JP2005342533A - Controller for pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make image control and effect sound control of a display unit disposed on a pachinko machine synchronized in detail and to suppress volume expansion of the control program. <P>SOLUTION: Image material data to form image information, sound material data to form effect sound, a display control procedure to display the image information on a liquid crystal board 12, a sound control procedure generated by a sound source circuit 11, and effect sound are stored in a sub-ROM 14 by a plurality of "block" units arbitrarily combining the display control procedure and the sound control procedure. When a designate command signal to designate a "block" is inputted from a main control circuit 2, a sub-control circuit 13 controls the liquid crystal board 12 and the sound source circuit 11 to reduce a control load on the control circuit 2 and program volumes of the liquid crystal board 12 and the sound source circuit 11 stored in the main ROM 5. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an improvement in a control device for a pachinko machine that displays predetermined identification information according to the progress of a pachinko game and generates a predetermined sound effect.

  A pachinko machine is composed of a wide variety of components, and by controlling these with a microprocessor (hereinafter referred to as MPU), pachinko games with a wide variety of contents can be easily provided.

  The above-mentioned components are mainly composed of pachinko ball sensors such as launch balls, foul balls and various winning balls, various display members including lamps and LEDs, so-called driving sources (solenoids, motors, etc.) of the objects. .

  The MPU sequentially executes the control program stored in the memory, thereby controlling the entire pachinko machine, that is, operating each component of the pachinko machine to advance the pachinko game.

  Among the various display members described above, in a pachinko machine provided with a display on the game board on which predetermined image information is displayed according to the progress of the pachinko game, at least according to the type of image information displayed on the display Since a predetermined sound effect is generated, a game change is given to the player through the player's vision and hearing.

  By the way, a control program for controlling the entire pachinko machine is written in a memory using a ROM or the like as a medium, and an upper limit is predetermined for the memory capacity. For this reason, to control pachinko machines, it is a technical challenge for designers to provide a variety of pachinko games with a control program with a small capacity.

  On the other hand, pachinko machines are desired to have a higher level of game content, and there is a tendency that novel game changes are required through vision and hearing. For this reason, it is inevitable that the configuration and control program of the pachinko machine will be complicated, and it is extremely difficult to add more components within the prescribed memory capacity, and to control the components more closely. The content of is reaching its limit.

  For example, assuming a standard model of a so-called first-class pachinko machine, if the remaining capacity of the memory excluding the control program for the display is taken into consideration, the display is a dot matrix LCD and each pixel has two colors. If the display is configured, the number of dots is limited to a specification of around “500”, and it is very difficult to display three or more colors for each pixel.

  Even in the case of sound effects, sound effects that produce different timbres, pitches, or rhythms are generated in accordance with changes in the display mode of the image information displayed on the display as the game content is advanced. This is the current situation.

  In other words, it is difficult to control sound effects more closely in response to fluctuations in image information, because of the above memory capacity. Sound effects are linked to or synchronized with changes in the display mode of image information as the pachinko game progresses. It is extremely difficult to generate.

  In this way, in order to control both image information and sound effects closely and in synchronization with each other, the control program other than the display and sound effects is generally simplified, but the hardware that constitutes the pachinko machine As software and software development restrictions increase, a longer development period results in higher costs.

  Therefore, the present invention provides a control device for a pachinko machine that not only increases the total memory capacity of a control program but also easily realizes finer control and easily realizes synchronization of image information and sound effects. The purpose is to provide.

  In order to solve the above problems, a control device for a pachinko machine according to claim 1 has a control procedure for controlling each component constituting the pachinko machine, and a plurality of types of image materials for forming various image information According to a plurality of types of display control procedures for displaying arbitrary image information based on each of the data, each of the plurality of types of sound material data for forming various sound effects and a display for displaying any of the image information A sound source circuit that generates any of the sound effects according to a plurality of types of sound control procedures for generating any of the sound effects based on the sound, and a pachinko game based on the control procedures, One of the types of image information is displayed on the display device in a predetermined order, and one of a plurality of types of the sound effects is generated from the sound source circuit in a predetermined order according to the type of the image information. In the control device of the pachinko machine provided with the control circuit, the control circuit is based on a control procedure for controlling each component different from the display and the sound source circuit according to the progress of the pachinko game. And a main control circuit for generating a designation command signal corresponding to a designation command for designating each of the display control procedure and each of the sound control procedures in accordance with the progress of the pachinko game, A sub-control circuit for controlling the display and the sound source circuit according to the type of the specified command signal generated from the main control circuit, and a specified command signal corresponding to the progress of the pachinko game is generated from the main control circuit When the designation command signal is input to the sub-control circuit, the sub-control circuit controls each of the sound control procedure and the display control procedure based on the inputted designation command signal. Then, at least one of the sound source circuit or the liquid crystal plate that is operated in accordance with the progress of the pachinko game is linked to the display content of the image information displayed on the display device in conjunction with the generation of the sound effect from the sound source circuit. When one of them shifts to an operation different from the current operation, the main control circuit reads the specified command and generates a specified command signal corresponding to the specified command, and the sub-control circuit receives from the main control circuit A control procedure corresponding to the type of the input designated command signal is executed.

  Since the present invention is configured as described above, the display unit not only facilitates handling by integrating the display unit, sub-control circuit and sound source circuit, but also within the specification range of the sound source circuit and display unit. Sharing is possible between multiple types of pachinko machines, and the main control circuit simply inputs a specified command signal according to the progress of the pachinko game to the sub control circuit, and the sub control circuit can change the type of the specified command signal. In order to control the display device and the sound source circuit accordingly, in the control program related to the control of both the display device and the sound source circuit, the burden on the instruction execution of the main control circuit is reduced by the program configuration of the block unit of the sub memory, and The memory capacity of the main memory is reduced, and the block unit stored in the sub memory is carefully constructed for each sound control procedure and each display control procedure. The Rukoto, the details over the synchronous control of the sound control procedure and the display control procedure is readily accomplished.

  If the display unit is equipped with at least a secondary memory, at least one of the control command and the specified command is appropriately changed to a specification according to the type of the pachinko machine and stored in the main memory, so that the same image material data is stored. The display unit is commonly used within the specifications of the sound material data, the display control procedure, and the sound control procedure.

  If at least the main memory is mounted on the display unit, change at least one of the image material data, sound material data, display control procedure, and sound control procedure to the specifications according to the type of the pachinko machine, and store it in the sub memory. By storing, the display unit is commonly used within the specifications of the same control instruction and specified instruction.

  According to the pachinko machine according to the present invention, the main control circuit simply inputs the designated command signal corresponding to the progress of the pachinko game to the sub control circuit, and the sub control circuit displays the display and the sound source according to the type of the designated command signal. In the control program for controlling both the display and the tone generator circuit in order to control the circuit, the burden on the instruction execution of the main control circuit is reduced by the program configuration in block units of the sub memory, and the memory capacity of the main memory is reduced. By reducing the number of blocks stored in the secondary memory and carefully building each sound control procedure and each display control procedure, detailed synchronization control between the sound control procedure and the display control procedure is easy. Realized.

  As a result, it is possible to provide more advanced pachinko games that are visually and audibly varied within the prescribed memory capacity, so that not only the player's willingness to play, but also the hardware that makes up the pachinko machine and Reduce costs by relaxing restrictions on software development and preventing longer development periods.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a main configuration of a control device for a pachinko machine according to the present invention.

  This pachinko machine control device has a main configuration of a main control circuit 2 for controlling the entire pachinko machine (see FIG. 2) and a display unit 3 as a display controlled by the main control circuit 2. .

  The main control circuit 2 has a main configuration of an MPU 4, a main ROM 5 as a main memory storing control commands for controlling the entire pachinko machine 1, a power supply circuit 6, an output interface 7 and an input interface 8. The MPU 4 includes a RAM (not shown). These circuits 4-8 consist of separate integrated circuits.

  This RAM is used to temporarily store various data and operation values when the pachinko machine 1 is controlled by the MPU 4.

  The MPU 4 is provided with a clock input terminal (not shown), and an output terminal (not shown) of the oscillation circuit 9 is connected to the clock input terminal. When the power supply circuit 6 is in an operating state, the oscillation circuit 9 continuously supplies a pulse signal that becomes a reference clock (10 MHz in this embodiment) to the MPU 4.

  The main control circuit 2 is provided in a circuit box (not shown) of the pachinko machine 1, and the display unit 3 is provided at a substantially central position of the game board 10 of the pachinko machine 1 shown in FIG. .

  The display unit 3 mainly includes a sound source circuit 11, a liquid crystal plate 12, a sub control circuit 13, a sub ROM 14 as a sub memory, and a light source unit 15. The sound source circuit 11 is provided with a connection terminal for a speaker 16. These circuits 9 to 14 are constituted by separate integrated circuits.

  The sound source circuit 11 is for generating any one of a plurality of predetermined sound effects, and is controlled by the sub-control circuit 13. The liquid crystal plate 12 is for displaying any of a plurality of predetermined types of image information, and is controlled by the sub-control circuit 13.

  The sub control circuit 13 is composed of an MPU with a built-in RAM (not shown). The built-in RAM temporarily stores various data and operation values when the sub control circuit 13 controls the display unit 3. Is.

  When the control signal is generated from the main control circuit 2, the sub control circuit 13 controls the sound source circuit 11 and the liquid crystal plate 12 based on the control procedure of the display unit 3 and various data stored in the sub ROM 14.

  The light source unit 15 is a so-called backlight, and continuously emits light from the back side of the liquid crystal plate 12 while power is supplied to the pachinko machine 1.

  The sub-control circuit 13 and the MPU 4 of the main control circuit 2 are electrically connected via an output interface 7, and the output interface 7 is designed to achieve electrical matching between the two and 13.

  The output interface 7 is connected to lamps, LEDs, solenoids, motors, etc. (not shown) via respective driver circuits (not shown), and various sensors provided in the pachinko machine 1 are connected via the input interface 8. Are connected to the MPU 4 and the input interface 8 achieves electrical matching between them.

  In this embodiment, the display unit 3 is formed by integrally forming a sound source circuit 11, a liquid crystal plate 12, and a sub control circuit 13. The sound source circuit 11 and the liquid crystal plate 12 are directly driven by the sub control circuit 13, while The control circuit 13 is controlled in accordance with a control signal generated from the main control circuit 2 as the pachinko game progresses (described later).

  The sound source circuit 11 generates a plurality of types of sound effects according to the progress of the pachinko game based on sound material data (described later) stored in the sub ROM 14, and functions as a driver circuit for the speaker 16.

  In this embodiment, the liquid crystal plate 12 is a dot matrix type display, and the number of dots is approximately 100,000, and each pixel is formed of 6 dots. Each pixel of the liquid crystal plate 12 has a function capable of displaying eight different colors, and is driven by the sub-control circuit 13.

  The sub ROM 14 is based on each of image material data forming various image information displayed on the liquid crystal plate 12, sound material data forming plural kinds of sound effects generated from the speaker 16 by the sound source circuit 11, and image material data. And a plurality of types of display control procedures for displaying arbitrary image information on the liquid crystal plate 12 and a plurality of types of sound control procedures for generating arbitrary sound effects from the sound source circuit 11 based on each of the sound material data. Has been.

  Image material data includes demonstration image data displayed from the time power is supplied to the pachinko machine 1, various message image data displayed during the pachinko game, error message image data, and pachinko game. Game image material data to be played.

  In this embodiment, the sound material data is written in a predetermined area of the sub ROM 14 as various sound effects by sampling A / D after real sound is sampled or by A / D converting the synthesized sound. .

  Each sound material data is read by the sub-control circuit 13 according to the sound control procedure, and then input to the sound source circuit 11. The sound source circuit 11 performs D / A conversion on the read sound material data and corresponds to this sound material data. An analog signal is amplified and generated as a sound effect from the speaker 16.

  Each of the above-described sound control procedures and each of the display control procedures are mixed in a predetermined order and stored in a predetermined area of the sub ROM 14. Specifically, the display control procedure and the sound control procedure are It is divided into “elements” corresponding to each scene according to the progress of the game, and these “elements” of the display control procedure and sound control procedure corresponding to each scene are combined in a pair.

  In addition to subdividing both procedures that make up a pair of “elements”, the “block” is reconstructed by restructuring the subdivided “command units” regardless of the different concepts of display control procedures and sound control procedures. Is formed.

  That is, the “block” is configured by inserting the “command unit” of the sound control procedure in the middle of the “element” of the display control procedure, and each “block” is written in the “command unit”. A predetermined address of the sub ROM 14 is set at the head, and the sub ROM 14 is arranged in a predetermined order from the head address.

  The liquid crystal plate 12 is mainly composed of a liquid crystal element 17, and a polarizing plate 18 is provided on the surface side of the liquid crystal element 17 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, and a light source unit 15 is disposed on the back side of the liquid crystal element 17. ing. The light source unit 15, the liquid crystal element 17, and the sub control circuit 13 are electrically connected by the connection unit 21.

  The liquid crystal plate 12 is formed by sandwiching a liquid crystal element 17 between a substrate-like common electrode 19 and a drive electrode 20 both made of glass epoxy resin, and the sub-control circuit 13 applies a control signal to each drive electrode 20 as appropriate. Thus, the translucency of the liquid crystal element 17 is controlled, whereby predetermined image information is displayed on the liquid crystal plate 12.

  Further, since the liquid crystal element 17 has a smaller outer shape and power consumption than the cathode ray tube and the LED display element, it is possible to easily save the outer shape and power consumption of the display unit 3.

  The light source unit 15 includes a light emission source 22 for irradiating a light beam that can pass through the liquid crystal plate 12, and always emits light on the back side of the liquid crystal element 17 by the power supplied from the power supply circuit 6.

  The light emitting source 22 is made of, for example, a fluorescent tube, and a reflecting plate 24 is provided at a position opposite to the liquid crystal plate 12 with the light emitting source 22 in between. The reflecting plate 24 reflects light irradiated behind the light emitting source 22. The reflected light is guided to the liquid crystal plate 12 on the front side.

  In this embodiment, since the liquid crystal plate 12 has a function of displaying a plurality of colors, a color filter 25 is interposed between the liquid crystal element 17 and the polarizing plate 18.

  The connection unit 21 includes a bendable cable portion 26 made of a so-called ribbon cable or flat cable, and connectors 27 provided at both ends of the cable portion 26. The connector 27 is detachable from a terminal portion 28 provided on the substrate 23. Connect to.

  The display unit 3 is formed by integrally forming the substrate 23 and the liquid crystal plate 12 by the mounting base 29 shown in FIG. 4, and the substrate 23 integrally forms the liquid crystal plate 12, the sub control circuit 13 and the sound source circuit 11. A sub ROM 14 is mounted on the substrate 23.

  The mounting base 29 is made of a metal plate, and the cross-sectional shape of the front plate portion 31 having the display window 30 and the upper plate portion 32 extending rearward from the upper edge of the front plate portion 31 is substantially L. It is formed in a letter shape.

  The mounting base 29 is detachably fixed to the liquid crystal plate 12 by fixing pins 33 so that the liquid crystal plate 12 faces the display window 30 established in the front plate portion 31. The sub-control circuit 13 is detachably provided on the upper plate portion 32 by a socket (not shown) in FIG. In FIG. 3, the socket is indicated by S.

  The mounting base 29 is provided with a bracket 34, and the light source 22 is attached to the bracket 34.

  A hinge 35 is provided at the lower edge of the reflecting plate 24. The hinge 35 is pivotally supported so that the reflecting plate 24 can be opened with respect to the bracket 34, and a locking claw 36 provided on the upper edge is engaged with the locking piece 37. It is stopped.

  The sub control circuit 13 and the liquid crystal plate 12 are connected by a connection unit 21 having a connector 27, and the light source unit 15 and the sub control circuit 13 are connected by a connection unit 21 having a connector 27.

  With such a structure, the display unit 3 not only facilitates handling by integrating the liquid crystal plate 12, the sub control circuit 13 and the sound source circuit 11, but also within the specification range of the sound source circuit 11 and the liquid crystal plate 12. The display unit 3 can be shared among a plurality of types of pachinko machines 1.

  Further, the liquid crystal plate 12 can be removed by attaching and detaching the attachment base 29 while the display unit 3 is attached to the pachinko machine 3. When the pachinko machine 3 is discarded, the display unit 3 can be diverted to another.

  When the liquid crystal plate 12 breaks down, the entire liquid crystal plate 12 can be removed from the display unit 3 and replaced. When the failure location is known, for example, when the sub control circuit 13 is inconvenient, the sub control is performed. The circuit 13 can be replaced independently.

  Further, for example, when the illuminance of the light emitting source 22 having a relatively short lifetime in the display unit 3 is lowered, the locking claw 36 provided on the upper edge of the reflecting plate 24 is detached from the locking piece 37 of the bracket 34 and hinged. If 35 is opened at the fulcrum, the light source 22 can be easily replaced.

  Therefore, unlike the conventional liquid crystal display device, it is not necessary to disassemble the case, so that the light source 22 can be easily replaced.

  In FIG. 2 and FIG. 4, a top prize opening 38 and an armor part 39 are provided at a position directly above the display unit 3 of the game board 10.

  When the pachinko ball is introduced from the upper plate 40 shown in FIG. 2, it is supplied to the hitting device (not shown) from an inserted ball supply device (not shown). Then, the pachinko ball is launched toward the game board 10 by operating the handle device 41 shown in the lower right part of FIG. When the prize balls overflow from the upper plate 40, the prize balls are paid out from the lower plate.

  Next, a procedure for using the control device for the pachinko machine according to the above configuration will be described with reference to the drawings. First, when power is supplied from the power supply circuit 6, the MPU 4 is initialized, and at the same time, each part of the pachinko machine 1 is subjected to initial setting processing.

  At this time, the sub-control circuit 13 reads out the demonstration image material data at the time of initial setting from the sub-ROM 14 and writes it in the built-in RAM of the sub-control circuit 13 in accordance with the designation command signal input from the MPU 4.

  Subsequently, the sub-control circuit 13 displays a demonstration screen such as a trademark, a description of a game, a message and the like on the liquid crystal plate 12 based on the image material data written in the built-in RAM.

  At this time, the MPU 4 is in a wait state until the game starts and waits for detection of the starting winning ball. When the starting winning ball is detected by the sensor (not shown), the MPU 4 receives a designation command signal for starting the game. Input to the control circuit 13.

  As a result, the sub-control circuit 13 starts the game by operating the tone generator circuit 11 and the liquid crystal plate (that is, the liquid crystal element 17) 12.

  That is, the sub-control circuit 13 generates sound effects from the sound source circuit 11 by sequentially executing from the head address of the sub-ROM 14 in which a specific “block” is written according to the progress of the game based on the designated command signal. The image information is displayed on the liquid crystal plate 12.

  At this time, the “control unit” of the display control procedure and the sound control procedure should be closely arranged so that a specific “block” corresponding to the progress of the game is appropriately generated in conjunction with the display content of the image information. For example, sound effects suitable for the display content of the image information displayed on the liquid crystal plate 12 based on the image material data can be generated from the speaker 16 with good responsiveness by the sound source circuit 11 based on the sound material data. it can.

  On the other hand, in the main ROM 5, among the constituent members constituting the entire pachinko machine 1, in particular, the constituent members different from the sound source circuit 11 and the liquid crystal plate 12 are controlled according to the progress of the pachinko game. Control instruction and a “designation instruction” for designating a specific “block” of the sub ROM 14 are stored, and the “designation instruction” includes at least the head address data of the sub ROM 14 in which the specific “block” is written. ing.

  That is, a procedure for controlling the entire pachinko machine 1 and various data for the control are divided and stored in the main ROM 5 and the sub ROM 14.

  The above-mentioned “designated command” is the current operation when at least one of the sound source circuit 11 or the liquid crystal plate 12 is newly activated or at least one of the sound source circuit 11 or the liquid crystal plate 12 in operation is in accordance with the progress of the pachinko game. When the operation is shifted to a different operation, the main control circuit 2 reads the “designated command” as appropriate, generates a designated command signal corresponding to the “designated command”, and inputs it to the sub-control circuit 13.

  On the other hand, the sub-control circuit 13 performs the above sound control procedure and display control constituting a specific “block” corresponding to the designated command signal according to the type of the designated command signal generated / input from the main control circuit 2. Each of the procedures is sequentially executed from the top address of the sub ROM 14 in which the specific “block” is written. As a result, the main control circuit 2 does not directly control the tone generator circuit 11 and the liquid crystal plate 12 in detail, but inputs a designation command signal corresponding to any “designation command” from the main control circuit 2 to the sub-control circuit 13. Thus, the sub-control circuit 13 drives the sound source circuit 11 and the liquid crystal plate 12 as the pachinko game progresses.

  That is, the sub-control circuit 13 displays the image information corresponding to the progress of the pachinko game on the liquid crystal plate 12 by executing the commands included in the “block” sequentially from the top address based on the input of the designated command signal. At the same time, sound effects can be generated from the speaker 16 and the image information and sound effects can be easily synchronized.

  Therefore, the main control circuit 2 simply inputs a designated command signal corresponding to the progress of the pachinko game to the sub control circuit 13, and the sub control circuit 13 controls the liquid crystal plate 12 and the sound source circuit 11 according to the type of the designated command signal. can do.

  As a result, in the control program related to the control of both the liquid crystal plate 12 and the tone generator circuit 11, the burden on the instruction execution of the main control circuit 2 is reduced by the program configuration of the “block” unit of the sub ROM 14.

  Further, since the control instruction program related to the tone generator circuit 11 and the liquid crystal plate 12 and various data for the control are not stored in the main ROM 5, the memory capacity of the main ROM 5 is reduced and the “block” stored in the sub ROM 14 is also stored. By closely constructing the unit in each of the sound control procedure and each of the display control procedures, synchronized control in detail between the sound control procedure and the display control procedure can be easily realized.

  When the sub ROM 14 is mounted on the substrate 23 of the display unit 3, at least one of the control command and the designation command is appropriately changed to a specification corresponding to the type of the pachinko machine 1 and stored in the main ROM 5, Display units are commonly used within the specifications of the same image material data, sound material data, display control procedure, and sound control procedure.

  On the other hand, when the main ROM (see parentheses in FIG. 3) 5 is mounted on the display unit 3 instead of the sub ROM 14, at least one of the image material data, the sound material data, the display control procedure, and the sound control procedure is displayed. By appropriately changing the specification according to the type of the machine 1 and storing it in the sub-ROM 14, the display unit 3 is used in common within the specifications of the same control command and specified command.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where each of the circuits 4 to 14 is configured by a separate integrated circuit has been described. However, the sub-control circuit 13 and the sound source circuit 11 may be provided with an integrated display integrated circuit (not shown) or the display. The sub memory 43 including the sub ROM 14 may be integrated with the integrated circuit so as to be integrated (see FIG. 5).

  Next, an embodiment in which the sub-memory including the sub-ROM 14 is integrated into an integrated circuit will be described below with reference to FIG. To do.

  The sub ROM 14 includes an image sound source data ROM 44 and an image sound source control ROM 45, and further, the sub memory 43 is configured by integrating both the ROMs 44 and 45 and the image RAM 46 into an integrated circuit.

  The image sound source data ROM 44 stores image material data for forming various types of image information and sound material data for forming a plurality of types of sound effects generated from the speaker 16 by the sound source circuit 11. On the other hand, the image sound source control ROM 45 generates a plurality of display control procedures for displaying any image information on the liquid crystal plate 12 based on the image material data, and any sound effect based on each of the sound material data. A plurality of types of sound control procedures generated from the circuit 11 are stored.

  The sub-control circuit 13 is configured by integrating the image controller 47 and the MPU 48 independently, and integrating them into an integrated circuit. The image controller 47 functions as a driver circuit for the liquid crystal plate 12, and is controlled by the MPU 48. The

  Furthermore, the tone generator circuit 11 is an integrated circuit of a tone generator IC 49 and an amplifier 50, and is controlled by the MPU 48. That is, in this embodiment, as in the above embodiment, the sub control circuit 13 controls the liquid crystal plate 12 and the sound source circuit 11 based on both ROMs (in the above embodiment, the sub ROM 14) 44 and 45.

  Thus, by making the sub-control circuit 13, the sound source circuit 11 and the sub-memory 43 into integrated circuits, handling is facilitated, and illegal circuit tampering and copying are prevented.

  When controlling the liquid crystal panel 12, the MPU 48 does not use the built-in ROM (not shown) of the MPU 48 as in the above embodiment, but temporarily stores various programs, calculation values, and various data in the image RAM 46. save.

  In addition, instead of integrating the sub control circuit 13, the sound source circuit 11 and the sub memory 43 in this embodiment into an integrated circuit, all of them are integrated into an integrated circuit (see FIG. 6), and handling is facilitated. Making illegal circuit tampering and copying more difficult.

  FIG. 7 shows an embodiment in which a driver function for sound effect control is added to the image controller 47 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, and the sound effect control of the MPU 48 in the embodiment of FIGS. The example which made it combine is shown. As a result, the control burden on the hardware and software of the MPU 48 can be reduced.

It is a principal part block diagram which shows one Example of this invention. It is a front view of the pachinko machine provided with the device of FIG. It is a principal part block diagram which shows one Example of this invention. It is a front view of the pachinko machine provided with the device of FIG. It is a principal part block diagram which shows one Example of this invention. It is a front view of the pachinko machine provided with the device of FIG. It is a principal part block diagram which shows one Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Pachinko machine 2 Main control circuit 3 Display unit 5 Main ROM
10 Game board
11 Sound source circuit
13 Sub control circuit
14 Secondary ROM
43 Secondary memory
44 Image sound source data ROM
45 Image sound source control ROM
46 Image RAM

Claims (1)

Having a control procedure to control each component constituting the pachinko machine,
In accordance with a plurality of types of display control procedures for displaying arbitrary image information based on each of a plurality of types of image material data forming various types of image information, a display on which any of the image information is displayed,
A sound source circuit for generating any one of the sound effects according to a plurality of sound control procedures for generating any of the sound effects based on each of a plurality of types of sound material data forming various sound effects;
Based on the control procedure, the pachinko game is progressed, and according to the progress, any one of a plurality of types of the image information is displayed on the display device in a predetermined order. In a control device of a pachinko machine provided with a control circuit that generates any of a plurality of types of sound effects in a predetermined order,
The control circuit includes:
The pachinko machine is controlled based on a control procedure for controlling each component different from the display and the sound source circuit according to the progress of the pachinko game, and each of the display control procedures according to the progress of the pachinko game. A main control circuit for generating a designation command signal corresponding to a designation command for designating each of the sound control procedures;
A sub-control circuit for controlling the display and the sound source circuit according to the type of the designated command signal generated from the main control circuit,
A designated command signal corresponding to the progress of the pachinko game is generated from the main control circuit, and when the designated command signal is input to the sub control circuit, the sub control circuit performs sound control based on the input designated command signal. Control each of the procedure and the display control procedure, interlocking the generation of the sound effect from the sound source circuit to the display content of the image information displayed on the display,
When at least one of the sound source circuit or the liquid crystal plate that is operating in accordance with the progress of the pachinko game is shifted to an operation different from the current operation, the main control circuit reads the specified command and reads the specified command. A control device for a pachinko machine, wherein the sub-control circuit executes a control procedure corresponding to the type of the specified command signal input from the main control circuit.

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