JP2015091487A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of mounting a member showing identification information that is visually recognized by a player during a game at low cost and facilitating control.SOLUTION: The game machine includes a movable object accessory device 44 for performing a predetermined performance operation, a decorative lamp for turning on or off, identification lamps (first identification lamp 47a and second identification lamp 47b) for displaying identification information about a lottery executed on the basis of a prescribed detection signal by turning on or off, and provided at a position that is not concealed by the movable object accessory device 44, first data generation means for generating data about the turning on or off of the decorative lamp, second data generation means for generating data about the turning on or off of the identification lamps (first identification lamp 47a and second identification lamp 47b), and data transfer means for transferring data generated by the first data generation means by a serial transfer system and transferring data generated by the second data generation means by a parallel transfer system.

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, an arrangement ball machine, a sparrow ball game machine, and a slot, and more specifically, a member showing identification information visually recognized by a player during a game can be mounted at a low cost, The present invention relates to a gaming machine capable of simplifying control.

  A conventional gaming machine such as a pachinko machine may display a symbol called the fourth symbol on a part of the display screen of the liquid crystal display device during the variable display of the effect symbols displayed on the liquid crystal display device. This fourth symbol needs to be visible at all times in order to inform the player that the effect symbol is changing. For this reason, there are those in which the 4th symbol is arranged at a position where the 4th symbol is not hidden even when the movable object moves (for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

JP 2008-289589 A JP 2012-5692 A

  However, the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1 has a problem that the 4th symbol is hidden when the movable body accessory covers the entire liquid crystal display. Therefore, if a second liquid crystal display different from the liquid crystal display is provided as in the gaming machine described in Patent Document 2, even if the movable body accessory covers the entire liquid crystal display as described above, It is possible to prevent the situation where the 4th pattern is hidden.

  However, since the gaming machine described in Patent Document 2 is provided with the second liquid crystal display different from the liquid crystal display, there is a problem that the cost increases and the control becomes complicated.

  Therefore, in view of the above problems, the present invention has an object to provide a gaming machine that can be inexpensively mounted with a member indicating identification information that a player visually recognizes during a game and that can be easily controlled. Yes.

  The object of the present invention is achieved by the following means. In addition, although the code | symbol in a parenthesis attaches the referential mark of embodiment mentioned later, this invention is not limited to this.

According to invention of Claim 1, the movable production body (movable body accessory device 44) which performs predetermined production operation with progress of a game,
A decorative lamp that turns on or off as the game progresses;
During the game, identification information relating to the lottery executed based on a predetermined detection signal is displayed by turning on or off, and an identification lamp disposed at a position that is not concealed by the movable effect body (movable body accessory device 44). (First identification lamp 47a, second identification lamp 47b);
First data generating means (step S10) for generating data relating to lighting or extinguishing of the decorative lamp;
Second data generation means (steps S302, S305, S308, S311) for generating data relating to the lighting or extinction of the identification lamp;
Data generated by the first data generating means (step S10) is transferred by a serial transfer method, and data generated by the second data generating means (steps S302, S305, S308, S311) is transferred by a parallel transfer method. Data transfer means (steps S208 and S312),
The first data generation means (step S10) and the second data generation means (steps S302, S305, S308, and S311) are all main control means (main control board 60) that comprehensively control gaming operations. It is executed by the effect control means (effect control board 90) that executes an effect related to the game according to the game state, and is executed not in the same process but in a different process to generate different data formats. It is characterized by.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the member which shows the identification information which a player visually recognizes during a game can be mounted at low cost, and control can be simplified.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the game machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the game board of the gaming machine according to the embodiment. The identification lamp device which concerns on the embodiment is shown, (a) is a disassembled perspective view, (b) is a perspective view, (c) is the sectional view on the AA line shown to (b). It is a front view which shows the game board different from the game board of the game machine which concerns on the same embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the control apparatus of the game machine which concerns on the same embodiment. It is a flowchart figure which shows the main process of the presentation control which concerns on the same embodiment. It is a flowchart figure which shows the command reception process of the production control which concerns on the same embodiment. It is a flowchart figure which shows the timer interruption process of presentation control which concerns on the same embodiment. It is a flowchart figure which shows the detail of the identification lamp data transmission process shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9, taking a pachinko gaming machine as an example. In addition, in the following description, when showing the direction of up, down, left and right, it means up, down, left and right when viewed from the front of the figure.

  First, the external configuration of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko gaming machine 1 has a rectangular front frame 3 attached to the front surface of a wooden outer frame 2 so that it can be opened and closed, and a game board storage frame (see FIG. 1) attached to the back surface of the front frame 3. (Not shown) in which the game board 4 is mounted. The game board 4 is mounted with the game area 40 shown in FIG. 2 facing the front, and a glass door frame 5 supporting transparent glass is provided on the front side of the game area 40 as shown in FIG. . The game area 40 is an area surrounded by a ball guide rail 6 (see FIG. 2) disposed on the surface of the game board 4.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is provided with a front operation panel 7 below the glass door frame 5, and the front operation panel 7 is provided with an upper tray unit 8. The unit 8 is integrally formed with an upper tray 9 for storing discharged game balls. Further, the front operation panel 7 is provided with a ball lending button 11 and a prepaid card discharge button 12 (card return button 12). A push button type effect button device 13 that can change the effect by pressing when a built-in lamp (not shown) is lit is provided on the upper plate surface portion of the upper tray 9. Further, the upper tray 9 is provided with a ball removal button 14 for pulling downward the game balls stored in the upper tray 9.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, a launch handle 15 for operating the launch unit is provided on the right end side of the front operation panel 7. A speaker 16 that emits BGM (Background music) or sound effects is provided at the position. A decorative lamp, such as an LED lamp, is provided around the peripheral frame of the front frame 3 to produce a production effect by decorating light.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, a center case 41 is disposed in the game area 40 of the game board 4, and a liquid crystal display device 42 composed of an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or the like is integrated with the center case 41. Provided. The liquid crystal display device 42 can divide the display area into three areas, left, middle, and right, and independently display a variable number, character, or design (decorative design). The center case 41 is provided with a decorative top ornament 43a, a left ornament 43b, and a right ornament 43c so as to surround the liquid crystal display device 42. The top ornament 43a, the left ornament 43b, The right decoration 43c is provided with a plurality of decorative lamps such as LED lamps that produce an effect by decoration of light. A movable accessory device 44 is disposed on the back side of the upper ornament 43a, the left ornament 43b, and the right ornament 43c.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the movable body accessory device 44 has an upper right movable effect body 44a, an upper movable effect body 44b, a left movable effect body 44c, and a right moveable body. The movable effect bodies 44a to 44d are each driven by a motor (not shown). Note that the movable body accessory device 44 is also provided with a plurality of decorative lamps such as LED lamps that produce a lamp effect.

  On the other hand, a special symbol 1 starting port 45 is disposed directly below the center case 41, and a special symbol 1 starting port switch 45a (see FIG. 5) for detecting a winning ball is provided therein. A special symbol 2 starting port 46 is provided on the right end side of the center case 41, that is, on the end of the right decoration 43c, and a special symbol 2 starting port switch 46a (for detecting a winning ball) is provided therein. FIG. 5) is provided. And the identification lamp device 47 which shows the identification information corresponding to this special symbol 1 and the special symbol 2 is provided in the left upper end part side of the said center case 41, ie, the left decoration 43b upper end part side.

  The identification lamp device 47 is provided with first and second identification lamps 47a and 47b for notifying the player of the special symbol 1 and the special symbol 2 being fluctuating, or for notifying the player of the information about the special symbol 1 and the special symbol 2 that are lost. have. The first identification lamp 47a corresponds to the special symbol 1 and the second identification lamp 47b corresponds to the special symbol 2. When the special symbol 1 is changing, the first identification lamp 47a blinks. When the special symbol 1 is hit, the first identification lamp 47a is lit. When the special symbol 1 is lost, the first identification lamp 47a is turned on. Turns off. Further, when the special symbol 2 is changing, the second identification lamp 47b blinks. When the special symbol 2 is hit, the second identification lamp 47b is lit. When the special symbol 2 is lost, the second identification lamp 47b is turned on. 47b is turned off.

  The identification lamp device 47 configured as described above will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 3. As shown in FIG. 3B, the identification lamp device 47 is formed of a triangular thick plate, and FIG. ), The upper main body 470 and the lower main body 480 can be separated.

  As shown in FIGS. 3A to 3C, a first lens 470 a and a second lens 470 b are embedded in the upper body 470 at a predetermined interval, and the lower surface side of the upper body 470. As shown in FIG. 3C, a light shielding member 471 having a U-shaped cross-sectional view taken along the line AA shown in FIG. 3B is provided. As shown in FIG. 3C, the light shielding member 471 is not disposed on the lower surface side of the first lens 470a and the second lens 470b. This is to prevent light from a first LED lamp 482b and a second LED lamp 483b, which will be described later, from being blocked.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3A, light shielding members 481a to 481c are erected on the lower main body 480 along the triangular outer peripheral surface. Then, a space is formed inside the light shielding members 481a to 481c erected in this way, and a first space 482 and a second space 483 are formed in the formed space, and a triangular base is formed at the bottom. The light shielding member 481d stands from a substantially intermediate position of the light shielding member 481a standing up toward a portion where the end face of the light shielding member 481b standing on the oblique side of the triangle and the end face of the light shielding member 481c are close to each other. It is installed. Thereby, the first space 482 and the second space 483 are formed. A first substrate 482a is provided in the first space 482 thus formed, and a second substrate 483a is provided in the second space 483. A first LED lamp 482b is mounted on the first substrate 482a, and a second LED lamp 483b is mounted on the second substrate 483a. As a result, the light from the first LED lamp 482b is visually recognized by the player as the first identification lamp 47a through the first lens 470a, and the light from the second LED lamp 483b as the second identification lamp 47b through the second lens 470b. It will be visually recognized by the player. Therefore, if the colors of the first lens 470a and the second lens 470b are changed, the difference in lighting of the first identification lamp 47a and the second identification lamp 47b can be made clearer. In the present embodiment, an example in which an LED lamp is used has been described. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and any lamp may be used as long as it is a lamp. Furthermore, only one first identification lamp 47a or a plurality of lamps corresponding to the special symbol 1 may be provided as in the present embodiment. The lamp corresponding to the special symbol 2 may be provided with only one second identification lamp 47b as in the present embodiment, or a plurality of lamps may be provided. If a plurality of lamps are provided in this way, the lamps can be turned on according to the type of the hit.

  When the upper main body 470 and the lower main body 480 thus formed are fitted, the light shielding member 471 and the light shielding members 481a to 481d are fitted together as shown in FIG. can do. Thereby, the identification lamp device 47 is formed.

  Thus, the identification lamp device 47 formed as described above is provided on the upper left side of the center case 41, that is, on the upper side of the left decoration 43b. If the identification lamp device 47 is provided at such a position, even if the movable body accessory device 44 performs a predetermined performance operation as the game progresses, the movable body accessory device 44 causes the first, Since the second identification lamps 47a and 47b are not concealed, the player can always view the first and second identification lamps 47a and 47b. Further, since the identification lamp device 47 uses a lamp such as an LED lamp in the same manner as a decoration lamp such as an LED lamp that exhibits a lamp effect, it can be mounted at a low cost.

  Further, since the first and second LED lamps 482b and 483b are partitioned by the light shielding members 471, 481a to 481d, the light of one LED lamp (for example, the first LED lamp 482b) is changed to the other LED lamp (for example, the first LED lamp 482b). It is possible to prevent a situation in which a lens (for example, the second lens 470b) corresponding to the 2LED lamp 483b) leaks. Furthermore, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the light of a decorative lamp such as an LED lamp that exhibits a lamp effect provided around the identification lamp device 47 enters the identification lamp device 47. The arrangement position of the identification lamp device 47 shown in the present embodiment is an example, and may be arranged at any position as long as it is not concealed by the movable body accessory device 44. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, it can be disposed on the right decoration 43 c of the center case 41 so as to be disposed on the front surface of the movable body accessory device 44.

  By the way, as shown in FIG. 2, a special winning opening 48 is provided on the right side of the special symbol 1 starting opening 45, and a special winning opening switch 48a (see FIG. 5) for detecting a winning ball is provided therein. It has been.

  In addition, a normal symbol start port 49 made of a gate is disposed in the upper right portion of the liquid crystal display device 42, and a normal symbol start port 49a (see FIG. 5) for detecting the passage of a game ball is provided therein. It has been. Further, on the right side of the special winning opening 48 and the left side of the special symbol 1 starting opening 45, general winning openings 50 are arranged (in the drawing, one on the right side and three on the left side), respectively, A general winning opening switch 50a (see FIG. 5) for detecting the passage of the game balls is provided.

  On the other hand, in the lower right periphery of the game area 40 of the game board 4, three 7 segments are arranged side by side, of which two 7 segments are special symbol display devices 51, and the other 7 segments are The number of reserved balls such as special symbol 1 or special symbol 2 is displayed. As shown in FIG. 2, the special symbol display device 51 is composed of a special symbol 1 display device 51a and a special symbol 2 display device 51b. On the left side of the special symbol 1 display device 51a, two special symbol display devices 51a are provided. A normal symbol display device 52 made of LEDs is provided. A plurality of game nails (not shown) are provided in the game area 40 of the game board 4 and a windmill 53 as a game ball drop direction changing member is provided.

  Next, a control device that performs electronic control according to the progress of the game provided in the pachinko gaming machine having the above-described external configuration will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the control device includes a main control board 60 that controls overall game operations, a payout control board 70 that pays out game balls based on control commands from the main control board 60, an image, It is mainly composed of a sub-control board 80 that controls light and sound. As shown in FIG. 5, the sub control board 80 includes an effect control board 90, a decorative lamp board 100, and a liquid crystal control board 120.

  The main control board 60 is a one-chip microcomputer comprising a main control CPU 600, a main control ROM 601 storing a game program describing a series of game control procedures, and a main control RAM 602 functioning as a work area, a buffer memory, etc. It is equipped with. The main control board 60 configured in this manner is connected to a payout control board 70 that controls the payout motor M to pay out game balls. Further, a special symbol 1 starting port switch 45a for detecting a winning in the special symbol 1 starting port 45, a special symbol 2 starting port switch 46a for detecting a winning in the special symbol 2 starting port 46, and a normal symbol starting port A normal symbol start port switch 49a for detecting the passage of 49 and a general winning port switch 50a for detecting a winning to the general winning port 50 are connected. In addition, a special symbol 1 display device 51a, a special symbol 2 display device 51b, and a normal symbol display device 52 are connected to the main control board 60.

  When the main control board 60 configured in this way receives a signal from the special symbol 1 starting port switch 45a, the special symbol 2 starting port switch 46a, or the normal symbol starting port switch 49a, a special gaming state advantageous to the player is obtained. A lottery of whether to generate (so-called “winning”) or not to generate a special gaming state advantageous to the player (so-called “losing”), and the variation pattern of special symbols according to the success / failure information that is the lottery result The display content of the stop symbol or the normal symbol is determined, and the determined information is transmitted to the special symbol 1 display device 51a, the special symbol 2 display device 51b, or the normal symbol display device 52. As a result, the lottery result is displayed on the special symbol 1 display device 51a, the special symbol 2 display device 51b, or the normal symbol display device 52. Further, the main control board 60 generates an effect control command including the determined information and transmits it to the effect control board 90. When the main control board 60 receives signals from the general winning opening switch 50a and the big winning opening switch 48a, it determines how many game balls are to be paid out to the player, and includes the determined information. By transmitting the control command to the payout control board 70, the payout control board 70 pays out the game ball to the player.

  On the other hand, the payout control board 70 receives the payout control command from the main control board 60 and generates a payout motor signal based on the received payout control command. Then, with the generated payout motor signal, the payout motor M is controlled to pay out the game ball to the player. Further, the payout control board 70 transmits a prize ball count signal indicating the payout operation of the game ball and a status signal related to the abnormality of the payout operation, and fires the game ball in response to the operation of the player. The process which transmits the firing control signal which starts or stops operation | movement of is performed.

  On the other hand, the effect control board 90 receives an effect control command from the main control board 60 and executes an effect control CPU 900 that executes and controls various effects, and an effect control ROM 901 that stores a control program describing the effect control procedure, and the like. The effect control RAM 902 functions as a work area, a buffer memory, and the like. Further, the effect control board 90 is mounted with a sound LSI 903 for generating desired BGM and sound effects, and a sound ROM 904 in which sound data such as BGM and sound effects are stored in advance.

  The effect control board 90 configured as described above is connected to a decorative lamp board 100 on which a decorative lamp such as an LED lamp that exhibits a lamp effect is mounted, and further includes a built-in lamp (not shown). ) A push button type effect button device 13 that can change the effect by pressing the player when it is lit is connected, and a speaker 16 that emits BGM, sound effects, etc. is connected. In addition, a movable body accessory device 44 that performs a predetermined performance operation as the game progresses is connected, and the special symbol 1 and the special symbol 2 are fluctuating, or information about the special symbol 1 and the special symbol 2 is lost. Are connected to first and second identification lamps 47a and 47b. Furthermore, a liquid crystal control board 120 that controls the liquid crystal display device 42 is connected to the effect control board 90.

  Thus, the production control board 90 configured as described above has a special symbol variation pattern based on the jackpot lottery result (whether it is a jackpot or lose) transmitted from the main control board 60, the current game state, the number of suspended balls, the lottery. The effect control CPU 900 receives an effect control command including basic information necessary for the decorative design to be stopped based on the result. Then, the effect control CPU 900 determines an effect pattern corresponding to the received effect control command by lottery from a number of effect patterns stored in advance in the effect control ROM 901, and instructs the execution of the determined effect pattern. The control signal to be stored is temporarily stored in the effect control RAM 902.

  The effect control CPU 900 transmits a control signal related to sound to the sound LSI 903 among the control signals for instructing execution of the effect pattern stored in the effect control RAM 902. In response to this, the sound LSI 903 reads the sound data corresponding to the control signal from the sound ROM 904 and outputs it to the speaker 16. Thereby, BGM and sound effects corresponding to the determined effect pattern are emitted from the speaker 16.

  In addition, the effect control CPU 900 transmits a control signal related to light to the decorative lamp substrate 100 among the control signals for instructing execution of the effect pattern stored in the effect control RAM 902. As a result, the decorative lamp substrate 100 performs control to turn on or off a decorative lamp such as an LED lamp that exhibits a lamp effect, and thus the lamp effect corresponding to the determined effect pattern is executed. .

  Then, the effect control CPU 900 transmits a liquid crystal control command related to the image to the liquid crystal control board 120 among the control signals for instructing to execute the effect pattern stored in the effect control RAM 902. As a result, the liquid crystal control board 120 controls the liquid crystal display device 42 to display an image based on the liquid crystal control command, whereby an image corresponding to the determined effect pattern is displayed on the liquid crystal display device 42. It will be. The liquid crystal control board 120 stores various image data for displaying an image in accordance with the contents of the effect, and further includes a VDP (Video Display Processor) that controls the overall effect output.

  By the way, the power supply to each board | substrate demonstrated above is supplied from the power supply board 130 shown in FIG. In the drawing, the power supply route is omitted.

  Here, the processing content (outline of the program) of the effect control board 90 according to the characteristic part of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. First, the effect control main process will be described with reference to FIG.

<Main processing>
As shown in FIG. 6, in the effect control main process, the effect control CPU 900 first initializes a register provided therein and sets the input / output direction of the input / output port. Further, the data transmitted from the output port set in the output direction is set to serial transfer (step S1). However, the output port for transmitting the output data for the first identification lamp 47a and the output data for the second identification lamp 47b is not set to serial transfer.

  After the setting, the effect control CPU 900 initializes a memory area in the effect control RAM 902 for storing the effect control command received from the main control board 60 (see FIG. 5) (step S2). Then, the effect control CPU 900 performs an interrupt permission setting process for the input port that receives the interrupt signal from the main control board 60 (step S3).

  Next, the effect control CPU 900 initializes a memory area in the effect control RAM 902 used as a work area and a stack area (step S4), and issues an initialization command to the sound LSI 903 (see FIG. 5). Thereby, the sound LSI 903 initializes a register provided therein (step S5).

  Next, the effect control CPU 900 confirms whether or not abnormal data is stored in the memory area in the effect control RAM 902 in which motor data MOT_DATA for operating a motor (not shown) of the movable article device 44 is stored. To do. If the abnormal data is stored by the confirmation, there is a possibility that the movable body accessory device 44 has moved to a position other than the initial position. Command to return to the home position. Thereby, the movable body accessory device 44 returns to the initial position. However, the effect control CPU 900 confirms the position of the motor based on the data MOT_SEN transmitted from the motor sensor that detects the position of the motor of the movable body accessory device 44, and sets the error flag to ON if it has not returned to the initial position. Perform the setting process. If the position has returned to the initial position, processing for setting the error flag to OFF is performed (step S6).

  Next, the effect control CPU 900 performs setting of a CTC (Counter Timer Circuit) having a function of creating a pulse output with a constant period and a function of time measurement provided therein. That is, the effect control CPU 900 sets the CTC time constant register so that a timer interrupt is periodically generated every 2 ms (step S7).

  After finishing the above processing, the effect control CPU 900 confirms whether or not it is the main loop update period. Specifically, the remainder when the main loop counter ML_CNT that counts in a loop from 0 to 31 is divided by 16 (that is, divided by 16) is confirmed, and if the remainder is 0 (step S8: YES) Then, the process proceeds to step S10, and if it is other than 0 (step S8: NO), a process of updating a random value used for the notice lottery or the like is performed (step S9). A method for incrementing (+1) the main loop counter ML_CNT will be described later.

  Next, the effect control CPU 900 sends a control signal necessary for turning on or off each of the decorative lamps such as LED lamps mounted on the decorative lamp substrate 100 generated in step S12 described later to the memory in the effect control RAM 902. A process of writing to the area is performed (step S10). In step S10, control such as a cycle for turning on or off a decoration lamp such as an LED lamp, a switching timing of a lighting pattern, and the like is controlled using a decoration lamp timer DL_TIMER.

  Subsequently, the effect control CPU 900 reads the effect control command received from the main control board 60 (see FIG. 5) stored in the memory area in the effect control RAM 902, and displays the effect pattern according to the content. It is determined by lottery from a number of performance patterns stored in advance in the control ROM 901. Then, the liquid crystal control command corresponding to the determined effect pattern is stored in the memory area in the effect control RAM 902 (step S11).

  Next, the effect control CPU 900 generates a control signal related to light and a control signal related to sound in accordance with the determined effect pattern. Then, it is also determined whether or not there is an effect that causes the player to push down the effect button device 13 in the determined effect pattern. Furthermore, the operation content of a motor (not shown) for operating the movable body accessory device 44 and the operation content of the solenoid such as the special prize opening 48 are determined (step S12). The control signal related to the determined light is written into the memory area in the effect control RAM 902 in the next process of step S10.

  Next, the effect control CPU 900 transmits a control signal related to the determined sound to the sound LSI 903. Then, the sound LSI 903 reads BGM or sound effect according to the control signal from the sound ROM 904. Thereby, the sound LSI 903 performs a process based on the read sound data, and performs a process of outputting to the speaker 16 as sound source data (step S13).

  Next, the effect control CPU 900 generates solenoid data SOL_DATA corresponding to the solenoid operation content determined in step S12, and stores the generated solenoid data SOL_DATA in a memory area in the effect control RAM 902 (step S14).

  Next, the effect control CPU 900 accesses the sound LSI 903 and confirms whether or not any error has occurred due to noise or the like when the sound LSI 903 decodes the sound data or the like with respect to the process of step S13 (step S15). ). If there is an error, a control signal related to the sound determined in step S12 is retransmitted to the sound LSI 903, or a watchdog timer (not shown) provided in the effect control CPU 900 is used. Then, the effect control CPU 900 may be forcibly reset and the process may be restarted from step S1. Note that the processing in step S15 is not limited to the example shown in the present embodiment. For example, the presentation control CPU 900 may determine the operation state of the sound LSI 903 by monitoring an interrupt signal from the sound LSI 903. good. As an input condition of the interrupt signal, for example, the sound LSI 903 may interrupt the effect control CPU 900 at the timing when the sound source data is transmitted to the speaker 16. In this way, if there is an interrupt signal from the sound LSI 903 at the timing when the sound source data managed by the effect control CPU 900 has been transmitted to the speaker 16, it is assumed that the sound LSI 903 is operating normally and the next step. This process (step S8 in this embodiment) is shifted to. If the determination result corresponds to an error, the watchdog timer can be timed up and forcibly reset by repeating a predetermined process (for example, an interrupt signal monitoring process). The interrupt condition may be set so that an interrupt is made at a predetermined cycle. Further, if the determination result corresponds to an error, the abnormality of the sound LSI 903 can be detected without repeating the predetermined process (for example, interrupt signal monitoring process) to time up the watchdog timer and forcibly reset it. Other processing may be executed as usual only by notification.

  Thus, after the process of step S15 is finished, the effect control CPU 900 returns to the process of step S8 again and repeats the processes of steps S8 to S15. In the present embodiment, the process of step S10 is performed after the process of step S8: YES. This is because the processing time of steps S11 to S15 may vary.

<Command reception interrupt processing>
Next, with reference to FIG. 7, processing when an effect control command and an interrupt signal are transmitted from the main control board 60 during execution of such effect control main processing will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 7, when the effect control CPU 900 receives the interrupt signal, the effect control CPU 900 executes a save process for saving the contents of each register in the stack area in the effect control RAM 902 (step S100). Thereafter, the effect control CPU 900 reads the register of the input port that has received the effect control command (step S101), and calculates a pointer indicating the address address of the command transmission / reception memory area in the effect control RAM 902 (step S102).

  Then, the effect control CPU 900 again reads out the register of the input port that has received the effect control command (step S103), and determines whether or not the value read in step S101 matches the value read in step S103. Check. If they do not match (step S104: NO), the process proceeds to step S107. If they match (step S104: YES), the effect control command received from the main control board 60 at the address address corresponding to the calculated pointer. Is stored (step S105). The stored effect control command is read out by the effect control CPU 900 in the process of step S11 shown in FIG.

  Next, the effect control CPU 900 updates the pointer indicating the address address of the command transmission / reception memory area in the effect control RAM 902 (step S106), and restores the register saved in the process of step S100 (step S107). Thereby, it returns to the production control main process shown in FIG.

<Timer interrupt processing>
Next, with reference to FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, a process when a timer interruption occurs every 2 ms set in the process (see FIG. 6) of step S7 of the effect control main process will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 8, when the timer interrupt occurs every 2 ms, the effect control CPU 900 executes a save process for saving the contents of each register to the stack area in the effect control RAM 902 (step S200). Thereafter, the effect control CPU 900 refreshes the input / output port registers provided in the effect control CPU 900 (step S201).

  Subsequently, the effect control CPU 900 transmits the solenoid data SOL_DATA stored in the memory area in the effect control RAM 902 processed in step S14 shown in FIG. 6 by serial transfer from the output port. As a result, the special winning opening 48 and the like are opened and closed. Furthermore, the effect control CPU 900 transmits the motor data MOT_DATA stored in the memory area in the effect control RAM 902 from the output port by serial transfer. Thereby, the movable body accessory apparatus 44 shown in FIGS. 2 and 4 performs an operation based on the motor data MOT_DATA (step S202). The method for generating the motor data MOT_DATA will be described in detail in step S206 described later.

  Next, the effect control CPU 900 receives a signal from the effect button device 13 (step S203). When the effect button device 13 has been pressed by the player, the effect control CPU 900 determines an effect pattern that takes into account that the effect button device 13 has been pressed when performing the process of step S12 shown in FIG. It will be.

  Next, the effect control CPU 900 confirms the position of the motor based on the detection data transmitted from the motor sensor that detects the position of the motor (not shown) of the movable body accessory device 44 (step S204).

  Next, the effect control CPU 900 transmits the liquid crystal control command stored in the memory area in the effect control RAM 902 in the process of step S11 shown in FIG. 6 to the liquid crystal control board 120 (see FIG. 5) (step S205).

  Next, the effect control CPU 900 uses the motor data MOT_DATA corresponding to the operation content of the motor for operating the movable body accessory device 44 determined in step S12 shown in FIG. 6 based on the position of the motor confirmed in step S204. Is stored in the memory area in the effect control RAM 902 (step S206). The motor data MOT_DATA stored in the memory area in the effect control RAM 900 is transmitted by serial transfer from the output port in the process of step S202 at the time of the next 2 ms timer interruption.

  Next, the effect control CPU 900 transmits a control signal related to the sound stored in the effect control RAM 902 in the process of step S12 shown in FIG. 6 from the output port to the decorative lamp substrate 100 (see FIG. 5) by serial transfer. Thereby, a decoration lamp such as an LED lamp is turned on or off, and a desired lamp effect is performed (step S207).

  Next, the effect control CPU 900 reads the effect control command received from the main control board 60 (see FIG. 5) stored in the memory area in the effect control RAM 902, and the first identification lamp according to the effect control command. 47a and the second identification lamp 47b are turned on or off, and the generated data is transmitted from the output port to the first identification lamp 47a and the second identification lamp 47b by parallel transfer (step S208). As a result, the first identification lamp 47a or the second identification lamp 47b is turned on or off, so that the player knows whether the special symbol 1 or the special symbol 2 is fluctuating, whether it is a win or a loss. be able to.

  As described above, the transmission process of the decorative lamp such as the LED lamp (see step S207) and the transmission process of the first identification lamp 47a and the second identification lamp 47b (see step S208) are performed as separate processes. Can be simplified, and the control burden can be reduced. That is, the decorative lamp such as an LED lamp and the first identification lamp 47a and the second identification lamp 47b have different blinking periods and lighting pattern switching timings. Therefore, when the same processing is performed, the control becomes complicated and the control burden increases. Problem arises. However, if it is performed in a separate process as in the present embodiment, the control is simplified and the control burden can be reduced.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, data transmission to the decorative lamp such as an LED lamp is performed by serial transfer, whereas data transfer to the first identification lamp 47a and the second identification lamp 47b is performed in parallel transfer. Is going. This is because if the data transmission to the first identification lamp 47a and the second identification lamp 47b is serial transfer, the identification lamp (the first identification lamp 47a or the first identification lamp 47a or the first identification lamp 47a or the first identification lamp 47a or the first identification lamp 47a or the second identification lamp 47b) is not changing due to data destruction due to noise. This is because the 2 identification lamp 47b) may be lit. Therefore, if the data transfer to the first identification lamp 47a and the second identification lamp 47b is performed by parallel transfer, the above-mentioned fear can be prevented and the control is simplified.

  Here, the processing content of step S208 is demonstrated concretely using FIG. As shown in FIG. 9, the effect control CPU 900 first reads the effect control command received from the main control board 60 (see FIG. 5) stored in the memory area in the effect control RAM 902, and the special symbol 1 is read. It is confirmed whether or not it is changing (step S300).

  If the special symbol 1 is changing (step S300: YES), the effect control CPU 900 confirms the special symbol 1 variation timer SD1_TIMER (step S301). If the special symbol 1 variation timer SD1_TIMER is 0 (step S301: YES), switching of the data during variation, that is, switching from lighting (eg, “1”) to extinguishing (eg, “0”) or extinguishing Output data for the first identification lamp 47a for switching from (for example, “0”) to lighting (for example, “1”) is generated (step S302). Then, the effect control CPU 900 sets a count value for counting 200 ms in the special symbol 1 variation timer SD1_TIMER (step S303). As a result, the first identification lamp 47a is alternately turned on or off every 200 ms, so that the first identification lamp 47a blinks while the special symbol 1 is fluctuating.

  Further, the effect control CPU 900 sets the count value of the special symbol 1 variation timer SD1_TIMER to 1 after finishing the processing of step S303 or when the special symbol 1 variation timer SD1_TIMER is not 0 (step S301: NO). A subtraction process is performed (step S304).

  On the other hand, if the special symbol 1 is not changing (step S300: NO), the effect control CPU 900 is the first that shows a loss in response to the previous effect control command received from the main control board 60 (see FIG. 5). Output data for the identification lamp 47a is generated. For example, “1” is generated as output data for the first identification lamp 47a to turn on the first identification lamp 47a if it is a hit, and to turn off the first identification lamp 47a if it is lost. For example, “0” is generated as output data for the first identification lamp 47a (step S305).

  Next, the effect control CPU 900 confirms whether or not the special symbol 2 is changing after the process of step S304 or after the process of step S305 (step S306).

  If the special symbol 2 is changing (step S306: YES), the effect control CPU 900 confirms the special symbol 2 fluctuation timer SD2_TIMER (step S307). If the special symbol 2 variation timer SD2_TIMER is 0 (step S307: YES), the changing data is switched, that is, switched from lighting (for example, “1”) to unlit (for example, “0”) or unlit. Output data for the second identification lamp 47b for switching from (for example, “0”) to lighting (for example, “1”) is generated (step S308). Then, the effect control CPU 900 sets a count value for counting 200 ms in the special symbol 2 variation timer SD2_TIMER (step S309). As a result, the second identification lamp 47b is alternately turned on and off every 200 ms, so that the second identification lamp 47b blinks while the special symbol 2 is fluctuating.

  Further, the effect control CPU 900 sets the count value of the special symbol 2 variation timer SD2_TIMER to 1 after finishing the processing of the above step S309 or when the special symbol 2 variation timer SD2_TIMER is not 0 (step S307: NO). A subtraction process is performed (step S310).

  On the other hand, if the special symbol 2 is not fluctuating (step S306: NO), the effect control CPU 900 is the second that shows a loss in response to the previous effect control command received from the main control board 60 (see FIG. 5). Output data for the identification lamp 47a is generated. For example, “1” is generated as output data for the second identification lamp 47b in order to turn on the second identification lamp 47b if it is a hit, and in order to turn off the second identification lamp 47b if it is lost, For example, “0” is generated as output data for the second identification lamp 47b (step S311).

  Next, after the process of step S310 or the process of step S311, the effect control CPU 900 performs the first transfer of the generated output data for the first identification lamp 47a and the output data for the second identification lamp 47b by the first parallel transfer. The information is transmitted to the identification lamp 47a and the second identification lamp 47b, respectively (step S312), and the process proceeds to step S209 shown in FIG. As a result, the first identification lamp 47a or the second identification lamp 47b is turned on or off.

  Thus, the data generation of the decoration lamp such as the LED lamp (see step S10 shown in FIG. 6) and the data generation of the first identification lamp 47a or the second identification lamp 47b (see FIG. 9) are made as separate data. If generated, it is possible to prevent a situation where the data of the first identification lamp 47a or the second identification lamp 47b is erroneously changed when the data of the decoration lamp such as the LED lamp is changed during the development. . This prevents a situation in which the first identification lamp 47a or the second identification lamp 47b flashes and the player misidentifies even though the special symbol 1 or the special symbol 2 is not originally changed. be able to.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, lighting management of decoration lamps such as LED lamps is performed using the decoration lamp timer DL_TIMER, and lighting management of the first identification lamp 47a is performed using the special symbol 1 variation timer SD1_TIMER. The lighting management of the second identification lamp 47b is performed using a special symbol 2 variation timer SD2_TIMER. Thus, if lighting management is performed using separate timers, there is an advantage that lighting control is easily managed.

  In the present embodiment, an example in which “1” or “0” is set on the program when generating the output data for the first identification lamp 47a and the output data for the second identification lamp 47b is shown. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and a data table may be prepared and acquired from the data table to generate the output data for the first identification lamp 47a and the output data for the second identification lamp 47b. In this way, when a plurality of lamps corresponding to the special symbols 1 and 2 are provided, and the lighting is performed according to the hit type, the processing is simplified.

  Thus, the effect control CPU 900 that has finished the process of step S208 shown in FIG. 8 increments the main loop counter ML_CNT that counts in a loop from 0 to 31 used in the process of step S8 shown in FIG. 6 (+1). The incremented value is divided by 16 (that is, divided by 16) (step S209). Then, the effect control CPU 900 restores the register saved in the process of step S200 (step S210). Thereby, it returns to the production control main process shown in FIG.

  Thus, according to the present embodiment described above, a member indicating identification information visually recognized by the player during the game can be mounted at low cost and the control can be simplified.

1 Pachinko machine 44 Movable body accessory device (movable effect body)
44a Upper right movable effector 44b Upper movable effector 44c Left movable effector 44d Right movable effector 47 Identification lamp device 47a First identification lamp (identification lamp)
47b Second identification lamp (identification lamp)

Claims (1)

A movable director that performs a predetermined stage as the game progresses;
A decorative lamp that turns on or off as the game progresses;
During the game, the identification information regarding the lottery executed based on a predetermined detection signal is displayed by turning on or off, and an identification lamp disposed at a position that is not concealed by the movable effector,
First data generating means for generating data relating to lighting or extinguishing of the decorative lamp;
Second data generating means for generating data relating to lighting or extinguishing of the identification lamp;
A data transfer unit configured to transfer the data generated by the first data generation unit by a serial transfer method and the data generated by the second data generation unit by a parallel transfer method;
The first data generation unit and the second data generation unit are not executed by the main control unit that controls the game operation in an integrated manner, but an effect of executing an effect related to the game according to the game state. A gaming machine, which is executed by a control means, is executed not by the same process but by another process, and generates different data formats.

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