Capcom CPS2 Kick Connector Pinout
The Capcom kick connector is primarily known for adding buttons 4-6 (the kick buttons) to its fighting games, but it also adds external volume controls and additional player controls, like 3 or 4 player inputs, paddle controls, etc.
Technical
The connector has 34 pins in 2 rows, housing and pins both made by Hirose. The harness uses a socket connector, the PCB side uses a plug connector (Remember, the pins determine plug/socket, not the connector housing).
| Housings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Socket Connector | DF1B-34DS-2.5RC | |
| Plug Connector1) | DF1B-34DP-2.5RC | |
| Pins | Gauge | Part Number |
| Socket | 24 | DF1B-2428SC |
| Socket | 20 | DF1B-2022SC |
| Pin | 24 | DF1B-2428PC |
| Pin | 20 | DF1B-2022PC |
Pinouts
Most people will only be interested in the player 1 & 2 kick buttons, meaning only 8 wires (3 buttons, 1 ground per player) are needed.
| Pin | Signal (6 Button) | Signal (3/4 Player) | Pin | Signal (6 Button) | Signal (3/4 Player) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gnd | 2 | Gnd | ||
| 3 | - | 4 | - | ||
| 5 | +12V | 6 | +12V | ||
| 7 | - | P3 Lock | 8 | P4 Lock | |
| 9 | P2 B6 - Heavy Kick | P3 Coin | 10 | - | P4 Coin |
| 11 | P3 Start | 12 | - | P4 Start | |
| 13 | P3 Up | 14 | - | P4 Up | |
| 15 | P1 B6 - Heavy Kick | P3 Down | 16 | - | P4 Down |
| 17 | P1 B5 - Med Kick | P3 Left | 18 | - | P4 Left |
| 19 | P1 B4 - Light Kick | P3 Right | 20 | - | P4 Right |
| 21 | B2 B4 - Med Kick | P3 B1 | 22 | - | P4 B1 |
| 23 | P2 B5 - Light Kick | P3 B2 | 24 | - | P4 B2 |
| 25 | P3 B3 | 26 | - | P4 B3 | |
| 27 | P3 B4 | 28 | - | P4 B4 | |
| 29 | Vol Up | 30 | Vol Down | ||
| 31 | Gnd | 32 | |||
| 33 | Gnd | 34 | Gnd | ||
The pin numbers are indicated on the connector housing, as shown below. Every tenth pin is indicated (Odd: 1, 9, 19, 29, even: 2, 10, 20 etc).
Sources
1)
Connector for cables, not PCB mounted