Arabian to JAMMA Adapter

Description

Arabian was manufactured by Sun Electronics and distributed by Atari. Not satisfied with a number of late 70s and early 80s hits, Atari decided to license a number of games from other manufacturers. Arabian was one of two games licensed by Atari from Sun Electronics, the other being Kangaroo.

Because these game boards aren’t made by Atari, they look different than Atari boards made in the early 80s. What is interesting however, is that Arabian has a pinout that uses the typical 44 pin and a 24 pin Atari connector configuration from this period. Also, like most other Atari and Sun Electronics games, Arabian has a unique pinout.

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Pinout

This adapter follows the following pinout scheme:

Main Connector
SOLDER SIDEPARTS SIDE
GNDGND
+5V+5V
COUNT2COUNT1
GNDSPK+
COIN2COIN1
NCNC
TESTNC
NCNC
NCNC
NCNC
NCNC
NCNC
NCNC
NCNC
P1B1P1DOWN
P1UPP1LEFT
P1RIGHTSVC
P2STARTP1START
-5V-5V
+12V+12V
+5V+5V
GNDGND
Video Connector
SOLDER SIDEPARTS SIDE
GNDGND
GNDGND
GNDNC
GNDVHSYNC
GNDNC
GNDVVSYNC
GNDVSYNC
GNDGND
GNDVBLUE
GNDVGREEN
GNDVRED
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 a genuine Arabian board.

Revision History:

Rev 1.0: Initial Design.

Specifications

Board Size: 50mm x 230mm
Current Carrying Capacity: 5V – 12A, 12V – 5A, -5V – 5A