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A Kick Harness is an extension over the original [[JAMMA]] controls standard, which specifies 2 "START" buttons, 2 Joysticks, and 3 buttons per player. Harnesses come in a range of varieties, but in most cases are used to extend the game's control set to allow 6 buttons per player.

== CPS2/CPS3 - 2 Player Harness ==
There are quite a few sources for [[CPS2]] kick harnesses on the internet, but a lot of them are either overpriced, badly made or both. The harness is compatible with the [[Sega Naomi]] I/O board by Capcom and [[CPS-3]] games.

Courtesy of forum ne'er-do-well Devil Soundwave, here are all the details you need to make your own top quality kick harness, including pinout, connector details and the hard to find part numbers!

===Materials Required===

* 1 x CPS2 Kick Harness Connector (see below for part details)
* 8 x Connector Pins
* 12 x Quick Disconnects to suit your buttons
* 12 x 2.5cm lengths of 6mm diameter Heatshrink
* 6 x 120cm lengths of 24/0.2 wire in your choice of colour, lets say Red.
* 2 x 120cm lengths of 24/0.2 wire in Black
* 4 x 15cm lengths of 24/0.2 wire in Black
* 3 small cable ties

===Equipment Required===

* Small long nose electronics pliers
* Wire stripper
* Wire cutters
* Lighter for heatshrink
* Crimp tool (optional)

===Method===

*Strip both ends of all wires about 1cm
*Using the small pliers (or crimp tool), affix quick disconnects to one end of each of the 6 Red wires.
*Take one long black wire, and twist the end together with a short black wire, then connect a quick disconnect.
**Next, twist a second short black wire onto the end of the first short black wire and affix a quick disconnect.
**Finally, affix a quick disconnect to the end of the second short black wire.
[[File:daisychain.jpg|400px|left|thumb|You should now have something that looks like this]]
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*Repeat the last few steps again with the remaining black wire.
*On all your wires, if your quick disconnects have a red plastic cover, snip this off carefully with wire clippers.
*Next, slide a heatshrink tube over the end of each quick disconnect so as to cover them but leave the end exposed, and heat with the lighter.
*Make a cup of tea.
*On the other end of each of the eight long wires, use the small pliers to crimp on the kick pins.
*Finally, plug the pins into the kick connector as per the following pinout

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Function
! Pin #
! Pin #
! Function
|-
|
|02
|01
|
|-
|
|04
|03
|
|-
|
|06
|05
|
|-
|
|08
|07
|
|-
|
|10
|09
|Player 2 Heavy Kick
|-
|
|12
|11
|
|-
|
|14
|13
|
|-
|
|16
|15
|Player 1 Heavy Kick
|-
|
|18
|17
|Player 1 Medium Kick
|-
|
|20
|19
|Player 1 Light Kick
|-
|
|22
|21
|Player 2 Light Kick
|-
|
|24
|23
|Player 2 Medium Kick
|-
|
|26
|25
|
|-
|
|28
|27
|
|-
|Volume Down
|30
|29
|Volume Up
|-
|
|32
|31
|Volume Common
|-
|Player 1 Common
|34
|33
|Player 2 Common
|}

One thing to note is that [[JAMMA]] pins ''c'' and ''25'' are also used for the fourth button of player 2 and 1 respectively in both ''Dungeons & Dragons'' games.

Your finished kick harness should look something like this:
<br/>
[[File:Kicker.jpg]]
<br/>

== CPS2 - 3/4 Player Harness ==

It can also be used for and 3rd and even 4th player, Alien Vs. Predator and the Dungeons & Dragons games use the port for this purpose.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:40%;"
|-
! scope=col | Top row
! scope=col | Pin
! scope=col | Pin
! scope=col | Bottom row
|-
|Ground
|1
|2
|Ground
|-
|
|3
|4
|
|-
| +12V
|5
|6
| +12V
|-
|Player 3 Coin Lock
|7
|8
|Player 4 Coin Lock
|-
|Player 3 Coin
|9
|10
|Player 4 Coin
|-
|Player 3 Start
|11
|12
|Player 4 Start
|-
|Player 3 Up
|13
|14
|Player 4 Up
|-
|Player 3 Down
|15
|16
|Player 4 Down
|-
|Player 3 Left
|17
|18
|Player 4 Left
|-
|Player 3 Right
|19
|20
|Player 4 Right
|-
|Player 3 Button 1
|21
|22
|Player 4 Button 1
|-
|Player 3 Button 2
|23
|24
|Player 4 Button 2
|-
|Player 3 Button 3
|25
|26
|Player 4 Button 3
|-
|Player 3 Button 4
|27
|28
|Player 4 Button 4
|-
|Volume Up
|29
|30
|Volume Down
|-
|Volume Ground
|31
|32
|
|-
|Ground Player 3
|33
|34
|Ground Player 4
|-
|}

The volume up and down buttons in the harness have the same effect as the ones in the board.

===Connector Details===

'''Note: You need the connector ''and'' enough pins (at least 8) for your project. They are two seperate part numbers.

You only need the Board End Connector if you are making a kick harness extension, adapter or repairing a motherboard'''

All parts are manufactured by Hirose Electric Japan and are part of the DF1B series.<br/>

* [[HRS DF1B|Hirose DF1B parts details]]

[[Category:Controls]]
[[Category:Pinouts]]
[[Category:Tutorials]]

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