Don't know what PIN2DMD is?
The full story and details can be found here: https://pin2dmd.com/ - the headline however, is that it is an opensource - non-for-profit colour DMD product for both real and virtual pinball machines.
As it is opensource - people are free to contribute to content, and features over time - so could be a very interesting project for Pinball enthusasts here. As it is opensource the designs can be used to get products made direct from specialist electonics manufacturers - rather than needing buy from a retailer (which I guess could also be done).
It is made up of:
As there is not a manufacturer supporting content and features for specific pinball machine colourisation, this content comes from the opensource community. It seems to be most active in the Virtual Pinball world - which makes sense, those guys get to load and play any game virtually - so a DMD device that can respond dynamically to the current game you're playing sounds like a great solution (which this product can deliver). You will find a wide range of games being worked on constantly here: vpuniverse PIN2DMD Discusssions
If youre a creative lovey - you to can get involved with the free editing tools and customise your own colourised animations for your favourite machines. Some people ask for donations to share their long hours of bit fiddling.
So all exciting stuff - why don't we all get one made???
Following up on the discussions on the forum, and having a bit of extra time on my hands at the moment (and Pick Holder does not!) - I’m happy to coordinate a group buy of PIN2DMD boards and panels if there is sufficient demand here.
No exact figures yet until I can have an idea of numbers, but do expect landed costs in the UK after VAT and duty and a contribution to this forum, including panels for lower than those I’ve seen on the forums.
For complete transparency I expect to factor in a small charge for my time and putting my cash at risk until full payments are received.
I must stress - this is a group buy activity.
You would receive an assembled, flashed and activated unit - you would need to secure or create colourised config files - very simple steps.
Support beyond this would not be provided as part of this group buy. As the project is open source there is a lot of help and support out there, frankly I don’t believe it’s ethical for me to charge for this.
Action required:
1. I need an idea of numbers by version, which are:
EVO128X32
EVO128X16
EVO192X64
Full details of this open source project can be found here:https://github.com/lucky01/PIN2DMD.
Please work out which version is right for your DMD based machine. I ask you to take responsibility to determine which version is right for your machine(s).
2. DM me with the version and quantity please, with your email address.
3. Check into this post where I’ll update regularly with stats on overall interest. If it’s clear there isn’t sufficient demand - I’ll feedback that this group buy is closed due to lack of interest.
4. Once/if I get enough interest to place an economical order for a number of units - I will secure a firm price per version, feedback to those interested and ask a 50% deposit, and full shipping details.
5. My ultimate aim is to place a single order for the required number of units and panels, and share the savings across the group.
6. Check back into this post for Post Order updates (ETA, etc).
7. Products arrives in the UK, with VAT and Duty paid. You will be requested to pay your remaining 50%. I assemble the panels to the boards, flash and activate the panel for you.
8. You receive shipping details for your specific order.
9. Receive your panel(s), config and install (straight swap in most cases).
10. Enjoy your colourised DMD Pinball.
Happy to answer any questions you have on how this group buy would work. However, please don’t expect me to answer technical questions about PIN2DMD - the open source community is far better scaled and knowledgeable to do this.
Hope this is both interesting and helpful to the forum members with mono DMD based machines or virtual machines.
Thank you.
Mike
The full story and details can be found here: https://pin2dmd.com/ - the headline however, is that it is an opensource - non-for-profit colour DMD product for both real and virtual pinball machines.
As it is opensource - people are free to contribute to content, and features over time - so could be a very interesting project for Pinball enthusasts here. As it is opensource the designs can be used to get products made direct from specialist electonics manufacturers - rather than needing buy from a retailer (which I guess could also be done).
It is made up of:
- A PCB panel - 3 versions to match the originals produced in the Pinball market
- Standard RGB LED Panels to perform the function of the dots in a traditional DMD display
- Firmware to make the PCB with installed RGB LED panels behave like a traditional pinball DMD
- A SD Card reader to store the custom instructions that would colourise Pinball DMD animations
As there is not a manufacturer supporting content and features for specific pinball machine colourisation, this content comes from the opensource community. It seems to be most active in the Virtual Pinball world - which makes sense, those guys get to load and play any game virtually - so a DMD device that can respond dynamically to the current game you're playing sounds like a great solution (which this product can deliver). You will find a wide range of games being worked on constantly here: vpuniverse PIN2DMD Discusssions
If youre a creative lovey - you to can get involved with the free editing tools and customise your own colourised animations for your favourite machines. Some people ask for donations to share their long hours of bit fiddling.
So all exciting stuff - why don't we all get one made???
Following up on the discussions on the forum, and having a bit of extra time on my hands at the moment (and Pick Holder does not!) - I’m happy to coordinate a group buy of PIN2DMD boards and panels if there is sufficient demand here.
No exact figures yet until I can have an idea of numbers, but do expect landed costs in the UK after VAT and duty and a contribution to this forum, including panels for lower than those I’ve seen on the forums.
For complete transparency I expect to factor in a small charge for my time and putting my cash at risk until full payments are received.
I must stress - this is a group buy activity.
You would receive an assembled, flashed and activated unit - you would need to secure or create colourised config files - very simple steps.
Support beyond this would not be provided as part of this group buy. As the project is open source there is a lot of help and support out there, frankly I don’t believe it’s ethical for me to charge for this.
Action required:
1. I need an idea of numbers by version, which are:
EVO128X32
EVO128X16
EVO192X64
Full details of this open source project can be found here:https://github.com/lucky01/PIN2DMD.
Please work out which version is right for your DMD based machine. I ask you to take responsibility to determine which version is right for your machine(s).
2. DM me with the version and quantity please, with your email address.
3. Check into this post where I’ll update regularly with stats on overall interest. If it’s clear there isn’t sufficient demand - I’ll feedback that this group buy is closed due to lack of interest.
4. Once/if I get enough interest to place an economical order for a number of units - I will secure a firm price per version, feedback to those interested and ask a 50% deposit, and full shipping details.
5. My ultimate aim is to place a single order for the required number of units and panels, and share the savings across the group.
6. Check back into this post for Post Order updates (ETA, etc).
7. Products arrives in the UK, with VAT and Duty paid. You will be requested to pay your remaining 50%. I assemble the panels to the boards, flash and activate the panel for you.
8. You receive shipping details for your specific order.
9. Receive your panel(s), config and install (straight swap in most cases).
10. Enjoy your colourised DMD Pinball.
Happy to answer any questions you have on how this group buy would work. However, please don’t expect me to answer technical questions about PIN2DMD - the open source community is far better scaled and knowledgeable to do this.
Hope this is both interesting and helpful to the forum members with mono DMD based machines or virtual machines.
Thank you.
Mike
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