Hopefully these pictures are worth a thousand words.
Since the dmd already had male ends, in crimped female ends to my black and red wire extensions. I then crimped U connectors to the other ends and connected them as shown.

Hope this helps.

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This cannot be reiterated enough

Hello Lucky1,
Thanks for all the great work you have done to make pin2dmd. I got the USB thing figure out and have made many dumps of different modes of play. I have saved these into an .xml file. What kind of video were you asking me to make? One of the dmd during gameplay or of how I got things working?

Would you like to take a look and use my .xml file? I'll try and help anyway I can.

Thanks again.

Tim

You actually don´t save the dumps in the project XML file, you only reference them. Please make sure that you zip the XML, ANI and dump files when you share your project with others. So far I did not colorize anything, I only fixed some problems in the different projects of pin2dmd users. The video you uploaded had a very poor resolution. I just wanted a better video for verification.

I did watch the Stargate videos but it didnt help me much with the SF. So if I understand properly, there's no other way to hook this up without having to wire an arcade power supply within the cabinet?

I would have to say, the instructions are still not clear, you get bits and pieces by going on all the pages from this thread. I know a lot of efforts has been made to color the display, but it would have took an hour to snap some pics and do a step by step guide for everyone to follow.

I'm still lost on some of the steps, the closest things to proper instructions are from TheHueManatee post:
1- install dmd in place
2 - run red and black wires from dmd into the Lower cabinet under the playfield
3 - solder together female connectors to the additonal 16 gage red and black wire. (To reach power source)
4 - solder together U connectors to the additional 16 gage red and black wire ( so it can be soldered to power source)
5 - connect females with dmd's corresponding black and red wire
6 - solder U connectors to power source (red) and to ground (black)
7 - solder outlet cable to power source
8- plug in and play

3 & 4 what are the power source? how many volts and amp does it need? what are the options there?

What else needs to be done with the display? is there any files that needs to be copied or anything? What are the USB port for?
I was told the system and enhancer has to be set too, what are the steps for that?

I installed a Colordmd in my getaway without any issues, it came with a clear guide http://www.colordmd.com/ColorDMD%20Instructions%20WPC95%20rev10.pdf and everything was done within 30 mins.

I see post of some of you blowing fuses and wiring it in different ways. Some of the power adapter photos on this thread output 24v, while some other 12v and 5v. Would just be very helpful to have better instructions instead of guessing and possibly messing something up. Excited to get it installed, but will be collecting dust in the meantime.

Any specific areas or wire you recommend tapping into?

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Got it installed and working.

Do I set enhance mode on or off?

I dont seem to be getting any color when Vegas claws for the bonus

Also there seems to be 2-3 ports where the gray ribbon can fit on the color display. Do I plug it to that one?
What about the white connector on the left, this is completely discarded after?

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White connector becomes obsolete. You don't need to plug it into the new dmd

The gray ribbon goes into where you pointed in blue

Now I understand what you meant. That video was just a post showing that I had got it installed and running. Not for trying to make a colorization. I plan to watch your videos many more times before I'd attempt to colorize. I think Dom had requested me to make some dump files though and colorization could be done by someone else.
Would a video be helpful for that if it was better quality?

Thanks again for all your help as I am still a long way from understanding even the basics. But the pin2dmd is working very well in my Tee'd Off machine.

Ok....a few things I've noticed.

1- Vera's claw seems to be regularly colorized now.

2- My multi-ball and torpedo mode are colorized white on the DMD.....but when I get a jackpot....it sometimes turn to red and then stays that way. (50/50 chance of that it seems)

3- When I killed Guile and Blanka, their old animations played with the crappy grey coloring. (Only happened once, then it reverted to the Malenko colorized animations.......which are gorgeous by the way)

Just wondering if I'm the only one experiencing some of these issues....or if others are as well?

Or maybe I did something wrong during the install?

I was looking at the wiring diagram and the white plug that is now obsolete actually had 12v on it. I took my fluke to double check things, it did indeed have 12.15v on the red, white and black cable. Then I hooked myself on the green (ground cables) at the bottom left of the head and managed to find the white cable has continuity with it, so it's a ground.

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I used both tap-on connectors on those 2 cables.
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When launching the game I get a green line in the middle (for a fraction of a second) then it dissapear and it stays black. Does the same every time, any idea?
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I double checked the ground and voltage connections and both are good, tested the continuity with the tap-on connectors too and its fine.
Hopefully I do not need a new DMD.

You should of just tapped the flashers or gotten a power supply.

I wouldn't be trying an unproven install method and risk breaking something. If you read the pages on this thread you should be able to put all of this together really....

I'm the least knowledgeable about tools or being handy in general or knowing anything about electronics and whatnot....but I managed to get this done.

Work smart, not hard

I understand, I did check the voltage and took a look at the diagram before, not like I randomly connected it somewhere. The method you guys are using with a power supply connected in the service outlet is really not recommended or a clean install since this port is live even if the machine is off. This is used usually for service tech to hook up their soldering iron while they work on the boards while the machine is off.

I just noticed from the Stargate video that someone posted, they also tried to get the 12v from the same plug however the voltage drops.

I took it from one of the flasher instead which gave me a 13.15v when reading, the DMD seems to boot up now. Just need to configure it.

It appears like Malenko already put the key on the SD card. I configured the display in the setting device to Gottlieb 2. I still see the pin2dmd virtual pinball when booting and nothing happens. What are the steps you had to do after powering up the display?

Configure it to gottlieb v2. Then save it.

Disregard all of this. I unplugged the dmd and plugged it back in. Seems to have fixed all of the issues and the old animations have disappeared. And I assume the multi-ball and toperdo were purposely colorized white until you hit a jackpot and then purposely turn red?

What's up with the bacon soda? I've been meanng to ask.

I tried that, is it supposed to reboot the display and show gottlieb v2? it's always returning to Virtual Pinball

So just to make sure, you left the SD card in when receiving it. Configured it as gottlieb v2, then saving. Then plugging the data cable and powering up the pin? Mine doesnt seem to save the settings properly for some reasons.

My led on the board shows as red, how does yours look like? It appears to be blue when working (from the stargate video).
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Looks like its saving now, the display is in color and show VIRTUAL PINBALL when booting, then it goes to Gottlieb v2 and turns black and white. See image
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I wonder if it wasnt properly unlocked or something. I cant get pass this. Did Malenko pre-unlocked the displays with the keys we emailed him back, or is there anything that needs to be done? I feel like i'm getting closer to have a working DMD

Do I need a specific SF2 rom version for this display to work? Maybe thats the problem

That happened to me at the start.

Reconfigure again and save and then exit

Reboot the machine and it should work

I tried like 50 times, to save it and reboot over and over. It's always showing Gottlieb V2 in black and white and never goes past that screen.
I suspect an issue with the key maybe.

Is your led on top of the board blue when you launch it or red?

This is where the Stargate video is different than our current pin2dmd. I too had a hard time trying to get into Config Mode. I believe I finally got it to enter Config Mode by holding both the Option and Menu buttons until Config Menu was displayed. You then can press Option (or maybe it was Menu) until you find the correct setting for your machine (gottlieb2 for my Tee'd Off). You can also select different color schemes and dmd display settings. The 2 taller buttons in the middle of the board you saw used in the Stargate video, only seemed to restart my dmd. I could be wrong about this as I didn't take any notes, but after 5 minutes of trial and error, I believe it was holding the Option and Menu buttons that got me into Config Menu.

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Thanks, yes I was able to go to the config menu without any problems. I set it to Gottlieb v2 and it even boot to it, however it shows in black and white and nothing happens past that screen.

I'm doing a dump of the provided SD card and trying another one to see if it may help. That's very strange.

I used a brand new SD card, added the key on there (nothing else). I was able to boot and save the device as Gottlieb V2, this time it relaunched in color properly.

I then copied all the other files from the original SD card, except the pin2dmd.dat and .key I already had on there working OK.
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When I reset the display, it then goes back to black and white. So this seems to be some kind of software issues, when adding the new palettes and files it messes things up.

Are any of the original files available somewhere? I could tried recopying all the latest version over to see if it fixes it.

EDIT: I got the files from the first post. I copied those on the new SD card that had the fresh .key and .dat files. It's showing as Gottlieb V2 in color still now. However it doesnt go another past that screen. Does anything needs to be done to start the game?

EDIT 2: nvm, I forgot to also copy the pin2dmd.fsq and pin2dmd.pal in the root. I tried both the ones from the REAL SFII Pinball folder and from the source files and both make the display in black and white again at the Gottlieb V2 screen. Looks like I am running out of luck tonight.

The original files are linked in the very first post in this thread. (Original final files)

When you boot up the machine you'll see the pin2dmd in color. Hold down the menu button immediately and it'll then allow you to configure. (You must do this before in turns to black and white...otherwise it won't work)

yes, I already did that. It's already set to Gottlieb v2.
I tried putting back the original DMD and I believe something is wrong. The display stays black, the playfield GI bulbs are on, no sound and the F5 fuse keeps on blowing.

I was reading it could be due to the U8 GAL chip that is shot, could be when fiddling with the displays
Not sure if thats what also cause the F5 fuse to blow, anyone had a similar issue?

Thanks Malenko I can load the files now so you and lucky1 were right about the .xml paths needing deletion.

Sorry for the delay I have been working away but now I'm back so I have been able to video the animations, I've loaded your latest build files and this (https://1drv.ms/v/s!Ao6k3CIlgOqjocxgZeGkLiEEZonLcQ) will show the entire 12 fighters animations. Given your explanation of the small Blanka animation the black and white issue only shows here in the Dhaslim and Guile animations, hope this is useful if I can help with this or other tables I am happy to.

Finally I saw the discussion about poer wiring while I've been away so here are a couple of images of my own table, they should help anyone who wants to wire in their Pin2DMD, the polarity of the connections are not important as the voltage is AC.

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Thanks for the details, I got on the train late for those (last day) and was unaware of everything. After doing more research about Pin2DMD I understand this product is sold by a vendor and you colorized everything for SFII but ultimately were not involved in the product itself. Having someone posting clear pics on where to tap the wires would definitely be very helpful for everyone as well as posting the steps of the configuration afterward too. You should put that in your first post and make it a sticky.

Looks like I messed up my machine, I believe the U8 gal chip is burned and I may need other parts. If anyone has a display board for sale please let me know.

Thanks

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Since there are so many more people now involved with the PIN2DMD experience, wouldn't it be better for a specific thread to help people with setup and colorization. I feel I have kind of hijacked Malenko's thread for SF2.

I don't think you hijacked it, it looks like he brought forth a whole new market for Gottlieb conversions with his awesome color work.

I am absolutely loving this colorization. Malenko single handedly upped the value of all Street Fighter II pins.

Three cheers for @malenko!!!

I see many similar screen styles between SF2 and Tee'd Off. I wonder how long it would take to colorize my Tee'd Off.

DAMN!!! I've been struggling to still understand the editor for that long...hahaha.

Thanks Malenko
Too bad I won't have a car while I am in DC Saturday through Tuesday or I would drive up and have you teach me. If you would like to look at the editor file I have from the 8 or so dumps I have made, let me know how I can get it to you.

tee'ed off next hot game!

HOLY moly! You do an INCREDIBLE job at the redraws though. Seriously.

LW3 confirmed?

Cue Ball Wizard? That game oozes with cheese.

Here's a better video clip where I kill 11/12 fighters.

Malenko
You are everywhere. I was looking into replacements for an arcade monitor and found you discussing it with my friend Greg. Small world.

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After some parts showed up, I finally have this running. Looks really great!
I am missing a few animations but I need to update my regular ROMs first.