Sega System 16 to JAMMA Adapter

Description

Allows you to use your pre-JAMMA Sega System 16 games, in a JAMMA cabinet or a super gun device.

This pinout class is compatible with many Sega games from about 1985 to the early 1990. See list below.

While the pinout it may look similar to JAMMA at first glance, having 56 pins and the Ground and the +5V rails in the same position, these games are not JAMMA compatible and plugging them into the JAMMA harness directly will likely damage your game by connecting the -5V rail from the harness to the +12V pin on the PCB.

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Pinout

This adapter follows the following pinout scheme:

SOLDER SIDEPARTS SIDE
GNDGND
GNDGND
+5V+5V
+5V+5V
+12V+12V
COUNT2COUNT1
KEYKEY
P2B3P1B3
P2B2P1B2
P2B1P1B1
P2B4P1B4
P2DOWNP1DOWN
P2UPP1UP
P2RIGHTP1RIGHT
P2LEFTP1LEFT
NCNC
NCNC
NCNC
NCNC
P1STARTCOIN1
P2STARTCOIN2
NCTEST
NCSVC
SPK-SPK+
VGREENVRED
VSYNCVBLUE
GNDGND
GNDGND

(PCB edge connector facing away, list is ordered right to left)

Compatible Games

This is the list of compatible games that can be used with this adapter:

The adapter has been tested with many genuine boards and bootlegs for compatibility.

Revision History:

Rev 1.1: Initial publicly available design.

Rev 1.2: Changes silkscreen to improve adapter identification.

Rev 1.3: Improved ground plane.

Rev 1.4: Added 4 button support. Currently available version.

Board Size: 47mm x 112mm
Current Carrying Capacity: 5V – 12A, 12V-3A