Release Notes & Previous Releases

Pixelcade LCD Firmware Features

How to Update Pixelcade LCD Firmware

Windows

Launch “Pixelcade LCD Artwork and Firmware Updater”

Linux

ssh into your Linux machine and run this command

curl -kLO -H “Cache-Control: no-cache” https://raw.githubusercontent.com/alinke/pixelcade-linux-builds/main/lcdupdater/lcdupdater.sh && chmod +x lcdupdater.sh && ./lcdupdater.sh

Pixelcade LCD Firmware Release Notes

6.2.0	3/15/2025	Faster boot up time
6.0.0	2/12/2025	USB connectivity support Set the default marquee from Pixelcade Companion Log file exposed in Pixelcade Companion DOFLinx in game effects Real time mini stats for mini OLED and mini LCD sub-display General Video of New V6 Features
5.0.0	1/16/2024	Online Artwork Updater Online Firmware Updater High Score and Now Playing Splash Screens – required paid version of LEDBlinky for PC based arcades Game Marquee Overlays (high scores currently for select MAME games) Improved marquee matching logic – non case sensitive and fuzzy logic matches Pixelcade Companion Web UI updates RetroAchievements Integration – Batocera and EmuELC only LCD Finder utility re-write, more user friendly Pixelcade Dot sub-display displays the year when scrolling through consoles Bug Fixes: Installer was hanging on some PCs Installer won’t launch the Arcade front end setup wizard for existing installations Pixelcade Dot wasn’t displaying on game launches Pixelcade Dot text was mis-aligned when scrolling text was less than 8 characters GameEx front end compatibility fixed General Video of New V5 Features