Debating building a couple of these vs the ballyfa version. Has anyone messed with both? The remote testing features on the lisy sound nice, but having an instant boot on the ballyfa version appeal.

Id be interested in 2

I do need some for eightball deluxe, but my understanding is that there are only 6 digit available for bally?

If I can use it in ebd I would be down for a set to build. I have a set of wolfpacs to build for my flash gordon, but the colors were pretty limited.

Im guessing you haven't gotten the boards yet? Been building wolfpacs and upsizing is a no go because the leds wouldn't fit next to each other.

Oh I am jealous. Need to finish my wolfpacs for Flash Gordon, but really want to try these in EBD. Got my cyclones in for my two Bally FA boards. Tomorrow the sd cards in and then they will be ready to test.

Bally fa testing neither work. Each has different display output. Both have just cross detection light on. So one is showing the correc game selected, but never counts down on the coin display. One is wrong, issue follows the fpga. Pulled the fpga chips. Found that despite being bathed in flux the top pads didn't take any solder. I noticed issues when i got these. Debating taking a hammer to them or pulling everything and redoing them. Cheap chinese garbage for the win.

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Can anyone recommend a good seller for these? I don't think they will work anymore.

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These were covered in flux when i got them. They had solder bridging pins. Despite being covrred in flux they did not want to take new solder. I ordered 2 off amazon this time. 22 each but if they work idc.

Finally got replacement altera chips in. Still not working. About to throw the towel in on this and sell them as someone elses headache

Ebd free play will not boot on either board when i test. Alltek works 100 percent.

One fpga seems like it failed to program or is bad. Issue follows the fpga. Other fpga has this on both boards. Zero cross detection lights. Nothing else happens.

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Is anyone able to download the ballyfa sd card image? Link does nothing for me.

Have a question on the ballyfa board. Have it tested in an ebd, works.

Putting it in a Flash Gordon that was dead. Board boots, shows the info on the displays, never counts down, info on the displays turns off.

On the board itself I get an initial green flash and then several flashes, then the green light stays off. Is this an error code similar to an original bally? If so, is there a list as to what the flashes mean?

Thank you for that. Will test it.

I need to look at the list 7 first but might want one. I plan on doing the all in one for my 80s or I'd be interested in yours.

Did something happen to the sd card image for the willfa board? When I try to download it I get failed no file.

Edit: looks to be the link from the main willfa page. If you go to the repo it works fine.

Also, looks like Quartus II Programmer and SignalTap II is no longer available on intels website. I tried downloading the web version, but it doesnt have the driver the usb blaster so didn't try to do anything with it. Anyone got a copy of the original installer?

That did the trick.

Game runs, but I only get the commas on the display. Need to figure out if I am using the wrong chips or if I have an issue with the fpga.
Not sure if any of the other populated chips are required, but I have these in their sockets notched correctly.
SN74HC138NE4
CD74HC244EE4

1.03, bought this off of songofsixpence unfinished so guessing this is old stock.

The 138 are notched toward the right as is called out by the silk screening above the sockets.

Found the post on the WILLFA7 thread. Ordering a replacement resistor. Pulled R40 and T10 while I wait.

You have to order 5 bare boards, but only 2 of those have to be assembled. I just eat the cost of the 3 bare boards.

Or, if its something I am likely to use down the road, sit on the extras.

I am also building a GOSOF as we speak for Haunted House.

HH has two sound files each being 2k.
669-s1.snd
669-s2.snd

Should I combine the files into 1 file of 4k? If so does it matter what it is named?

Do I leave them separate, but add 2k on each file to make each one 4k?

If anyone has left over boards for either the Bally or Gottlieb Tester kits let me know. Don't really want to order multiples, but wouldn't mind having them.

Working on a Pic Programmer and a bit stumped.

If I power it on after inserting the sd card the error light is locked on. The PI activity light does nothing.

My pi is hard soldered on. I tried it in another raspberry pi zero 2, no activity. If I try in an older pi 3b I get the red light and green indicator flashes in a random way.

32 GB Micro Center Micro SD Card
Also tried a 64 GB Team Micro SD Card

I have tried both image 1 and 2, both seem like the pi is not booting? I can read the cards contents in my pc after burning the image.

Just tried flashing a Team 64 GB card that I had successfully been using in my Tilt Audio Board.

Same result.

Balenea etcher

I dont have a mini hdmi cable on hand for testing, but I tested the existing sd card in my pi 3b hooked up to a monitor. It runs. Stop at a lisy login: prompt.

I wondered. Tilt Audio had the same issue, but the creator is mia. Someone on the forum had to create one for it.

bontango

I have a question about the GOSOF speech files. Someone on here has brought up using flipprojets.fr 669-4 game file on a lisy mpu, but how about their haunted house speech prom on a GOSOF board?

Due to licensing I'd have to buy the rom and then copy it to the gosof board, but the speech files are not played from there. I am assuming they are stored as an mp3 for the DFPlayer Mini. In theory then couldn't you replace the speech files with anything you wanted? When they are played are the sounds limited to the same duration as the originals or does it just play the file? How hard is it to find the naming convention to make a different speech capable prom work?

The reason I ask is while speech on haunted house would be neat, the speech generated from the SC-01 speech chip does not fit the tone of the game. Being able to replace just the speech could open up some real possibilities.

I need to build my cpu board but will try this in the next week or two hopefully.

I have not. I need to order the parts to build you pop boards. I ordered 20 of those boards 6 months ago, but just haven't had time.

Built my GottFA80_PLus only to realize i am a part short.

I do have to ask, why not add a dedicated ground attachment to it and the GOSOF? I realize I can solder one on and the FA80_Plus has multiple ground attachments via plugs, but just found it odd.

Just assembled two disp80 credit displays and getting nothing. Original display works fine. Used a 5261aw for the led. Its common cathode but wondering if it is wrong?

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This is running off a pascal board. I tested this in another game with 7 digit displays and my disp80 7 digits work in it, but not the 4 digit. Gonna just order the recommended locn led digits.

Also, got a good source for the led digits for 6 digit displays? The link on your website is bad.

I did. I took a hammer to it. I had hard soldered the pi zero in and the usb slot broke so it wouldnt run. I desoldered it and pulled a trace. Ran a jumper, but from that point on I could not get the programmer to detect the pic chip. Honestly, I am wasting more time on it than its worth so I am just going to buy one.