Namco System 357

Namco System - Common

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  Namco Tekken 6 live monitor

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  Namco Tekken 6 standard

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  Namco Tekken 6 advertisement
  Left: Standard version
  Right: Live Monitor version

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  Namco System 357

• PS3 Retail based motherboards, without WiFi/BT
• Arcade machines do not have a BD Drive (The games comes preinstalled in the HDD and paired to a dongle)
• Target ID is A0 /  ARC 
• 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
• They do have 2 additional boards manufactured by namco: 1x I/O board, 1x JVS board (JAMMA v2 standards)
• 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

Game List

English Name	Japanese Name	Publisher	Year	357 A S357-07J	357 B S357B-08J	357 C S357C-10J S357C-11E	369 S369C-11J S369C-11E	Dongle	HDD	Dualshock Comp	Website	Notes
Deadstorm Pirates	?	Namco	2010	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	[Website]	[Service Manual.pdf]
Dragon Ball Zenkai Battle Royal	?	Namco	2011	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	[Website]
Kidou Senshi Gundam: Extreme Vs.	?	Namco	2010	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	[Website]
Kidou Senshi Gundam: Extreme Vs. Full Boost	?	Namco	2012	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	[Website]
Razing Storm	?	Namco	2008	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	[Website]	[Service Manual.pdf]
Taiko No Tatsujin New Cabinets	?	Namco	2011	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	[Website]
Taiko No Tatsujin New Housing	?	Namco	2012	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	[Website]
Taiko No Tatsujin March 2013	?	Namco	2013	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	[Website]
Tekken 6	鉄拳６	Namco	2007	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	TE61	TE6100-1-NA-HDD0-A	?	[Website]
Tekken 6 Live Monitor	鉄拳６ライブモニター用	Namco	2007	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	TE6L	TE6100-1-LM-HDD0-A	?	[Website]
Tekken 6 Bloodline Rebellion	鉄拳6 BLOODLINE REBELLION	Namco	2008	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	T6B1 or T6B2	T6B100-1-NA-HDD0-A or T6B100-2-NA-HDD0-A02	?	[Website]	There are 2 versions of this game
Tekken 6 Bloodline Rebellion Live Monitor	鉄拳6 BLOODLINE REBELLION ライブモニター用	Namco	2008	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	T6BL	T6B100-1-LM-HDD0-A	?	[Website]
Tekken Tag Tournament 2	?	Namco	2011	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	[Website]
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Unlimited	?	Namco	2012	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	[Website]

• "Live monitor" tekken software versions are not playables... are "demo" machines that displays "real live gameplay" from network. See this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sB4hrNrMenE
• The dongles for this "live monitor" versions are black ?, and the contents of the HDD are different, but the rest of the hardware is similar
• Sources:
  • http://wiki.arcadeotaku.com/w/Namco_System_357 /
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namco_System_357

Game Dongles and HDDs

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  Tekken 6 dongle
  (TE61)

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  Tekken 6 Bloodline Rebellion dongle
  (T6B2)

ARC USB stick, with multipartitions and serial datasheet: http://www.mirrorcreator.com/files/0CKSQ0PA/ARC-memorystick_-_32_nm_UDRW_G4_specification.pdf_links

Bana Passport

Bana Passport main site

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

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  Bana Passport - Transfer/Copy Procedure

Namco System 357

357A (GECR-1100) COK-002

System357A GECR-1100 (Tekken 6)

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  System357A - CELL

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  System357A - RSX

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  System357A - SouthBridge

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  System357A - Motherboard Detail pic

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  System357A - Motherboard Overview

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  System357A - Motherboard Overview2

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  System357A - white sticker

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  System357A - behind

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  System357A - behind2

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  System357A - top

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  System357A - top uncovered

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  System357A - side

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  System357A - external

357B (GECR-1500) VER-001

System 357B (GECR-1500) inside picures :

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  Namco System 357B - TopBack

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  System357b - RSX

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  System357b - Bottom

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  System357b - Top

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  System357b - Tray

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  Arcade - Motherboard Overview

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  Arcade - Motherboard Detail pic1

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  Arcade - Motherboard Detail pic2

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  Arcade - Motherboard Detail pic3

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  Namco System357b/c 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

NAMCO JVS and I/O boards

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

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  Boards connectors/placement

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  "Peripherals", "I/O board" and "JVS Board" Block Diagram

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  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/

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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 ??
  • VGA (video out)
  • RCA white (left speaker out)
  • RCA red (right speaker out)

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• 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
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I/O PCB CHECK
I/O PCB : Connect OK
NBGI.;USIO01;VerX.XX;JPN,Mulitipurpose with PPG
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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
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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

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

1. Power output (supplies power to the JVS board)
2. VGA in (video, standard or high resolution, no medium resolution)
3. USB in (for controls)
4. RCA in (audio)
5. Volume adjustment
6. 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)
7. JAMMA (connect your cabinet here)

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

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  Namco System 357A - connected to a "Capcom I/O JAMMA converter"

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  Namco System 357A - overview

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  Namco System 357A - topback

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  Namco System 357A - usbports

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  Namco System 357A - io ports

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  Namco System 357A - DC_IN input

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  JAMMA Functional Diagram

• Sega ?? (it seems there are at least 2 sega "JVS to JAMMA coverters" compatibles, for "Sega Naomi" and "Sega Lindbergh")

Namco System 369

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  Namco System 369 - back

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  Namco System 369 - Accessories

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  Namco System 369 - Tekken Tag 2

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

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  System 36911J - Tekken Tag 2 - Cabinet

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  System 36911J - overview

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  System 36911J - topback

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  System 36911J - dongles

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  System 36911J - top

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  System_36911J - top_sticker bottomright

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  System 36911J - top sticker topright

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  System 36911J - back

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

• Note the motherboard is based on PS3 slim, the position of the connectors matches with DYN-00x (CECH-20xx), and SUR-00x (CECH-21xx) or later JTP-001/JSD-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