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Document Title: [CrystalCastles.txt (text file)]

From: slemon@jolt.mpx.com.au (Scott Lemon)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video.arcade.collecting
Subject: Re: Looking for Crystal Castles Tech Info (pinouts, etc.)
Date: 8 Mar 1995 07:22:21 GMT

Jim Maricondo (jagaroth@leland.Stanford.EDU) wrote:
: Last fall I came into posession of a crystal castles board.  However, I
: don't have any pinouts or other information on how to hook it up (like
: input device, etc, as well).  If anyone could share some info in this
: regard I would greatly appreciate it.

Crystal Castles needs a track ball, thats why I haven't wired mine up 
either :-(

Here are the pinouts straight from the CC manual. Can't verify that they 
work, so beware!


CRYSTAL CASTLES    8/3/95
typed in by Scott Lemon   slemon@jolt.mpx.com



Wiring List for P20:
                                |
--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
        +5V RETURN          | A | 1 |      +5V RETURN
----------------------------|---|---|-------------------------------
        +5V REG             | B | 2 |      +5V REG
----------------------------|---|---|-------------------------------
        +10.3V              | C | 3 |      
----------------------------|---|---|-------------------------------
                            | D | 4 |    
----------------------------|---|---|-------------------------------
                            | E | 5 |     
----------------------------|---|---|-------------------------------
                            | F | 6 |     
----------------------------|---|---|-------------------------------
                            | H | 7 |
----------------------------|---|---|-------------------------------
        COIN COUNTER L      | J | 8 |      COIN COUNTER R
----------------------------|---|---|-------------------------------
                            | K | 9 |      TRAK-BALL LIGHT
----------------------------|---|---|-------------------------------
                            | L | 10|      
----------------------------|---|---|-------------------------------
                            | M | 11|     
----------------------------|---|---|-------------------------------
                            | N | 12|     
----------------------------|---|---|-------------------------------
                            | P | 13|      
----------------------------|---|---|-------------------------------
                            | R | 14|      
----------------------------|---|---|-------------------------------
        RED                 | S | 15|      BLUE
----------------------------|---|---|-------------------------------
        VIDEO RETURN        | T | 16|      GREEN
----------------------------|---|---|-------------------------------
        V SYNC              | U | 17|      COMPOSITE SYNC
----------------------------|---|---|-------------------------------
        AUDIO 1             | V | 18|      H SYNC
----------------------------|---|---|-------------------------------
                            | W | 19|      AUDIO 2
----------------------------|---|---|-------------------------------
                            | X | 20|
----------------------------|---|---|-------------------------------
        +5V (CONTROLS)      | Y | 21|      + SENSE
----------------------------|---|---|-------------------------------
        GND                 | Z | 22|      - SENSE
--------------------------------------------------------------------

Note: AUDIO 1 may be on the W pin and not the V pin.  To my knowledge
it has not been verified which of these two pins is correct.  If you
can verify this information, please post to rec.games.video.arcade.
collecting or e-mail holcomb@halcyon.com and he will correct the pinout.

Wiring List for P19:
                                |
--------------------------------|-----------------------------------
                            | A | 1 |      
----------------------------|---|---|-------------------------------
                            | B | 2 |      
----------------------------|---|---|-------------------------------
                            | C | 3 |
----------------------------|---|---|-------------------------------
                            | D | 4 |
----------------------------|---|---|-------------------------------
        H DIR               | E | 5 |      H CLK
----------------------------|---|---|-------------------------------
        V DIR               | F | 6 |      V CLK
----------------------------|---|---|-------------------------------
        START 1/JUMP        | H | 7 |      SELF TEST
----------------------------|---|---|-------------------------------
        COIN RIGHT          | J | 8 |      COIN AUX
----------------------------|---|---|-------------------------------
                            | K | 9 |      COIN LEFT
----------------------------|---|---|-------------------------------
        START 2/JUMP        | L | 10|      
----------------------------|---|---|-------------------------------
                            | M | 11|
--------------------------------------------------------------------
}