
Changelog:
V1.1:
- 5V jumper to toggle between cabinet 5V rail, and MiSTercade's 12V to 5V buck converter.
- Added ground pins for non-standard CPS-II Kick harnesses
- Some switches changed to jumpers
- Minor component changes
Power Notice:
- RECOMMENDED +12V 1A FROM ARCADE PSU
- +5V power generated from the +12V rail
- +5V and -5V cabinet power supply rails are loaded for a steady 100 mA current
MiSTercade Features:
- Black, 4 layer, ENIG finish PCB with edge beveled JAMMA connector
- User I/O port
- 40mm fan with 3.3V/5V selectable voltage
- Reset, User, OSD buttons
- Extensible for future add-ons
- Currently only JAMMA compatible (not JVS)
Input:
- 7 port USB hub with VBUS power control
- Sub-1 ms controller encoder for 2 players 6 buttons (potential for 2P8B)
- CPS1 and CPS2 kick harnesses for 1P and 2P buttons 4, 5 and 6
- CHAMMA wiring for 2L12B at JAMMA edge with non-standard JAMMA wiring
- Coin counter signal to increment cabinet coin count (Only works on 5V coin counters, not 12V)
- 8 buttons for P1 and 6 buttons for P2 (using custom CPS-2 kick harness)
- P1B7 = Test (no arcade games supported by mister use 8 buttons - only PS1 and Saturn cores could, assuming they are released)
- P1B8 = Service (mapped to pause in all cores)
DIP Switch | Function |
AMP STBY | Puts audio amplifier in standby mode |
C1=C2 | Merge coin inputs for 2 player cabinets that share a single coin mech |
P1 FREE | Merge P1COIN and P1START for pseudo free-play mode |
P2 FREE | Merge P2COIN and P2START for pseudo free-play mode |
Output:
- CMOS (~3V) video level via JAMMA edge or HD15 (VGA) port
- NOT CONSUMER TV OR PC CRT SAFE WITHOUT EXTERNAL ATTENUATION
- Connect to one output or the other, not both
- 75-ohm RGBS video via MiSTercade XL
- Analog audio:
- Move DE10-nano switch SW0 towards center of PCB
- Dedicated i2s audio DAC
- Line-level analog stereo audio output via 3.5mm and RCA connectors
- Amplified mono audio via JAMMA edge connector
- Stereo volume potentiometer (attenuates both line-level and amplified audio)
- Digital audio via mini TOSLINK
- Move DE10-nano switch SW0 towards edge of PCB
Included with MiSTercade v1.1 bundle:
- MiSTercade JAMMA PCB
- MiSTercade Top Plate
- MiSTercade XL PCB
- MiSTercade Bottom Plate
- Mounting hardware
- 40 mm fan
- 20x20x10 mm heatsink
- USB bridge to connect to DE10-nano
Not Included:
- DE10-nano
- SDRAM
- CPS Kick Harness
- Remote Board
- Control Breakout
MiSTercade Top + XL + Bottom Plate
Plugs in next to the DE10-nano and runs along the JAMMA edge. USE SHORT SCREWS FOR BOTTOM PLATE :)
Top Plate Features:
- Mini HDMI remote connector
XL Board Features:
- HDMI port for MiSTercade VS audio and video
- HDMI port for P1 and P2 controls for use with control breakout board (coming soon)
- Secondary SD slot for those stubborn computer cores that refuse to get with the times
- HD-15 (VGA) port for 75-ohm RGBS video (700mV)
- DIP switches (same as the MiSTercade DIP switches)
- Only 1 set of DIP switches used at a time - set other set to OFF
MiSTercade Breakout
- Made to break out all controls from the XL board
- Use 2x 19 pin HDMI cables to build your own arcade control panel
- Compatible with Brook headers (coming soon)
- Screw terminal breakouts for:
- P1B1, P1B2, P1B3
- P2B1, P2B2, P2B3
- RESET, USER, OSD
- Sanwa and Seimitsu joystick headers
- Great for adding cabinet system buttons, or foot pedals
Remote:
- Extend your MiSTercade with this control panel remote
- Requires MiSTercade top plate
- Features:
- Volume control (move audio jumper from internal to external on JAMMA)
- 2 x Coin buttons
- Pause, Core Reset, Menu, and System Reset buttons
- SNAC (no PSX)
- 3.5mm headphone with auto-mute
- 30mm aluminum knob
- 1.8m mini HDMI to HDMI connector
Complete MiSTercade Diagrams:



Links:
Github Repository (mappings, configs, etc)
As Seen On:
Retro RGB: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmassx9hJP8
Scarlet Sprites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-212r6kKC8
Owlnonymous: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHAW0AfTomA
DJPsykoM1: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/934909137
Gillaxian: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/926372300
PastBlaster: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/942439006