DIP Switches in MAME - Revision history

Stiletto at 18:18, 31 March 2015

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	findstr PORT_DIPNAME src\mame\drivers\*.c \| findstr Unknown		findstr PORT_DIPNAME src\mame\drivers\*.c \| findstr Unknown

	A list of games with unknown dips, but is not always up to date can be found at [http://www.mameworld.net/gurudumps/DumpingProject/diplist.html Guru's Unknown DIPs page] (~~broken link~~).		A list of games with unknown dips, but is not always up to date can be found at [http://web.archive.org/web/20081220000907/http://www.mameworld.net/gurudumps/DumpingProject/diplist.html Guru's Unknown DIPs page] (archived).

	The inptport.h file where the DIP related macros are declared can be viewed at		The inptport.h file where the DIP related macros are declared can be viewed at
	[https://github.com/mamedev/mame/blob/master/src/emu/inptport.h MAME source]. (broken link)		[https://github.com/mamedev/mame/blob/master/src/emu/inptport.h MAME source]. (broken link)

Stiletto at 04:33, 25 November 2014

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	The inptport.h file where the DIP related macros are declared can be viewed at		The inptport.h file where the DIP related macros are declared can be viewed at
	[https://github.com/mamedev/mame/blob/master/src/emu/inptport.h ~~MAWS -~~ MAME source] (broken link)		[https://github.com/mamedev/mame/blob/master/src/emu/inptport.h MAME source]. (broken link)

Stiletto at 04:18, 25 November 2014

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	findstr PORT_DIPNAME src\mame\drivers\*.c \| findstr Unknown		findstr PORT_DIPNAME src\mame\drivers\*.c \| findstr Unknown

	A list of games with unknown dips, but is not always up to date can be found at [http://www.mameworld.net/gurudumps/DumpingProject/diplist.html Guru's Unknown DIPs page].		A list of games with unknown dips, but is not always up to date can be found at [http://www.mameworld.net/gurudumps/DumpingProject/diplist.html Guru's Unknown DIPs page] (broken link).

	The inptport.h file where the DIP related macros are declared can be viewed at		The inptport.h file where the DIP related macros are declared can be viewed at
	[~~http~~://~~www~~.~~mameworld.net~~/~~maws~~/~~mamesrc~~/src/emu/inptport.h MAWS - MAME ~~souce~~]		[https://github.com/mamedev/mame/blob/master/src/emu/inptport.h MAWS - MAME source] (broken link)

Stiletto at 03:27, 25 November 2014

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	DIP switches were used by arcade games to allow settings like difficulty, cost per play, number of lives, etc. For more info and pictures of DIP switches see the [~~https~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIP_switch Wikipedia article]. DIP Switches can be viewed and set in game by pressing TAB and going to the menu marked DIP Switches.		DIP switches were used by arcade games to allow settings like difficulty, cost per play, number of lives, etc. For more info and pictures of DIP switches see the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIP_switch Wikipedia article]. DIP Switches can be viewed and set in game by pressing TAB and going to the menu marked DIP Switches.

	A large number of DIP switch settings are not documented, and thus marked as Unknown. Some games will not run or will display wrong colors if DIP switches are not set correctly, so figuring out what these unknown switches do is helpful. What these switches do can be determined by looking at the game code, reading the game's operator manual, or by just adjusting the DIP switches and observing how the game runs differently (this method is usually not enough to figure out what most switches do). Also, some game manuals do not cover different regions or versions of the same game, so the settings should be checked in game to verify the manual is correct. On top of this, there are cases where the game is buggy, or the manual is wrong.		A large number of DIP switch settings are not documented, and thus marked as Unknown. Some games will not run or will display wrong colors if DIP switches are not set correctly, so figuring out what these unknown switches do is helpful. What these switches do can be determined by looking at the game code, reading the game's operator manual, or by just adjusting the DIP switches and observing how the game runs differently (this method is usually not enough to figure out what most switches do). Also, some game manuals do not cover different regions or versions of the same game, so the settings should be checked in game to verify the manual is correct. On top of this, there are cases where the game is buggy, or the manual is wrong.

Stiletto at 03:27, 25 November 2014

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	==How DIP Switches work==		==How DIP Switches work==

	Here's a picture of a DIP switch package.... ~~https~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dipswitch.JPG		Here's a picture of a DIP switch package.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dipswitch.JPG

	DIP switches (Dual Inline Package switches) are small banks of switches, with the same pin spacing as integrated circuits. This makes them convenient for use with automated PCB assembly system. They generally come in packages of four to twelve switches. When you're looking at the DIP switches "right-way up", the switches will be numbered from left to right, starting at number 1. In almost all cases, pushing a switch up switches it on (i.e. closes the contacts).		DIP switches (Dual Inline Package switches) are small banks of switches, with the same pin spacing as integrated circuits. This makes them convenient for use with automated PCB assembly system. They generally come in packages of four to twelve switches. When you're looking at the DIP switches "right-way up", the switches will be numbered from left to right, starting at number 1. In almost all cases, pushing a switch up switches it on (i.e. closes the contacts).

Stiletto at 00:48, 25 November 2014

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	DIP switches were used by arcade games to allow settings like difficulty, cost per play, number of lives, etc. For more info and pictures of DIP switches see the [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Dip_switch~~ Wikipedia article]. DIP Switches can be viewed and set in game by pressing TAB and going to the menu marked DIP Switches.		DIP switches were used by arcade games to allow settings like difficulty, cost per play, number of lives, etc. For more info and pictures of DIP switches see the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIP_switch Wikipedia article]. DIP Switches can be viewed and set in game by pressing TAB and going to the menu marked DIP Switches.

	A large number of DIP switch settings are not documented, and thus marked as Unknown. Some games will not run or will display wrong colors if DIP switches are not set correctly, so figuring out what these unknown switches do is helpful. What these switches do can be determined by looking at the game code, reading the game's operator manual, or by just adjusting the DIP switches and observing how the game runs differently (this method is usually not enough to figure out what most switches do). Also, some game manuals do not cover different regions or versions of the same game, so the settings should be checked in game to verify the manual is correct. On top of this, there are cases where the game is buggy, or the manual is wrong.		A large number of DIP switch settings are not documented, and thus marked as Unknown. Some games will not run or will display wrong colors if DIP switches are not set correctly, so figuring out what these unknown switches do is helpful. What these switches do can be determined by looking at the game code, reading the game's operator manual, or by just adjusting the DIP switches and observing how the game runs differently (this method is usually not enough to figure out what most switches do). Also, some game manuals do not cover different regions or versions of the same game, so the settings should be checked in game to verify the manual is correct. On top of this, there are cases where the game is buggy, or the manual is wrong.
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	==How DIP Switches work==		==How DIP Switches work==

	Here's a picture of a DIP switch package.... ~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Image~~:Dipswitch.JPG		Here's a picture of a DIP switch package.... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dipswitch.JPG

	DIP switches (Dual Inline Package switches) are small banks of switches, with the same pin spacing as integrated circuits. This makes them convenient for use with automated PCB assembly system. They generally come in packages of four to twelve switches. When you're looking at the DIP switches "right-way up", the switches will be numbered from left to right, starting at number 1. In almost all cases, pushing a switch up switches it on (i.e. closes the contacts).		DIP switches (Dual Inline Package switches) are small banks of switches, with the same pin spacing as integrated circuits. This makes them convenient for use with automated PCB assembly system. They generally come in packages of four to twelve switches. When you're looking at the DIP switches "right-way up", the switches will be numbered from left to right, starting at number 1. In almost all cases, pushing a switch up switches it on (i.e. closes the contacts).

Guru: /* How DIP Switches are Coded in MAME */

2008-02-03T14:00:15Z

How DIP Switches are Coded in MAME

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	PORT_DIPLOCATION( "''switch'':''[''!'']x['',''[switch'':''][''!'']y['',''...]]''" )		PORT_DIPLOCATION( "''switch'':''[''!'']x['',''[switch'':''][''!'']y['',''...]]''" )

	Where ''switch'' is the name of the DIP switch bank on the PCB, and ''x'', ''y'', etc. are the numbers of the switches used. The switches are listed from least significant to most significant bit. It turning the switch on produces a logic 1 (as in early Nintendo games), prefix the number with a '''!''' (you don't need a prefix if turning the switch on produces a logic 0). If all the switches are in a single bank, you only need to specify the bank name once ~~and~~ the beginning.		Where ''switch'' is the name of the DIP switch bank on the PCB, and ''x'', ''y'', etc. are the numbers of the switches used. The switches are listed from least significant to most significant bit. If turning the switch on produces a logic 1 (as in early Nintendo games), prefix the number with a '''!''' (you don't need a prefix if turning the switch on produces a logic 0). If all the switches are in a single bank, you only need to specify the bank name once at the beginning.

	PORT_DIPLOCATION was recently added to MAME and most drivers still need someone to add the dip locations		PORT_DIPLOCATION was recently added to MAME and most drivers still need someone to add the dip locations

Guru: /* How DIP Switches work */

2008-02-03T13:55:03Z

How DIP Switches work

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	==How DIP Switches work==		==How DIP Switches work==

	(a picture a of DIP switch package ~~would help here)~~ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Dipswitch.JPG		Here's a picture of a DIP switch package.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Dipswitch.JPG

	DIP switches (Dual Inline Package switches) are small banks of switches, with the same pin spacing as integrated circuits. This makes them convenient for use with automated PCB assembly system. They generally come in packages of four to twelve switches. When you're looking at the DIP switches "right-way up", the switches will be numbered from left to right, starting at number 1. In almost all cases, pushing a switch up switches it on (i.e. closes the contacts).		DIP switches (Dual Inline Package switches) are small banks of switches, with the same pin spacing as integrated circuits. This makes them convenient for use with automated PCB assembly system. They generally come in packages of four to twelve switches. When you're looking at the DIP switches "right-way up", the switches will be numbered from left to right, starting at number 1. In almost all cases, pushing a switch up switches it on (i.e. closes the contacts).

Guru at 13:49, 3 February 2008

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	DIP switches were used by arcade games to allow settings like difficulty, cost per play, number of lives, etc. For more info and pictures of DIP switches see the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dip_switch Wikipedia article]. DIP Switches can be viewed and set in game by pressing TAB and going to the menu marked DIP Switches.		DIP switches were used by arcade games to allow settings like difficulty, cost per play, number of lives, etc. For more info and pictures of DIP switches see the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dip_switch Wikipedia article]. DIP Switches can be viewed and set in game by pressing TAB and going to the menu marked DIP Switches.

	A large number of DIP switch settings are not documented, and thus marked as Unknown. Some games will not run or will display wrong colors if DIP switches are not set correctly, so figuring out what these unknown switches do is helpful. What these switches do can be determined by looking at the ~~games~~ code, reading the game's operator manual, or by just adjusting the DIP switches and observing how the game runs differently (this method is usually not enough to figure out what most switches do). Also, some game manuals do not cover different regions or versions or the same game, so ~~what~~ the settings should be checked in game to verify the manual is correct. On top of this, there are cases where the game is buggy, or the manual is wrong.		A large number of DIP switch settings are not documented, and thus marked as Unknown. Some games will not run or will display wrong colors if DIP switches are not set correctly, so figuring out what these unknown switches do is helpful. What these switches do can be determined by looking at the game code, reading the game's operator manual, or by just adjusting the DIP switches and observing how the game runs differently (this method is usually not enough to figure out what most switches do). Also, some game manuals do not cover different regions or versions of the same game, so the settings should be checked in game to verify the manual is correct. On top of this, there are cases where the game is buggy, or the manual is wrong.

	==How DIP Switches work==		==How DIP Switches work==

Cuavas at 01:57, 10 December 2007

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