Sega USB PCB

[vlame]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Sega-USB-IO-839-117 ... 5ae171e97f

any idea?

[BRIK]

Is that a controller adapter?

[flamepanther]

I don't think it's a controller adapter. Hard to tell from the back, but the opposite port looks like another USB connector. It's in the category for arcade parts. Maybe it's used for connecting stuff for testing or configuration?

[Hobie-wan]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Sega-USB-IO-839-117 ... 5ae171e97f

any idea?

Dunno what it was intended for, but looking at the board the two half are isolated from each other. So the USB side just converts a USB A to USB B plugs. The other half has spots for what looks like 15 ping VGA connectors. Not sure what the EM spots in the middle might have been. So effectively it is just a USB A to B convertor with Sega branding.

[thatdanGguy]

far as I can tell it's just an extender for the maple bus connection in lindbergh, or just jvs in general cabinets. The example I found was it being used in a 2spicy cabinet to extend the foot pedal and gun controls from the center console where the guns and start buttons are located to the main lindbergh hardware underneath the monitor a few feet away.
Maple bus looks and basically is a usb port, but doesn't work with usb devices.