UD-CPS2: Fully Consolized Capcom Play System 2

[Lemony_Vengeance]

I’d like to be on the capable modder list as well… or at least have you issue kits to make these. I’ve made a few consolized CPS2 A boards this past year.

I can vouch for Lemony. He did a fabulous CPS2 consolization for me prior to Canada Cup this year, and it was used there extensively. We used a PICO PSU, J-rok 4.1 video encoder, and UD-USB converters. It has 2 video outputs, one s-video and one RGB or component (selectable with a 2-way switch), so it is super easy to stream off of (see Toronto ST Wednesday Night Fights for this in action - put the s-video to the TV and the RGB to a Framemeister for stream, or do the opposite and set to component). Best of all, the jamma edge is still intact so you can use it normally in an arcade cabinet, and we did this at North East Championships for a bit so the flexibility is really nice to have.

The drawback of doing the above is that the parts are quite expensive and there’s no “package” per se, so an Undamned kit will hopefully help in that regard. This sounds great, and I’d like to get in line for the kit as well

This sounds pretty awesome. Would it be possible to see some pictures of Lemony’s awesome take of a consolized A Board?

I’m making one for Señor Atari right now. I’ll PM you some in process and completed pics.

[DevilsFang]

Unless you contacted me years ago, it is unlikely that I will be building a UD-CPS2s for you. I still have parts to build about 25 units and those are probably triple accounted for (meaning no need to send me messages asking to take someone’s spot if they bail). Life has gotten busy to the point where I’d like to shift gears to simply making kits for people to do their own conversions (or have a capable modder do it for them). Video output will certainly include RGB, as that is native to the hardware, but I may ditch the existing video encoder board as I am pursuing custom internal upscaling options. If that doesn’t pan out to my liking (speed, resolution, etc.), I’ll just leave video totally up to the installer. I should be releasing more details later this year.
-ud

I contacted you years ago. April 2015 to be exact, but you never replied.

I would be perfectly happy with a diy kit.

[Lemony_Vengeance]

I’d like to be on the capable modder list as well… or at least have you issue kits to make these. I’ve made a few consolized CPS2 A boards this past year.

I can vouch for Lemony. He did a fabulous CPS2 consolization for me prior to Canada Cup this year, and it was used there extensively. We used a PICO PSU, J-rok 4.1 video encoder, and UD-USB converters. It has 2 video outputs, one s-video and one RGB or component (selectable with a 2-way switch), so it is super easy to stream off of (see Toronto ST Wednesday Night Fights for this in action - put the s-video to the TV and the RGB to a Framemeister for stream, or do the opposite and set to component). Best of all, the jamma edge is still intact so you can use it normally in an arcade cabinet, and we did this at North East Championships for a bit so the flexibility is really nice to have.

The drawback of doing the above is that the parts are quite expensive and there’s no “package” per se, so an Undamned kit will hopefully help in that regard. This sounds great, and I’d like to get in line for the kit as well

This sounds pretty awesome. Would it be possible to see some pictures of Lemony’s awesome take of a consolized A Board?

this was posted up on my Instagram:

https://scontent-lax3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/14711403_961494767292582_9111173332599359694_o.jpg?oh=d2b2284c1518eac4ce18e4a1b4465056&oe=5912E658

Finished up this #Consolized #CPS2 today! Has a JROK 4.1 video encoder, two #UDUSB Encoders and a PicoPSU. Ran it through a burn test by leaving it on attract mode for a few hours… It’s running great!
#CCPS2 #Capcom #Arcade #RetroGaming #modding

[MrLuckyWaffles]

Unless you contacted me years ago, it is unlikely that I will be building a UD-CPS2s for you. I still have parts to build about 25 units and those are probably triple accounted for (meaning no need to send me messages asking to take someone’s spot if they bail). Life has gotten busy to the point where I’d like to shift gears to simply making kits for people to do their own conversions (or have a capable modder do it for them). Video output will certainly include RGB, as that is native to the hardware, but I may ditch the existing video encoder board as I am pursuing custom internal upscaling options. If that doesn’t pan out to my liking (speed, resolution, etc.), I’ll just leave video totally up to the installer. I should be releasing more details later this year.
-ud

I contacted you years ago. April 2015 to be exact, but you never replied.

I would be perfectly happy with a diy kit.

Yeah same, I emailed back in March 2015, and again last year, and never got a response

And likewise, a DIY kit would be great too! I live in pretty active FGC area, so I’m hopeful I could find someone to help with assembly.

[Alex_Smith]

Sounds rad. I’d definitely be interested in being on the capable modder list, and perhaps even buying a kit for myself.

[braves01]

I’d love an assembled ud-cps2 if they were available (I put my name on the list a couple years ago iirc), but even the option of buying a kit and working with a capable modder would be great. So, I guess put me on the list for a kit if those ever happen.

[_OCT_Wall-Garants]

Hello guys due to friend hiatus undamned and the difficulty of importing products here in Brazil,but the problem of our currency is well below the dollar,I decided to put my hand in the dough and build my own CPS2 consolized,and that was the result I managed to get as close to a UDCPS2. with two small improvements to component video output and stereo sound. More photos in the album https://goo.gl/photos/zDLnjmL4vNKGb8Pt8

[Atari]

Wall-Garants;11184152]Hello guys due to friend hiatus undamned and the difficulty of importing products here in Brazil,but the problem of our currency is well below the dollar,I decided to put my hand in the dough and build my own CPS2 consolized,and that was the result I managed to get as close to a UDCPS2. with two small improvements to component video output and stereo sound.https://goo.gl/photos/zDLnjmL4vNKGb8Pt8

Interesting. Just curious what you used for the video encoding and the power supply?

[_OCT_Wall-Garants]

Wall-Garants;11184152]Hello guys due to friend hiatus undamned and the difficulty of importing products here in Brazil,but the problem of our currency is well below the dollar,I decided to put my hand in the dough and build my own CPS2 consolized,and that was the result I managed to get as close to a UDCPS2. with two small improvements to component video output and stereo sound.https://goo.gl/photos/zDLnjmL4vNKGb8Pt8

Interesting. Just curious what you used for the video encoding and the power supply?

I used the best video converter manufactured in Brazil and a simple power supply 12 volt, 5 amp.

https://http2.mlstatic.com/conversor-rgb-compact-neo-geo-jamma-mvs-frete-incluso-D_NQ_NP_862411-MLB20539201544_012016-F.jpg

[undamned]

Wall-Garants;11184152]Hello guys due to friend hiatus undamned and the difficulty of importing products here in Brazil,but the problem of our currency is well below the dollar,I decided to put my hand in the dough and build my own CPS2 consolized,and that was the result I managed to get as close to a UDCPS2. with two small improvements to component video output and stereo sound. More photos in the album https://goo.gl/photos/zDLnjmL4vNKGb8Pt8

Amazing work, sir! I’m very impressed!
-ud

[_OCT_Wall-Garants]

Thanks man. =)

[mikeohara]

Tagging for definitive interest. I have my eye on a Vampire Savior 2 CPS kit (and separate I think it’s A board) on eBay that will be next on the list once I buy my new stick.

[azis]

Sign me up to these kits, would you, Undamned?

How many people in the line or any timeline for that?

Actually I could live with the UD-USB converters, whatever comes first.

[Terraphantom89]

Same here. I’de love to get my hands on one of these kits. To get on the waiting list do we just post here expressing an interest?

[undamned]

It will be pretty easy for me to make a bunch of kits, so no need to fret about a waiting list. I got backlogged on my own builds because of the labor, but if people are doing their own labor…

I’ll post up a link when they are ready. Keep your shirts on, though, there’s still a lot of work to be done before they are ready. I’m really hoping I can demo something at EVO and then have kits done late this year.
-ud

[Axel_Kelly]

Anyone use their UDCPS2 on a Sony BVM monitor? I’m having trouble getting the video to sync through RGB as well as S-video, I can’t get a proper video signal on the monitor at all. Should I be taking sync from luma or composite for RGB? Any idea why my S-video is unable to sync either? I’ve tested the board on other TVs and it works fine so the issue is with the monitor, but the monitor works fine with all the other consoles I’ve tested, both RGB and S-video. I opened up my RGB cable to try to take sync from elsewhere so I can’t take a pic of exactly what it looks like when trying to use RGB, but here’s a pic of what it looks like when using S-video. Any help is appreciated, thanks!

[Darksakul]

Some RGB displays don’t like composite video for sync and requires composite sync (often referred to as clean sync or c sync, it’s actually a combination of horizontal and vertical sync) so you might need a sync striper circuit. It depends on the model of on you have

[undamned]

Anyone use their UDCPS2 on a Sony BVM monitor? I’m having trouble getting the video to sync through RGB as well as S-video, I can’t get a proper video signal on the monitor at all. Should I be taking sync from luma or composite for RGB? Any idea why my S-video is unable to sync either? I’ve tested the board on other TVs and it works fine so the issue is with the monitor, but the monitor works fine with all the other consoles I’ve tested, both RGB and S-video. I opened up my RGB cable to try to take sync from elsewhere so I can’t take a pic of exactly what it looks like when trying to use RGB, but here’s a pic of what it looks like when using S-video. Any help is appreciated, thanks!

No idea why S-video would be a problem. For RGB, UD-CPS2 uses the same pinout as Playstation systems, which means you have no dedicated Sync pin. Sync can be stripped off of the Composite video signal.
-ud

[oz-spaniard]

Is this still an active thing to be able to buy these days?

[Atari]

I’d like to be on the capable modder list as well… or at least have you issue kits to make these. I’ve made a few consolized CPS2 A boards this past year.

I can vouch for Lemony. He did a fabulous CPS2 consolization for me prior to Canada Cup this year, and it was used there extensively. We used a PICO PSU, J-rok 4.1 video encoder, and UD-USB converters. It has 2 video outputs, one s-video and one RGB or component (selectable with a 2-way switch), so it is super easy to stream off of (see Toronto ST Wednesday Night Fights for this in action - put the s-video to the TV and the RGB to a Framemeister for stream, or do the opposite and set to component). Best of all, the jamma edge is still intact so you can use it normally in an arcade cabinet, and we did this at North East Championships for a bit so the flexibility is really nice to have.

The drawback of doing the above is that the parts are quite expensive and there’s no “package” per se, so an Undamned kit will hopefully help in that regard. This sounds great, and I’d like to get in line for the kit as well

This sounds pretty awesome. Would it be possible to see some pictures of Lemony’s awesome take of a consolized A Board?

this was posted up on my Instagram:

https://scontent-lax3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/14711403_961494767292582_9111173332599359694_o.jpg?oh=d2b2284c1518eac4ce18e4a1b4465056&oe=5912E658

Finished up this #Consolized #CPS2 today! Has a JROK 4.1 video encoder, two #UDUSB Encoders and a PicoPSU. Ran it through a burn test by leaving it on attract mode for a few hours… It’s running great!
#CCPS2 #Capcom #Arcade #RetroGaming #modding

I thought it was worth adding to the info on the Lemony Vengeance consolization…

So as I had previously mentioned, you can use the board in a cab. But what may not have been obvious (at least it wasn’t initially apparent to me as I only recently realized and tested this) is that all the “consolized” components still work when you have it in a cab. So what that means is:

1. You can use your own USB sticks with the cab. Meaning that someone who wants to play on a stick with American parts simply has to plug it in. We have tested this and it works perfectly.
2. You can STREAM off the cab very easily. Simply output the Lemony’s 9-pin mini DIN (Genesis 2 equivalent with the same pinout) set to RGB into a Framemeister. The same would work for other upscaling devices or capture cards with the 9-pin set to Component, or with the separate s-video output. I did this recently for a stream at Summerjam (as well as a casuals session at my house on a Versus City cab) where I went 9-pin jack set to RGB, to SCART, to Framemeister. This is the highest quality possible stream output from any CPS2 game so it’s amazing. And best of all, no modifications to the cab (installing video encoder, etc.) are required. Just plug and play.

We will be using the Lemony board for the main stream cabinet at Canada Cup this year. Not only am I thrilled about the stream quality (which is a gigantic improvement from the composite video encoder we used last year), I’m thrilled that guys in attendance like Mike Watson and David Spence will be able to play on the American sticks they prefer.

Seriously, there is not a single piece of gear I can better envision for use with ST or VSAV tournaments for these reasons. And this is not a knock on any other gear, I’m just saying that this particular item is absolutely perfect and incredibly versatile.