JP2014230972A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of performing high-level image performance.SOLUTION: A performance control part 22 includes: a circuit chip which incorporates a control processor for specifying appropriate performance operation on the basis of a control command and controlling operation progress, and is operated by receiving N low-voltage power sources of a nominal value lower than 5 V; and an order control circuit 83 which is operated by receiving a power reset signal, controls the supply order of the N low-voltage power sources to the circuit chip when supplying power, and controls the cutoff order of the N low-voltage power sources to the circuit chip when cutting off the power.

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that generates a big hit state by a lottery process caused by a gaming operation, and more particularly to a gaming machine capable of high-level image effects.

  A ball game machine such as a pachinko machine has a symbol start opening provided on the game board, a symbol display section for displaying a series of symbol variation patterns by a plurality of display symbols, and a big winning opening for opening and closing the opening and closing plate. Configured. When the detection switch provided at the symbol start port detects the passing of the game ball, the winning state is entered, and after the game ball is paid out as a prize ball, the display time is changed in the symbol display section. Thereafter, when the symbol is stopped in a predetermined manner such as 7-7-7, a big hit state is established, and the big winning opening is repeatedly opened to generate a gaming state advantageous to the player.

  Whether or not to generate such a game state is determined by a jackpot lottery executed on the condition that a game ball has won at the symbol start opening, and the above symbol variation operation is based on this lottery result. It has become a thing.

  For example, when the lottery result is in a winning state, an effect operation called reach action or the like is executed for about 20 seconds, and then the special symbols are aligned. On the other hand, a similar reach action may be executed even in the case of a lost state. In this case, the player pays close attention to the big hit state and pays close attention to the transition of the performance operation. In addition, before the final result is finalized, a notice effect is also performed in which various characters appear in a unique manner, so that a big hit state is informed.

  As described above, in a gaming machine, an image effect by a display device is very important, and a powerful effect is desired by a high-quality display device (Patent Documents 1 to 4). Then, in response to the image effect, the effect is further enhanced by executing the sound effect and the lamp effect.

JP 2010-2221045 A JP 2010-188174 A JP 2010-172742 A JP 2010-162418 A

  In such a case, it is important to accurately synchronize the image effect, the sound effect, and the lamp effect, and for that purpose, it should be in charge of as many kinds of effect operations as possible on a single circuit board. . In addition to the normal computer operation, it is preferable to use a composite chip capable of performing composite dedicated operations such as output of image data, audio data, and lamp data.

  However, when a composite chip is used to handle all or part of dedicated effects such as image effects, sound effects, and lamp effects in addition to normal computer operations, the circuit configuration inside the chip is complicated. Therefore, it is necessary to provide a circuit configuration of an attached circuit that can ensure an appropriate operation corresponding to the internal circuit that realizes the composite operation at the start or end of the operation.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of stably realizing a high-level production operation.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention executes a lottery process caused by a predetermined switch signal, and controls a game operation centrally based on the lottery result, and a main control unit When the lottery process in the main control unit is won, the game state that is advantageous to the player is obtained through appropriate production operations under the control of the production control unit. Is a game machine that can be transferred to the system, has a built-in control processor that controls the progress of the operation by specifying an appropriate performance operation based on a control command, and operates by receiving a plurality of N low-voltage power supplies having a nominal value of less than 5V Operates in response to a circuit chip and a power reset signal, controls the supply sequence of a plurality of N low-voltage power supplies to the circuit chip when the power is turned on, and supplies power to the circuit chips of the plurality of N low-voltage power supplies when the power is shut off. Shut off A sequence control circuit for controlling the mechanism, a is provided in the attraction control portion.

  In the present invention, since the order control circuit is provided in the effect control unit, it is possible to realize the optimum start-up process and shut-off process corresponding to the specifications of the circuit chip.

  Preferably, the time control circuit controls the supply sequence and the cutoff sequence of the DC voltage to the circuit chip by controlling the operation of the conversion circuit that receives the DC voltage and outputs the DC voltage level-converted. In addition, the sequence control circuit supplies a predetermined low voltage power source before the other low voltage power sources to start the control processor first when the power is turned on, while the predetermined low voltage power source is later than the other low voltage power sources when the power is shut off. The sequence is controlled so that the power is maintained.

  The circuit chip is preferably configured to reset all internal circuits to an initial state when a reset signal is received at a reset terminal, and after all the low-voltage power supplies are supplied to the circuit chip, A delay circuit that delays the power reset signal so that the power reset signal is supplied is provided in the effect control unit. In the circuit chip, a first power supply line that realizes input / output operations with an external ROM, a second power supply line that operates the built-in RAM, and a third power supply line that operates the control processor are separated. Is provided. The circuit chip typically includes an image processor that generates image data to be displayed on a display device.

  The power reset signal is preferably generated by another circuit board and supplied to the circuit board of the production control unit at a standard level corresponding to a power supply voltage having a nominal value of 5V. The control command is preferably generated by a circuit board of the main control unit and output at a standard level corresponding to a power supply voltage having a nominal value of 5V. Note that the gaming machine of the present invention is typically a bullet ball game machine or a revolving game machine.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to realize a gaming machine that can execute a high-quality image effect without any problem.

It is a perspective view of the pachinko machine shown in an example. It is the front view which illustrated the game board of the pachinko machine of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the whole structure of the pachinko machine of FIG. It is a circuit diagram which shows the circuit structure of a power supply board. It is a time chart explaining a system reset signal. It is a block diagram showing an internal circuit of the production interface board. It is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of an effect control unit. It is a block diagram which shows the internal circuit of a composite chip. It is a block diagram showing a connection part with the production interface board in the production control unit. It is a block diagram which shows the connection relationship with ROM in an effect control part. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of ROM for control. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of data ROM. It is a time chart which shows the read-out operation | movement of data ROM.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on examples. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a pachinko machine GM of the present embodiment. This pachinko machine GM includes a rectangular frame-shaped wooden outer frame 1 that is detachably mounted on an island structure, and a front frame 3 that is pivotably mounted via a hinge 2 fixed to the outer frame 1. It is configured. A game board 5 is detachably attached to the front frame 3 from the front side, not from the back side, and a glass door 6 and a front plate 7 are pivotally attached to the front side so as to be openable and closable.

  On the outer periphery of the glass door 6, an electric lamp such as an LED lamp is arranged in a substantially C shape. On the other hand, a speaker is disposed below the glass door 6.

  The front plate 7 is provided with an upper plate 8 for storing game balls for launching, and a lower plate 9 for storing game balls overflowing or extracted from the upper plate 8 and a launch handle at the lower part of the front frame 3. 10 are provided. The launch handle 10 is interlocked with the launch motor, and a game ball is launched by a striking rod that operates according to the rotation angle of the launch handle 10.

  A chance button 11 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the upper plate 8. The chance button 11 is provided at a position where it can be operated with the left hand of the player, and the player can operate the chance button 11 without releasing the right hand from the firing handle 10. The chance button 11 does not function normally, but when the game state becomes the button chance state, the built-in lamp is turned on and can be operated. The button chance state is a game state provided as necessary.

  On the right side of the upper plate 8, an operation panel 12 for ball lending operation with respect to the card-type ball lending machine is provided, a frequency display unit for displaying the remaining amount of the card with a three-digit number, and a ball of game balls for a predetermined amount A ball lending switch for instructing lending and a return switch for instructing to return the card at the end of the game are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a guide rail 13 made of a metal outer rail and an inner rail is provided in an annular shape on the surface of the game board 5, and a central opening HO extending toward the back side is provided in the approximate center. It has been. A display device DISP composed of a liquid crystal color display is arranged at the bottom of the central opening HO. In the display device DISP, a 3D image is displayed at the time of a notice effect.

  A symbol starting port 15, a big winning port 16, a normal winning port 17, and a gate 18 are arranged at appropriate positions in the game area 5a. Each of these winning openings 15 to 18 has a detection switch inside, and can detect the passage of a game ball.

  The display device DISP is a device that variably displays a specific symbol related to the big hit state and displays a background image and various characters in an animated manner. This display device DISP has a special symbol display part Da to Dc in the center and a normal symbol display part 19 in the upper right part. And, in the special symbol display parts Da to Dc, a reach effect is executed that expects a big hit state to be invited, or in the special symbol display parts Da to Dc and the surroundings, a notice effect that informs the result of the success / failure is executed. Is done.

  The normal symbol display unit 19 displays a normal symbol. When a game ball that has passed through the gate 18 is detected, the normal symbol fluctuates for a predetermined time, and the lottery extracted at the time when the game ball passes through the gate 18 is extracted. The stop symbol determined by the random number for use is displayed and stopped.

  The symbol start opening 15 is configured to be opened and closed by an electric tulip having a pair of left and right opening and closing claws, and when the stop symbol after the fluctuation of the normal symbol display unit 19 hits and the symbol is displayed, the opening and closing claws are displayed. It is opened only for a predetermined time or until a predetermined number of game balls are detected.

  When a game ball wins the symbol start port 15, the display symbols of the special symbol display portions Da to Dc change for a predetermined time and are determined based on the lottery result corresponding to the winning timing of the game ball to the symbol start port 15. Stop at the stop symbol. In addition, in special symbol display parts Da-Dc and its circumference, a notice effect may be performed between a series of symbol effects.

  The big winning opening 16 is controlled to open and close by, for example, an opening / closing plate 16a that can be opened forward, but when the stop symbol after the symbol change of the special symbol display portions Da to Dc is a big hit symbol such as “777”, the “big hit game” Is started, and the opening / closing plate 16a is opened.

  After the opening / closing plate 16a of the big prize opening 16 is opened, the opening / closing plate 16a is closed when a predetermined time elapses or when a predetermined number (for example, 10) of game balls wins. In such an operation, the special game is continued up to 15 times, for example, and is controlled in a state advantageous to the player. In addition, when the stop symbol after the change of the special symbol display parts Da to Dc is a specific symbol among the special symbols, there is a privilege that the game after the end of the special game becomes a high probability state (probability variation state). Is granted.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an overall circuit configuration of the pachinko machine GM that realizes the above-described operations. A dashed line in the figure mainly indicates a DC voltage line.

  As shown in the figure, this pachinko machine GM receives AC24V and outputs various DC voltages, power supply abnormality signals ABN1, ABN2, a system reset signal (power reset signal) SYS, and the like, and a game control operation. A main control board 21 that is centrally responsible, an effect control board 22 that executes a lamp effect, a sound effect, and an image effect based on a control command CMD received from the main control board 21, and a control command received from the main control board 21 Based on CMD ′, the payout motor M is controlled to pay out a game ball, and a discharge control board 25 that emits a game ball in response to a player's operation is mainly configured.

  As illustrated, the control command CMD output from the main control board 21 is transmitted to the effect control board 22 via the command relay board 26 and the effect interface board 24. The control command CMD ′ output from the main control board 21 is transmitted to the payout control board 23 via the main board relay board 28. In this embodiment, the effect interface board 24 and the effect control board 22 are integrated by connecting the connectors to each other to constitute an effect control unit as a whole.

  The main control board 21, the production control board 22, and the payout control board 23 are a one-chip microcomputer having a Z80 CPU or a 16-bit CPU as a core, or an SOC (system-on-a-chip) equipped with a 32-bit CPU. Each computer circuit is provided. Therefore, the circuits mounted on these control boards 21 to 23 and the operations realized by the circuits are collectively referred to as a function. In this specification, the main control unit 21, the effect control unit 22, and the payout control unit 23. All or part of the effect control unit 22 and the payout control unit 23 are sub-control units.

  By the way, the pachinko machine GM is roughly divided into a frame side member GM1 surrounded by a broken line in FIG. 3 and a board side member GM2 fixed to the back of the game board 5. The frame side member GM1 includes a front frame 3 on which a glass door 6 and a front plate 7 are pivotally attached, and a wooden outer frame 1 on the outside thereof. Is fixedly installed. On the other hand, the board side member GM2 is replaced in response to the model change, and a new board side member GM2 is attached to the frame side member GM1 instead of the original board side member. All except the frame side member 1 is the panel side member GM2.

  As shown in the broken line frame in FIG. 3, the frame side member GM1 includes a power supply board 20, a payout control board 23, a launch control board 25, and a frame relay board 32, and these circuit boards are Each is fixed in place on the front frame 3. On the other hand, on the back of the game board 5, a main control board 21 and an effect control board 22 are fixed together with a display device DISP and other circuit boards. And the frame side member GM1 and the board | substrate side member GM2 are electrically connected by the connection connectors C1-C4 concentratedly arranged in one place.

  The power supply board 20 is connected to the main board relay board 28 through the connection connector C2, and is connected to the power supply relay board 30 through the connection connector C3. The main board relay board 28 outputs the voltage abnormality signal ABN1 and the backup power supplies BAK, DC12V, and DC32V received from the power supply board 20 to the main control unit 21 as they are. The payout control board 23 directly receives the power supply abnormality signal ABN2 and the backup power supply BAK that are the same as those received by the main control unit 21 together with other power supply voltages.

  The power supply relay board 30 outputs the system reset signal SYS received from the power supply board 20 and the AC and DC power supply voltages to the effect interface board 24. The production interface board 24 outputs the received system reset signal SYS to the production control unit 22 as it is.

  The power supply board 20 is provided with a power supply monitoring unit MNT that monitors whether AC power is turned on or off. When power supply monitoring unit MNT detects that AC power is turned on, it maintains system reset signal SYS at L level for a predetermined time, and then transitions it to H level. Further, when power supply monitoring unit MNT detects the interruption of the AC power supply, power supply abnormality signals ABN1 and ABN2 are immediately shifted to the L level. The power supply abnormality signals ABN1 and ABN2 quickly become H level after the power is turned on.

  FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram showing a power supply circuit of the power supply board 20. This power supply circuit includes a second power supply unit SD that generates a DC voltage supplied to the production interface board 24, and a first power supply unit FR that generates a DC voltage supplied to the main control unit 21 and the payout control unit 23. A power monitoring unit MNT that monitors power-on and power-off, and a power-cut-off unit CUT that cuts off the ground line when an excessive AC voltage is received. The illustration of the other DC voltage (DC32V) supplied to the payout controller 23 and the other DC voltage (DC32V, DC15V) supplied to the effect interface board 24 is omitted.

<Second power supply unit SD>
The second power supply unit SD includes a full-wave rectifier circuit including diodes D1 to D4, a smoothing capacitor C1, a DC-DC converter that generates a DC voltage VB (12V), and a DC-DC that generates a DC voltage Vcc (5V). The converter includes smoothing capacitors C2 and C3. Each of the two DC-DC converters is a chopper type, and operates in common with the smoothing capacitor C1. The direct-current voltage generated by the second power supply unit SD is transmitted to the effect interface board 24 and then stepped down as appropriate to be used by the effect interface board 24 and the effect control board 22.

<First power supply FR>
The first power supply unit FR generates a full-wave rectifier circuit using diodes D1, D2, D5, and D6, a smoothing capacitor C4, a DC-DC converter that generates a DC voltage VB (12V), and a DC voltage Vcc (5V). The power storage unit BK is configured by a DC-DC converter, smoothing capacitors C5 and C6, a diode D7, and a capacitor Cb. These two DC-DC converters are also of a chopper type and operate in common with the smoothing capacitor C4. The DC voltage generated by the power storage unit BK serves as a backup power supply BAK that holds data in the built-in RAM of the one-chip microcomputer of the main control unit 21 and the payout control unit 23.

  The DC voltage VB and the DC voltage Vcc generated by the first power supply unit FR are supplied only to the main control unit 21 and the payout control unit 23, and the DC voltage transmitted to the effect interface board 24 is on the wiring. It is distinguished. Therefore, the main control unit 21 and the payout control unit 23 are not connected to the other sub-control units 22 and 23 via the power line, and transmission of high-frequency noise and the like is prevented.

  The total current in the main control unit 21 and the payout control unit 23 does not exceed 600 mA on the power supply voltage VB line and does not exceed 300 mA on the power supply voltage Vcc line. The voltage drop of the VB and Vcc power supply lines is not a problem at all.

<Power cutoff unit CUT>
The power cut-off unit CUT corresponds to the rectifying unit 51 that generates a DC voltage of a predetermined level from the AC voltage AC24V, the AC monitoring unit 52 that is turned on when the AC power supply lines LN1 and LN2 are overvoltage, and the AC monitoring unit 52 that is turned on. And a switch circuit 53 that performs an OFF operation.

  The rectifier 51 includes a diode D12 that receives an AC voltage from the AC power supply line LN2, a current limiting resistor R1, and a parallel circuit of a capacitor C8 and a Zener diode ZD2, which are connected in series. During normal operation, the voltage across the capacitor C8 is constant at the breakdown voltage of the Zener diode ZD2.

  The switch circuit 53 includes a MOS transistor Q2 having a large current capacity and a bias resistor R5 connected in parallel to the capacitor C8. Here, the transistor Q2 is in an ON state as long as the voltage across the capacitor C8 is at a predetermined level, and connects the ground line of all the circuits of the gaming machine and the frame ground FG.

  The AC monitoring unit 52 includes two diodes D8 and D9 connected to the AC power supply lines LN1 and LN2, a Zener diode ZD1 connected to the connection point of the diodes D8 and D9, a bias resistor R2 and R3, and a capacitor C7 in parallel. The circuit includes a transistor Q1 that is turned on when the voltage across the bias resistor R3 increases, and a current limiting resistor R4 of the transistor Q1.

  Zener diode ZD1 is normally in an OFF state, but when an excessive AC voltage (for example, AC 100V) is applied to AC power supply lines LN1 and LN2, it enters a breakdown state. In this breakdown state, the voltage at both ends of the bias resistor R3 increases and the transistor Q1 is turned on, so that the voltage at both ends of the capacitor C8 decreases.

  Then, the transistor Q2 that has been in the ON state until then is turned OFF, whereby the circuit ground and the frame ground FG are disconnected, and all the power supply voltages of all the gaming machines are cut off. The operation content of the power cut-off unit CUT is as described above. When the voltage across the AC power supply lines LN1 and LN2 exceeds the limit value, the power cut-off unit CUT functions to cut off all the power supply voltages of all the gaming machines at once.

<Power supply monitoring unit MNT>
Next, the power supply monitoring unit MNT will be described. The power supply monitoring unit MNT includes a power supply monitoring unit 54 that monitors the voltage levels of the AC power supply lines LN1 and LN2, a comparison voltage unit 55 that receives the power supply voltage Vcc and outputs a comparison reference voltage Vo, and a power supply monitoring unit 54. An abnormality detection unit 56 that detects a power supply abnormality by comparing output voltages of the unit 55, and a power supply reset unit 57 that generates a system reset signal SYS at a standard level. In this specification, a circuit element (or circuit) having a nominal power supply voltage of 5V is referred to as a standard level, and a circuit element (or circuit) having a power supply voltage less than 5V (nominal value) is referred to as a standard level. It is distinguished from the low pressure level that is normally recognized.

[Power supply monitoring unit 54]
The power supply monitoring unit 54 includes two diodes D10 and D11 connected to the AC power supply lines LN1 and LN2, a series circuit of a resistor R6 and a Zener diode ZD3 connected to a connection point of the diodes D10 and D11, and a Zener diode ZD3. A series circuit of a diode D13 and a smoothing capacitor C9 connected in parallel, a series circuit of resistors R7 and R8 connected in parallel to the smoothing capacitor C9, and a comparator A3 that short-circuits the resistor R8 are configured.

  In this embodiment, the breakdown voltage of the Zener diode ZD3 is about 5.1V, and the Zener diode ZD3 receives the AC voltage AC24V through the current limiting resistor R6. For this reason, when the AC input power supply is in a power supply state, the voltage across the smoothing capacitor C9 is a constant value of about 4.5V. Since the resistance values of the two resistors R7 and R8 are set to R8 >> R7, the both-ends voltage Vs of the resistor R8 is about 4.5V corresponding to the normal level AC voltage AC24V. However, if the output of the comparator A3 is at L level, the voltage Vs across the resistor R8 is substantially 0V correspondingly. The resistor R7 functions as a current limiting resistor for the comparator A3 when the L level is output.

  The comparator A3 is composed of a QUAD comparator (NJM2901) together with other comparators A1 to A4. This QUAD comparator includes four comparators A1 to A4, but each of the comparators A1 to A4 is an open collector type (see FIG. 5F).

  The output voltage Vo of the comparison voltage unit 55 is supplied to the minus terminal of the comparator A3, and the comparison voltage V1 of about 2.8V is supplied to the plus terminal in the steady state. The comparison voltage V1 is generated by dividing the two types of power supply voltages Vcc and VB generated by the first power supply unit FR with resistors.

  As will be described later, when the power is turned on, the output voltage Vo of the comparison voltage unit 55 becomes a level corresponding to the power supply voltage Vcc whose level is rising (Vo = Vcc−Vf−Δ). Vf and Δ are voltage drops in the diodes D14 and D15 and the resistor R9.

  On the other hand, since the comparison voltage V1 is generated by dividing the power supply voltages Vcc and VB, immediately after the power is turned on, it is lower than the output voltage Vo of the comparison voltage unit 55. Therefore, in a transient state immediately after the power is turned on, the output of the comparator A3 becomes L level to short-circuit the resistor R8. As a result, the output voltage Vs of the power supply monitoring unit 54 becomes almost 0V.

  On the other hand, in a steady state in which the power supply voltages Vcc and VB have reached a predetermined level, the comparison voltage V1 is about 2.8V, while the output voltage Vo of the comparison voltage unit 55 is kept constant at about 2.5V. That is, the comparator A3 has a magnitude relationship of [input voltage to plus input]> [input voltage to minus terminal], but the output part of the comparator A3 is an open collector (see FIG. 5 (f)). As shown in FIG. 4, since the output terminal is not pulled up, the output section of the comparator A3 is opened and does not affect other circuits.

  The operation of the power supply monitoring unit 54 described above is organized as follows.

  (1) Immediately after the power is turned on when the AC voltage AC24V is turned on, the resistor R8 is short-circuited by the output part of the comparator A3, so that the voltage Vs across the resistor R8 becomes approximately 0V.

  (2) Thereafter, when the power supply voltage Vcc increases to near the normal level, the output part of the comparator A3 is opened, so that the voltage Vs across the resistor R8 is approximately 4.5 V corresponding to the voltage across the Zener diode ZD3. It becomes.

  (3) When the AC voltage AC24V is cut off, the voltage Vs across the resistor R8 quickly drops to 0V. However, even if the AC voltage AC24V is cut off, the power supply voltages Vcc and VB maintain a predetermined level for a while, so that the output unit of the comparator A3 maintains the open state as it is.

[Comparison voltage unit 55]
The comparison voltage unit 55 includes diodes D14 and D15 that receive two power supply voltages Vcc and Vcc generated separately by the first power supply unit FR and the second power supply unit SD at respective anode terminals, and cathodes of the diodes D14 and D15. A current limiting resistor R9 connected to the terminal and the voltage generator GN are connected in series. In this embodiment, a shunt regulator (HA17431: RENESAS) is used as the voltage generator GN.

  This shunt regulator has an anode terminal A, a cathode terminal K, and a comparison terminal REF. In the state shown in the figure, in which the anode terminal A and the cathode terminal K are connected, the shunt regulator functions in the same manner as a Zener diode. A constant reference voltage Vo (2.5 V) is output between the anode and cathode terminals (see FIG. 5E). On the other hand, during the non-breakdown operation, the internal circuit is turned OFF, and the anode and cathode terminals are opened.

  Therefore, when the power is turned on, until the power supply voltage Vcc reaches a predetermined level, the output voltage Vo of the comparison voltage unit 55 (voltage generation unit GN) corresponds to the power supply voltage Vcc whose level is rising, Vo = Vcc−Vf. −Δ. On the other hand, when the power supply voltage Vcc reaches a predetermined level, the output voltage Vo of the comparison voltage unit 55 becomes a constant comparison reference voltage (2.5 V).

[Abnormality detection unit 56]
The abnormality detection unit 56 includes a comparator A1 that generates a power supply abnormality signal ABN1 to the main control unit 21, a comparator A2 that generates a power supply abnormality signal ABN2 to the payout control unit 23, and a pull-up resistor R10 for each of the comparators A1 and A2. , R11 and a capacitor Cs connected between the input terminals of the comparators A1, A2. The output voltage Vo of the comparison voltage unit 55 is supplied to the minus terminals of the comparators A1 and A2, and the voltage Vs across the resistor R8 is supplied to the plus terminal. The comparators A1 and A2 are built in the QUAD comparator (NJM2901) described above.

  Although not shown, power supply abnormality signals ABN1 and ABN2 output from the comparators A1 and A2 are supplied to input ports of the main control unit 21 and the payout control unit 23. An appropriate capacitor is connected between the input terminal of each input port and the ground, and each input port receives a power supply abnormality signal via an appropriate resistor to ensure noise resistance. . In addition, the effects of spike noise are eliminated by appropriate software processing.

  Since the power supply monitoring unit 54 operates as described above in (1) to (3), the abnormality detection unit 56 operates as follows in response to this.

  (1) Immediately after the power is turned on when the AC voltage AC24V is turned on, the voltage Vs across the resistor R8 is almost 0V, while the output voltage Vo of the comparison voltage unit 55 corresponds to the power supply voltage Vcc whose level is rising. Vcc−Vf−Δ. Therefore, the power supply abnormality signals ABN1 and ABN2 output from the comparators A1 and A2 stably maintain the L level without changing the level. Timings T0 to T1 in FIG. 5C show a stable L level state when the power is turned on.

  (2) Thereafter, after the power supply voltage Vcc whose level is rising exceeds a predetermined level, the output voltage Vo of the comparison voltage unit 55 is maintained at 2.5V. Further, when the power supply voltage Vcc increases to near the normal level, the output part of the comparator A3 is opened, so that the voltage Vs across the resistor R8 becomes approximately 4.5V corresponding to the voltage across the Zener diode ZD3.

  Therefore, the power supply abnormality signals ABN1 and ABN2 output from the comparators A1 and A2 transition to the H level, and thereafter the H level indicating the normal state is constantly maintained. After timing T1 in FIG. 5C, the power supply abnormality signals ABN1 and ABN2 at normal levels are shown.

  (3) Thereafter, when the AC voltage AC24V is cut off for some reason, the voltage Vs across the resistor R8 quickly drops to 0V. However, since the power supply voltages Vcc and VB maintain a predetermined level for a while, the comparator A3 and the comparison voltage unit 55 maintain the operations up to that time.

  Therefore, when the AC voltage AC24V is cut off at the timing T2 in FIG. 5A, the power supply abnormality signals ABN1 and ABN2 output from the comparators A1 and A2 immediately transition from the H level to the L level to cause an abnormal situation. Indicates occurrence. The main control unit 21 and the payout control unit 23 regularly check the power supply abnormality signals ABN1 and ABN2, and immediately confirm that the power supply abnormality signals ABN1 and ABN2 have transitioned to the L level. It is supposed to start.

[Power reset unit 57]
Next, the power reset unit 57 composed of the comparator A4 will be described. As illustrated, a pull-up resistor R12 is connected to the output terminal of the comparator A4, and a series circuit of a resistor Rf and a capacitor Cf is connected between the output terminal and the plus terminal. Further, the output voltage Vo of the comparison voltage unit 55 is supplied to the minus terminal of the comparator A4, and the comparison voltage V2 of about 2.95V is supplied to the plus terminal in the steady state. The comparison voltage V2 is generated by dividing the two types of power supply voltages Vcc and VB generated by the second power supply unit SD with resistors.

  Since the power reset unit 57 is configured as described above, it operates as follows.

  (1) Immediately after the power is turned on when the AC voltage AC24V is turned on, the output voltage Vo of the comparison voltage unit 55 becomes Vcc−Vf−Δ corresponding to the power supply voltage Vcc whose level is rising. On the other hand, since the comparison voltage V2 is generated by dividing the power supply voltages Vcc and VB of the second power supply unit SD, it is lower than the output voltage Vo during the level increase. Therefore, in such a transient state, the system reset signal SYS output from the comparator A4 becomes L level (see FIG. 5A).

  (2) Thereafter, after the power supply voltage Vcc whose level is rising reaches a predetermined level, the output voltage Vo of the comparison voltage unit 55 is maintained at 2.5V. Further, when the power supply voltages Vcc and VB increase to near the normal level, the comparison voltage V2 approaches the steady value 2.95V. Therefore, the system reset signal SYS output from the comparator A4 transitions from the L level to the H level at an appropriate timing. The system reset signal SYS is at a voltage level that resets a circuit or a circuit element that operates at a power supply voltage of 5V.

  The system reset signal SYS generated in this way is transmitted to the effect control unit 22 via the effect interface board 24. Then, the power of the CPU and other ICs is reset in an appropriate order via a delay circuit provided in the effect control unit 22.

  As described above, since the system reset signal SYS is generated based on the DC voltage, the system reset signal SYS does not change to the active level in the instantaneous power failure state where the AC power supply is momentarily stopped. Therefore, even if the AC power supply is cut off, as long as the DC power supply is maintained, the effect control unit 22 continues the operation up to that point.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the circuit configuration will be described. The main control unit 21 transmits a control command CMD ′ to the payout control unit 23 via the main board relay board 28, while the payout control unit 23 receives game balls. The award ball counting signal indicating the payout operation, the status signal CON related to the abnormality of the payout operation, and the operation start signal BGN are received. The status signal CON includes, for example, a replenishment signal, a payout shortage error signal, and a lower plate full signal. The operation start signal BGN is a signal that notifies the main control unit 21 that the initial operation of the payout control unit 23 has been completed after the power is turned on.

  Here, the one-chip microcomputers of the main control unit 21 and the payout control unit 23 operate with the power supply voltage 5V, and the control commands CMD, CMD ′ and other signals are either the theoretical value 0V or the theoretical value 5V. It is a voltage value at a certain standard level.

  The main control unit 21 is connected to each game component of the game board 5 via the game board relay board 29. And while receiving the switch signal of the detection switch built in each winning opening 16-18 on a game board, solenoids, such as an electric tulip, are driven. The solenoids and the detection switch are configured to operate with a power supply voltage VB (12 V) supplied from the main control unit 21. Each switch signal indicating a winning state to the symbol start opening 15 is converted into a standard level switch signal in an interface IC that operates with the power supply voltage VB (12 V) and the power supply voltage Vcc (5 V). Then, the data is transmitted to the main control unit 21.

  In this embodiment, the RAM clear signal CLR is generated by the main control unit 21 and transmitted to the one-chip microcomputer of the main control unit 21 and the payout control unit 23. Here, the RAM clear signal CLR is a standard level signal for determining whether or not to initialize all the areas of the built-in RAM of the one-chip microcomputer of each control unit 21 and 23, and is an initialization switch operated by an attendant It has a value corresponding to the ON / OFF state of SW.

  The frame relay board 32 is connected to a speaker group that realizes an audio effect and an LED group that realizes a lamp effect. It also receives a switch signal from the chance button. The frame relay board 32 is connected to the game board side frame relay board 31 through the connection connector C 4, and is further connected to the effect control unit 22 via the effect interface board 24.

  The effect control unit 22 executes a sound effect, a lamp effect, and an image effect that are synchronized with each other based on the standard level control command CMD output from the main control unit 21. Here, the audio signals AOR and AOL for driving the group of speakers are amplified by a digital amplifier 62 (FIG. 7) mounted on the effect interface board 24, and sent to the speakers via the frame relay board 31 → the frame relay board 32. Supplied.

  The lamp signal for driving the LED group is transmitted via the effect control unit 22 → the buffer circuit 61 (FIG. 7) of the effect interface board 24 → the lamp connection board 63. When driving the LED group on the frame side, transmission is performed via the effect control unit 22 → the effect interface board 24 → the frame relay board 31 → the frame relay board 32.

  In addition, the production interface board 24 transmits DC 32 V received from the power supply board 20 to the inverter board 64 via the power supply relay board 30. The inverter circuit mounted on the inverter board 64 generates a high-voltage AC voltage based on DC32V and supplies it to the backlight unit 65 of the liquid crystal display DISP. The backlight unit 65 is formed of a cold cathode ray tube, and realizes a powerful symbol effect by causing a large liquid crystal display DISP to emit light brightly and brightly.

  Next, the configuration of the effect control board 22 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, the effect control unit 22 includes a composite chip 41 (SOC: built-in) including a computer circuit (control processor) that controls various effect operations and a computer circuit (image processor) that drives the display device DISP. system-on-a-chip).

  The composite chip 41 of the embodiment is composed of a single chip of TC8520XBG (TOSHIBA), and incorporates ARM1176 (ARM Advanced RISC Machines) as an embedded processor (control processor) and for 3D image production. A 3D-graphics processor (image processor) is incorporated. Then, the control processor uniformly executes effect control processing such as sound effect / lamp effect / image effect based on the control command CMD output from the main control unit 21.

  In addition, the production control unit 22 generates a DC voltage for operation of the composite chip 41, a standard level system reset signal SYS received from the production interface board 24, and the like. A reset unit 43 for resetting, a control ROM 44 for storing a control program for image production / audio production / lamp production and necessary management data (production scenario, etc.), and a CGROM 45a for storing graphics data in a data compression state , An audio memory (audio ROM) 45b for storing compressed audio data, which is the original data of the audio signal, an image output VRAM (Video RAM) 46, and the RGB signal output from the composite chip 41 as differential signals. LVDS interface unit 47 (low voltage differential signaling) for conversion .

  As shown in FIG. 7, a standard level control command CMD and a strobe signal (interrupt signal) STB output from the main control board 21 are input to the composite chip 41 of the presentation control board 22 and input buffer 60 of the presentation interface board 24. Is being supplied via.

  FIG. 6 shows the circuit configuration of the input buffer 60. The control command and strobe signal at the standard level include an inductor Z that uses ferrite as a magnetic material, and an LPF circuit that includes a resistor R and a capacitor C. Is supplied to the buffer circuit BUF. The buffer circuit BUF is composed of, for example, a Schmitt trigger buffer (SN74LV8151), and the T / C bar terminal is fixed at the H level and the OE bar terminal is fixed at the L level. It is transmitted to the effect control unit 22 while maintaining the level.

  However, the buffer circuit BUF operates at a power supply voltage of 3.3 V, and a low-voltage level voltage is also supplied to the T / C terminal and the OE terminal. Therefore, the voltage levels of the control command CMD and the strobe signal STB are dropped from the standard level to the low voltage level in the buffer circuit BUF. In the circuit configuration of FIG. 6, the inductor Z is a noise-resistant component having an impedance of about 120Ω in the frequency band of 0 to 1000 MHz. Here, the impedance value is almost constant at a value of 120Ω ± 30% in the frequency range of 0 to 1000 MHz, and is configured to exhibit an effect equivalent to all high-frequency noise that may occur in the gaming machine. Has been. On the other hand, by setting the resistance R = 1KΩ and C = 1000 pF, the intrusion of high-frequency noise is effectively prevented together with the inductor Z in the most concerned frequency band.

  As described above, in the embodiment, the noise margin is secured by transmitting the standard level control command CMD and the strobe signal STB from the main control unit 21 to the effect interface board 24, and the input buffer 60 is connected to the input side. Further, by arranging the inductor Z, the resistor R, and the capacitor C, the possibility of malfunction due to high frequency noise or the like is greatly reduced.

  By the way, the interrupt signal STB level-converted by the input buffer 60 is supplied to an interrupt terminal INT (not shown) of the control processor 70, and the effect control unit 22 performs level conversion by reception interrupt processing activated by the strobe signal STB. The control command CMD for the subsequent low pressure level is acquired.

  The control command CMD acquired by the effect control unit 22 includes (1) an abnormality notification and other notification control commands, and (2) a control for specifying an outline of various effect operations resulting from winning a symbol start opening. Commands (variation pattern commands) are included. Here, the outline of the production operation specified by the variation pattern command includes the production total time from the production start to the production end, and the result of winning or failing in the big hit lottery. In addition to these, the change pattern command including the presence or absence of the reach effect or the notice effect may be specified, but even in this case, the specific content of the effect content is not specified.

  Therefore, when the effect control unit 22 acquires the variation pattern command CMD, the effect lottery is subsequently performed, and the effect outline specified by the acquired variation pattern command is further specified. For example, the specific contents of the reach effect and the notice effect are determined. Then, according to the determined specific game content, a lamp effect by blinking the LED group, a sound effect by a speaker, and an image effect by the display device DISP are executed.

  FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram illustrating the internal configuration of the composite chip 41 together with other ICs connected thereto. As described above, the composite chip 41 according to the embodiment includes the control processor 70 (ARM 1176) and the 3D graphics processor 71. The inside of the composite chip 41 is composed of a 3.3V power line for realizing input / output operations with an external device such as a ROM, a 1.2V power line for operating processors, and an SDRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory). The VRAM 46 is separated into a 1.8V power supply line that realizes DDR (Double Data Rate) operation and a 2.5V power supply line for the built-in DRAM 76 (Embedded DRAM). doing.

  As illustrated, the composite chip 41 is connected via a ROM interface unit 73 to a control ROM 44 and a data ROM (CGROM 45a, audio ROM 45b) having a power supply voltage of 3.3V. Here, the control ROM 44 is accessed in units of a data length of 32 bits based on a 23-bit length address signal, and has a storage capacity of 8,388,608 × 16 × 2 bits. The data ROM 45 is accessed in units of 32 bits based on a 26-bit address signal, and has a storage capacity of 4 Gbits × 4 bits.

  On the other hand, the composite chip 41 is connected to a VRAM 46 having a power supply voltage of 1.8 V via a DDR2 interface unit 74. The VRAM 46 is accessed in units of a data length of 32 bits and has a storage area of 4 Gbit length. Here, the address signal line and the data signal line for the VRAM 46 are provided separately from the address signal line and the data signal line for the control ROM 44 and the data ROM 45, and the difference in the power supply voltage is not a problem. Low power is realized.

  Further, the control processor 70 receives a low-level control command CMD and a strobe signal STB transferred from the input buffer 60 of the effect interface board 24 via the parallel port 79. On the other hand, the graphics processor 71 operates by being connected to the built-in DRAM 76, and outputs RGB signals and synchronization signals to the LVDS unit 47 via the LCD interface unit 77. The RGB signal output from the LCD interface unit 77 realizes an image effect based on the control command CMD based on a production scenario.

  The effect scenario includes an image effect realized by variably displaying symbols on the display device DISP, an audio effect realized by driving the speaker SP, and a lamp effect realized by driving a decorative lamp or LED lamp. This is a progress table for managing time in a lump. Therefore, this effect scenario is divided into an image effect field, an audio effect field, and a lamp effect field. Each field includes image data to be read from the CGROM 45a and a group of audio data to be read from the audio ROM 45b. The lamp data to be generated from the data area of the control ROM 44 is specified corresponding to the start time of each effect.

  Then, when the control processor 70 reaches the effect start time defined in the effect scenario, the control processor 70 starts executing the corresponding image effect, sound effect, and lamp effect. Specifically, the image effect is executed by outputting necessary instruction data to the graphics processor 71, and the sound effect is appropriately read out the sound data stored in the sound ROM 45 and passes through the audio interface unit 78. Then, it is executed by outputting an audio signal to the digital amplifier 62 (FIG. 7). The lamp effect is executed by outputting the lamp data appropriately read from the data area of the control ROM 44 to the buffer circuit 61 (FIG. 7) via the parallel port 79. The lamp data is transferred from the buffer circuit 61 to the lamp connection board 63, converted into serial data by the lamp connection board 63, and transmitted to the driving IC of each lamp.

  In addition, the composite chip 41 is provided with a GPIO unit (General Purpose I / O) 80, a UART unit (Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter) 81, and an SPI unit (Serial Peripheral Interface) 82. In this embodiment, in particular, Not used.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the connection relationship between the composite chip 41 and the effect interface board 24 and the operation of the composite chip 41. As shown in the drawing, the low-pressure level control command (8-bit length) CMD and the strobe signal (1-bit length) STB transmitted from the effect interface board 24 are supplied to the effect control board 22 via the connector CN1.

  All 9-bit signals are pulled up to 3.3V by 9 pull-up resistors PU, and pass through a filter circuit CR composed of 9 capacitors C and resistors R, respectively. It is supplied to BUF1. The three-state buffer BUF1 is a Schmitt trigger type in which the power supply voltage is 3.3V.

  Here, the time constant C * R of the filter circuit is set to about 0.5 to 2.0 μS, and high frequency noise superimposed on the transmission line is eliminated without dulling all 9-bit signal edges so much. doing. Further, since the three-state buffer BUF1 is a Schmitt trigger type, the waveform dulled by the CR circuit is correctly shaped and recognized correctly by the parallel port 79 of the composite chip 41.

  As shown in the middle part of FIG. 9, the DC voltages 12V and 5V and the standard level system reset signal SYS are transmitted via the effect interface board 24 to the connector CN2 of the effect control board. Here, the DC voltage 12V is supplied to the fan motor FAN that constantly air-cools the composite chip 41. The sensor output indicating that the fan motor FAN is rotating drops to a low voltage level via a resistor R20 pulled up to a DC voltage of 3.3 V, a resistor R21 and a capacitor C21 constituting a filter circuit. Is done. The sensor signal FNPLS is supplied to the input port of the composite chip 41 through two NOT gates G1 and G2 having a power supply voltage of 3.3V.

  In this embodiment, a single composite chip 41 is used to perform image control / audio control / lamp control operation by the embedded processor 70 and generation of an image signal by the graphics processor 71, Since many other circuit elements are integrated on a single chip, the total power loss is not small even though each part operates with a low power supply voltage. For this reason, if the fan motor FAN stops rotating, the sensor signal FNPLS is constantly monitored to stop the operation of the composite chip 41. In addition, you may make it alert | report that it is abnormal by an image, an audio | voice, a lamp | ramp, etc., without stopping operation | movement of the composite chip | tip 41. FIG.

  Incidentally, the standard level system reset signal SYS supplied from the effect interface board 24 to the connector CN2 is supplied to the NOT gate G3 via a filter circuit including a resistor R23 and a capacitor C22. The resistor R23 is pulled up to a DC voltage of 5V by the resistor R22. The output of the NOT gate G3 is supplied to the control terminal EN of the power sequencer 83 after the logic level is converted by the NOT gate G4 in the next stage. The control terminal EN is pulled up to a DC voltage of 5V by a pull-up resistor R24.

  The power sequencer 83 is realized by, for example, LM3881 (Power Sequencer). When the voltage at the control terminal EN rises, the first control signal EN1 rises after a predetermined time t1, and the second control signal EN2 is delayed by t2 after that. It is configured to stand up. On the other hand, when the voltage at the control terminal EN falls, the second control signal EN2 first falls after a predetermined time t3, and the first control signal EN1 falls after t4 (see FIG. 9B). )reference).

  Here, the first control signal EN1 is supplied to the control terminal of the DC / DC converter 84 to control the conversion operation. This DC / DC converter 84 is a circuit that converts 5V DC received from the production interface board into 1.2V DC. The converted 1.2V is used as the power supply voltage for the embedded processor 70 of the composite chip 41. The composite chip 41 is supplied.

  On the other hand, the first control signal EN2 is supplied to the control terminals of the DC / DC converters 85 and 87 and the voltage regulator 86, respectively, to permit or prohibit the operation of each element. Here, the DC / DC converter 85 and the DC / DC converter 86 convert the direct current 5V received from the effect interface board into direct current 1.8V and direct current 3.3V, respectively. The direct current 1.8V is supplied to the composite chip 41 as the power supply voltage of the DDR2 interface unit 74, and the direct current 3.3V is supplied to the composite chip 41 as the power supply voltage of the ROM interface unit 73. It is also used as a power supply voltage for the ROM 45 for the machine. Further, the voltage regulator 86 drops the direct current 5V received from the effect interface board to the direct current 2.5V, and the lowered direct current 2.5V is supplied to the composite chip 41 as the power supply voltage of the built-in DRAM 76.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the power sequencer 83 controls the power activation sequence and the power shutdown sequence for each power voltage required for the composite chip 41. Specifically, the power supply voltage 1.2V is first supplied to the composite chip 41 to start up the embedded processor 70, and then other circuits are started up. On the other hand, when the power is shut off, the DC power source 1.2V of the embedded processor 70 is maintained until the end (see FIG. 9B).

  The power supply voltage start-up sequence and shut-off sequence have been described above, but the control signal EN for controlling them is also supplied to the input terminal of the negative logic OR gate G5. Here, the power supply voltage of the negative logic OR gate G5 is 3.3V, but the abnormal signal ERR of the watchdog timer WDT is supplied to the other input terminals. The watchdog timer WDT receives the clear pulse WDLR periodically from the composite chip 41. However, when the clear pulse WDLR is interrupted due to a program runaway or the like, the watchdog timer WDT outputs an L level abnormal signal ERR. Has been.

  Therefore, when the system reset signal SYS is at L level or the abnormal signal ERR is at L level, the output of the negative logic OR gate G5 is also at L level. The L level signal is supplied to the reset terminals of the control ROM 44 and the CGROM 45 via two NOT gates G6 and G7. The output of the NOT gate G7 is further supplied to the reset terminal SYSRESET of the composite chip 41 via the NOT gates G8 and G9.

  Here, the delay time τ caused by the control signal EN passing through the five gates G5 to G9 is set longer than the delay time t1 + t2 of the second control signal EN2 with respect to the control signal EN (FIG. 9C). reference). Therefore, a necessary reset time TM (= τ−t1) is ensured from the start of the power supply voltage 1.2V controlled by the first control signal EN1 to the rise of the reset signal SYSRESET to the composite chip 41. In addition, since a margin time (τ−t1−t2) after all the power supply voltages are stabilized is ensured, normal startup operations of the embedded processor 70 and the graphics processor 71 are ensured (FIG. 9C). reference).

  Further, even when the system reset signal SYS falls at the time of power shutoff (T2 in FIG. 5) (T3 in FIG. 5), the power supply voltage (= 1.2V) of the embedded processor 70 is maintained longer than other power supply voltages. As a result, an abnormal screen or the like of the display device DISP is prevented from appearing even during a power failure. Since all the power supply voltages 1.2V to 3.3V are maintained for a predetermined time by charging the power supply capacitor, the embedded processor 70 and the graphics processor 71 are normally reset even when the power is shut off.

  FIG. 10 is a circuit block diagram showing a connection relationship between the composite chip 41, the CGROM 45, the control ROM 44, and the address decoding unit 50 that generates a chip select signal for each memory IC. As illustrated, the composite chip 41 is connected to each IC via a 29-bit address bus and a 32-bit data bus. FIG. 10 shows only a 3.3V memory circuit, and does not show a VRAM 46 connected by a 1.8V address bus or data bus.

  First, the control ROM 44 will be described. The control ROM of the embodiment is composed of two flash memory ICs (MX29GL128EHMC-90G) that operate with a power supply voltage of 3.3V. This memory IC has the internal configuration shown in FIG. 11A, and has a storage capacity of 8,388,608 × 16 bits. Further, when the output control signal OE is set to L level while the chip select signal CE is at L level, a 16-bit length data read operation selected by the 23-bit length address signal (A0 to A22) is realized ( (Refer FIG.11 (b)).

  Therefore, in this embodiment, the control signal of the composite chip 41, the output signal of the decoder 52, and the 3-bit length address signals A23 to A25 are supplied to the logic circuit 51 constituting a part of the address decoding unit 50. Thus, the chip select signal CE and the output control signal OE shown in FIG. 11B are generated. The power supply voltage of the logic circuit 51 is 3.3V.

  Here, in the case of a normal circuit configuration, the output of the logic circuit 51 is supplied to the flash memory IC as it is, but in this embodiment, the chip select signal CE and the output control signal OE are supplied via the collective resistor ARY0. ing. In such a configuration, when a memory IC having a low power supply voltage (power supply voltage = 3.3 V) is accessed at high speed, the control signals CE and OE are controlled regardless of the signal line length of the control signals CE and OE. In order to suppress ringing, an aggregate resistor ARY0 of about 50 to 100Ω is connected in series as a damping resistor to two signal lines. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, even if the control ROM 44 is accessed at a high speed in order to execute complicated and sophisticated image effects, malfunctions such as reading errors in the control program do not occur regardless of the low power supply voltage.

  Conversely, when the configuration of this embodiment is not employed, a high level undershoot occurs at the rising edge of the signal due to the L component of the signal line and the stray capacitance component between the signal line and the ground. There is a risk of erroneously recognizing data at the L level. Note that even if a smoothing capacitor is arranged between the signal line and the ground, the duration of the undershoot is prolonged, and there is a concern about the same problem.

  The control signals CE and OE are supplied in parallel to the two flash memory ICs constituting the control ROM 44. Correspondingly, a common 23-bit length address signal is supplied to each memory IC. Yes. Therefore, each memory IC outputs the data of the same address selected by the address signal in a 16-bit length, and is supplied to the data bus, so that the 32-bit length of data (actually a program code) and Become.

  As described above, it is necessary to supply a 23-bit address signal to the control ROM 44. Therefore, in relation to this point, in this embodiment, the 26-bit length (A0 to A25) of the address bus of the composite chip 41 is changed from the 16-bit length (A0 to A15) and the 10-bit length (A16 to A25). A part (A0 to A22) is supplied to the control ROM 44 via the bus buffers 55 and 56 and the collective resistor ARY, respectively. As the bus buffers 55 and 56, for example, a 16-bit bus buffer SN74LVCH16244A is used and operates at a power supply voltage of 3.3V.

  By the way, the address signals (A0 to A22) are supplied to the control ROM via the collective resistor ARY in the high-speed memory access with the low power supply voltage regardless of the length of the address signal line A0. This is in order to suppress ringing of .about.A22. Here again, each signal line is connected in series with a collective resistance ARY of about 50 to 100 .OMEGA. As confirmed from the time chart of FIG. 11B, in high-speed memory access with a low power supply voltage, if a high level undershoot occurs at the rising edge of the address signal, the target address may not be accessible.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the 26-bit address signals (A0 to A25) output from the collective resistor ARY are supplied to the CGROM 45. Here, the CGROM 45 is a PROM (Programmable Read Only Memory) having a storage capacity of 4 Gbits, and for example, MSP88LV040 (FUJITSU) is used. The power supply voltage of the memory IC constituting the CGROM 45 is 3.3V.

  As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 12, the MSP 88LV040 is divided into four blocks (H1, H0, L1, L0) each having a storage capacity of 1 Gbit length. Each storage block is addressed from address 0 to address 67108863 by address signals A0 to A25, and 16-bit data can be read from each address.

  Which of the four storage blocks (H1, H0, L1, L0) is selected is controlled by the chip select signal CE and the output control signal OE. In this embodiment, the H1 block and the L1 block are simultaneously selected. In order to access, the CEH1 terminal and the CEL1 terminal are externally connected, and the OEH1 terminal and the OEL1 terminal are externally connected.

  Further, in order to simultaneously access the H0 block and the L0 block, the CEH0 terminal and the CEL0 terminal are externally connected and the OEH0 terminal and the OEL0 terminal are externally connected.

  Therefore, for example, when the chip select signal CE7 (see FIG. 12) becomes L level, the H1 block and the L1 block are simultaneously selected, and the 16-bit length data selected by the address signals A0 to A25 is the L level of the output control signal OE7. The signals are output to the output terminals DQH0 to 15 and the output terminals DQL0 to 15, respectively, at the timing when the level is reached.

  As shown in FIG. 10, since the output terminals of the memory ICs constituting the CGROM 45 are connected to a 32-bit data bus, this embodiment eventually has a 32-bit length based on the address signals A0 to A25. CG data is read out. In the address space of the CGROM 45, addresses 67, 108, and 864 selected by the chip select signal CE0 are the lowest order, and hereinafter, in the order of addresses 67108864 selected by the chip select signal CE1 → CE2... → CE7. In total, 67,108,864 × 8 × 32 = 16 Gbits.

  FIG. 13 is a time chart showing the operation of the CGROM 45 when reading data. As shown in the figure, when the output control signal OE is set to L level in a state where the chip select signal CE is at L level, the 16-bit length selected by the 26-bit length address signal (A0 to A25) (32 in the configuration of the embodiment). (Bit length) data read operation is realized (see FIG. 13A).

  In addition, the CGROM 45 is configured to allow not only the normal memory read operation described above but also a page read operation. In this case, by changing the lower 3 bits of the address signals A0 to A2 in a state where the upper 20 bits of the address signals A3 to A24 are fixed, the data at the 8 consecutive addresses in one page read cycle is changed. Can be read sequentially. In FIG. 13B, for the sake of convenience, the address change (Aa → Ab → Ac) is three times, but by changing the address signals A0 to A2 from 000 → 001 → 010 →... → 111. , Eight address changes are possible.

  In order to smoothly move a clear 3D image and realize a novel moving image effect, the amount of data handled becomes enormous. However, in this embodiment, by utilizing the above-described memory read operation, a large amount of necessary CG data is quickly read out from the CGROM 45, and is output to the display device DISP through a predetermined calculation. Realized.

  By the way, in order to realize such a moving image effect, data access in units of 32 bits is required, and for that purpose, eight types of chip select signals CEi and eight types of output control signals OEi are required. Therefore, the address decoding unit 50 receives a 3-bit length address signal A26-A28 and generates eight types of chip select signals CEi, a collective resistor ARY1 that receives the 8-bit output of the decoder 52, and a collective resistor The logic circuit 53 that receives the output of ARY1 and the control signal of the composite chip 41 and generates eight types of output control signals OEi and the collective resistor ARY2 that receives the output of the logic circuit 53 are connected.

  Here, the decoder 52 is a general-purpose 3-8 decoder, and for example, SN74LVC138A is used and operates at a power supply voltage of 3.3V. The collective resistors ARY1 and ARY2 are composed of eight resistors of about 50 to 100Ω, and each function as a damping resistor that suppresses undershoot of the signal line. In the embodiment, 75Ω is adopted as the collective resistors ARY, ARY0 to ARY2.

  The logic circuit 53 is a circuit that operates at a power supply voltage of 3.3 V and generates an output control signal OE based on the chip select signal CE.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the eight types of chip select signals CE and the eight types of output control signals OE are all supplied to the corresponding terminals of the CGROM 45 via the collective resistors ARY1 and ARY2. The 26-bit address signals A0 to A25 are also supplied to the corresponding terminals of the CGROM 45 via the collective resistor ARY.

  Therefore, as described above, even when the CGROM 45 is accessed at high speed by a page read operation or the like at a low power supply voltage of 3.3 V, no malfunction occurs.

  The 32-bit CG data read out in this way is transmitted to the data bus of the composite chip 41 via the bus buffer 54. Here, the bus buffer 54 is composed of two general-purpose 16-bit bus buffers (SN74LVCH16244A), each operating at a power supply voltage of 3.3V. The bus buffer 54 is pulled down to the ground by a collective resistor ARY3 of about 1 to 5 KΩ. With this configuration, impedance matching between the output impedance of the bus buffer 54 and the signal line (data bus) is taken. Therefore, reflection of signals (CGROM data and audio ROM data) can be prevented regardless of the length of the signal line of the data bus, and the reliability of the generated high-quality moving image is ensured.

  As mentioned above, although the Example of this invention was described concretely, the concrete description content does not specifically limit this invention. In particular, a circuit element such as an IC that realizes image control is merely an example, and other circuit elements that function in a similar manner can be used.

  For example, it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to a ball game machine and can be suitably applied to a slot machine (rotating game machine). In the embodiment, the command relay board 26 is provided. However, a configuration in which the control command CMD is directly transmitted from the main control board 21 to the effect interface board 24 is also suitable. Also in this case, since the control command CMD is at the standard level, a sufficient noise margin can be secured.

GM gaming machine 21 main control unit 22 production control unit 71 image processor 70 control processor 83 sequence control circuit 41 single chip CMD control command

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a main control unit that executes a lottery process caused by a predetermined switch signal and centrally controls a game operation based on the lottery result, and a main control unit. An effect control means for controlling the effect operation based on the control command, wherein the effect control means controls the image effect based on the image processor that generates image data and the control command. Each processor is operated by receiving a plurality of power supply voltages having a nominal value of less than 5V, and when the power is turned on, the plurality of power supply voltages are supplied to the circuit chip. A sequence control circuit for controlling the supply sequence is provided .

  The gaming machine of the present invention is typically a ball game machine or a revolving game machine.

Claims (8)

A lottery process caused by a predetermined switch signal is executed, and a main control unit that centrally controls gaming operations based on the lottery result, and a control command from the main control unit is received to control the rendering operation And a production control unit,
When winning the lottery process in the main control unit, through a suitable production operation by the control of the production control unit, a gaming machine capable of shifting to a gaming state advantageous to the player,
A circuit chip that incorporates a control processor that controls the progress of the operation by identifying an appropriate performance operation based on the control command, and operates by receiving a plurality of N low-voltage power supplies having a nominal value of less than 5 V;
Operates in response to a power reset signal, controls the supply sequence of multiple N low-voltage power supplies to circuit chips when power is turned on, and controls the shut-off sequence of multiple N low-voltage power supplies to circuit chips when the power is turned off A sequence control circuit to perform,
Is provided in the production control unit.   2. The time control circuit controls the order of supplying and shutting off the DC voltage to the circuit chip by controlling the operation of a conversion circuit that receives the DC voltage and outputs a level-converted DC voltage. The gaming machine described.   The sequence control circuit supplies a predetermined low-voltage power supply first before the other low-voltage power supplies to start the control processor first when power is turned on, while the predetermined low-voltage power supply is delayed until the other low-voltage power supplies when the power is shut off. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the order is controlled so as to be maintained. The circuit chip is configured to reset all internal circuits to an initial state when receiving a reset signal at a reset terminal,
4. A delay circuit that delays a power reset signal so that the power reset signal is supplied to the reset terminal after all the low-voltage power supplies are supplied to the circuit chip is provided in the effect control unit. A gaming machine according to any one of the above.   The circuit chip is provided with a first power supply line for realizing input / output operations with an external ROM, a second power supply line for operating the built-in RAM, and a third power supply line for operating the control processor in a separated state. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the circuit chip includes an image processor that generates image data to be displayed on a display device.   The game according to claim 1, wherein the power reset signal is generated by another circuit board and is supplied to the circuit board of the production control unit at a standard level corresponding to a power supply voltage having a nominal value of 5V. Machine. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the control command is generated by a circuit board of a main control unit and output at a standard level corresponding to a power supply voltage having a nominal value of 5V.