JAMMA to Namco (Galaga) Cabinet Adapter

Description

Allows you to play your JAMMA game in a Namco Galaga or a pinout compatible game cabinet.

This pinout has 3 connectors in total, a 44 pin edge connector for controls, switches and sound, one 3 pin plug for power, and another 6 pin plug for video. All have to be plugged in for the conversion to work correctly.

Check the pinout, controls and power section below, to ensure compatibility especially for cabinets with only one button, one coin switch or when using a JAMMA game that requires -5V power.

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Pinout

This adapter follows the following cabinet pinout scheme:

SOLDER SIDEPARTS SIDE
GNDGND
TABLECOUNT2
NCNC
P2B2P1B2
NCNC
*VSYNC*VRED
*VBLUE*VGREEN
P2UPP1UP
P2RIGHTP1RIGHT
P2DOWNP1DOWN
P2LEFTP1LEFT
P2B1P1B1
P2STARTP1START
COIN2COIN1
TESTSVC
GNDGND
+5V+5V
+12V+12V
* P2LAMP* P1LAMP
COUNT1LOCK1
SPK-SPK+
GNDGND

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

In addition, this adapter has the typical Namco 63080 type male power and video connectors.

* Bootleg video not supported on this adapter due to known conflicts with some games. Lamps are not used.

Important: Games that require -5V to operate, will not work correctly due to -5V power not being available in Namco cabinets.

Button and Switch Layout:

In most circumstances this adapter will work as intended with your cabinet without any modifications. Problems may occur playing some JAMMA games in a modified cabinet with less than 2 buttons, or only one coin switch present.

If the button order is wrong you may need to swap the wires going to the buttons behind the control panel. If a button doesn’t register at all, say only JAMMA button 2 works, you may need to run a jumper from button 2 to button 1 at the cabinet wire harness edge connector.

If the game can’t be coined up, say in a case where only COIN2 switch is wired in the cabinet, and the game only supports the COIN1 switch, you may need to swap the coin wires on the harness or potentially jumper them together to get the game to coin up.

Cabinet Compatibility

This adapter is compatible with the following genuine Namco cabinets:

Revision History:

Rev 1.0:  Initial version using older design. Obsolete.

Rev 1.1: Updated design. This is the currently available version

Specifications

Board Size: 50mm x 112mm
Current Carrying Capacity: 5V – 12A, 12V-3A