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Title: DAYTONA USA VR BUTTON SETUP. Model2 convert
Post by: mrcram on June 19, 2012, 03:55:38 pm
Still working on my Daytona Twin cab model2 conversion and I have a question about the VR buttons.  I opened up the cover expecting a simple lighted push buttons but no.  They are all sodered on to a 12 pin board.  Does anyone know what pin is what or do I need to get individual lighted pushbuttons?  

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Title: Re: DAYTONA USA VR BUTTON SETUP. Model2 convert
Post by: mytymaus007 on June 19, 2012, 04:44:38 pm
Looks like a nightmare i would duplicate the size of the sheet metal plate and just get standard happ size and illuminate them Solves that problem!
Title: Re: DAYTONA USA VR BUTTON SETUP. Model2 convert
Post by: BadMouth on June 19, 2012, 04:47:57 pm
Looks like a nightmare i would duplicate the size of the sheet metal plate and just get standard happ size and illuminate them Solves that problem!

What would you do about there only being about an inch mounting depth?
Title: Re: DAYTONA USA VR BUTTON SETUP. Model2 convert
Post by: BadMouth on June 19, 2012, 04:57:19 pm
Still working on my Daytona Twin cab model2 conversion and I have a question about the VR buttons.  I opened up the cover expecting a simple lighted push buttons but no.  They are all sodered on to a 12 pin board.  Does anyone know what pin is what or do I need to get individual lighted pushbuttons?  

I don't have a pinout, but it shouldn't be hard to figure out with a multi-meter.
The lights can be lit individually, so I'm guessing common ground with a pin to each +.
Then buttons would have a common ground with a pin to each +.
That would equal 12 pins.

Hopefully RamjetR or GBeef will reply.   They are both using the original panel.

(those panels in that good of shape go for a good bit of money btw)

Title: Re: DAYTONA USA VR BUTTON SETUP. Model2 convert
Post by: Brian74 on June 19, 2012, 08:51:25 pm
Hey, I have one too! So here is what I have for a pinout. I still have the cable plugged in on mine so from left to right. The way you have it in the pic. there are 2 different grounds. One for the lights and one for the buttons. The grounds are on the outside. So it goes like this.

1st 6 wires lights
pin
#1 Yellow=ground
#2 red black strip=Start
#3 blue black strip=Blue
#4 pink black strip=Red
#5 brown black strip=Yellow
#6 green black strip=green

2nd 6 wires buttons
#7 red white strip=start
#8 pink white strip=red
#9 blue white strip=blue
#10 brown white strip=yellow
#11 green white strip=green
#12 white=ground
   
Title: Re: DAYTONA USA VR BUTTON SETUP. Model2 convert
Post by: PL1 on June 19, 2012, 09:03:07 pm
Does anyone know what pin is what or do I need to get individual lighted pushbuttons? 

Lower right corner of page 180 of the manual has the schematic.

http://www.tamdb.net/D/daytona_usa_special.pdf (http://www.tamdb.net/D/daytona_usa_special.pdf)

(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=120937.0;attach=186298;image)


Scott
Title: Re: DAYTONA USA VR BUTTON SETUP. Model2 convert
Post by: MonMotha on June 19, 2012, 09:04:56 pm
Just to clarify since people have been saying that there's a "common ground" for the lamps, that diagram would indicate that the lamps are low-side-switched.  This is pretty typical.  You supply a common power rail (+5V, according to the diagram) and the switch the return path to ground on/off for each lamp.

Handily for you, this is compatible with things like an LED-Wiz, Pac-Drive, etc.

(You can probably flip it around if you want to high-side switch it - just check that it won't hook anything up you don't expect)
Title: Re: DAYTONA USA VR BUTTON SETUP. Model2 convert
Post by: mrcram on June 19, 2012, 10:47:33 pm
You guys are awesome!  Thank you so much!
Title: Re: DAYTONA USA VR BUTTON SETUP. Model2 convert
Post by: RamjetR on June 25, 2012, 10:59:43 pm
Hey,

I haven't got native VR panels on my cabinets since they were missing on my cab when I got it. So I just wired normal LED buttons on there to my pacdrive.

If you interested in lighting those VR buttons up however, you may want to check out my latest version of the RamjetVR Output emulator

www.speksnk.org/foro/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=74397&sid=49e0099453bae327b45277d02b89bb89&start=50#p593650 (http://www.speksnk.org/foro/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=74397&sid=49e0099453bae327b45277d02b89bb89&start=50#p593650)

I haven't done a new video of this new version (since my cab doesn't have a Start button or Leader Lamps) but RetroRepair does and hopefully we'll get some nice videos up soon to show off.

Anyway, if you have a PacDrive this program will light those LED's correctly in Daytona, STCC, Indy500 Deluxe and Sega Rally.

If anyone has a LEDWiz and interested in helping me out with some testing for compatibility to their LEDWiz with my beta versions, I'd appreciate some testers since I don't actually have any LEDWiz gear.

Ramjet :)
Title: Re: DAYTONA USA VR BUTTON SETUP. Model2 convert
Post by: esoteric_rt on January 05, 2014, 10:14:56 pm
Hi,

Is anybody able to advise the easiest way to hook the button lamps up to a PC PSU?

I see there is a common 5V input at the end terminal, what to do with the other 5 (1 for each button)?

Got the switches themselves going OK via an A-Pac, so that side is sorted - just need to light them up now!

Thanks  :)
Title: Re: DAYTONA USA VR BUTTON SETUP. Model2 convert
Post by: sherpard on December 22, 2014, 05:09:08 pm
hi all

this message is for ramjet

I am currently in the process of modifying a cab daytona usa with ledwiz ...

that's what you need to fill finish with a ledwiz ???

If you still have in your possesion beta file for ledwiz I'm interested ....

I thank you in advance for your help ;)