Star Wars (Stern)
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:
- Pro Model - SD card image
- Premium Model - SD card image
- LE Model - SD Card image
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 manual and cross-referencing the controlling node board and pin-outs, and associated part number. 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 Premium/LE:
| Node ID | Description | Part # | Location | Inbound Inter-Board Connections |
Outbound Inter-Board Connections |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Node 0 | SPIKE 2 CPU node board | 520-1003-01 (see note) |
Backbox | CN11: To Node 1 CN13 CN22: To Node 9 CN5 |
Replaced by 520-7014-00A | |
| Node 1 | Cabinet node board | 520-6967-72 | Cabinet | CN13: To Node 0 CN22 | ||
| Node 8 | Playfield 48V Core-Driver node board | 520-7017-72 | Lower Playfield | CN5: To 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: To Node 8 CN2 | ||
| 8b | Mode small LED board | 520-7042-00 | Playfield | CN1: To Node 8 CN3 | CN3: To 8c CN1 | |
| 8c | Mode small LED board | 520-7042-00 | Playfield | CN1: To 8b CN3 | CN3: To 8d CN1 | |
| 8d | Mode small LED board | 520-7042-00 | Playfield | CN1: To 8c CN3 | CN3: To 8e CN1 | |
| 8e | Mode small LED board | 520-7042-00 | Playfield | CN1: To 8d CN3 | CN3: To 8f CN1 | |
| 8f | Five bank LED board | 520-7043-00 | Playfield | CN1: To 8e CN3 | ||
| Node 9 | Playfield 48V Core-Driver node board | 520-7017-72 | Playfield | CN5: To Node 0 CN22 | CN4: To Playfield LCD CN2 CN2: To 9a CN1 |
|
| 9a | Right eject LED board | 520-7053-00 | Playfield | CN1: To Node 9 CN2 | CN2: To 9b CN1 | |
| 9b | Right ramp LED board | 520-7054-00 | Playfield | CN1: To 9a CN2 | CN3: To 9c CN4 | |
| 9c | Serial 16 LED board | 520-6831-01B | Playfield | CN4: To 9b CN3 | CN3: To 9d CN1 | |
| Node 10 | SPI only node board | 520-6976-72 | Playfield | CN2: To Playfield LCD CN2 | CN13: To Node 8 CN4 CN1: To 10a CN1 |
|
| 10a | Main LED board | 520-7052-00 | Playfield | CN1: To Node 10 CN1 | ||
| LCD | Playfield LCD | Playfield | CN2: To Node 9 CN4 | CN4: To Node 10 CN2 |
3.2.2 Premium/LE
The following node and sub-node boards are used in Premium/LE:
| Node ID | Description | Part # | Location | Inbound Inter-Board Connections |
Outbound Inter-Board Connections |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Node 0 | SPIKE 2 CPU node board | 520-1003-01 (see note) |
Backbox | CN11: To Node 1 CN13 CN22: To Node 8 CN5 |
Replaced by 520-7014-00A | |
| Node 1 | Cabinet node board | 520-6967-72 | Cabinet | CN13: To Node 0 CN22 | ||
| Node 8 | Playfield 48V Core-Driver node board | 520-7017-72 | Lower Playfield | 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: To Node 8 CN2 | ||
| 8b | Mode small LED board | 520-7042-00 | Playfield | CN1: To Node 8 CN3 | CN3: To 8c CN1 | |
| 8c | Mode small LED board | 520-7042-00 | Playfield | CN1: To 8b CN3 | CN3: To 8d CN1 | |
| 8d | Mode small LED board | 520-7042-00 | Playfield | CN1: To 8c CN3 | CN3: To 8e CN1 | |
| 8e | Mode small LED board | 520-7042-00 | Playfield | CN1: To 8d CN3 | CN3: To 8f CN1 | |
| 8f | Five bank LED board | 520-7043-00 | Playfield | CN1: To 8e CN3 | ||
| Node 9 | Playfield 48V Core-Driver node board | 520-7017-72 | Playfield | CN5: To Node 11 CN3 | CN4: To Playfield LCD CN2: To 9a CN1 |
|
| 9a | Right eject LED board | 520-7053-00 | Playfield | CN1: To Node 9 CN2 | CN2: To 9b CN1 | |
| 9b | Right ramp LED board | 520-7054-00 | Playfield | CN1: To 9a CN2 | CN3: To 9c CN4 | |
| 9c | Serial 16 LED board | 520-6831-01B | Playfield | CN4: To 9b CN3 | CN3: To 9d CN1 | |
| 9d | Right motor driver board | 520-6996-00A | Playfield | CN1: To 9c CN3 | ||
| Node 10 | SPI only node board | 520-6976-72 | Playfield | CN13: To Node 8 CN4 | CN2: To Node 11 CN2 CN1: To 10a CN1 |
|
| 10a | Main LED board | 520-7052-00 | Playfield | CN1: To Node 10 CN1 | ||
| Node 11 | Playfield 48V 4-driver node board | 520-6998-72C | Back Panel | CN2: To Node 10 CN2 | CN3: To Node 9 CN5 |
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.