Me and iam7805 know a lot about SPIN (Propeller language, much alike BASIC.) If you need any help, he and I (most likely) would be willing to help.benheck wrote:It's going to be 100% custom, though I will build it with pinball components and parts. Like arcade games they're not TOO expensive.
Does anyone here know Propeller programming? I probably don't have time to learn...
-Ben
First part of my ULTIMATE project done!
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Yup, just ask me or Skyone. If you need any help with hardware, I can probably help too.benheck wrote:It's going to be 100% custom, though I will build it with pinball components and parts. Like arcade games they're not TOO expensive.
Does anyone here know Propeller programming? I probably don't have time to learn...
-Ben
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(in the voice of heman)THE ALMIGHTY PINBALL LORDS WILL PRAISE YOU BEN!!!!!!!!!
YOU HAVE THE POWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and why do you want bill paxton to starr in your pinball game?
YOU HAVE THE POWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and why do you want bill paxton to starr in your pinball game?
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Well, we all realize our favorite actors all have the same first name at least once...I think...benheck wrote:Because I needed a theme and Bill Paxton is one of my 3 favorite actors (along with William Shatner and Will Smith)
Dammit! All my favorite actors are named William! I never realized that before...
Any-who, cool idea. I've been waiting for you to post something about it. I've heard talk since warpath.
Instead of just screaming COOL, I'll try to discuss the deisgn a bit. (Although it's undeniably cool! And what a job to solder all those LEDs)
Personally I wouldn't have chosen a mux for the job, but a shift register, like in this design: http://ucapps.de/mbhp_dout.html
The disadvantage that I see with a mux is that any single LED can only be lit for 1/8 of one line cycle. Thus the intensity goes down. However, perhaps you're feeding the diodes with a peak current 8*higher than the nominal current, yielding an rms matching the nominal current.
I'd better go make something LED-ish as well!
Personally I wouldn't have chosen a mux for the job, but a shift register, like in this design: http://ucapps.de/mbhp_dout.html
The disadvantage that I see with a mux is that any single LED can only be lit for 1/8 of one line cycle. Thus the intensity goes down. However, perhaps you're feeding the diodes with a peak current 8*higher than the nominal current, yielding an rms matching the nominal current.
I'd better go make something LED-ish as well!
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I can't wait for 'big love' multiball.
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Ben bought the buttons and the launch spring when he was at the MGC. That's about it.Aguiluz wrote:Speaking of which... Any updates on the pinball machine?
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