I want to know about the scart cable ans the US model saturn does it work with the US models or it has to be modded? I want to make a Jamma harness for the saturn to connect it to the arcade without having to mod the saturn itself. I know the scart cable use the rgb and also sound so I can take the signals from the cable to the jamma finger board. I know the pal scart cable does not work with jap consoles, but I dont know about the US ones.
well for the jamma I dont need voltage just the RGB, sync and ground i dont need the scart plug just the cable with all the strand for those pins, but I dont know if anyone has used an scart cable on a US model, in this side those cables dont exist so I have to order one from the net and I dont want to buy one and have no use for it. I just dont want to take the signals from the saturn itself. If the scart dont work I'll have to buy a mini din connector and fully create the cable.
jamma wont need any voltage switching just the RGB and C-SYNC for video, although Arcade monitors expect a higher voltage / stronger RGB input than console RGB normally outputs. it may work straight up but depending on your display device it may be too weak / dull edit: pinouts should be the same for the pins you need so a pal scart cable would be fine or even a japanese cable.
A normal (original SEGA) RGB cable doesn't use C.sync, so that could be a problem if your Arcade monitor is picky about the input signal. If you can't find a custom cable that uses C.sync you could always modify the AV out port on the Saturn to use C.sync on the composite video pin. I did that on my JAP Saturn, which is basically the same as a US. You should never use a custom C.sync cable with a EU system since it has 12V on the same pin where the US and JAP models have C.sync. 12V into the sync line on your monitor is bad EDIT: Missed the part where you said you would just cut off the SCART end of the cable. Nevermind then, any cable should suit your need
Thanks for the info, I check the scart pinout and yes indeed the pin use for voltage in pal systems is use for sync on us-jap systems. So is time to start the project.
You still need to boost Saturn's RGB signal, though. There's a neat device that's used to connect consoles to arcade cabs - http://etim.net.au/scart2arcV20/scart2arc2.htm Maybe this will save you some time.
You still need to boost Saturn's RGB signal, though. There's a neat device that's used to connect consoles to arcade cabs called "RGB SCART to JAMMA adapter" (I can't post links yet..). Maybe this will save you some time
The saturn uses a Mini DIN-10 interface for its A/V Port. This is the only place i can see that have them ready. http://cablesandconnectors.com/26500-26.HTM
You need to be careful, since there are two variants of that connector - the one the Saturn uses has irregular pin spacing on the top row (the one with 3 pins) - there is another one (which seems more common) that has those 3 pins equally spaced.
