Naomi Vmu Inputs On a Unversal Cabinet

OldFoo · Post by **OldFoo** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 4:22 am

I am just have just about complete my tear down, clean and reassemble of my 2nd unversal cabinet.

I the process I noticed the both of my US cabinets seem to have been pre-wired for what looks to be VMU inputs.

There are shielded cables running from CN6 and CN7 on the NAOMI main board, they start there and run up up the side of the cabinet with the rest of the loms to the middle plate in the middle of the white monitor bezel. They are tie-wrapped there and left unterminated.

Is there, or was there an option, to put VMU terminal where the middle or side inserts are on the white contol panel bezel...

This part even seems to suggest that a VMU was intended to be there...

NOA-1506 [LID VMU]

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The unterminated connectors on both of my cabinets behind the bezel inserts have a five pin connector w/ five wires.

I always wondered why in the world the white bezel had these inserts.

Look like a relatively obvious place to put some VMU input connetors.

Couple of questions.

1) Where get the mating VMU connectors and electornics?

2) Is there a stock part that was made to either replace the center or the two side inserts on the white bezel to provide VMU inputs?

3) Do you guys accross the pond have the same pre-wired connections running from the naomi up to the bezel on you univerasal cabinets?

I am aware of the capcom panel w/VMU inputs but this looks like it woudl be alot cooler place for VMU input.

Looks like this should be relatively straight forward. Would be a cool mod for starke or someone dabbling with this stuff to produce.

Thanks

Bob Presutti

OldFoo · Post by **OldFoo** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 4:36 am

:smt017

OldFoo · Post by **OldFoo** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 8:26 am

My European Universal has a bunch of unused cables w/ connectors running up to underneath the control panel. Possibly the same as yours, could you take a picture of the ends of your unused cables?

Would be cool to have a VMU slot, would it be theoretically possible to make one out of a DC controllers VMU ports?

What Naomi games use the VMU anyway?

OldFoo · Post by **OldFoo** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 9:22 pm

finngamer wrote:My European Universal has a bunch of unused cables w/ connectors running up to underneath the control panel. Possibly the same as yours, could you take a picture of the ends of your unused cables?

Would be cool to have a VMU slot, would it be theoretically possible to make one out of a DC controllers VMU ports?

What Naomi games use the VMU anyway?

Only a few Capcom games such as CvS2. It's not worth buying parts and modifying your cab for.

OldFoo · Post by **OldFoo** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 11:54 pm

Typical Japan only gimmick that never really took off.

OldFoo · Post by **OldFoo** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 10:04 pm

Hey Bob-

I've actually got a VMU to Naomi kit coming in the mail from Yahoo Japan. I'll be happy to post pics if it helps with your cabinet mod. The kit consists of 3 PCB's (one controller, two 'satellite' PCB's with VMU ports), and a bunch of wire harnesses connecting it all. Much like the capcom dreamcast controller PCB, it connects into the maple I/O.

-Bill

OldFoo · Post by **OldFoo** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 12:02 am

billd420 wrote:Hey Bob-

I've actually got a VMU to Naomi kit coming in the mail from Yahoo Japan. I'll be happy to post pics if it helps with your cabinet mod. The kit consists of 3 PCB's (one controller, two 'satellite' PCB's with VMU ports), and a bunch of wire harnesses connecting it all. Much like the capcom dreamcast controller PCB, it connects into the maple I/O.

-Bill

Cool, Please post pic's when you get it!!!

Thanks

Bob Presutti

OldFoo · Post by **OldFoo** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 5:28 am

SkiDog wrote:
Cool, Please post pic's when you get it!!!

Here are the pics from that auction (closed at 6,000Y).

OldFoo · Post by **OldFoo** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 9:24 am

Simple Maple I/O protocol

So easy to make these things, simply buy a Dreamcast control pad extender wire, chop of the connector that would plug in the DC, buy a JST connector and pins, wire up.

Plug a controller into the other end, job done.. you have VMU ports, and can play some Capcom games with game pad.

OldFoo · Post by **OldFoo** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 9:49 pm

AndyGeezer wrote:Simple Maple I/O protocol

So easy to make these things, simply buy a Dreamcast control pad extender wire, chop of the connector that would plug in the DC, buy a JST connector and pins, wire up.

Plug a controller into the other end, job done.. you have VMU ports, and can play some Capcom games with game pad.

So if I understand this correctly the setup above will not let you hook up a DC controller and provide VMU connections only.

The setup you are describing geezer basically connects a standard DC controller and you use the VMU inputs on the DC controller.

Is the correct?

Thanks

Bob Presutti