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 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 | Backbox | CN11: To Node 1 CN13 CN22: To Node 9 CN5 |
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| 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 | Backbox | CN11: To Node 1 CN13 CN22: To Node 8 CN5 |
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| 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 |
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| 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.