1 harness in my vewlix Diamond. Thats the reason, why my old board is still not installed. Probably i will be able one day to get it installed…
The new version looks great! I wanted to order your older version some years back but you were OOS at the time, I'm kinda glad now as hopefully I can pick up some of these 
I had a few questions but they've all been answered by the instructions, good work! My only remaining question is about stock, your store is only showing one in at the moment. Will you be getting more stock in?
I had a few questions but they've all been answered by the instructions, good work! My only remaining question is about stock, your store is only showing one in at the moment. Will you be getting more stock in?
Darkominator
Beginner
Could be there a Solution for us, who has a vewlix Diamond with a G1 harness??
astro_zombie138
Champion
@Lemony Vengeance may be the right person to ask. He makes great vewlix harnesses and may have something applicable.
I will have more stock in a few weeks. I'm putting together a large order to send to the PCB factory right now.The new version looks great! I wanted to order your older version some years back but you were OOS at the time, I'm kinda glad now as hopefully I can pick up some of these
I had a few questions but they've all been answered by the instructions, good work! My only remaining question is about stock, your store is only showing one in at the moment. Will you be getting more stock in?
The solution is to replace your G1 harness with a G harness. I believe Lemony Vengeance can make them. Unfortunately the G1 harness is not very common so it doesn't make sense for me to design an I/O board specifically for the G1 harness.
The Vewlix Console I/O V4 is back in stock as of today!
Received mine today, great stuff!
One question, and I hope I'm being dumb here... but it looks like it's not possible to have the 4 pin JST PH connector installed (that links TP/L3/R3) along side using the JST XH AUXILLARY HARNESS 1 header as the JST PH connector impedes access?
Replacing the straight B6B-XH-A header with a right angle S6B-XH-A would get round it but I wanted to check I'm not missing something obvious?
One question, and I hope I'm being dumb here... but it looks like it's not possible to have the 4 pin JST PH connector installed (that links TP/L3/R3) along side using the JST XH AUXILLARY HARNESS 1 header as the JST PH connector impedes access?
Replacing the straight B6B-XH-A header with a right angle S6B-XH-A would get round it but I wanted to check I'm not missing something obvious?
I've been looking through the thread and also google image searches to try and find any photos of both the TP/L3/R3 link cable and AUXILLARY HARNESS 1 in use but I can't seem to see any. Does no one else use/have both of these in connected at the same time?
I definitely need to use the inputs from the AUXILLARY HARNESS 1 and I would like to have the P1 TP/L3/R3 cable connected as well to control the inputs via the button combo emulation.
It looks like the AUXILLARY HARNESS 1 has been in this position for at least a couple of revisions and I so I can't imagine I'm the first person to come across this which makes me think I'm missing something obvious....?
I ordered four boards for me and two friends and I'm holding off sending theirs onwards for now. I can desolder/swap the straight B6B-XH-A header with a right angle S6B-XH-A on all of our boards but I don't want to modify them if I'm missing something and don't need to.
@Arthrimus - can you shed any light on the above?
I definitely need to use the inputs from the AUXILLARY HARNESS 1 and I would like to have the P1 TP/L3/R3 cable connected as well to control the inputs via the button combo emulation.
It looks like the AUXILLARY HARNESS 1 has been in this position for at least a couple of revisions and I so I can't imagine I'm the first person to come across this which makes me think I'm missing something obvious....?
I ordered four boards for me and two friends and I'm holding off sending theirs onwards for now. I can desolder/swap the straight B6B-XH-A header with a right angle S6B-XH-A on all of our boards but I don't want to modify them if I'm missing something and don't need to.
@Arthrimus - can you shed any light on the above?
Is there enough clearance if you desolder the connector and move it to the bottom (top) of the brook board?
This does just seem like an oversight, maybe the connectors were in different spots on different revisions.
This does just seem like an oversight, maybe the connectors were in different spots on different revisions.
