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The Namco System 246 is a development of the Sony PlayStation 2 technology as a basis for an arcade system board. It was released in December 2000 on its first game Bloody Roar 3. Like the Sega NAOMI, it is widely licensed for use by other manufacturers.
- Chassis
- Security Dongle
- Optical Drive
- Hard Drive
- I/O Boards
- Kick Harness
- System 256 PlayStation Controller Interface
- Stereo Audio
System 246(Driving) chassis246(Driving) The very first of the System 246 chassis is easily identified by its large size, but lack of JAMMA interface. It appears to have been subject to a very limit...
The Sony model COH-H10020 security dongle is at the core of the 2X6 game boot process. The COH-H3XXXX main board, when initialized, searches for a MagicGate encrypted boot file in the contents of the PlayStation 2 memory card filesystem on the COH dongle in slot 1 (left). The system proceeds to boot this code identically to a retail PlayStation 2. ...
In the majority of cases, System 246 uses CD-ROM or DVD-ROM discs as its primary storage. The hardware accesses the DVD drive for data not contained on the game dongle, for example, 3d models, levels, cinematics, music, etc., and uses the 32MB RAM cache to store data loaded from the drive to reduce stress on the optical drive and discs after the da...
Some games utilize a 3.5" hard drive in place of an optical drive to speed up access to data that is too large to be cached in the 32MB buffer RAM. The format of the drive and its data is completely up to the discretion of the game developer, and examples have been seen in both raw and Sony APA partition schemes. As is the case with the optical dri...
The Namco 2x6 is a fully-JVS compliant system, and offers both a traditional JVS I/O port and (on 246B and later), a Namco proprietary ribbon cable interface designed to connect to the System246(B) JAMMA PCB. 1. System246 JAMMA PCBThis I/O board is only used on the 246A chassis, as it is installed internally, and connects directly to a socket on th...
The kick harness available on both variants of the System 246 JAMMA PCB is a 10 pin JST connector located on the front right of the PCB. The pinout is as follows: 1. GND 2. NC 3. P1 Button 4 4. P1 Button 5 5. P1 Button 6 6. NC 7. P2 Button 4 8. P2 Button 5 9. P2 Button 6 10. GND
The System 256 chassis is missing the PlayStation 2 controller ports, and in its place is a n expansion header. Pinout is as follows (Pins on JST plug are in odd/even rows, not sequential.): 1. DAT (P1 Pin 1) 2. CMD (P1 Pin 2) 3. ATT (P1 Pin 6) 4. NC 5. CLK (P1 Pin 7) 6. UNKNOWN (P1 Pin 8) 7. ACK (P1 Pin 9) 8. DAT (P2 Pin 1) 9. CMD (P2 Pin 2) 10. A...
The JAMMA audio pins on both variants of the System 246 JAMMA PCB offer mono sound when connected in a cab using a traditional JAMMA harness, but stereo sound is also available via a 4 pin JST connector located on the front right of the PCB. The pinout is as follows: 1. Left + 2. Left - 3. Right + 4. Right -
May 14, 2019 · The System 256 PCB no longer supports the ATAPI commands required for running early CD/DVD System 246 games, opting for a compatibility mode known as 246+ that supports all other known games. This mode is selected by way of a "246+/256" mode jumper found inside the case near the external ribbon cable port. The PlayStation 2 controller ports ...
Namco System 246 is a Videogame by Namco (circa 2001). An arcade system from Namco that is based on Sony's Playstation 2 hardware.
Mar 11, 2008 · I have a Namco System 246, which I purchased (via my mate mentioned) from Yahoo Japan. It came with 2 x Gundam titles, dongles, Namco Jamma I/O and cables. Sadly it lacked a DVD unit, so I am very interested in the PC <firmware> root.
Apr 29, 2018 · The PCSX2 emulator (a playstation 2 emulator) is capable of booting the BIOS from the Namco System 246. It crashes if you try to boot the BIOS from the Namco System 256. You can find the bios if you google 'namco system 246 bios mame'.
Preliminary Namco System 256 support. Added drive and drum support for select Namco System 246/256 games. Compatibility improvements: Shadow Tower Abyss improved its status, other hanging games were fixed.
