I grabbed some, too. Did you find a datasheet or Alvin manual? It is a parallel interface but it'll be interesting to try and reverse engineer this. These are lovely display boards.
On Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at 1:14:00 PM UTC-4, Jon D. wrote: > > John, > > I have a couple of these 20-digit VFD displays. The label says it's a > Noritake itran model FG2013A1 display which is listed as discontinued on > the Noritake web site. > > A search has not come up with a datasheet. Do you have a copy of the > datasheet you could share? > > Jon D. > > > On Wed, May 8, 2019 at 10:53 AM 【ツ】John Smout <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi people, >> >> I just took a punt on a bunch of 20 digit alphanumeric VFD displays. I >> have never seen any VFDs longer than this, most are 16 digit max. >> >> Alvin G was a short-lived American company making pinball machines >> between 1992 and 1994. Most notable were its double-headed pinball >> machines, where you could play either with a human opponent or with the >> machine itself, which would flip the balls back from the opposing side >> automatically. These displays were used in the double-sided machines, >> one board at either end. The displays are mounted in pairs, complete >> with associated driving components. >> >> An Australian company, Pinball Spare Parts, has recently bought out some >> Alvin G spares inventory and is selling these untested NOS boards at a >> silly price. If you buy ten PCB boards, ie 20 x 20-digit displays total, >> they are just AUS $5.00 (AUS $5.50 inc Australian tax) each. Shipping of >> course extra. >> >> Head on over to https://www.pinballspareparts.com.au/pca-003.html and >> get some for yourself. Meanwhile, I am trying to source some schematics for >> Alvin G pinball machines - unless someone here already has them? >> >> >> >> John S >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "neonixie-l" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/D548D469-6DB1-4B0B-A0A1-73195005CAE6%40jsdesign.co.uk >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/D548D469-6DB1-4B0B-A0A1-73195005CAE6%40jsdesign.co.uk?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/ee543ebf-1a61-410a-955a-c6b7bc7d5e86%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
