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I've been pulling my hair out. After days of working on my S2000 Tabasco 3CM progressive CHAM2+, I made some head way.

1. Key Chip setting set
2. Mikohn Settings set
3. After hours finally got the Mikohn programmed via serial port
4. Made wiring harness to hook to machine

I got the display to say 12,000.

But my machine still says no link to progressive.

One time when my machine booted up it incremented my progressive by one cent. And then it gave a C51 when I unplugged the cable going from the progressive board to the machine. I never got it to do it again.

The only thing I haven't done is change the battery, but I don't think that would cause a no link?

I'm all out of ideas, I think I have read every thread in this section.

Any ideas??

-Tom-

No Link to progressive could be many things

Make sure psp setting is  F3=SNGL F4=M08 & F8=MS08 for Igt

ChamII+ board not being set to SA

Could also be wrong setting in key chip menu
7.3.2 select: None

Could also be the cable you made ?

Please post all the settings you made inside psp and the key chip menu

Sorry off to work for the day good luck

You might want to check out Ron's r273 notes
that are attached.

Tim

Make sure psp setting is  F3=SNGL F4=M08 & F8=MS08 for Igt   Already Did this

ChamII+ board not being set to SA       Its set to SA

Could also be wrong setting in key chip menu  7.3.2 select: None        Should it be NONE? I have it on linked, i thought that is what it suppose to be, or is 7.3.2 about the video display? because i have that set to none.

Could also be the cable you made ?      I made two new cables, same result

Please post all the settings you made inside psp and the key chip menu

Sorry off to work for the day good luck

You might want to check out Ron's r273 notes         i followed rons notes to a tee. Word for Word
that are attached.

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Thanks for the notes, any other ideas??

Could there be something wrong with my machine? There are no dip switches to flip or anything right?

When i get home ill have to post all my settings.

Thanks

-Tom-

Try F#3  to different than SA. Not sure what it will say but something like multi or linked.

Are you talking about on the display? or in PSP? I think the display can be set to SA or a number.

psp

Ok tonight when i get home ill check it out. Thanks for the idea. if it still dont work ill post up my settings. Thanks!

In PSP   set F3 to MANY  for IGT linked

That's what I have mine set @

In the key chip menu set display to none
 and Link level 1 for progressive.
 I do not have the key chip. Numbers in front of me
 at work right now typing on my phone.
 can help you later this evening when I get home.

I'm 99% sure that what i have in mine. but ill double check tonight. Thanks!

Will do. ill let you know the result. I REALLY REALLY hope it works. Otherwise i will end up throwing my machine through the window. Not an easy feat......

Your profile does not say where your located. Where are you?

Profile Fixed :)

Too far to come & stand under your window to catch machine if you throw it out.
I think if you do the settings we said it should work.  GOOD LUCK tonight.

lol, Thanks

Tom,

Keychip menu
7.3.1.1 make sure it is set to and shows
Level 1 Link Level 1

7.3.2 None

On the S2000 mpu you are using SG363 for GME1&2 correct

The cable you made goes from ChamII+ J7 to S2000 mother board J15
with the following pins wired.

 J7                  J15
pin 13------------pin 2
pin 11------------pin 1
pin 3-------------pin 3

Double check that cable and make sure the key chip settings are correct
If it doesn't work post back all your psp and key chip settings for us.

Tim

Here are some pictures... Just got home

-Tom-

Changing it to Many did not fix it.... i changed it back to SNG

http://newlifegames.net/nlg/index.php?topic=20330.msg165755#msg165755 (http://newlifegames.net/nlg/index.php?topic=20330.msg165755#msg165755)

Should i try it on standalone like Foster mentioned?

-Tom-

OK my psp settings are exactly like  r273 CHAMII+ PSP Settings.zip....

However one issue...

ODOMETER CONTROL                     Page 5

MULTIPLE CONTROLLER SET UP      Page 6

When i set all the settings and hit send button: it says Default Error, check controller # 1.

If i hit load on page 5 and 6 it load the data from the controller properly... however i cant send

However every other page it send finds...

Maybe this is the issue? But why would i get those error on just those pages?

-Tom-

Or do i need the GME SG00363?

Thanks guys!

-Tom-

Have you tried rebooting both (machine and program) and immediately sent page 6 then 5?

You must have page 6 sent and excepted before it will work.

Ron (r273)

I will try this, and report back. Thanks for the suggestion

-Tom-

Try the immediate send idea.. still will not take those settings. Is there something corrupt in the controller? Is there a way to wipe it clean? i tried setting the display to birth yes to clear everything, but that must not really clear all settings...

-Tom-

Tom,
I just did this myself for the very first time.
I now have a working progressive in one of my S2000

I would not have been able to do this without Ron's cheat sheet. Thanks Ron...  :3- :3- :3-
Even with that, I did have some difficulties navigating through the menus. But it did eventually click in my mind. That cheat sheet is a great tool. If you want me to try to help you over the phone send me a PM with a number to contact you at. I'll try to help where I can, but no promises as I'm just learning this myself.

Appreciate the offer. There gotta be something wrong with my progressive controller though...

I wired another new wire(CHAMMII + to the machine). Checked and double checked the wires with a multimeter to make sure they were the right wire.

When im programming i have a jumper wire between pins 1 and 5.. i actually just changed it to a 1K resistor as someone had mentioned that in another thread, no change.

Im using a straight through cable. i was using a usb to serial convertor and now i had an old XP box laying around with a physical serial port. I tried that and no change again.

I am able to send data on page 1, part of page 2, and the time page. Everything else i get the "Default error, Check controller #1" I can load all the data from the controller on every page.. but when i send it get that error(except page 1, part of page 2, and the time page).

Very much like bkoch http://newlifegames.net/nlg/index.php?topic=5149.msg44291#msg44291

But i cant even load the demo.

If i reboot the controller and the PSP software and try to send for example page 6 immediately. It doesn't give an error. but when i hit load. I know the settings didnt take because it all return to 0.

Tom,

Sorry was away for the weekend
If you want to clear the chamII+ you can do so by holding down
the 2 padded buttons while the board is powered up then unplug and plug back in.
This will set it back to default.

I don't know why you are sending page 5,6 ?
nor messing with the demo.

Something is screwy here I mean hooking up a chamII+
to an S2000 is pretty straight forward.

Maybe try downloading a fresh copy of psp
and loading just the jackpot programming page 1 with the basic
settings you need.

Tim

No problem!. I wouldn't think page 5 or 6 would matter either because it has to do with Multiple controllers or something and scroll time or something it looks like, but i was told from 2 people that it matters?

I will try to reset to see what happens with it.

Thanks

-Tom-

Update guys. So i order a new CHAM2+ controller. Got it today. Hooked it and programmed it the same as i was doing before and it works great!. So must have been something wrong with my controller?

Thanks everyone for the help. K+1 for everyone!

-Tom-

Thanks for posting back

Tim

K+ Tim