Namco System - Common[edit | edit source]

Namco Tekken 6 live monitor
Namco Tekken 6 standard
Namco Tekken 6 advertisement
Left: Standard version
Right: Live Monitor version
Namco System 357

The case is a big clunky square box called "rack assy": S357-07J Assy, S357B-08J / E Assy, S357C-10J Assy, S357C-11E Assy, or S369C-11J / E Assy
PS3 Retail based motherboards (using Product Code ARC A0), without WiFi/BT module/board, and without BD Drive (and without integrated BD controller in motherboards over CECH-25xx)
They do have 2 additional boards manufactured by namco: 1x I/O board, 1x JVS board (JAMMA v2 standards)
Arcade firmware allows to install packages from the "Install package files" icon in game column
Namco.uk cabinet manuals: http://namco.co.uk/bandainamcogames/technical-manuals/namco.html and http://www.namco.co.uk/PDF-manuals/namco-manuals/
Overview of servicing: http://home.gamer.com.tw/creationDetail.php?sn=860018
Lisences of software used on GECR-1100/GECR-1500/GECR-2500/GECR-2500CU1: https://product.bandainamco-am.co.jp/am/vg/s357-license/license.php

XMB messages related with arcade firmware updates inside dev_flash/vsh/resource/software_update_plugin.rco/English.xml

<Text name="msg_update_copying_donot_turn_off_arcade">Copying update data to the system storage... Do not turn off the system.</Text>
<Text name="msg_eject_media_auto_restart_arcade">Remove the storage media that contains update data. By removing the storage media, the system will automatically restart.</Text>

Game Dongles and HDDs List[edit | edit source]

The games comes preinstalled in the HDD and paired to a dongle. Games can contain firmware updates, and game updates. Both installed automatically when booting the game for first time.

The game update source: /dev_hdd0/game/SCEEXE000/ARCDIR/INSTALL0.PKG

The firmware update path (source): /dev_hdd0/game/SCEEXE000/ARCDIR/PS3UPDAT.PUP

Namco Game				Namco System compatibility				Firmware	Website	Notes
Year	English Name Japanese Name	HDD Ref.	Dongle Ref.	357 A S357-07J	357 B S357B-08J	357 C S357C-10J S357C-11E	369 S369C-11J S369C-11E	Firmware	Website	Notes
2007	Tekken 6 鉄拳６	TE6100-1-NA-HDD0-A	TE61	Yes	No	No	No	1.10	[Website]
2007	Tekken 6 (Live Monitor) 鉄拳６ライブモニター用	TE6100-1-LM-HDD0-A	TE6L	Yes	No	No	No	1.60	[Website]
2008	Tekken 6 Bloodline Rebellion 鉄拳6 BLOODLINE REBELLION	T6B100-1-NA-HDD0-A or T6B100-2-NA-HDD0-A02	T6B1 or T6B2	Yes	No	No	No	2.51	[Website]	There are at least 2 versions of this game
	Tekken 6 Bloodline Rebellion (Live Monitor) 鉄拳6 BLOODLINE REBELLION ライブモニター用	T6B100-1-LM-HDD0-A	T6BL	Yes	No	No	No	2.51	[Website]
	Razing Storm	RST100-2-NA-MPR0-A	RST1 ?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	2.51	[Website]	[Service Manual.pdf]
2010	Deadstorm Pirates	DSP100-2-NA-MPR0-BXX	DSP1 ?	?	?	Yes	?	?	[Website]	[Service Manual.pdf]
2010	Kidou Senshi Gundam: Extreme Vs.	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	3.60	[Website]
2011	Dragon Ball Zenkai Battle Royal	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	[Website]
	Taiko No Tatsujin	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	[Website]
	Tekken Tag Tournament 2	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	3.60	[Website]
2012	Kidou Senshi Gundam: Extreme Vs. Full Boost	GEX100-1-NA-HDD0-A ?	GEX1 ?	?	?	Yes	?	4.20	[Website]
	Kidou Senshi Gundam: Extreme Vs. Full Boost (Live Monitor)	GEX100-1-LM-HDD0-A	GEX1L ?	?	?	Yes	?	4.20	[Website]	The game has five additional dongles
	Taiko No Tatsujin KATSU-DON	ST2100-1-NA-HDD0-A21	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	[Website]
	Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Unlimited	TG2100-1-NA-HDD0-F17	TG21 & DTT2G	No	No	No	Yes	3.60	[Website]	The game has an additional dongle
	Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Unlimited (Live Monitor)	TG2100-1-LM-HDD0-F17 ?	No	No	No	No	Yes	3.60	[Website]
2013	Taiko No Tatsujin SORAIRO	ST3100-1-NA-HDD0-B08	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	[Website]
2013	Taiko No Tatsujin MOMOIRO	ST4100-1-NA-HDD0-K03	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	[Website]
2014	Taiko No Tatsujin KIMIDORI	ST5100-1-NA-HDD0-A12	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	[Website]
2015	Taiko No Tatsujin MURASAKI	ST6100-1-NA-HDD0-A11	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	[Website]
2017	Taiko No Tatsujin YELLOW	ST9100-1-NA-HDD0-J09	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	[Website]
Rows marked in gray are "live monitor" versions, not playables, are "demo" machines that displays "real live gameplay" from other machines connected to a network. [video]

Tekken 6 Bloodline Rebellion v2 game update
Tekken 6 Bloodline Rebellion
(version A67)
Tekken 6 dongle
(TE61)
Tekken 6 Bloodline Rebellion dongle
(T6B1)
Tekken 6 Bloodline Rebellion v2 dongle
(T6B2)
Kidou Senshi Gundam Extreme Vs. Full Boost Live Monitor HDD/Dongles
(GEX100-1-LM-HDD0-A)
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Unlimited dongles
(TG21 & DTT2G)

ARC USB stick, with multipartitions and serial datasheet: [1] (http://www.hsc-us.com/Embedded/udrw/ / http://www.hscjpn.co.jp/udrw/develop_about.php)

Sources:
- http://wiki.arcadeotaku.com/w/Namco_System_357 /
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namco_System_357
- http://forum.arcadeotaku.com/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=19892
- http://www.coinopexpress.com/products/pcbs/system_357/Tekken_6_%3A_Bloodline_Rebellion_upgrade_kit_7858.html
- http://www.coinopexpress.com/products/pcbs/system_357/Tekken_6_kit_7205.html
- Namco System 369 boot process video (with Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Unlimited) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzimKeAjBqE Note HDD Ref nº at minute 4:00 and game/version serial number at minute 7:30 (this serials and version matches with serial printed in the dongle, and the version is part of the HDD ref.)

HDD Key[edit | edit source]

The harddrive is decrypted using a static key inside lv1ldr when Product Code = 0xA0 ARC

lv1/lv1ldr should be same as on retailmodels, but for the nittpickers:

´357A GECR1100 COK-002´ ROS 197.000 and 251.040 : http://mir.cr/0FIFC8FA
´357B GECR1500 VER-001´ ROS 245.000 and 251.040 : http://mir.cr/1DHL7HW1

Bana Passport[edit | edit source]

Bana Passport main site

more Bana Passport info : http://www.bandainamcogames.co.jp/am/vg/wanganmaxi3dxplus/miraiken/?page=123

Bana Passport - Transfer/Copy Procedure

Namco System 357[edit | edit source]

357A (GECR-1100) COK-002[edit | edit source]

System357A GECR-1100 (Tekken 6)

Only two games used this system, those being Tekken 6 (2007) and Tekken 6 Bloodline Rebellion (2008) (S357-07J).

System357A - CELL
System357A - RSX
System357A - SouthBridge
System357A - Motherboard Detail pic
System357A - Motherboard Overview
System357A - Motherboard Overview2
System357A - white sticker
System357A - behind
System357A - behind2
System357A - top
System357A - top uncovered
System357A - side
System357A - external

357B (GECR-1500) VER-001[edit | edit source]

System 357B (GECR-1500) inside picures :

The second revision of the 357 line of systems, Tekken 6 and mostly Tekken 6 Bloodline Rebellion were released on this model (S357B-08J)

Another model exists that doesn’t use the H036 USJ pcb but has one or two USB ports, this model was used for DeadStorm Pirates, DeadStorm Pirates Special Edition, and Razing Storm (S357B-08E)

Namco System 357B - TopBack
System357b - RSX
System357b - Bottom
System357b - Top
System357b - Tray
Arcade - Motherboard Overview
Arcade - Motherboard Detail pic1
Arcade - Motherboard Detail pic2
Arcade - Motherboard Detail pic3
Namco System357b connection diagram

Namco System 357 & 369 (Wikipedia article)
http://kotaku.com/270026/tekken-6-a%C2%AD%C2%AD%C2%ADrcade-huge-hd-costly%EF%BB%BF%EF%BB%BF
A PS3 arcade displaying an error screen when booting (is trying to find a firmware update) the error makes appear the XMB and can be seen how "autoboots" an installed game http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ss-MHvWDCk

357C (GECR-2500) JTP-001[edit | edit source]

The Namco System 357C is the exact same thing as the 369, although it has no USB hub type interface,only a single USB cable. Everything else remains the same

This system was released a year before the 369 and was mainly used for the Gundam Maxi Boost series and Dragon Ball Zenkai Battle Royal games (S357C-10J).

A separate revision with no H050/H057 USJ I/O and has a the same exact USB hub found in the 369 and in this case is used for the Taiko No Tatsujin series and rail shooting games (Razing Storm, DeadStorm Pirates (SE) ,and DE4D export versions) (S357C-11E).

Namco System 357C GECR-2500 sticker
Namco System 357C, back view
Namco System 357C, rack assy open
Namco System 357C. Motherboard JTP-001 Side-A
Namco System 357C. Motherboard JTP-001 Side-B

Namco System 369[edit | edit source]

Namco System 369 - back
Namco System 369 - Accessories
Namco System 369 - Tekken Tag 2

source for above: https://www.rinkya.com/en/auction-k159839038

System 36911J - Tekken Tag 2 - Cabinet
System 36911J - overview
System 36911J - topback
System 36911J - dongles
System 36911J - top
System_36911J - top_sticker bottomright
System 36911J - top sticker topright
System 36911J - back

source for above: http://akihabaraarcade.blogspot.nl/2013/01/tekken-tag-tournament-2-unlimited.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6O3bJ8TFtc

Note the motherboard is based on PS3 slim, the position of the connectors matches with JTP-001
Note the 3 USB connectors (not present in PS3 slim models), this means there is a "USB HUB" inside the case (~~or 1 of the USB connectors is only a "dummy" to feed power to USB devices with no data communication~~), either in a separated board or integrated in one of the JVS board or IO board It has been confirmed that there is indeed a USB Hub inside of the System 369 hardware. This system was only used for Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (2011) and Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Unlimited (2012) (S369-11J).
Just like the 357C, another revision with no H057 USJ I/O exists only used for AK48 Sailor Zombie and Japanese version of Dark Escape 4D (S369-11E). These systems may have a overclocked RSX and memory compared to its 357 counterparts.

369 (GECR-2500 CU1) JTP-001[edit | edit source]

System 369 Exterior View
System 369 Interior Overall Top
System 369 Interior Overall Bottom
System 369. 4 ports USB Hub (3 input ports at back + JVS Board input)
System 369 Motherboard USB Header (hub is connected to port0, and port1 is not used)
Secondary Power Supply for: Additional fan, USB hub, and JVS Board
System 369 JVS Board (CN1 = power, CN2 = USB out)
System 369 Motherboard Top
System 369 Motherboard Top 2 (Note missing BDROM drive and Wireless circuitry)
System 369 Motherboard Serial (GECR-2500)
System 369 Motherboard Bottom
System 369 Motherboard Bottom 2 (JTP-001)
System 369 Motherboard Bottom 3

source for above: Personal collection of User:Rkrenicki

Namco System 357 JVS and I/O boards[edit | edit source]

I/O board is connected to JVS board, the inputs of the I/O board (buttons, stick, credit slot) are sent to the JVS board and then to the PS3 board by a USB cable. Video signal from "PS3 board" to "JVS board" is sent with a "AV MultiOUT" cable, and then to the cabinet display using a VGA connector

Boards connectors/placement
"Peripherals", "I/O board" and "JVS Board" Block Diagram
Namco JVS boards Main Menu

JVS, or Jamma Video Standard (sometimes even called JAMMA 2), is an updated version of JAMMA created in the late 90’s by an special sub-committee consisting of the major arcade game manufacturers. http://www.jamma.or.jp/

JVS specifies the type of connectors to use for video (HD-15, commonly known as a VGA), audio (RCA) and power (JST VL), in addition to the communications protocol between the game board and the I/O board. In contrast to (old) JAMMA, JVS concentrates I/O functions in a separate board.

See: http://wiki.arcadeotaku.com/w/JVS and http://jvspac.kirurg.org/

Namco System357 boards connectors:

I/O board (at top, from left to right)
- 1 connector (in white) with 24 pins
- 8 dipswitches (in black/red) -> (2nd dip is for enabling 31KHz)
- 1 connector (in white) with 10 pins
JVS board (at bottom, from left to right)
- USB (JV I/O JAMMA) interface
- DC IN +5v (to power Namco board,only used for the 357A and 357B)
- VGA (video out)
- RCA white (left speaker out)
- RCA red (right speaker out)

Note the references to system357 in "Deadstorm Pirates" and "Razing Storm" manuals.pdf, and the pictures of the connectors that can help to identify motherboards/models
- Picture in razing storm manual.pdf - (section 5.5 "inserting the dongle")... the connectors matches with a system357b (VER001 motherboard)... but there is no JVS and I/O boards
- It seems the newer system357 models (system357c ?) doesnt have/use a JVS and I/O boards, has been replaced by a "USB I/O PCB" (in page 50 and 94 in razing storm manual and the photo of "357b/c connection diagram" above), with a hardware identifyer "US1001" and/or "USIO01"

Deadstorm Pirates

HDD CHECK
MEDIA SYSTEM357 HDD
----------------------
I/O PCB CHECK
I/O PCB : Connect OK
NBGI.;USIO01;VerX.XX;JPN,Mulitipurpose with PPG
----------------------
OTHERS
ROM DSP100-2-NA-MPR0-BXX
CLOCK 01/01/2010 FRI 08:11:24
S/N 76C0D0-9XXXXX
SYSTEM SW Ver. 250.XXX
CABINET TYPE SD
LANGUAGE ENG
ATTRACT CUT OFF
RATING OFF
HDD CHECK
CLOCK SETTING
BACKUP MEMORY INITIALIZE

Razing Storm

DRIVE CHECK
MEDIA  SYSTEM357 HD
----------------------
I/O TEST
I/O PCB : CONNECT OK
BNGI. : US1001 : Ver 1.00 : JPN,Multipurpose with PPG
----------------------
OTHERS
ROM  RST100-2-NA-MPR0-A
CLOCK  09/29/2008 (MON) 22 : 12 : 44
S/N  000000-123456
LANGUAGE  ENG
VOICE  ENG
HD CHECK
BACKUP MEMORY INITIALIZE

JVS to JAMMA converters[edit | edit source]

Used to connect JVS devices to JAMMA cabinets (older), home made cabinets, or for service/repair purposes. This converters are not present in Namco cabinets but are listed here as usefull tools or related hardware

Capcom I/O JAMMA converter

Power output (supplies power to the JVS board)
VGA in (video, standard or high resolution, no medium resolution)
USB in (for controls)
RCA in (audio)
Volume adjustment
Capcom kick harness (unlike Sega IOs, Capcom IO does not use "unmapped" JAMMA pins for extra buttons, you must use this connector instead. Also, you connect 3P and 4P controls here)
JAMMA (connect your cabinet here)

http://www.solvalou.com/arcade_naomicapcom.php and http://forum.arcadeotaku.com/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=22062