That's exactly what I was thinking off - thank you for the diagrams - I had nothing on them - certainly not the detailed data / pinball instruction sheet and would of course be grateful for any information. The PSU requirements look like a good place to start.
Kind regards Richard On Wednesday, 18 September 2019 17:00:41 UTC+1, Keith Moore wrote: > > Richard, I have not yet done it, but I do plan to at some time. I got a > few of these for various reasons (demo/display, etc.). I assume you have > the detailed data / pinball instruction sheet like I do. If not, let me > know. > > https://www.dropbox.com/s/bltgd4w4o9gonuy/Alvin_G_Display.zip?dl=0 > > > My chops aren't good enough to just whip out the electronics to drive > these, but I was planning on making a computer that does this eventually. > It is an IEEE 8255 interface. I should be able to do it with an arduino. > > > On Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 11:11:26 PM UTC-4, Richard Scales wrote: >> >> I was wondering whether anyone has had any success talking to the Alvin G >> PCA-003 boards that are available: >> https://www.pinballspareparts.com.au/electronics/displays/pca-003.html >> <https://www.pinballspareparts.com.au/electronics/displays/pca-003.html?fbclid=IwAR2epmNiBA7UkcB1H0XqUivyeQEMSmN1HWyIhaM-oZXsEYUmPsewaJ0FLSw> >> I would be interested to hear from anyone that has managed to talk to one >> or who might be able to provide any insight into how their interface works. >> I have a few coming my way and would like to see if I can make them talk >> somehow. >> Any pointers to information about interfacing requirements and protocols >> etc would be most welcome. >> >> -- 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 view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/26600a4d-2325-46fa-b6c1-ecef615a7327%40googlegroups.com.
