From c7a508dc09104f100c843c0a6694e372700e4b23 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tom Collins Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2024 10:00:22 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] doc: add whatsnew details for -serial_device --- release/whatsnew.txt | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/release/whatsnew.txt b/release/whatsnew.txt index db9bad3e4..11d33dcc5 100644 --- a/release/whatsnew.txt +++ b/release/whatsnew.txt @@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ Added the emulation of physical bulbs & LEDs connected to binary outputs, for WP In addition to the TILDE key, now also the YEN key on respective keyboard mappings will work to bring up the internal PinMAME menu -Support WPC UARTs (8251 from Printer Option Kit & 16C450 from WPC95), also making the 'Championship Link' mode of NBAFB work (incl. PinMAME <-> real machine) +Support WPC UARTs (8251 from Printer Option Kit & 16C450 from WPC95), also enabling the 'Championship Link' mode of NBAFB (incl. PinMAME <-> real machine). Configured via `-serial_device` command-line option. + Note that the NBAFB Championship Link usually gets out of sync and aborts when connected to a real machine. If trying to link two copies of PinMAME, it's necessary to have different WPC serial numbers (hardcoded in nbaf.c) for each instance of PinMAME. *** CORE/CPU *** Fixed WPC General Illumination (GI) Dimming (most noticably if more than one GI line is involved, also all 8 levels are now handled properly) From 14df683ed13706261c2c80e835d3cd7400f83756 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tom Collins Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2024 10:02:37 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] doc: add missing cmdline options to pinmame.txt --- release/pinmame.txt | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/release/pinmame.txt b/release/pinmame.txt index 121e96a39..851de55b8 100644 --- a/release/pinmame.txt +++ b/release/pinmame.txt @@ -185,6 +185,8 @@ Instructions Command line switches --------------------- + For a full list of command-line options, pass `-showusage` to PinMAME. + These options can be set on the command line or in mame.cfg: -[no]dmd_compact off = Display a more DMD like display (space between dots) @@ -253,6 +255,12 @@ PinMAME Specific Command line switches -dmd_blue0 (Amount of blue displayed for not being lit) (for more information on the settings above, see "Changing the Look of the DMD") + + -[no]force_stereo (Always force stereo output to better support multi-channel sound) + -serial_device ("COMx" on Windows or "/dev/ttyXXX" on Unix; the device mapped to + the WPC serial port of the Printer Kit or WPC95 AV board) + -sound_mode 0-3 (Sound processing mode; 0=PinMAME, 1=Alternative, 2=PinSound, + 3=PinSound + Recordings) VGM sound file dump -------------------