Connecting An Arcade Machine

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  • #26964
    Sirsalt
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      Hi,

      Does anyone know how to connect and arcade machine to the OSSC? A standard arcade machine has 5 wires that would normally connect to a CRT. They are Red, Green, Blue, Sync and Ground. Also there are standard res and medium res games.

      Any Help would be appreciated.

      -John

      #26965
      nmalinoski
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        Most people use a kind of prebuilt device called a Sync Strike Supergun to bring the video and/or sync voltages down to consumer video levels that won’t damage their other video equipment. Unfortunately, I’m not aware of a definitive/authoritative design or product to point to.

        You can build your own adapter/cable, but you’ll probably need an oscilloscope to measure the video levels output by your board in order to determine which components you need and on which lines.

        #26968
        Harrumph
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          Does the syncstrike actually attenuate video/sync levels though? I thought the primary purpose was only to strip sync from composite video. I have to admit I’m not so knowledgable on the arcade stuff, but don’t people use a supergun normally?

          And yes OSSC will accept both standard and medium res modes.

          #26969
          nmalinoski
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            Oops; you are correct; I did mean supergun. I’ll update my post.

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            BuckoA51
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