Super Pixelcade LCD 24" Install Guide for AtGames Legends Ultimate & Other Cabs
Super Pixelcade LCD Marquee Hardware Installation
IMPORTANT: Use only the included 12V, 5A power supply to power Super Pixelcade LCD.
Please note that Super Pixelcade LCD for AtGames Legends is a different product than the AtGames BitLCD. BitLCD does not use the Pixelcade software.
If you are also mounting Pixelcade LED on the Legends base plate, see this tutorial and refer to step 2. If you have an existing Pixelcade LED, you will re-use your existing Pixelcade mount and front LED diffuser cover and use the conversion kit hardware to mount to to the base plate.
Adding Pixelcade to your WiFi
- Insert the Pixelcade microSD card (using the included SD to microSD adapter) into your Windows or Mac computer and run the Pixelcade WiFi configuration utility.
- Insert the Pixelcade microSD card into the Pixelcade board on the back of the mount.
- Power on and verify Pixelcade LCD can connect to your home WiFi which you can see visually if the Pixelcade logo appears. Note you may also use hard line Ethernet.
- Physically mount Super Pixelcade LCD in your Rec Room cabinet.
- Install the Pixelcade Software on your Arcade computer.
- Reboot your Arcade computer.
Turning Super PixelcadeLCD On and Off
Once you shutdown Super PixelcadeLCD using the safe shutdown procedure and applications described above, you’ll need to cycle the power on the power strip that Super PixelcadeLCD is plugged into to turn it back on.
It’s recommended to have Super PixelcadeLCD on the same power strip as your Arcade computer.
One option is to use an IoT relay power strip that will turn on and off based on your Arcade computer’s USB signal. When your Arcade computer is turned on, it’s USB becomes active and flips the power strip on and when your Arcade computer is off, it’s USB is off and tells the power strip to turn off. With this option, you will need to cut a USB cable and splice the 5V (red wire) and GND (black wire) and connect those two wires to the IoT relay power strip. The video below describes how it works.
The second option is to use a smart power strip and turn on and off with voice commands or a smart phone using Alexa, Google Home, Apple, etc.
Pixelcade Software Installation
After installing your marquee, next install the Pixelcade software on your Windows PC or Raspberry Pi. The Pixelcade software enables your Arcade Front End (CoinOps, HyperSpin, Launch Box / Big Box, Game Ex, or RetroPie) to communicate with your Pixelcade marquee.
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Pixelcade LED Base Plate Mounting
If you have an existing Pixelcade LED marquee, you may want to move it to the base plate of your AtGames Legends. See step 2 of this guide.