Arcade-101-1P
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User Guide
To use the Arcade-101-P, you can install driver yourself or directly use the retropie image we provide.
Install driver
- Download the latest Retropie image from Retropie webiste.
- Extract and get the .img file, write it to a SD card.
- After writting, modify the config.txt file which located in root directory of the SD card. Add following statements to the end of config.txt file
max_usb_current=1 hdmi_force_hotplug=1 config_hdmi_boost=10 hdmi_group=2 hdmi_mode=87 hdmi_cvt 1024 600 60 6 0 0 0
- Save and eject the card. Insert it to Raspberry Pi and power it on, You need to connect a keyboard to Raspberry Pi and make sure the network is accesable.
- Following the commands below to install WM8960 audio driver
git clone https://github.com/waveshare/WM8960-Audio-HAT cd WM8960-Audio-HAT sudo ./install.sh sudo reboot
- Reboot the Raspberry Pi, and execute aplay -l command to test the audio. If there is not audio card detect, please re-install driver.
- Open alsa setting
sudo nano /usr/share/alsa/alsa.conf
Find statements:
defaults.ctl.card 0 defaults.pcm.card 0
change them to 1 as below
defaults.ctl.card 1 defaults.pcm.card 1
Save and exit.
- Install joystick control script
git clone https://github.com/waveshare/mk_arcade_joystick_rpi.git cd mk_arcade_joystick_rpi sudo ./install.sh
Reboot Raspberry Pi
- Long-press button "A" (Arcade-101-P) enter the key mapping page
following prompt to finish the setting. Note that you just need to set the first twelve buttons, and no hot-key required. You can long-press "A" button to skip other buttons.
- After finishing all the buttons, you can press "A" to save the setting and exit.
- Now you can play game.
Use ready-to-use image
You can also use the image which is pre-configured. Just download and write it to SD card.
Add new games
Maybe default games in test image are not those you want, you can also add games as you like.
- Size of most games are always large, so we need to expand filesystem fist. Choose RASPI-CONFIG on configure page and press enter
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- Choose 7 Advanced Options -> A1 Expand Filesystem, Enter->Finish, (physical keyboard is required)
- Choose OK, and reboot.
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