russdx Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 sounds like a problem with the pinDMD? which version are you 1 or 2? do you want to return it so i can test it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacredgaming Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Shouldn't I get picture with just power applied? A logo? It is a v1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russdx Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 yup, either the display is dead but if you have sent off and got another back i cant believe they would send out two dead displays, must be the pinDMD? was it working then died? or never worked? have you got access to a pinball to quickly test the pinDMD on (can just power it using a usb charger or some thing does not need a pc just power) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacredgaming Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I have my virtual cab and it was all working in December did a little re configuring early January and accidentally hooked the display to 12v so i sent the display back. would adding 12v to the dmd also fry the pindmd? My question is there a way to test the display minus the pindmd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russdx Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 oh crap, hmm if 12v got down the logic lines it would seriously hurt the pinDMD not really unless you got access to a real pinball machine? if you have you can test the dmd/pinDMD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacredgaming Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 i had 12v on the dmd for ohh about an 1hr before i realized it. So Probably fried the pindmd. I have a friend with one not far away i'll grab his tomorrow and report back.Anywhere to check voltage on the pindmd that would give me any indicator? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikekim Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 can anyone with a LEE-128G032-1 take a picture of the u23 chip on the back. I sent my dmd off to vishay in January for a rma and just got it back yesterday and its doing the same thing. After inspecting the board in looks as though a couple of pins are bridged and i wanted to compare to someone else's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russdx Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 if no video is coming out id say its fried you really need an oscilloscope to check the io lines see if they are still working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ton Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 is this the 12v vishay plasma display?been having alot of problems with this, it works for some people but does not work for others, some other people and now running normal high voltage plasmas ok without problems, so it seams to be this 12v vishay which seams to not work for some people. iv gone over the firmware many times and cant see any problems with the timing. I cant really solve the problem without having a dodgy unit in front of me to play with, i have the exact same display at the moment but the 192x64 version and it works great. Would you be willing to ship the display to me so i can have a play see whats up? We can insure it for £500 and package it very well. Let me know Today I got my plasma display back from Russell. He did a wonderful job adjusting his pindmd software. The display and pindmd are working flawlessly now. Thanks again Russell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russdx Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 No worries, Thanks for sending the display out as i could not of figured it out without seeing the problem for my self all 12v Vishay Plasma will work 100% now with the latest firmware on pinDMD V2 Thanks again Ton!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowter Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 rev630-16.dfu *** 05/05/2013 * *************************************** GPIO swapped to OpenDrain to better support xPin DMD's Does this do anything for the power problem facing the xPin and Pinled displays? or is it not related to that also: prices for high power plasma screens have gone up by 75% in the last year or so. Just as we are getting an affordable way of using them in our cabs...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russdx Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Hmmm is this because they are becoming more rare? Or do these companys know people are going to want to use them? so they are bumping the prices up. The GPIO thing does not fix the power issue, that is a side effect of the DMD electronics not the pinDMD. The change was to fix some issues with some of the xpin displays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowter Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 hey Russ, did you ever get contacted by the Homepin guy, who is supposedly making white 128x32 non-segmented displays which you can use with a color filter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russdx Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowter Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 (edited) My pinled display has a developed 3 faulty pixels, over the last month. One dead pixel, and two pixels wont go above medium brightness. I have contacted pinled, and they said: mail the faulty segments to me in a bubblewrap envelope, and you will get new segments. I will be missing 3 segments on my display for quite a while, but it sounds better than shipping the entire display to Germany. An envelope is relatively cheap to send. Can i operate the display with 3 segments missing? edit: mailed pinled again: Yes you can use the display with detached segments Edited June 21, 2013 by wowter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russdx Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 I don't see any problem running it missing a few segments, It certainly will not effect the pinDMD. Might want to ask pinLED just to confirm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaapzak Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Maybe for the ones interested http://www.ebay.com/itm/Stern-Williams-DOT-MATRIX-DISPLAY-Tested-Working-Great-Condition-DMD-PINBALL-/231007546508?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35c91f6c8c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonsmith Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 I've totally been out of the loop for a while so just wanted to ask, is HyperDMD compatible with PinDMD2 yet? I would like to get the DMD animations running in HP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowter Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 I've totally been out of the loop for a while so just wanted to ask, is HyperDMD compatible with PinDMD2 yet? I would like to get the DMD animations running in HP. No, not yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaapzak Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 i found this site online. http://www.homepin.com/wms.html does this powerboard suits in hyperpins? to power the plasma dmd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulbas Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 My pinled display has a developed 3 faulty pixels, over the last month. One dead pixel, and two pixels wont go above medium brightness. I have contacted pinled, and they said: mail the faulty segments to me in a bubblewrap envelope, and you will get new segments. I will be missing 3 segments on my display for quite a while, but it sounds better than shipping the entire display to Germany. An envelope is relatively cheap to send.Can i operate the display with 3 segments missing? edit: mailed pinled again: Yes you can use the display with detached segments i have problem of dead pixel with my pinled. i have contacted pinled for warranty but no reponse... do you have a link for module on ebay ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowter Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 (edited) vulbas, try emailing them again. They responded quite promptly to my requests. I sent them my faulty segments (bubble envelope, only 1,80 euro shipping NL-->DE), and received new segments from pinled within a week) edit: when you get new segments, dont forget to rotate pin 1 to the top left! orientation does matter! Edited July 26, 2013 by wowter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonsmith Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 (edited) *************************************** * rev630-16.dfu *** 05/05/2013 * *************************************** GPIO swapped to OpenDrain to better support xPin DMD's Where can I download this firmware, it doesn't appear to be in the pindmd.com firmware folder? I'm getting a flicker in my X-Pin as seen in the video below, curious if this is the power issue that people are speaking of? Edited August 1, 2013 by jasonsmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russdx Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 has it just started doing this jasonsmith or has it always been this way? looks like a timing issue with the pinDMD and not a power problem. Ill try and dig out the special version of firmware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonsmith Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 This was the first run of the latest board from Brett. It's the DMD with the molex plug on the back, 4096LV-O. It did this right when I fired it up, it went away but could see a very slight flicker most of the time like the refresh rate was low or something and then at the end of a game it started doing what you see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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