This is an excellent writeup and will likely be exactly what I do when I go to finally get the update installed on mine, thanks!

Hello everyone. This is an awesome mod! I need some help with changing some of the sound effects. I've tried to swap a few with custom sounds, but none of them are working. I did convert them to .wav at 44.1khz. I titled them with the appropriate line #, for instance .090_Ultraman. Any idea why they are not working? Mine is Rev.3. Thanks!

Norman

Did you replace an existing sound with one named exactly the same? When you converted them did you make them Stereo/Mono? The WAV trigger is very particular about the WAV files. If you didn't convert it exactly in the format it wants then that is probably the problem. I ran into that early on. Did not like Stereo WAV files. I used Audicity to convert. Think I made boih channels the same. It has been a while but I was able to convert any WAV file to one the WAV trigger would accept. If the file is named the same as the asset it replaced on the WAV trigger and not working then you have a conversion problem and it is in the way the way the WAV trigger is trying to play it.

Okay, I did change the name from background to Ultraman, I didn't think that would matter. I was told they have to be stereo, are you saying they need to be mono? Thanks.

The software says to play a WZV file by number. If you want to call something else you just replace a file with the exact same name file or you edit the source code and recompile to use the new number of the new WAV file. Just making a copy of the original WAV file then replacing it is far easier than any other method.

Here is the manual for the WAV trigger:

https://cdn.sparkfun.com/assets/1/c/9/a/9/WT_UserGuide_20230114.pdf

It has been a while since I had to convert sounds. Thinking about it what I had to do was if there was mono sounds I had to edit those and duplicate them to make them Stereo. Same sounds on both the right and left channel. I think the Stero sounds were ok as long at the proper speed/format.

If everything else is working but one sound won't play then it is either named wrong or not formatted correctly.

I appreciate it. I’ll try using the original name tonight and report back.

The other thing is to make sure you have no meta data in your file at all. Some programs sneak something in and the WAVTrigger won’t play the file. Stereo tracks are fine. If using Audacity it pops up a window to show you the metadata and you blank it all out before saving.

Thanks, I'll check that. Using the original name had no effect, still not working.

The program I was using was the problem. Audacity worked like a charm! Thanks guys.

Just installed this awesome mod!
Only thing is it's not showing the number of spins in de credit display.
Only credits remaining...
It's rev4 board.
It's this a dip switch setting (20) ?

We just reconditioned a Meteor game for a customer and added this kit. Purchased full kit and harnesses ready to go here on Pinside. Easy install, makes a good game great!

Highly recommend.

Hello fellow Meteor fans. I just tried to upload the latest version of the code (Shows as Major Revision 10) and it did not work on my machine. I reverted back to Revision 9 and all is well. I run the Mega 2560 board (build by RoyGBev) and the full set of Alltek boards (MPU, Solenoid and Lamp).
Not sure if anyone else has tried or is having issues -- but thought I would alert everyone. Good think I had the prior version saved to my laptop!!

Hi Dick,
Yes — I modified to “3” as I have a MEGA 2560

Hi Dick,
Yes -- boots to the original code just fine and working fine with Revision 9 (from June/July?).
It boots with the Revision 10 code -- makes some odd sounds and then, after ball launch, tilts almost immediately and shuts down (no tilt warnings which I get normally)

I'll find time over the next few days. Thanks, Dick.

Hi DickHamill

Well, some odd occurrences. You may want to pour a glass of wine.
I uploaded the Rev 10 code again. Had my video running as I turned on the machine. Turned on fine. Hit the credit button. All fine. Played a game. All fine. So I'm thinking that maybe my last upload was corrupted? But I decide to turn the machine off and then back on. I get lights but no boot. So I try again. Same. Reload the Rev 9 code. Runs fine. Turned it off and back on. Runs fine. Runs fine on the base code in all scenarios. And I've been running Rev 9 since July/August with no issues.
Frankly the only reason I was looking to upgrade was to eliminate an anomaly that showed up in Rev 9 where the Rocket1, Rocket2 and Rocket3 sounds seem to repeat after a hit. Kinda annoying but I got used to it. Obviously I could also just edit those sounds to be silent and that would fix it as well so not too annoying. But I did notice in my one play of Rev 10 that the problem was eliminated.

Happy to do other testing. To remind you, I'm runing new Alltek boards throughout and a RoyGBev Rev 3 board.

Thanks so much!
Brian

Was this solution resolved? I have the newer Weebly MPU and the Meteor2021 setup, but the game will not load. I get flashing inserts and single flashing digits on the 4 score displays.

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On that model soundbar when powering on everything does the soundboard auto detect power and turn on or do you to use the remote?

Yes arduino works.

You cannot use those J5 breakout boards. The Arduino directly plugs into the replacement MPU using the socket in the top right area. The processor I am using is unable to Z-state the entire address/data bus like the original 6800 can, so it has to come off the board. That also means no dual boot. What you need to do is....

Remove that J5 arduino breakout board adapter.

Remove the U9 CPU chip.

Move both jumpers from 6802 to ARDUINO (near the ardunio socket, top right area).

Plug in your programmed arduino directly into the box female socket in the top right area of the board.

I don't think that connector was really ever set as a standard. On all the Arduino MEGA 2650 boards I put male headers on them and put the female sockets on the carrier or motherboard. Opposite of what is on the Weekly board.

oh geeze, it looks like that one got assembled with the wrong gender on the arduino socket.. i normally put a female header on the mpu board. I can send you a female box header to put on an arduino or if you send me the board I can swap male pins for female socket.

Hey Dickhamill,

Installed the new code with the Arduino and the wave trigger on Meteor, all good and working great.
No problems at all but I have a question/suggestion, recently I swapped out the playfield for a brand new one and installed Yoppsicles for the switch lamps.
I think the attract mode lighting is fantastic and suspect it was designed with incandescent lamps in mind as it should.

When using Yoppsicle LED's, the attract mode lighting effects are running very fast and I would like to better appreciate the light show.
Is there any way a user like me can slow the attract mode lamp cycling speed down a little for the use of LED's?

Is it possible to use the existing cabinet speaker with the Meteor 2021/2023 mod kit? I would rather not mess with an extra set of speakers (internal or external). I think it would make for a much cleaner build. I thought that the use of an audio switch might work, but not sure. Must the WAV trigger board use amplified speakers?

Thank you,
Willie

Thank you Dick!

Played this at a friends house and it was amazing!

lol I came here to ask this too. Besides that, my main reason for finding the code update, I was mainly just looking for a way to turn off the constant tone it has from the factory, even if it meant a new sound board. I like the idea of the new code, but I still havent done it on my Galaxy either, but on galaxy you can turn off the constant tone.

The meteor drone is part of the appeal.... and the way they wrote the code it's integrated you would have to recreate all the sounds to get rid of it.

Might not be too hard since the end of a sound jumps to the background sound but would mean duplicate sounds or a change in the sound engine to allow a dip switch check.

100%

When I first played meteor i thought the background audio was a terrible joke and couldn’t believe someone sent it out factory like that.

But the more and more i play the game i actually think its genius. It totally raises the tension of the game and its pretty easy to get an idea of how someone is doing on their ball by just listening.

Respect the drone!

Ok thanks. Just thought I’d ask since literally the next year, the constant tone background sound was an option you could turn off with a dip switch. So I guess somebody at stern thought it was a good idea. lol

Meteor was the first sb300 and mpu200 game - so all new to them... Probably did not realize that people would want the option to turn it off. Realized it in Galaxy for sure. I do have meteor's original code on my list to revisit again and update with the new style 7 digit code I already used in Galaxy and Ali.

The same droning sound is odd in Ali if I had an Ali I'd probably turn it off or replace it. It's more space-y than box-y.

When I did the 7 digit displays in my Galaxy, it was a choice, 7 digit or new code. I chose 7 digit. Now I’ve heard (but need to look into) I can do the updated code with my weebly MPU and have both? So that will be nice if true. My meteor still has all original boards and displays, so I need to look into that as well, I’d like to do 7 digit displays on it, and would also like new code option if I can have both. I’ve had Galaxy for awhile, just now getting my own meteor. I’ve been putting it off since my local place I do league at has a meteor I play weekly. First things first, I need to finish going through it, and at least do all the control lamps in Yoppsicles (I have hundreds in bins) and get rid of all these faulty sockets… maybe this weekend lol

The new arduino code can drive 7 digits displays as well.

Well I had some time this morning to do all the yoppsicles while the guys were here doing new carpet. MPU and 7 digit displays still in the mail.

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Could anyone provide me detailed pictures/description of connecting the 2 audio cables (both ends)? I have an Altek board with the Arduino kit. I have been able to get the game to boot the new code, but I don't get any sound. Since there are a couple extra pins, I don't know which of the cables connects where and how to align with the pins. Any assistance would be great.

Thanks!

I sold my Meteor late last year so I can't take any on-demand pix, but I have these leftover from my restoration if they are of any help.

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It’s been a minute since I’ve messed with my game, but how do you set the game on coin play versus just starting a game by pressing the credit button under the right coin chute?

That is not an option in Meteor, as far as I'm aware. You drop a coin in, the credits go up, and you have to his start to start the game.

The issue is it's starting a game with no credits by pressing the start button. Wondering if it is an issue with the code or some setting that I'm missing.

Check your wiring. Sometimes people tie the two switches together to set it on free play

Is your question related to the Meteor 2021 code or factory game code? Post a clear picture of your MPU board setup.