JP2007325768A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To shorten the conventional standby time till the start of inspection by informing a worker of the timing to start the inspection if the start of operation of a subordinate board is slower than the start of operation of a main control board when the power supply is turned on. <P>SOLUTION: In a pachinko machine, the operation of a presentation control board 12 is started slower than the operation of the main control board 1 when the power supply is turned on, and an inspection starting commanding program is set in the presentation control board 12. According to the inspection starting commanding program, the worker is informed of the state from the loading of the power supply till when the presentation control board 12 can receive an inspection command from the main control board 1 for the inspection of the pachinko machine via a liquid crystal module 13. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to gaming machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines.

  In order to inspect pachinko machines, slot machines and other gaming machines, inspection commands for inspecting screen performance such as the color and brightness of display screens such as liquid crystal displays, display screen fluctuation patterns, and demo images In some cases, an inspection command or the like for inspecting etc. is artificially transmitted to the effect control board.

  Usually, in the inspection as described above, as a preparatory step, first, the mass production ROM connected to the main control board is removed, and instead, the operation of connecting the inspection ROM in which the inspection program is stored in advance is connected to the main control board. Done. After completing such preparatory work, a power-on work for turning on the power of the gaming machine is performed, and an inspection start work for turning on an inspection switch for starting the inspection is further performed.

  When the start of the sub-control board by power-on is earlier than the start of the main control board, the sub-control board is already sent from the main control board when the main control board starts sending the inspection command. Since the inspection command can be accepted, the worker can start the inspection immediately after turning on the power of the gaming machine.

However, in recent years, the display content of a display device such as a liquid crystal display that is controlled by the sub control board has become more sophisticated (3D polygons, etc.), so that the burden on the sub control board has increased. Therefore, when starting the inspection, if the sub control board rises when the power is turned on later than the main control board, even if the main control board can send an inspection command, the sub control board Since the inspection command from is still not accepted, the worker starts the inspection after a considerable time based on the rule of thumb after turning on the power of the gaming machine. In Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, in order to ensure the normal operation of the gaming machine when the power is turned on mainly during gaming, a gaming machine is set up so that the main control board rises after the sub control board rises. The constituting technical idea is disclosed.
JP 2001-170326 A JP 2001-120815 A

  In the present invention, when the start-up of the sub-control board by turning on the power is slower than the start-up of the main control board, the operator is notified of the timing at which the inspection start work can be performed, so that the conventional inspection start work is performed. The purpose is to shorten waiting time and to correct the inspection start work.

  The gaming machine of the present invention includes a main control board that performs main control of the gaming machine and a sub control board that controls the operation of the control target component of the gaming machine, and the sub control board stands up later than the main control board when the power is turned on. In an upcoming gaming machine, an inspection start instruction program is provided on the sub-control board, and the inspection start instruction program enables the sub-control board to accept an inspection command from the main control board when the gaming machine is inspected. A process of notifying the state up to this point via the control target component is performed.

  According to the gaming machine of the present invention, when power is turned on at the time of inspection of the gaming machine, the inspection start instruction program provided on the sub control board is executed, and the operator can inspect the sub control board from the main control board. Can be known via a control target component such as a liquid crystal module. Therefore, the worker who has received this notification can immediately shorten the waiting time until the conventional inspection start work is performed by immediately performing the inspection start work, and expect the inspection start work to be accurate. Can do.

  Here, the sub control board is, for example, an effect control board, and the control target component is, for example, a liquid crystal module.

  In addition, the inspection start instruction program of the production control board includes, for example, an inspection standby display indicating that the inspection cannot be started and an inspection permission display indicating that the inspection can be started on the display screen of the liquid crystal module. Do.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of main parts of a wiring system of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing processing contents of an inspection start instruction program provided on an effect control board, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a timing chart when the inspection start instruction program is executed, and FIG.

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a main control board that has a CPU, ROM, RAM, and I / O and performs main control of the pachinko machine. Although not shown in the drawing, the main winning circuit board 1 is directly connected to a start winning opening switch and connected to a normal winning opening switch, a large winning opening solenoid, a gate switch, and the like through a relay terminal plate. The main control board 1 is connected to an inspection switch 2 that is turned on by an inspection start operation by an operator when inspecting the pachinko machine and instructs the main control board to transmit an inspection command to the effect control board. Is done. The inspection switch 2 may be an independent switch that is separate from the start prize opening switch, or the start prize opening switch may also serve as the inspection switch 2.

  The main control board 1 is usually provided with a mass production ROM 3, that is, a ROM storing program data for performing the main control of the pachinko machine. At the time of inspection, this mass production ROM 3 is removed, and instead an inspection program is provided. The stored inspection ROM 4 is connected.

  A predetermined DC voltage is applied to the main control board 1 from the AC 24 V power supply 5 through the filter board 6, the power supply board 7 and the relay terminal board 8.

  A liquid crystal unit 10 is connected to the main control board 1 via a relay terminal plate 9. A predetermined DC voltage is applied to the liquid crystal unit 10 from the relay terminal plate 8 via the lamp control board 11.

  The liquid crystal unit 10 includes an effect control board 12 as a sub control board and a liquid crystal module 13 as a control target component. The effect control board 12 has a CPU, ROM, RAM, and I / O, and on the display screen of the liquid crystal module 13 based on the effect control command transmitted from the main control board 1, variation patterns and demonstration images for various effects. Perform production control to display The ROM of the effect control board 12 stores an inspection start instruction program.

  Here, there is a relationship between the main control board 1 and the effect control board 12 that the start-up at power-on is faster on the main control board 1 side and slower on the effect control board 12 side.

  Next, work procedures and processing operations when inspecting a pachinko machine will be described.

  First, as an inspection preparation stage, an operator removes the mass production ROM 3 from the main control board 1 and connects the inspection ROM 4 instead.

  Next, the operator turns on a power switch (not shown) on the power supply line to supply power to the main control board 1 and the liquid crystal unit 10.

  When the power switch is turned on, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the effect control board 12 is reset, and the CPU of the effect control board 12 starts executing the inspection start instruction program stored in the ROM.

  First, the CPU sets the command reception from the main control board 1 to “impossible” (S1). Next, an operation of expanding, that is, writing the contents of the ROM in the effect control board 12 into the RAM is performed (S2). Next, “preparing command reception”, which is an example of an inspection standby display indicating that the inspection cannot be started yet, is displayed on the liquid crystal module 13 (S3).

  Next, waiting for the transition to the inspection command receivable state, that is, waiting for the elapse of the T1 time, the state is set so that only the inspection command transmitted from the main control board 1 can be received (S4, S5). . Thereby, after the time T1 elapses, the effect control board 12 can accept the inspection command transmitted from the main control board 1. Next, “inspection command reception OK” which is an example of an inspection permission display indicating that the inspection command can be received is displayed on the liquid crystal module 13 (S6). The operator sees the display content of “inspection command reception OK” and knows that the inspection start operation can be performed in the future. In addition, the required time (remaining time) required to complete the ROM contents in the RAM is displayed on the liquid crystal module 13 (S7).

  Next, it is repeatedly determined whether or not an inspection command has been received (S8) and whether or not the development of ROM contents has been completed (S9). When the operator turns on the inspection switch 2, the CPU of the main control board 1 reads the inspection program from the inspection ROM 4 and transmits the inspection command of this inspection program to the effect control board 12. The presentation control board 12 that has received the inspection command outputs a corresponding command to the liquid crystal module 13 based on the inspection command (S10). Thereby, the liquid crystal module 13 performs a display for inspecting the performance of the screen itself such as the color and brightness of the display screen based on the inspection command, and a display for inspecting a variation pattern of the display screen, a demo image, and the like. Is called.

  After that, when the development of ROM contents is completed, in other words, when T2 time elapses, the game state is changed to the normal gaming state, and all commands transmitted from the main control board 1 are set to “all commands can be received”. (S11), it becomes possible to receive the production control command. Further, “all command reception OK” is displayed on the liquid crystal module 13 (S12).

  As described above, the pachinko machine (game machine) according to the present embodiment controls the operation of the main control board 1 that performs main control of the pachinko machine and the liquid crystal module 13 (parts to be controlled) of the pachinko machine. In a pachinko machine that includes a board 12 (sub-control board) and the effect control board 12 rises later than the main control board 1 when the power is turned on, the effect control board 12 is provided with an inspection start instruction program. When the machine is inspected, a process for informing the state through the liquid crystal module 13 from when the power is turned on until the effect control board 12 can accept the inspection command from the main control board 1 is performed.

  According to the present embodiment, when the power is turned on at the time of inspection of the pachinko machine, the inspection start instruction program provided on the effect control board 12 is executed, and the operator can inspect the effect control board 12 from the main control board 1. It can be known via the liquid crystal module 13 that the command can be received. Therefore, the worker who has received this notification can immediately shorten the waiting time until the conventional inspection start work is performed by immediately performing the inspection start work, and expect the inspection start work to be accurate. Can do.

  Note that the inspection standby display displayed on the liquid crystal module 13 indicates the required time (remaining time) required until the inspection command can be received, as indicated by “until the inspection command can be received” and “10” in FIG. It may be displayed. Further, the sub control board is not limited to the effect control board, but may be another sub control board such as a lamp control board. In the case of the lamp control board, the control target component is a lamp. For example, the lamp blinks until the inspection command can be received, and the lamp is turned on when the inspection command can be received.

It is a principal part block diagram of the wiring system | strain diagram of the pachinko machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart showing the processing content of the inspection start instruction program provided on the production control board. It is a timing chart at the time of execution of the inspection start instruction program. It is a display mode figure of a liquid crystal module.

Explanation of symbols

1 Main control board 2 Inspection switch 3 Mass production ROM
4 Inspection ROM
12 Production control board (sub control board)
13 LCD module

Claims (3)

In a gaming machine that includes a main control board that performs main control of the gaming machine and a sub control board that controls the operation of the control target component of the gaming machine, and the sub control board rises later than the main control board when the power is turned on,
An inspection start instruction program is provided on the sub-control board, and the inspection start instruction program is in a state from when the power is turned on when the gaming machine is inspected until the sub-control board can accept an inspection command from the main control board. A gaming machine that performs a process of informing through the control target component.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the sub control board is an effect control board, and the control target component is a liquid crystal module. The inspection start instruction program of the production control board performs an inspection standby display indicating that the inspection cannot be started yet and an inspection permission display indicating that the inspection can be started on the display screen of the liquid crystal module. The gaming machine described in 1.

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