JAMMA to Phoenix Cabinet Adapter

Description

Allows you to use your JAMMA game in a Phoenix or Pleiades (Pleiads) cabinet. Games with up to two buttons are supported, with 2 way (left, right) directional controls due to the limitation of the cabinet’s joystick and wiring.

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Pinout

This adapter follows the following pinout scheme:

SOLDER SIDEPARTS SIDE
GNDGND
GNDGND
GNDGND
SPK-SPK+
+12V+12V
KEYKEY
NCNC
NC+5V
+5V+5V
NCNC
P1B2P2B2
P2STARTCOUNT1
P1STARTCOIN1
P1RIGHTP1B1
P1LEFTVRED
VBLUEP2RIGHT
VGREENP2LEFT
VSYNCP2B1

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

Important: This adapter does not support the -5V power rail which is not present in Phoenix / Pleiads cabinets’ wiring harness. Games that require -5V may not run.

Compatible Cabinets

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

Button and Switch Layout:

In most circumstances this adapter will work as intended with your cabinet without any modifications. Problems may occur in a modified cabinet, or with games that require more than 2 buttons, 2 coin switches, or 4 way joysticks. This limitation however, still allows many games, especially vertical shooters, to be played on these cabinets.

If the button order is wrong you may need to swap the wires going to the buttons behind the control panel. If the game can’t be coined up, the coin switch wires may need to be bridged in order to trigger both coin 1 and coin 2 pins on the JAMMA end.

Revision History:

Rev 1.0: Initial board design and currently available version.

Board Size: 45mm x 112mm
Current Carrying Capacity: 5V – 12A, 12V-3A