3.2 KiB
Level2VPin
Virtual Pinball Cabinet à la Level2
Bill of Materials (BOM)
PC Hardware
Graphics Adaptors
2 nVidia Cards, recent ones, no need for crazy expensive ones. GTX460 1GB at least.
Power-supply
You will need a 750W supply to be sure the system runs smoothly.
Mainboard
Robust and compatible Mainboard
Processor
Any Intel i7
Speakers
Mid-range 2-speaker setup.
Monitors
3 are needed in total
- Backbox, head of the cabinet (32")
- Dot Matrix Display (15.6")
- Playfield (46")
For the main playfield the thinner the screen, the better. Mainly because the flipper buttons need to be in the most natural position for game play.
Memory
2x8GB Ram
Disk
1xSSD Disk
Cabinet Hardware
Electronics
Fans
⚠️ The cabinet will become hot. Proper cooling is needed. Suggesting 200x200x20 fans. If you want to play it fancy, get fans with LEDs.
LED Flashers
These are high-powered LED elements and need passive cooling.
Nudge
Nudging a Pinball table is essential to good game-play.
Buttons
We will need quite a few buttons. From the 2 Flipper buttons, 2 Nudge Buttons to the Start buttons and maybe a plunger button. The following buttons have RGB LEDs pre-wired for the PacLED64
iPac
The iPac allows you to control arcade buttons, switches etc through USB. It acts like a keyboard and sends a keyboard signal. Latency is an issue and I would advise against rolling your own with an Arduino or Raspi.
PacLED64
The PacLED64 is an LED controller and lets you connect LED lights.
Alternative: LED-Wiz
A more universal piece of hardware that can control many different types of outputs, like solenoids, motors, lights etc.
Woods
Misc. Hardware (joints, legs etc.)
4 table legs 1 Coin door
Software
- Windows 7 Pro (To run XP compatibility mode)
- Visual Pinball
- VPinMAME
- PinballX
- DirectB2S
- Direct Output Framework
Build
Precision
Some DIYers suggest a precision of 3mm (for the main screen fitting for example)
Resources
Blogger detailing his steps in Building a cabinet
Virtual Pinball Forums and Software Resources
Non-PC Part Vendors
iPac controllers, LED management and more
Connecting a real Dot-matrix to your PC
Virtuapin, commercial DIY Cabinets
Traditional pinball and arcade game parts
Pinball Repositories
Pinball Mini for iOS using Cocos2d and Chipmunk (outdated)
Some notes on building a VPinball Machine