JP2010253188A5

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Publication number: JP2010253188A5
Application number: JP2009109686A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2009-04-28
Publication date: 2012-08-30
Anticipated expiration: 2029-04-28

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主制御部と周辺制御部との間、特に主制御部から周辺制御部への信号の伝達方式を改良することにより、信号線系統の煩雑化を解消し、電気的構成の簡略化を図ることができる遊技機が知られている。この遊技機では、主制御部から周辺制御部への指令信号の伝送を、作動指令対象となる周辺制御部を特定可能な状態にて行う。これにより、複数の周辺制御部への信号伝送経路を共通化することが可能となる。その結果、指令信号の伝達経路を個々の周辺制御部毎に形成する態様と比較して信号線の数を大幅に減らすことができ、また、主制御部側の指令信号の出力ポートを統合できるので信号線系統の煩雑化を解消し、電気的構成の簡略化を図ることができる（例えば、特許文献１参照）。 By improving the signal transmission method between the main control unit and the peripheral control unit, in particular, from the main control unit to the peripheral control unit, the complication of the signal line system is eliminated and the electrical configuration is simplified. There are known gaming machines capable of playing a game. In this gaming machine, transmission of a command signal from the main control unit to the peripheral control unit is performed in a state where the peripheral control unit to be an operation command target can be specified. This makes it possible to share signal transmission paths to a plurality of peripheral control units. As a result, the number of signal lines can be significantly reduced as compared with an aspect in which the transmission path of the command signal is formed for each peripheral control unit, and the output port of the command signal on the main control unit side can be integrated. Therefore, the complexity of the signal line system can be eliminated, and the electrical configuration can be simplified (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

特開２００１−０３８０２１号公報JP, 2001-038021, A

しかしながら、特許文献１に開示された遊技機では、これ以上に基板間の配線を少なくすることはできなかった。 However, in the gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document 1, the wiring between the substrates can not be further reduced .

本発明は、グループ統括制御手段とグループ単位制御手段とを接続する接続線の数を削減できる遊技機を提供することを目的とする。 An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of reducing the number of connection lines connecting the group general control means and the group unit control means.

本発明は、遊技に係わる演出を行う複数の演出装置を備える遊技機において、前記複数の演出装置を複数グループに分割し、該分割されたグループに属する演出装置を制御するためのグループ単位制御手段を各グループ毎に設けるとともに、複数の前記グループ単位制御手段を統括的に制御するグループ統括制御手段を設け、該各グループ単位制御手段と該グループ統括制御手段とを、複数の接続線を一体化して構成したハーネスによりコネクタを介して接続し、該ハーネスは、前記グループ統括制御手段から前記グループ単位制御手段へタイミング信号を伝達するタイミング信号線と、前記グループ統括制御手段から前記グループ単位制御手段へ演出制御データを伝達するデータ線と、前記グループ単位制御手段に電源電圧を供給するための電源線と、を含んでおり、前記グループ統括制御手段と前記グループ単位制御手段との間で、前記ハーネスに含まれる接続線の中継を行うための中継基板が備えられ、前記データ線にはプルアップ抵抗を介して前記電源線からの電圧が印加され、前記グループ統括制御手段は、前記タイミング信号線の信号レベルを変化させるトランジスタと、前記データ線の信号レベルを変化させるトランジスタと、前記グループ単位制御手段へのデータ送信を開始する際に、前記各トランジスタを制御して前記タイミング信号線の信号レベルをハイレベルに維持させた状態で前記データ線の信号レベルをハイレベルからロウレベルに変化させることで送信開始を指令する送信開始指令手段と、前記送信開始の指令後に、前記各トランジスタを制御して前記データ線の信号レベルを送信データに対応する信号レベルに設定しながら、前記タイミング信号線の信号レベルを繰り返し変化させることによって、前記グループ単位制御手段にデータを順次送信するとともに、該データ線の信号レベルの変更を、前記タイミング信号線の信号レベルがロウレベルとなっている状態で行う送信手段と、前記グループ単位制御手段へのデータ送信を終了する際に、前記各トランジスタを制御して前記タイミング信号線の信号レベルをハイレベルに維持させた状態で前記データ線の信号レベルをロウレベルからハイレベルに変化させることで送信終了を指令する送信終了指令手段と、を備え、前記グループ単位制御手段は、前記ハーネスを構成するデータ線から、当該グループ単位制御手段宛の演出制御データを取り込む取込手段と、前記ハーネスを構成する電源線からの電源供給が開始された場合に、当該グループ単位制御手段自身の初期化を行う初期化手段と、を備えるとともに、該演出制御データに基づいて対応するグループに属する演出装置を制御し、前記プルアップ抵抗が、前記中継基板に配置されている。 The present invention relates to a gaming machine including a plurality of effect devices for performing effects relating to a game, wherein the plurality of effect devices are divided into a plurality of groups, and group unit control means for controlling the effect devices belonging to the divided groups. the Rutotomoni provided for each group, provided the group supervisory controlling means for overall control of the group-unit control unit for multiple, and a respective group unit control means and the group supervisory controlling means, a plurality of connection lines connected via a connector by integrating to configure the harness, the harness includes a timing signal line for transmitting a timing signal from said group integrated control unit to the group-unit control unit, said group unit control from the group supervisory controlling means a data line for transmitting the performance control data to means for supplying a power supply voltage to the group-unit control unit A relay substrate for relaying connection lines included in the harness between the group general control means and the group unit control means, and a power supply line; A voltage from the power supply line is applied via an up resistor, and the group general control means includes a transistor for changing the signal level of the timing signal line, a transistor for changing the signal level of the data line, and the group unit. Changing the signal level of the data line from high level to low level while controlling the respective transistors to maintain the signal level of the timing signal line at high level when starting data transmission to the control means; in a transmission start instruction means for instructing the transmission start, after the command of the transmission start, before controlling the respective transistors While setting the signal level of the data line to a signal level corresponding to the transmission data, said by repeatedly changing the signal level of the timing signal line, thereby sequentially transmitting the data to the group-unit control unit, signals of the data lines Transmission means for changing the level when the signal level of the timing signal line is low level, and controlling the respective transistors to end the data transmission to the group unit control means Transmission end instructing means for instructing transmission end by changing the signal level of the data line from low level to high level while maintaining the signal level of the line at high level, and the group unit control means From the data lines that make up the harness, effect control data for the group unit control means A loading unit for loading, and an initialization unit for initializing the group unit control unit itself when power supply from the power supply line constituting the harness is started, and based on the effect control data Control devices belonging to the corresponding group, and the pull-up resistor is disposed on the relay board .

本発明によると、タイミング信号線及びデータ線だけを用いて、データの送信開始と送信終了をグループ単位制御手段に通知できるので、基板間の配線をさらに少なくすることができる。According to the present invention, since the transmission start and transmission end of data can be notified to the group unit control means using only the timing signal line and the data line, the wiring between the substrates can be further reduced.

Claims

In a gaming machine provided with a plurality of effect devices for performing effects relating to a game,
Wherein the plurality of rendering devices is divided into a plurality of groups, it provided a group-unit control unit for controlling the effect device belonging to the divided groups for each group Rutotomoni,
It provided a group supervisory controlling means for overall control of the group-unit control unit for multiple,
Connecting each group unit control means and the group general control means via a connector by means of a harness formed by integrating a plurality of connection lines;
The harness is
A timing signal line for transmitting a timing signal from the group general control means to the group unit control means ;
A data line for transferring effect control data from the group general control means to the group unit control means ;
A power supply line for supplying a power supply voltage to the group unit control means;
Contains and
A relay board for relaying connection lines included in the harness between the group general control means and the group unit control means is provided.
A voltage from the power supply line is applied to the data line via a pull-up resistor,
The group general control means
A transistor that changes the signal level of the timing signal line;
A transistor that changes the signal level of the data line;
When the data transmission to the group unit control means is started, the signal level of the data line is changed from the high level to the low level while controlling the respective transistors to maintain the signal level of the timing signal line at the high level. Transmission start command means for commanding the start of transmission by changing it;
After the transmission start instruction , the group unit is controlled by repeatedly changing the signal level of the timing signal line while controlling the respective transistors to set the signal level of the data line to the signal level corresponding to transmission data. And transmitting means for sequentially transmitting data to the control means and changing the signal level of the data line while the signal level of the timing signal line is low level ;
When the data transmission to the group unit control means is completed, the signal level of the data line is changed from the low level to the high level while controlling the respective transistors to maintain the signal level of the timing signal line at the high level. Transmission end instructing means for instructing transmission end by changing the state;
Equipped with
The group unit control means
Capturing means for capturing effect control data addressed to the group unit control means from data lines constituting the harness;
And initialization means for initializing the group unit control means itself when power supply from the power supply line constituting the harness is started.
Controlling the rendering devices belonging to the corresponding group based on the rendering control data,
A game machine characterized in that the pull-up resistor is disposed on the relay board .