Phoenix Arcade ArcadeSD User manual

ArcadeSD™ Manual
New Features!
•Supports up to 2 Gigabyte SD Card capacity for hundreds of games
•Currently supports 70 vertical and 40 horizontal games
•MP3 Jukebox Game plays back MP3 files from SD Card
•All high scores saved on SD Card and retained when game turned off
•Supports both VGA and CGA monitors
•Supports Joystick, Trackball, and 49-Way Joystick controls
•49-Way Joystick automatically translated to 4-Way, 8-Way, and Diagonal
•Lightgun control input supported for gun games on CRT (not LCD) monitors
•Supports either JAMMA speaker output, or line level output for stereo sound
•Animated game icon menu navigation for quick game selection
•Access to all game and cabinet settings through PC setup wizard and on-screen menu
•SD Card stores statistics of games played, time played, coins counters
•Entire collection of upright and horizontal games fits on a single SD card
•Switch between upright / cocktail / horizontal mode from menu
•Purchased games unlocked by Serial Number, no codes to remember
•Small footprint 3.5" x 4.5"
•Automatically switches 4/8 way mode on selectable joysticks
Standard Features:
•Dynamic menu system is automatically built with the games you load/select
•Animated menu with icons and game marquees
•Enable or disable games from menu
•Game variations (faster speed, auto fire) available from Game Options menu
•Optionally disable panel controls until coins are inserted
•All control axis/directions can be changed in setup (no need to re-wire your trackball unit)
•Arcade and free play modes
•All credits are global, and can be shared between different games
•On screen configuration/setup menu
•On screen hardware diagnostics
•Test mode button on board (JAMMA harness "test" input also supported)
•PCB only requires 5 V.D.C. power
•Software controlled volume
•Field programmable by the end user
•Built in two-channel lamp/LED driver (use for Atari 'cone button' lights & buttons, etc.)
•30 Day manufacturer warranty covering manufacturing/parts defects

Quick Start Guide
1. Use an SD Card with a capacity of 32 MB up to 2 GB only (SDHC Cards NOT supported)
2. Insert SD Card into your PC's card reader
3. Format the SD Card using the FAT file system (not FAT32)
4. Insert SD Card into Game Board
5. Connect Game Board to JAMMA connector, turn on power
6. After SD Card is initialized, turn off power
7. Insert SD Card into your PC's card reader
8. Launch ArcadeSD.exe application
9. Use application to download the latest firmware
10. Use application to configure game settings and load game ROMs
11. Insert SD Card into Game Board
12. Play games!
When an update is available, to add new ames to the SD Card, simply repeat steps (7-12) above.
If you are getting an SD Card error message saying “Not FAT16”, even though you have formatted the
card with FAT (and not FAT32), please see the troubleshooting section at the end of this manual.

Section 1 – Board Layout and Connections
•1 – JAMMA Connector
•2 - SD Card Slot
•3 – Test Mode Button
•Can be used instead of the JAMMA Test Switch to enter setup mode
•4 – Indicator LED
•One Blink - indicates entering or leaving setup mode
•Two Blinks - indicates switching to CGA video mode
•Three Blinks - indicates switching to VGA video mode
•Intermittent - indicates SD Card access
•5 – Stereo Audio Line Output
•6 – Li ht un Connector
•Note: The Lightgun is for use only with CRT type monitors (either CGA or VGA) and will
not work with LC or flat panel displays.
•7 – VGA Output
•8 – CGA / VGA Mode Button
•Press to switch between monitor output modes
•The selected mode is saved between power off and restarting

Section 2 – JAMMA Connector and Control Pinouts
Solder Side Parts Side
GND A 1 GND
GND B 2 GND
5V C 3 5V
5V D 4 5V
-5V (not required) E 5 -5V (not required)
12V (not required) F 6 12V (not required)
KEY H 7 KEY
Coin Counter 2 /
4-8 way joystick select (* Note 4)
J 8 Coin Counter 1
Lamp 2 (* Note 3) K 9 (* Note 3) Lamp 1
Speaker ( ) (* Note 2) L 10 (* Note 2) Speaker (-)
M 11
Video Green N 12 Video Red
Video Sync P 13 Video Blue
Service R 14 Video GND
Slam (not used) S 15 (* Note 1) Test Switch
Coin 2 T 16 Coin 1
Player 2 Start U 17 Player 1 Start
Player 2 Up V 18 Player 1 Up
Player 2 Down W 19 Player 1 Down
Player 2 Left X 20 Player 1 Left
Player 2 Right Y 21 Player 1 Right
Player 2 Button 1 Z 22 Player 1 Button 1
Player 2 Button 2 a 23 Player 1 Button 2
Player 2 Button 3 b 24 Player 1 Button 3
Reserved (do not connect) c 25 Reserved (do not connect)
Reserved (do not connect) d 26 Reserved (do not connect)
GND e 27 GND
GND f 28 GND
•Note 1 - The JAMMA 'test' switch duplicates the function of the 'test' button on the game
board. For ease of maintenance adjustments it is highly recommended to equip your game
cabinet with a test switch easily accessible from the front of the cabinet if one is not
already present.

•Note 2 - The cabinet speaker should be directly connected to the Speaker (+) and Speaker
(-) signals on the JAMMA harness. o NOT connect one side of the speaker to ground as
damage may result. Such damage is not covered under the warranty. Speakers in the
range of 4-8 ohms are preferred.
•Note 3 - Lamps may be driven from +5V C to the current sink. Use at least a 100ohm
resistor in series with the LE to limit current to 50mA or less for ultra-bright LE s. For
“normal” LE s use a 220ohm or larger resistor to keep current under about 20mA.
The individual lamp functions can be configured in the setup menu. The functions can be chosen
from:
•Player 1 – blinks when there are enough credits to start a 1 player game
•Player 2 - blinks when there are enough credits to start a 2 player game
•Trackball P1 – blinks when the trackball player 1 control is active
•Trackball P2 – blinks when the trackball player 2 control is active
•Note 4 – Joystick 4/8 Way Select – The Coin 2 current sink can be configured in the
menu to turn LOW for 8 way joystick games (for joysticks with electrical selection
capabilities).

Extra Game Board Connections
The Lightgun and Stereo Sound connections do not use
JAMMA, but individual connectors on the Game Board
(see board layout diagram on page 3 of the manual).
Note – The Lightgun is for use only with CRT type
monitors (either CGA or VGA) and will not work with
LC or flat panel displays.
Horizontal Cabinet Connections
For some Horizontal games, the player buttons are assigned to certain functions in order to
simulate the inputs on the original cabinets ( efender, Stargate, etc).
Also, in Horizontal mode, the P1 and P2 joysticks can be used simultaneously for games requiring
dual-joystick inputs (Robotron, etc).
Horizontal Games (Multi-Williams) Pinout
Right Stick - Up V 18 Left Stick -Up
Right Stick - Down W 19 Left stick - Down
Right Stick - Left X 20 Left stick - Left
Right Stick - Right Y 21 Left stick - Right
P2B1 - Thrust/Moon Patrol Fire Z 22 P1B1 - Reverse/P1 Flap
P2B2 - Defender Fire/Moon Patrol Jump a 23 P1B2 - Hyperspace
P2B3 - Smartbomb/P2 Joust Flap/Sinistar Fire b 24 P1B3 - Inviso/Sinibomb

Trackball Connections
A joystick may be used on the Player 1 inputs, and a trackball may be used on the Player 2 inputs
simultaneously. Single player joystick games will use the Player 1 joystick inputs. Games
requiring a trackball will automatically use the Player 2 inputs for the trackball controller.
Single player upright cabinets with only trackball games require the trackball be connected to the
Player 1 joystick inputs.
Cocktail cabinets with only trackball games can have trackballs on both player inputs.
Trackballs may also be used to play joystick games, the trackball movements are automatically
translated to up/down/left/right joystick positions (also works for 49-Way joystick games).
JAMMA Connections for Trackballs
Trackball 2 Y-DIR V 18 Trackball 1 Y-DIR
Trackball 2 Y-CLK W 19 Trackball 1 Y-CLK
Trackball 2 X-DIR X 20 Trackball 1 X-DIR
Trackball 2 X-CLK Y 21 Trackball 1 X-CLK
Note: Requires modern digital trackball units utilizing a 74HC14 I.C. chip. (Older, original Atari
trackball units are not supported). Even though modern trackballs may be labeled “Atari
Compatible” they are NOT the same.
Any modern trackballs sold by Suzo/Happ will work, e.g.
http://na.suzohapp.com/trackballs/565500xx.htm
http://na.suzohapp.com/trackballs/560100xx.htm

49 Way Joystick
A single 49-Way Joystick can be installed using the Player 1 Joystick inputs, and either the Player
2 Joystick or Player 2 Button inputs. It can be used to play native 49-Way Joystick games, and 4
or 8 way Joystick games. When used to play Trackball games, the 49-Way Joystick allows for
more precise control movements.
Note: Requires the Happ/Atari/Midway style 49-Way joystick, not compatible with the older
Williams versions.
49-Way Joystick Connector – Option 1
1 5V
2 P2R - Pin Y
3 P2L - Pin X
4 P2D - Pin W
5 P2U - Pin V
6 P1R - Pin 21
7 P1L - Pin 20
8 P1D - Pin 19
9 P1U - Pin 18
10 KEY
11 GND
12 GND
JAMMA Connector – Option 2
49-Way Pin 5 R 18 49-Way Pin 9
49-Way Pin 4 Z 19 49-Way Pin 8
49-Way Pin 3 a 20 49-Way Pin 7
49-Way Pin 2 b 21 49-Way Pin 6
JAMMA Connector – Option 1
49-Way Pin 5 V 18 49-Way Pin 9
49-Way Pin 4 W 19 49-Way Pin 8
49-Way Pin 3 X 20 49-Way Pin 7
49-Way Pin 2 Y 21 49-Way Pin 6
49-Way Joystick Connector – Option 2
1 5V
2 P2B3 - Pin b
3 P2B2 - Pin a
4 P2B1 - Pin Z
5 Service - Pin R
6 P1R - Pin 21
7 P1L - Pin 20
8 P1D - Pin 19
9 P1U - Pin 18
10 KEY
11 GND
12 GND

Section 3 – Setu With PC A lication
The first step is to set up your SD Card. The SD Card must have a capacity of 32 MB up to 2 GB
(SDHC Cards NOT supported), and must be formatted usin the FAT file system only!
The SD Card needs to have been initialized with the correct serial number by the game board. To do
this, insert the card into the SD Card slot on your board, turn the power on, and the card will
automatically be initialized. You only need to initialize the card once, the first time you use it. Now,
insert it into your PC's card reader to continue setup.
Launch the ArcadeSD.exe setup wizard. The first screen of the wizard is shown on the next page, there
are a few different version numbers listed:
–Application Version – this is the version of the setup wizard that you are running. The first
two numbers (such as 1.4.x) should match the firmware version. To upgrade the wizard, use
the “Update PC Application...” button to download it from the website.
–Available Firmware – this shows the latest version of the firmware that's available for
download.
–Current Firmware – this shows the version of the firmware that has been downloaded to
your PC or is already on your SD Card. To download the latest firmware, press the “Update
Firmware...” button. After the new firmware has been downloaded, you will need to
follow throu h to the last screen of the setup wizard to update your SD Card with the
new firmware.
Whenever there is a major release containing new games, the application version will be updated to
access the game settings. Usually the application versions will jump from 1.3.0 to 1.4.0 to 1.5.0 etc.
The firmware may be updated more frequently, with versions numbered 1.5.0, 1.5.1, 1.5.2, etc, as we
fix bugs or adjust minor features.
The first two numbers of the application version should match the first two digits of the firmware you
are using. If you are running firmware version 1.4.2, then application version 1.4.0 is fine. But if you
want to run 1.5.0 firmware, you should upgrade to the 1.5.0 application.
Examples:
Application
Version
Available
Firmware
Current
Firmware
Recommended
Action
1.4.0 1.5.0 1.5.0 Upgrade the PC Application
1.5.0 1.5.0 1.3.2 Update the firmware
1.4.0 1.5.0 1.4.2 Update the PC Application first, restart it,
then update the firmware
1.5.0 1.5.2 1.5.2 No action necessary

It's not always necessary to update the ArcadeSD application and firmware each time you run the
wizard. If you only want to go back and change game or menu settings, you can use the currently
installed version. However, it's always a good idea to update, to stay on top of new games and features.