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Revision as of 23:10, 19 July 2020

1 General Information

Star Wars was released by Stern in 2017. It was manufactured in 3 models:

  • Pro Edition
  • Premium Edition
  • Limited Edition

For more info, refer to the Star Wars page on Stern's website.

2 Software

2.1 Code Updates

The most recent code released for Star Wars is version 1.05.0 dated 10/12/2018. It can be downloaded from the following links:

2.2 SD Card Images

Stern also provides SD card images to re-create, if needed, the software on the SD card inserted into the CPU Node 0 board in the game. The 1.05.0 SD card images can be downloaded from the following links:

The instructions on how to re-create an SD card from these images can be found here.

3 Hardware

3.1 Switches, Lights, Coils, Etc.

The manuals do a good job of listing the individual switches, lights, coils (drivers), and motors used in the game and cross-referencing the controlling node board and pin-outs, and associated part numbers. Refer to section 3 in the manuals for this detailed info.

3.2 Node Boards

The manuals do a good job of showing the pinouts for each of the node and sub-node boards and what they connect to (i.e., switches, lamps, coils, motors, etc.). Refer to section 4 in the manual for details.

For the details of the node and sub-node used in the various models of the game and their inter-board connections, refer to the following sub-sections.

3.2.1 Pro

The following node and sub-node boards are used in the Pro model, showing their interconnectivity:

Node ID Description Part # Location Node Bus (RJ45)
Inter-Board Connections
Serial Input
Inter-Board Connection
Serial Output
Inter-Board Connection
Node 0 SPIKE 2 CPU node board 520-1003-01
Replaced by
520-7014-00A
Backbox CN11: To Node 1 CN13
CN22: To Node 9 CN5
Node 1 Cabinet node board 520-6967-72 Cabinet CN13: From Node 0 CN22
Node 8 Playfield 48V Core-Driver node board 520-7017-72 Lower Playfield CN4: From Node 10 CN13
CN5: not connected
CN2: To 8a CN1
CN3: To 8b CN1
8a Trough serial opto receiver extension board 520-7001-00A Playfield CN1: From Node 8 CN2
8b Mode small LED board 520-7042-00 Playfield CN1: From Node 8 CN3 CN3: To 8c CN1
8c Mode small LED board 520-7042-00 Playfield CN1: From 8b CN3 CN3: To 8d CN1
8d Mode small LED board 520-7042-00 Playfield CN1: From 8c CN3 CN3: To 8e CN1
8e Mode small LED board 520-7042-00 Playfield CN1: From 8d CN3 CN3: To 8f CN1
8f Five bank LED board 520-7043-00 Playfield CN1: From 8e CN3 CN3: not connected
Node 9 Playfield 48V Core-Driver node board 520-7017-72 Playfield CN5: From Node 0 CN22
CN4: To Playfield LCD CN2
CN2: To 9a CN1
9a Right eject LED board 520-7053-00 Playfield CN1: From Node 9 CN2 CN2: To 9b CN1
9b Right ramp LED board 520-7054-00 Playfield CN1: From 9a CN2 CN3: To 9c CN4
9c Serial 16 LED board 520-6831-01B Playfield CN4: From 9b CN3 CN3: not connected
Node 10 SPI only node board 520-6976-72 Playfield CN2: From Playfield LCD CN2
CN13: To Node 8 CN4
CN1: To 10a CN1
10a Main LED board 520-7052-00 Playfield CN1: From Node 10 CN1
LCD Playfield LCD 500-2465-00 Playfield CN2: From Node 9 CN4
CN4: To Node 10 CN2

3.2.2 Premium/LE

The following node and sub-node boards are used in the Premium/LE models, showing their interconnectivity:

Node ID Description Part # Location Node Bus (RJ45)
Inter-Board Connections
Serial Input
Inter-Board Connection
Serial Output
Inter-Board Connection
Node 0 SPIKE 2 CPU node board 520-1003-01
Replaced by
520-7014-00A
Backbox CN11: To Node 1 CN13
CN22: To Node 8 CN5
Node 1 Cabinet node board 520-6967-72 Cabinet CN13: From Node 0 CN22
Node 8 Playfield 48V Core-Driver node board 520-7017-72 Lower Playfield CN5: From Node 0 CN22
CN4: To Node 10 CN13
CN2: To 8a CN1
CN3: To 8b CN1
8a Trough serial opto receiver extension board 520-7001-00A Playfield CN1: From Node 8 CN2
8b Mode small LED board 520-7042-00 Playfield CN1: From Node 8 CN3 CN3: To 8c CN1
8c Mode small LED board 520-7042-00 Playfield CN1: From 8b CN3 CN3: To 8d CN1
8d Mode small LED board 520-7042-00 Playfield CN1: From 8c CN3 CN3: To 8e CN1
8e Mode small LED board 520-7042-00 Playfield CN1: From 8d CN3 CN3: To 8f CN1
8f Five bank LED board 520-7043-00 Playfield CN1: From 8e CN3 CN3: not connected
Node 9 Playfield 48V Core-Driver node board 520-7017-72 Playfield CN5: From Node 11 CN3
CN4: To Playfield LCD
CN2: To 9a CN1
9a Right eject LED board 520-7053-00 Playfield CN1: From Node 9 CN2 CN2: To 9b CN1
9b Right ramp LED board 520-7054-00 Playfield CN1: From 9a CN2 CN3: To 9c CN4
9c Serial 16 LED board 520-6831-01B Playfield CN4: From 9b CN3 CN3: To 9d CN1
9d Right motor driver board 520-6996-00A Playfield CN1: From 9c CN3 CN4: not connected
Node 10 SPI only node board 520-6976-72 Playfield CN13: From Node 8 CN4
CN2: To Node 11 CN2
CN1: To 10a CN1
10a Main LED board 520-7052-00 Playfield CN1: From Node 10 CN1
Node 11 Playfield 48V 4-driver node board 520-6998-72C Back Panel CN2: From Node 10 CN2
CN3: To Node 9 CN5
LCD Playfield LCD 500-2465-00 Playfield CN4: From Node 9 CN4
CN2: not connected

3.3 Rubber Rings

Refer to section "Playfield Rubber Parts" in section 5 of the manual for details.

4 Paperwork

4.1 Manuals

Manuals can be found on Stern's website:

4.2 Schematics

Schematics are not contained in the manuals. Stern has published some schematics for the node boards used in the game. Refer to the above "Node Boards" section for access to the schematics that are available.