JP2002119735A5 - - Google Patents

Description

0010
[Means for solving problems]
The present invention includes a control device used for a game, a discharge mechanism for discharging a game ball, and a discharge ball detecting means for detecting a game ball discharged from the discharge mechanism, and the control device has a predetermined timing. In a gaming machine that detects the state of the ejected ball detecting means and counts the number of ejected game balls, a power supply abnormality monitoring means that detects an abnormality of the power supply supplied to the control device and generates a power failure detection signal . In addition, the control device prohibits the detection of the state of the discharge ball detecting means at the predetermined timing by the high-priority interruption by the power failure detection signal, and at a timing different from the predetermined timing. When the power supply abnormality processing for detecting the state of the discharge ball detecting means is started and the power supply abnormality monitoring means detects the power supply abnormality, the control device is informed of the state of the discharge ball detecting means in the power supply abnormality processing. It is characterized in that a power failure detection signal is generated for a time longer than the time required for detection .

0015.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY
In the present invention, when the power supply abnormality monitoring means detects a power supply abnormality, the power supply abnormality monitoring means generates a power failure detection signal for a time longer than the time required to detect the state of the discharge ball detecting means in the power supply abnormality handling, and controls the power supply abnormality monitoring means. Since it interrupts the device, it is possible to use NMI interrupt with a high priority for power supply abnormality handling, and the control device starts power supply abnormality processing to detect the state of the discharge ball detecting means , and also, the power supply abnormality Since the power supply abnormality process is not newly started during the process execution, the discharge balls can be accurately counted even after the power failure is detected.

[0047]
In addition, the game control device 100 monitors whether the prize ball is accurately discharged. Specifically, monitoring and awarding whether the number of prize balls transmitted as a prize ball control command signal to the discharge control device 400 and the actual number of prize balls counted by the prize ball detection sensors 713A and 713B match. Monitor whether the prize ball has been ejected even though the ball ejection command has not been sent. If an abnormality such as the prize ball being discharged is found even though the prize ball discharge command signal has not been transmitted, the abnormality handling process is performed. For example, an abnormality detection signal is output from the frame external information output unit 42A to the hall computer, a decoration control command signal is transmitted to the decoration control device 200, and the prize ball abnormality notification LED 31 is blinked to notify the abnormality. Alternatively, the game is forcibly stopped by stopping the game control, stopping the launch of the hit ball, or the like.

[0067]
Next, if the previous output of the stored prize ball detection sensor 713 was "0", the prize ball did not pass through the prize ball detection sensor 713 2 milliseconds ago, and at this timing. Since the prize ball is detected by the prize ball detection sensor 713 for the first time, it is determined that this is the rise of the prize ball detection (the game ball has started to pass through the prize ball detection sensor 713), and the process proceeds to the next step (S10). .. On the other hand, if the previous output of the prize ball detection sensor 713 was not "0" (it was "1"), the prize ball passed through the prize ball detection sensor 713 even 2 milliseconds ago. It is determined that the start-up of the ball detection is not performed, and the process proceeds to S16 (S9) without performing the processing (S10) in the middle.

[882]
Further, since the delay time for returning the output of the reset circuit 275 related to the generation of the power failure detection signal is set longer than the time required for the power failure detection process by the game control device 100 or the discharge control device 400, it is newly set during the power failure detection process. No interruption occurs . Therefore, even if a high-priority NMI interrupt that occurs in any state is used for the power failure detection process, the discharge balls can be accurately counted.

Claims (1)

A control device used for playing games;
A discharge mechanism for discharging the game ball,
And discharge ball detection means for detecting a game ball discharged from the discharge mechanism;
In the gaming machine, the control device detects the state of the discharged ball detecting means at a predetermined timing and counts the number of game balls discharged.
Power source abnormality monitoring means for detecting an abnormality of the power source supplied to the control device and generating a power failure detection signal ;
The controller is
The interruption of high priority by the power failure detection signal prohibits the detection of the state of the discharge ball detection means at the predetermined timing, and the state of the discharge ball detection means at a timing different from the predetermined timing. start the power failure processing for detecting,
When the power supply abnormality monitoring means detects a power supply abnormality, a power failure detection signal having a time longer than a time required for detecting the state of the discharged ball detection means in the power supply abnormality processing is generated to the control device. A gaming machine to be.