PS1 dev kit or not ?

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PS1 dev kit or not ?

Post by ripkid » December 5th, 2016, 12:51 pm

Hello everbody, my first post here. I've recently came across PS1 that has, i'd say, some "uncommon mod" (usb/serial 10 pin connector i think ?) so i suppose it could've been some dev kit thing. Model is SCPH-5502 PAL version
I'd appreciate any help and info you could give me on this, thanx!

Here is the picture of connector:

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Post by Administrator » December 5th, 2016, 12:56 pm

I use the same connector on my 5502, and I use it for serial comms. However, it's best to pull your system apart and check where it's going to make sure.
Development Console: SCPH-5502 with 8MB RAM, MM3 Modchip, PAL 60 Colour Modification (for NTSC), PSIO Switch Board, DB-9 breakout headers for both RGB and Serial output and an Xplorer with CAETLA 0.34.

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Post by ripkid » December 5th, 2016, 1:05 pm

It goes right below AV Multi Out port and to the motherboard i think....Does it make any sense ?

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Post by Administrator » December 5th, 2016, 8:32 pm

ripkid wrote:It goes right below AV Multi Out port and to the motherboard i think....Does it make any sense ?
Well if you want to know what it is, don't guess. Take it apart and check and upload a photo if you can, because it could now be an RGB breakout cable.
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Post by ripkid » December 6th, 2016, 6:45 am

That's it

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Post by LameGuy64 » December 6th, 2016, 10:53 am

Looks like its just a crude breakout cable to the AV pins, nothing special other than being able to easily access said pins for S video and RGB.
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Dev. Console: SCPH-7000 with SCPH-7501 ROM, MM3, PAL color fix, Direct AV ports, DB-9 port for Serial I/O, and a Xplorer FX with Caetla 0.35.

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Post by ripkid » December 6th, 2016, 12:11 pm

Ok thanx guys so much!

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