DotMation DMD replacement - anybody here who can make a LogicAnalyzer recording

[Lucky1]

Quick update:
I used the recording I received from Sunrise Side to program a simulator for the signals normally generated from the dotmation controller. Then I used that simulator to add the code needed to display it on my PIN2DMD XL.
It works, but due to the glitches the original contoller adds to the signals the picture was flickering a lot. I then added some code to stabilize the picture by generating the picture from 3 successive frames. Looks much better now (see picture attached).
I will do some more testing, but I think it is time now to test on a real machine. I have been informed that a member of the community already ordered a PIN2DMD XL for testing from europe to the US. We now just have to wait for it to arrive.

[Calfdemon]

Glad to see the updates and that Sunrise Side was able to get the data you needed.  I apologize as I bought the reader and wanted to help, but have just been so busy lately and then left on vacation last week where I was without wifi or cell service.  Not that life has slowed down at all since I got back yesterday, but I can try some more readings at some point if you need them.  Looks like you have it going in the right direction though.

[Lucky1]

Great News today. The test with a PIN2DMD XL in a dotmation machine was successful .
Greg aka @mrcrazy ordered a unit from one of the various hardware suppliers, installed the latest firmware on it
and "it worked like a charm"
I think my job is done here.

Thanks Sunrise Side for buying the logic analyzer and collecting the data for me to implement it into the firmware.

Please remember PIN2DMD is a DIY project. If you have any questions please first read here https://pin2dmd.com or ask in the pin2dmd section
of https://vpuniverse.com/forums/forum/132-pin2dmd-general-discussion/ where the largest base of pin2dmd users is.
Please don´t contact me through PM or e-mail as I don´t have time for one on one support anymore.

Thanks

[mrcrazy]

Just want you guys to know that Lucky1 & his company sent me the pinDMD for my dotmation (I am sitting on a lot of these that were missing the display) & he sent me an update file to update the one I got from him 2 days ago...AND SUCCESS!! I popped it in a river gambler as well as a winning streak with no problems!!! We are in!!! I will snap & post a pic on here probably tomorrow!

Greg

[Tilt]

This is fantastic!  It will no doubt save many of the Williams Dotmation machines from the scrap bin.  Great job guys!

[Lucky1]

Just want you guys to know that Lucky1 & his company sent me the pinDMD for my dotmation

Just to make things clear, I don´t have a company which sells PIN2DMD devices. PIN2DMD is a non commercial, non profit private DIY hobby project from me and Steve, a friend of mine. We both have a good daily job which pays our bills. We started this as a open source project with a restrictive non commercial license, but some individuals just ignored our license to make money with it without our approval. The only thing they "contibuted" to the project was changing the boot logo to their own to not giving credit of any kind to our work done. We therefore were forced to change the project from open source to closed source for devs only. To protect our development we also introduced a activation key which is bound to the hardware. We have published the information how to build the hardware on pin2dmd.com. The hardware design is free and everybody can take it and sell pin2dmd compatible hardware. The company Greg is referring to is one of many around the world which take this information, build the hardware and sell it in their shops. We are not affiliated with any of these shops. So if you have a problem with any of them or with your hardware , contact them and not us.  Shops which want to sell their devices preactivated or commercial users like game room owners, are asked to donate 20 Euro per device directly to a charity organization of our choice and we generate the keys for free. Private hobby users are asked to donate a minimum of 10 Euro per device to us, which we collect and also forward to these charity projects.

These are the charity organizations we currently support with the success of our pin2dmd project
http://www.soh-kenya.org/mama-christa-foundation/
https://www.stelzenmaennchen.de/index.php?id=6
https://www.kinderhospizdienst-offenburg.de/
https://www.sanni-foundation.ch/
https://www.deslumieresdanslesyeux.fr/

[Sunrise Side]

Greg , where is the new DMD pictures??