A unique board for your Whitestar machine
Ready to Play
Plug'n Play
PLUS
Audio Features
BrighterVoid
Backbox Lighting
Integrated
No More Reset
Motion Control
Shaker Ready
CPU features
- Ready to play, fully populated and tested
- Compatible with any SEGA / STERN Whitestar
- Integrated No More Reset
- Remote battery holder
- Onboard RAM
- Exact same CPU schematics as original
- CR2032 coin cell lithium batteries
Audio features
- PLUS Audio Engine
- Original sound pack
- Alternate enhanced sound packs
- Stereo 2.1 ready
- 4 bands equalizer
- Cabinet sub-booster
- Headphones Station ULTRAÂ connectivity
- External subwoofer connectivity
Extra features
- BrighterVoid backbox lighting
- Adjustable backbox lighting
- NoVaRAM ready
- Shaker ready
BrighterVoid Backbox Lighting
Remove your old backbox neon blinking and upgrade your lighting!
Adjust the intensity of the lighting and service your backbox with the automatic light turning off.
PinSound Audio Engine
Enjoy all the benefits of the PLUS sound board!
Play with original and alternative sound packs, adjust your sound to your preferences with the onboard 4 bands equalizer, control the cabinet subwoofer with the dedicated sub-booster knob and much more!
Integrated No More Reset
Tired of untimely resets?
No More Reset prevents any +5V issue that can affect your SEGA / STERN Whitestar pinball machine.
RocketCPU Whitestar compatibility with
SEGA / STERN pinball machines
SEGA Whitestar Pinball Machines
Apollo 13 | Godzilla | Goldneye | Independance Day | Lost In Space | South Park | Space Jam | Star Wars Trilogy | Starship Troopers | The Lost World Jurassic Park | The X Files | Twister | Viper Night Drivin’
STERN Whitestar Pinball Machines
Austin Powers | Elvis | Grand Prix | Harley Davidson | High Roller Casino | Monopoly | NASCAR | NFL| Playboy | Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! | RollerCoaster Tycoon | Sharkey’s Shootout | Striker Xtreme | Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines | The Lord Of The Rings | The Simpsons Pinball Party | The Sopranos
Ready To Play
Your RocketCPU Whitestar will be fully equiped with all the required components.
Installation steps: remove the original CPU, connect the RocketCPU Whitestar, turn on your machine!
USB
Proc & PAL
EPROM
NVRAM
2 years warranty
Every PinSound product is designed to offer a high and long-lasting quality. RocketCPU has been designed and manufactured to guarantee a long lasting product. Once manufactured, each RocketCPU is checked in a fully automated electronical & functionnal test bench. Before dispatch, each RocketCPU is checked by a PinSound team member. RocketCPU is covered by a 2-years warranty and will be replaced if anything happens due to materials or manufacturing defects.
Complete your RocketCPU Whitestar experience
Customize and upgrade your Whitestar pinball machine
SEGA / STERN direct replacement CPU board
- #520-5300-00 STERN
- #520-5136-00 Rev-A/B/C/D/EÂ
- #520-5136-16 / #520-5136-16R / #520-5136-10
- #237-0176-00 SEGA
Technical specification
The RocketCPU Whitestar will provide a brand new CPU combined embedding the power of the PinSound audio engine!Â
- BSMT2000 and Xilinx CPLD / Atmel AT91 ARM compatibility
- Integrated onboard RAM
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Ready to play
(Microprocessor / PAL / EPROM / USB drive) - NVRAM ready with a dedicated socket
- Whitestar configuration switch full compliance
- Lithium double coin cell CR2032 batteries (included)
- Low battery testor with visual status
- Additional terminal for remote battery holder
- Integrated onboard No More Reset
- High quality components
- Shrouded ribbon connectors​
- Watchdog disable feature
- No More Reset disable feature
- Backlight disable feature
- 100% compliance with original CPU schematics
- Ribbon side easy identification
- Whitestar original form factor compliance
- Rocket backlight when CPU is running correctly
- Smart Status LED system
- Mis-insertion D-proof connectors
The new pinball standard
Some might find charm in meticulously recreating electronic boards true to past relics, flaws included. At PinSound, however, we’re all about leveraging modern technology to push the pinball experience further. Our RocketCPU boards are a testament to this philosophy, entirely redesigned to blend original logic with groundbreaking features. They’re built not just for nostalgia but for a genuine revolution in pinball user experience and maintenance.
Why aim for replication when you can aim for evolution?
With easier installation, superior robustness, and straightforward diagnostics, RocketCPU invites you to free your mind and truly enjoy pinball.
Compatible with every SEGA / STERN
Whitestar pinball machines
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