JP2016193307A5

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Publication number: JP2016193307A5
Application number: JP2016162651A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2016-08-23
Publication date: 2017-02-09

Description

本発明による遊技機は、遊技媒体（例えば、遊技球）を用いて遊技者が遊技を行うことが可能であり、付与条件が成立したこと（例えば、遊技球が入賞口に入賞したこと）にもとづいて価値を付与する遊技機であって、遊技の進行を制御する遊技制御用マイクロコンピュータ（例えば、遊技制御用マイクロコンピュータ５６０）と、価値を付与する制御を行う付与制御用マイクロコンピュータ（例えば、払出制御用マイクロコンピュータ３７０）と、を備え、遊技制御用マイクロコンピュータと付与制御用マイクロコンピュータとは、シリアル通信により信号を入出力し（例えば、遊技制御用マイクロコンピュータ５６０と払出制御用マイクロコンピュータ３７０とは、それぞれシリアル通信回路５０５，３８０を内蔵し、図２４に示す払出制御コマンドをシリアル通信で送受信する）、遊技制御用マイクロコンピュータは、所定期間（例えば、１秒）毎に通信接続状態を確認するための接続確認信号（例えば、接続確認コマンド）を付与制御用マイクロコンピュータに出力する接続確認信号出力手段（例えば、遊技制御用マイクロコンピュータ５６０においてステップＳ５２３１３でＹと判定した後にステップＳ５２１１を実行する部分）と、付与条件が成立したこと（例えば、遊技球が入賞口に入賞したこと）にもとづいて、付与すべき価値の量（例えば、賞球個数）を特定可能な付与データ（例えば、賞球コマンド出力カウンタのカウント値）を記憶する付与記憶手段（例えば、賞球コマンド出力カウンタ）と、付与記憶手段に記憶された付与データにもとづいて、付与すべき価値の量を特定可能な付与信号（例えば、賞球個数コマンド）を付与制御用マイクロコンピュータに出力する付与信号出力手段（例えば、遊技制御用マイクロコンピュータ５６０におけるステップＳ５２３０５を実行する部分）と、を含み、付与制御用マイクロコンピュータは、接続確認信号出力手段が出力した接続確認信号を入力したことにもとづいて応答信号（例えば、接続ＯＫコマンド）を遊技制御用マイクロコンピュータに出力する応答信号出力手段（例えば、払出制御用マイクロコンピュータ３７０におけるステップＳ７４１５，Ｓ７４２０８を実行する部分）と、付与信号出力手段により出力された付与信号により特定される量の未付与の価値を付与させる付与制御を実行する価値付与制御手段（例えば、払出制御用マイクロコンピュータ３７０におけるステップＳ７５１１３の処理が実行されて払出モータ２８９が起動され、ステップＳ７５６の払出モータ制御処理が実行される部分）と、を含み、応答信号出力手段は、所定のエラーが発生したときに、遊技制御用マイクロコンピュータが当該所定のエラーを認識可能に所定ビットを異ならせる設定がなされた応答信号を遊技制御用マイクロコンピュータに出力し（例えば、払出制御用マイクロコンピュータ３７０は、ステップＳ７４１４，Ｓ７４２０７の処理を実行して、図２５に示すように接続ＯＫコマンドの下位４ビットに賞球エラーや満タンエラー、球切れエラー、払出個数異常エラーをセットして送信する）、付与信号出力手段は、付与記憶手段に付与データが記憶されているときに、当該付与記憶手段に記憶された付与データにもとづいて、新たな付与信号を付与制御用マイクロコンピュータに出力する（例えば、遊技制御用マイクロコンピュータ５６０は、ステップＳ５２３０１でＹと判定したことにもとづいてステップＳ５２３０５を実行して新たな賞球個数コマンドを送信する）ことを特徴とする。そのような構成により、シリアル通信方式を用いることにより、遊技制御用マイクロコンピュータと付与制御用マイクロコンピュータとの配線の取り回しの容易化を図ることができる。また、付与制御用マイクロコンピュータが接続確認信号の入力にもとづいて定期的に出力する応答信号に所定のエラーを乗せることにより、エラー信号（所定のエラーが付加された応答信号）を出力することができるため、エラー信号の出力タイミングを考慮することなくエラー信号の取りこぼし等の発生を防止することができ、遊技制御用マイクロコンピュータと付与制御用マイクロコンピュータとの間の通信を確実に行うことができる。 In the gaming machine according to the present invention, a player can play a game using a game medium (for example, a game ball), and the grant condition is satisfied (for example, the game ball has won a prize opening). A gaming machine that grants value based on a game control microcomputer that controls the progress of the game (for example, a game control microcomputer 560), and a grant control microcomputer that performs control that adds value (for example, The game control microcomputer and the grant control microcomputer input and output signals by serial communication (for example, the game control microcomputer 560 and the payout control microcomputer 370). Means that the serial communication circuits 505 and 380 are incorporated, respectively, and the payout shown in FIG. Control command is transmitted / received by serial communication), the game control microcomputer provides a connection confirmation signal (for example, connection confirmation command) for confirming the communication connection state every predetermined period (for example, 1 second). Connection confirmation signal output means for outputting to the computer (for example, the part for executing step S5211 after determining Y in step S52313 in the game control microcomputer 560) and that the grant condition is satisfied (for example, the game ball is a winning mouth (For example, a prize ball command output counter count value) for storing grant data (for example, a prize ball command output counter) that can specify the amount of value to be given (for example, the number of prize balls). Ball command output counter) and the grant data stored in the grant storage means. A grant signal output means for outputting a grant signal (for example, a prize ball number command) capable of specifying the amount of value to the grant control microcomputer (for example, a part for executing step S52305 in the game control microcomputer 560); The grant control microcomputer includes response signal output means for outputting a response signal (for example, connection OK command) to the game control microcomputer based on the input of the connection confirmation signal output from the connection confirmation signal output means. For example, the part for executing steps S7415 and S74208 in the payout control microcomputer 370) and the value assignment for executing the grant control for giving the unassigned value in the amount specified by the grant signal output by the grant signal output means. Control means (for example, a dispensing control microcontroller The processing of step S75113 in the computer 370 is executed, the payout motor 289 is started, and the payout motor control process of step S756 is executed), and the response signal output means when the predetermined error occurs Then, the game control microcomputer outputs a response signal set to change the predetermined bit so that the predetermined error can be recognized (for example, the payout control microcomputer 370 has steps S7414 and S74207). 25), a prize ball error, a full tank error, a ball shortage error, a payout number error error are set and transmitted in the lower 4 bits of the connection OK command as shown in FIG. When the grant data is stored in the grant storage means, the grant storage means Based on the stored application data, and outputs a new grant signal to grant control microcomputer (e.g., a game control microcomputer 560 executes step S52305 based on that it is determined that Y in step S52301 to send a new prize balls number command), wherein a call. With such a configuration, by using a serial communication method, it is possible to facilitate wiring between the game control microcomputer and the grant control microcomputer. In addition, an error signal (a response signal to which a predetermined error is added) can be output by adding a predetermined error to a response signal that is periodically output by the grant control microcomputer based on the input of the connection confirmation signal. Therefore, it is possible to prevent an error signal from being lost without considering the output timing of the error signal, and to reliably perform communication between the game control microcomputer and the grant control microcomputer. .

Claims

A gaming machine that allows a player to play a game using a game medium, and that grants value based on a grant condition being established,
A game control microcomputer for controlling the progress of the game;
A grant control microcomputer that performs control to add value,
The game control microcomputer and the grant control microcomputer input and output signals by serial communication,
The game control microcomputer is:
A connection confirmation signal output means for outputting a connection confirmation signal for confirming a communication connection state for each predetermined period to the microcomputer for giving control;
Based on the establishment of the grant condition, grant storage means for storing grant data that can specify the amount of value to be granted;
A grant signal output means for outputting to the grant control microcomputer a grant signal capable of specifying the amount of value to be granted based on the grant data stored in the grant storage means,
The giving control microcomputer is:
Response signal output means for outputting a response signal to the game control microcomputer based on the input of the connection confirmation signal output by the connection confirmation signal output means;
A value giving control means for executing a giving control for giving an unassigned value in an amount specified by the giving signal outputted by the giving signal output means,
The response signal output means outputs the response signal to the game control microcomputer that is set so that a predetermined bit is different so that the game control microcomputer can recognize the predetermined error when a predetermined error occurs. Output to
It said grant signal output means, when the application data before Symbol imparting storage means is stored, on the basis of the application data stored in the grant storage means, outputs a new grant signal to the grant control microcomputer A gaming machine characterized by that.