JP4551644B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a common control board to which a storage medium storing a game specification program corresponding to a game specification can be attached and detached, and a non-common control board for controlling the operation of a device based on the game specification program stored in the storage medium And a control board composed of

  Conventionally, in gaming machines, particularly pachinko machines, a lottery is made by detecting a pachinko ball that has won a start winning opening (special symbol start winning opening). A pachinko machine that has been opened a predetermined number of times (one opening and closing is one round and generally continues for 10 to 16 rounds) and has a function (big hit processing) that increases the winning rate of the game ball and makes it advantageous to the player There is.

  In this type of pachinko machine, a display unit (usually a liquid crystal display screen) is installed at the center of the gauge board of the pachinko machine as an effect for notifying the player of the result of the lottery. This display unit is configured with a plurality of columns (for example, three columns) of symbol variation pattern screens (there is also a background screen), and notifies the presence / absence of the symbol arrangement when stopped after the varying symbol variation pattern presentation. It is like that. By seeing the symbol variation screen, the player is amazed whether it is a hit or miss, so that the player can have a sense of expectation.

  The game specifications as described above are almost the same in all pachinko machines, but for example, the symbol variation pattern is an elaborate production year by year. In addition, there is also an effect that a member that moves mechanically on the game board surface is provided in addition to the liquid crystal display screen, and the player's attention is drawn by driving a device such as a motor or a solenoid.

  Under such a trend, the control system of each pachinko machine is currently designed and manufactured in an independent format, although there are many common parts. This reduces the number of members that can be recycled.

  Therefore, there has been proposed a control board for a gaming machine in which a control system board is divided so that at least one can be commonly used by a plurality of types of gaming machines (pachinko machines) (Patent Document 1, Patent Document 2). reference). More specifically, the control board is divided into a common control board having a common circuit configuration and a non-common control board having a non-common circuit configuration, and the common control board and the non-common control board are connected via a connector. And connected.

According to Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, since the common circuit can be reused as it is, in manufacturing a new pachinko machine, the common part of the control circuit of the old pachinko machine can be used as it is, It can be said that it is a useful means for recycling.
Japanese Patent Publication No. 7-79874 Japanese Patent Publication No. 6-2181

  However, the above Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 only disclose that the common control board and the non-common control board are divided and connected by a connector, and the number of ports of the connector for connection is not specified at all. Not.

  In other words, depending on the model to be applied, the number of ports to be connected or the number of inputs / outputs between the common control board and the non-common control board is different, and as a result, measures are taken so that there is no shortage of ports. For this reason, a surplus port may be generated, and there is a possibility that the surplus port is used and illegal modification is performed.

  Further, when divided into the common control board and the non-common control board, it is necessary to confirm at least the connection state. Furthermore, it is also necessary to confirm whether or not the non-common control board connected to the common control board is legitimate.

  When the present invention divides a common control board and a non-common control board and configures a control board that is detachable from each other, all the ports are used up regardless of the game specifications in the connector portion for connection. Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to obtain a control board of a gaming machine that can eliminate an element that is a target of illegal modification and at least check a connection state of a non-common control board to a common control board.

The present invention provides a common storage medium in which a storage medium storing a game specification program corresponding to a game specification is detachable, and is configured by an electronic circuit that operates based on the game specification program in a state in which the storage medium is loaded. Corresponding to the control board and the storage medium loaded on the common control board, and can be selectively attached to and detached from the common control board via an input / output port composed of a plurality of ports serving both input and output, and A non-common control board configured by an electronic circuit that operates to control a device connected in advance according to a command output from the common control board based on a game specification program stored in the storage medium; the a, the at least one port the common control substrate and the non-common control board and the discrimination information acquired Pau whether a connection in input and output ports It is applied as, when applied such Ipoh over preparative to signal transmission and reception for the control of the device is present, the non-common control board pre-stored the non-common control board identifying the identified storage medium Applied as a verification port for sending the code to the common control board, the storage medium loaded in the common control board is connected to the non-common control board based on the signal received from the information acquisition port If unconfirmed is determined and it is determined that the connection of the non-common control board is confirmed, the non-common control board is recognized as being well connected without performing identification code verification. If it is determined that the connection of the board has not been confirmed, the identification code received from the verification port is read to determine whether the identification code is a verification target identification code or a verification non-target identification code. If it is determined that the non-common control board is not connected, and if it is determined as an identification code to be collated, collation with a previously stored identification code is performed to determine collation match / mismatch. If, as a result of verification, it is determined that they do not match, it is recognized that an incompatible non-common control board is connected. If it is determined as a result of verification, a compatible non-common control board is connected. A non-common control board information confirmation program that is recognized as being stored is stored .

According to the present invention, the non-common control board connected to the common control board is selected and connected based on the game specification program stored in the storage medium loaded on the common control board side. In the following, a port that is not applied to signal transmission / reception for device control may be referred to as a “remainder port”.

  At this time, since the input / output ports are shared with each input / output port, the input / output system can be determined according to the game specification program, and the versatility is high.

  In addition, since at least one of the input / output ports is applied as an information acquisition port, information on the non-common control board (for example, connection state) can be recognized on the common control board side.

  Since the number of input / output ports used varies depending on the game specification program, the maximum possible number of ports used is set so as not to cause a shortage. For this reason, depending on the game specifications, there is a possibility that the input / output ports may remain. Since the surplus port is one of the causes of unauthorized modification, all the input / output ports are used up by applying this surplus port as the information acquisition port. Thereby, illegal modification etc. can be suppressed.

  From the information acquisition port, for example, as a connection confirmation port for recognizing the connection state of a non-common board by outputting either a binary signal of “0” or “1” toward the common control board Can be used. Simply put, if it is defined that there is no connection with a signal of “0” (or “1”) and that there is a connection with a signal of “1” (or “0”), a non-common control board on the common control board side The presence or absence of connection can be recognized.

Some of the input and output ports, that non-common control substrate is used as the matching port for obtaining an identification code for collating whether or not corresponds to the playing specification program stored in the storage medium, the common control board It is possible to recognize the suitability of the non-common control board connected to the.

Some of the input and output ports, when applied as a collation port connection confirmation port, stores the non-common control board information confirmation program loaded storage medium to the common control board. This non-common control board information confirmation program is activated when, for example, power is turned on to the common control board, and confirmation is executed according to the following procedure.

  First, the presence / absence of an identification code is determined through the information acquisition port.

  Next, when the identification code presence / absence determining means determines that there is no identification code, it is recognized that the non-common control board is connected.

  On the other hand, when the identification code presence / absence determining means determines that there is an identification code, the identification code is read via the verification port, and the identification code set in the game specification program stored in the storage medium is read. Perform verification.

  In this collation, in addition to discriminating match / mismatch, it is determined whether or not the read identification code is a non-verification code.

  If it is determined that the verification non-target code, it is recognized that the non-common control board is not connected.

  With the above procedure, it is possible to determine whether the non-common control board is connected or not, and whether the connected non-common control board is appropriate.

Of the information acquisition ports, the number of surplus ports varies depending on the game specifications. Therefore, regardless of the number of remaining ports, all the remaining ports are short-circuited, and one of them is used as a connection confirmation signal output port from the common control board to the non-common control board.

  If a connection confirmation signal is sent in this state, response signals are returned from all the remaining ports, so that the reliability of confirmation of the connection state can be improved.

Further, in the present invention, in a state where a plurality of non-common control boards are connected to the common control board, each non-common control board information is acquired, and as a result of the analysis, the non-common control board is not connected. When an error occurs, the error is notified using a device directly connected to the common control board or a device connected to a non-common control board that is normally connected.

For example, information on a common control board is inputted via the information acquisition port from non-common control board, the result of the analysis, if the tentatively determined unconnected state (error), it is necessary to inform this. In this case, it is common to set a device to be notified in advance, but a device in the category of an unconnected non-common substrate cannot be applied. That is, the non-common board | substrate corresponding to alerting | reporting object may be unconnected .
Therefore, the notification target is changed according to the situation so that the error is notified using a device directly connected to the common control board or a device connected to a non-common control board that is normally connected. Thereby, the certainty of alerting | reporting can be improved.

  As described above, according to the present invention, when a control board having a structure that is detachable into a common control board and a non-common control board and can be attached to and detached from each other, the connector portion for connection is all regardless of the game specifications. By using up all the ports, it is possible to eliminate the elements that are the targets of unauthorized modification, and at least check the connection state of the non-common control board to the common control board.

  In addition to the above effect, even if an error occurs in transmission / reception of a signal designating a normal symbol variation pattern to a lower control system, the lottery result can be reliably notified.

  FIG. 1 shows a pachinko machine 10 according to the present embodiment. The pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 12, and one side portion (left side portion in FIG. 1) of a frame-shaped inner frame 14 having a window portion is attached to the front surface of the outer frame 12 so as to be openable and closable.

  The inner frame 14 is provided with a plurality of indicator lamps 61 and speakers 63. In addition, a window portion is formed at the center of the inner frame 14, and a glass frame in which a pair of glasses 16 (double structure) that are parallel to each other at a predetermined interval in the depth direction of the paper is mounted on the window portion. 20 is provided. A locking device (cylinder) 22 is provided on the right side of FIG.

  An integrated dish 26 having a ball dish part 24 is disposed below the glass frame 20. The ball tray portion 24 of the integrated dish is provided with a communication port 23 that communicates with a ball storage tank (not shown) and allows the pachinko balls in the ball storage tank to flow out to the ball tray portion 24.

  The one side part (left side part of FIG. 1) of the integrated dish 26 is attached to the inner frame 14 so that it can be opened and closed. An ashtray 28 is disposed at the lower left side on the front surface of the integrated dish 26, and a firing handle 30 is provided at the lower right side for adjusting the flight distance of the hit ball launched from the launching device 164 (see FIG. 3).

  In addition, a game board 32 that is exchangeable by being placed on the game board mounting table is installed in the window part of the inner frame 14 so as to correspond to the window part.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 32 has a substantially circular game area 40 surrounded by an outer band 36 and an inner band 38.

  In the game area 40, in addition to nails and windmills (not shown), a center character 42, a display unit 43 provided in the center character 42, and a character such as a big prize port (variable prize device) 44, a start port 46 Game parts such as a passing device 48 and a winning device 49 are attached, and an out port 54 is arranged at the lowest position. In addition, a plurality of electrical decoration members 56 are provided at the periphery of the game area 40, and for example, lighting / extinguishing control is performed in synchronization with winning etc., and an effect by light is executed.

  FIG. 3 shows an outline of a control system for controlling the pachinko machine 10. The control system is configured around the main control unit 150. The main control unit 150 stores a basic program relating to games, and the operation of each unit is controlled based on a command signal from the main control unit 150.

  The main control unit 150 includes a start winning sensor 168 provided at the start port 46, a passing sensor 171 that detects a pachinko ball that has passed through the passing device 48, a winning sensor 172 that detects a pachinko ball winning in the winning device 49, and A big prize opening sensor 173 that detects a pachinko ball that won the big prize opening 44 is connected. The special winning opening 44 is provided with a V zone for continuing the opening / closing operation of the special winning opening, and a V zone sensor 177 is also provided in this V zone and is connected to the main control unit 150. ing.

  Furthermore, a solenoid 174 for opening and closing an electric tulip 47 (see FIG. 2) provided at the start port 46 and a solenoid 175 for opening and closing the special winning port 44 are connected to the main control unit 150.

  The main controller 150 outputs information indicating the progress of the game to the hall computer via the board external terminal 179.

  On the other hand, an effect control unit 152 and a payout control unit 154 are connected to the main control unit 150.

  A display unit (LCD) 43 of the center accessory 42 is connected to the effect control unit 152 via a symbol control unit 156. In addition, the effect control unit 152 turns on / off the plurality of indicator lamps 61 attached to the glass frame 20 of the pachinko machine 10, outputs sound effects from the speaker 63, and turns on / off the decoration member 56 on the game board. Controls turning off. The electrical decoration component 56 also includes four holding lamps 199 provided on the center accessory 42.

  Note that the hold lamp 199 may be controlled to notify the hold state on the display unit 43. Also, the number is not limited to four. The number of lighting of the holding lamp 199 corresponds to the number of storage of a holding memory (not shown), and the holding lamp 199 can visually notify the number of storage in the holding memory that the player does not know.

  Next, a payout device 180 for paying out pachinko balls is connected to the payout control unit 154 connected to the main control unit 150.

  In addition, a launch control unit 158 is connected to the payout control unit 154, and the launch control unit 158 controls the launch device 164 to launch a pachinko ball according to the operation of the handle 30 by the player.

  Furthermore, the payout control unit 154 sends payout information to the hall computer installed in the hall via the frame external terminal 182.

  In the main control unit 150, a special symbol or a normal symbol is selected / extracted, the display content (normal symbol variation pattern) on the display unit 43 is selected based on the lottery result, and the symbol is displayed via the effect control unit 152. An instruction signal is output to the control unit 156.

  Here, the special symbol winning / outside lottery is a major winning lottery in which the big winning opening 44 is opened and many pachinko balls can be led to the winning when it is won, while the normal symbol winning lottery is selected. / Outside lottery means that the electric tulip 47 provided at the start port 46 is opened when it is a win, increasing the probability of winning the start port 46, and as a result, increasing the chance of winning / extracting special symbols. It is an auxiliary lottery that you can win. In addition, in the regular symbol winning / external lottery, the opening rate will increase depending on the time required.

  In the effect control unit 152, data of different display contents (normal symbol variation patterns) based on a plurality of types of command signals are stored in advance, and the data is selected based on the command signals and activated. . Note that display content data may be stored in the symbol control unit 156.

  The effect control unit 152 receives various commands (command signals) from the main control unit 150 and performs various effect controls. This effect control is common to and non-common in the plurality of types of pachinko machines 10. The physical control circuit configuration can be classified into a common control circuit configuration and a non-common circuit configuration.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the effect control unit 152 is classified into the common control board 200 and the non-common control board 202, and the non-common control board 202 is changed to the common control board 200. On the other hand, the structure is detachable through the connector 204.

  In such a configuration, essential devices are connected to the common control board 200 regardless of the model, and different devices are connected to the non-common control board 202 for each model.

  The common control board 200 is electrically connected to a wiring pattern provided in advance with a plurality of electronic circuit components including a CPU 212, a data ROM 214, a RAM 216, and an I / O 218 for connecting them. Connectors 206 (two are shown in FIG. 5 but there is no limit on the number of installations) are provided for connection to a device (not shown).

  In addition, a ROM socket 208 is electrically connected to the wiring pattern on the common control board 200, and a control ROM 210 in which a game specification program different for each model is stored is detachable.

  The control ROM 210 is paired with a non-common control board 202 connected to the common control board 200, and is replaced together with the non-common control board 202 to be connected.

  In addition, a connection platform 220 (see FIG. 5) for connecting the main control unit 150 and the symbol control unit 156 is formed on the outer periphery of the common control board 200 so as to be electrically connected to each other by a cable (not shown). To be connected to.

  Further, a total of 30 non-common control board I / O ports 222 are provided on the upstream side of the connector 204 used for connection to the non-common control board 202. The non-common control board I / O port 222 can freely set the input / output system of each port as appropriate in accordance with the non-common control board 202 to be connected.

  On the other hand, the non-common control board 202 is electrically connected to a wiring pattern in which a plurality of electronic circuit components including a CPU are provided in advance, and a connector 224 for connection with a device (not shown) is included therein. (In FIG. 5, two are shown, but the number of installations is not limited.).

  The non-common control board 202 mainly has a function as a driver of a device to be connected, and operates (lights) the corresponding device based on a command from the common control board 200, and An operation state detection signal is sent to the common control board 200.

  Here, in the present embodiment, an information storage circuit 226 is provided on the non-common control board 202 to determine whether or not the non-common control board 202 is securely connected on the common control board 200 side. A signal is generated. The information storage circuit 226 outputs a binary signal of “0” or “1” to the common control board 200 using one port (information acquisition port) (input when viewed from the common control board 200). .

  Further, the device operation control as described above naturally requires different numbers of ports and input / output systems depending on the number and type of devices.

  For this reason, in the common control board 200, 30 ports are prepared as the most necessary number of ports that can be considered at present, so that no shortage of ports will occur regardless of which non-common control board 202 is connected.

  However, by preventing the shortage of ports as described above, there may be an excessive number of ports. Such an empty port due to excessive ports is not preferable because it allows electrical intrusion from the outside.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, using a different number of free ports for each non-common control board 202, the connection state of the non-common control board 202 to the common control board 200, and an identification code for collating with the control ROM 210 (ID) is used as a port for sending to the common control board 200.

  On the other hand, in addition to the game specification program, the control ROM 210 stores a non-common control board information confirmation program corresponding to the pair of non-common control boards 202. When the power is turned on, the non-common control board information confirmation program is stored. Is activated, and the connection state and verification of the non-common control board 202 are performed.

  Here, an example of the usage state of the non-common control board I / O port 222 is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the non-common control board I / O port 222 is classified into A to D ports, and the A port to C port have an 8-bit configuration (01 port to 08 port). The D port is used for a power supply line, a ground line, a command transmission line and the like and has a 6-bit (01 port to 06 port) configuration.

  Eight lamps are connected to the A port as devices, and the non-common control board I / O port 222 has all the ports of the A port as an “output” system as seen from the common control board 200. .

  Two solenoids, two switches, and one motor (four phases) are connected to the B port as devices, and the non-common control board I / O port 222 has a 01 port, a 02 port, The 05 port, 06 port, 07 port, and 08 port are an “output” system when viewed from the common control board 200, and the 03 port and 04 port are an “input” system when viewed from the common control board 200.

  The 08 port is applied to the C port for the essential connection confirmation, and is an “input” system as viewed from the common control board 200.

  In the example of FIG. 6, only the A port and the B port are sufficient for controlling the device, and as a result, the ports other than the C port connection confirmation port (08 port) (7 ports in total) are free ports. Become.

  Therefore, this empty port is used as a 7-bit ID, which is an “input” system as seen from the common control board 200. The ID (7-bit binarized signal) is stored in advance in the information storage circuit 226 for each non-common control board 202. Note that there is no ID in which all 7 bits are “0000000”, and if such a “0000000” is received on the common control board 200 side, the non-common control board 202 is not connected (or not connected). Is enough).

  Further, when the common control board 200 recognizes an error such as non-connection and verification mismatch as a result of the connection check, the display unit 43 connected to the device provided on the common control board 200 or the symbol control unit 156 is used. To inform.

  The operation of this embodiment will be described below.

  First, the flow of normal games will be described.

  When the player holds the handle 30 and performs an operation for launching, a pachinko ball is launched with a strength corresponding to the handle operation amount (rotation amount).

  When the pachinko ball is launched, it is guided by the outer band 36 and the inner band 38 and abuts against the nail 34, the windmill 35, etc. of the board surface 32 and falls while moving unpredictably. Here, when the pachinko ball wins at the start port 46, the number of holdings is confirmed, and when it is determined that the ball is not full, a random number is obtained from a random number counter. If the number of reserves is full, since there is no right to draw, the winning ball is paid out to the start opening 46, and the process ends.

  Also, the random number acquired is stored in the hold memory that is currently in the normal symbol variation pattern production (during variation) when winning at the start port 46. In addition, the acquired random numbers are subjected to the lottery / outside lottery in the order of acquisition.

  Here, when the winning / exit lottery is completed, a variation pattern is set, and data such as the winning / extracting lottery result, the normal symbol variation pattern type, the presence / absence of continuous notice, and the number of winning ball payouts set in advance based on the winning are obtained. It transmits (command transmission) as a command signal to the production control unit 152 or the payout control unit 154.

  If the result of the lottery is a win, a big hit process with a preset number of rounds (for example, 15 rounds) is executed. During the jackpot process, since the big prize opening 44 is almost open, it can be put in an advantageous state by the player. When the jackpot processing for a predetermined round is completed, the game returns to the normal game.

  As the game progresses, the overall flow of the entire game is almost the same for any model, but the form of production differs depending on the characteristics of each model. In this case, conventionally, the entire production control unit 156 is exchanged depending on the model, and a new design is performed.

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the production control unit 152 is classified into a circuit configuration common to all pachinko machines 10 and a circuit configuration that differs depending on the model, and the physical control board 200 physically It was divided into a non-common control board 202.

  That is, the common control board 200 is provided with a ROM socket 208 so that a control ROM 210 storing a game specification program different for each model can be attached and detached, and a non-common control board 202 is connected to the common control board 200 with a connector. It was made detachable via 204.

  Therefore, when changing the model, the control ROM 210 is removed, the non-common control board 202 is removed, and the new control ROM 210 and the non-common control board 202 are connected to the common control board 200. Reusable. Further, the removed control ROM 210 and the non-common control board 202 can be recycled with a slight improvement (program update, circuit configuration change).

  Here, as a demerit of enabling the control ROM 210 and the non-common control board 202 to be detachable, the connection reliability (whether the connection is physically ensured and the control ROM 210 and the non-common control board 202 are Have been exchanged reliably in pairs (verification)).

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, a non-common control board information confirmation program corresponding to the non-common control board 202 corresponding to the control ROM 210 is stored and started when the power is turned on to determine the connection confirmation in software. did.

  In this case, since the number of connection ports varies depending on the type of the non-common control board 202, uniform connection confirmation cannot be performed. Therefore, as an essential feature, an information acquisition port is provided, an empty port for each non-common control board 202 is recognized in advance, and a connection confirmation program corresponding to the number of empty ports is set.

  The operation procedure of the connection confirmation control program in the port occupation state shown in FIG. 6 (7 free ports are applied as IDs) will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step 250, it is determined whether or not the power is turned on. If an affirmative determination is made, the process proceeds to step 252 to read data from the connection confirmation port.

  In the next step 254, the input value read from the connection confirmation port is determined. If it is determined as “1”, it is determined that there is no ID but the connection is good and the verification is not confirmed. The routine ends.

  If it is determined in step 254 that the input value is “0”, it is determined that there is an ID in an unconfirmed connection state, and the process proceeds to step 256 to read the ID.

  In the next step 258, it is determined whether or not all the bits of the read ID are “0”. If an affirmative determination is made, it is determined that all IDs of “0” cannot exist and are in an unconnected state, The routine proceeds to step 260 where unconnected error processing is executed, and this routine ends.

  If the determination at step 258 is negative, it is determined that an ID exists (confirm connection at this point), and the process proceeds to step 262 for verification.

  In step 264, the result of the collation is determined, and if it is not compatible, the non-common control board 202 is connected, but it is judged that the correspondence with the control ROM 210 loaded on the common control board 200 is not taken. Then, the process proceeds to step 266 to execute the nonconformity error process, and this routine ends.

  If it is determined in step 264 that the connection is suitable, the non-common control board 202 is connected and the control ROM 210 is also compatible, so this routine ends as a good connection / verification match.

  In this embodiment, of the 30 ports prepared in the common control board 200, 7 ports that are free ports are used as IDs for collation of the non-common control board 202. Are different (see FIGS. 8A and 8B). In such a case, since at least a connection confirmation port is provided, it is possible to perform a minimum confirmation as to whether or not the connection is established (see step 254 in FIG. 7).

  If there is no available port and collation by ID is not performed, a connection confirmation port may be used. In the case of FIG. 8A, there are four empty ports, but these ports are all short-circuited on the non-common control board 202 side, and one of them is viewed as “output” from the common control board 200 side. The other system ports are defined as “input system ports” when viewed from the common control board 200 side. In this state, by sending some signal from the common control board 200 via the output system port, a response signal is returned from the input system port, so that the connection state can be confirmed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8B, when there is one vacant port, a connection confirmation signal is sent from the non-common control board 202 side as an “input system port” as seen from the common control board 200 side. Good.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the effect control unit 152 is divided into the common control board 200 and the non-common control board 202 and is attachable / detachable by the connector 204. Further, the control ROM 210 can be attached to and detached from the common control board 200 in correspondence with the non-common control board 202 to be connected. Thereby, the common control board 200 can be reused for different models, and the non-common control board 202 and the control ROM 210 can be recycled by improving.

  Further, depending on the model, all the ports (30 ports) prepared in the common control board 200 may not be used, and there may be an empty port. Using this empty port, the connection state of the non-common control board 202 and the control ROM 210 are collated. Thereby, the unauthorized modification using an empty port can be suppressed.

  In the present embodiment, one non-common control board 202 is connected to one common control board 200, but a plurality of non-common control boards 202 may be connectable. In this case, when an unconnected or non-matching error occurs with any non-common control board 202, an error notification is made using a device connected to another non-common control board 202 with good connection and matching. do it. If an error occurs in all the non-common control boards 202, notification may be performed using the display unit 43 connected to the symbol control unit 156. The notification on the display unit 43 may be always performed.

  In this embodiment, the pachinko machine 10 has been described as an example of a gaming machine. However, in other gaming machines such as a pachislot machine or a parrot (registered trademark) machine, the control board is divided into a common part and a non-common part. It is also applicable to connection confirmation and verification when physically separated.

It is a front view of the pachinko machine concerning this embodiment. It is a front view of the gaming machine according to the present embodiment. It is a block diagram of the control system in the pachinko machine concerning this embodiment. It is a block diagram of a control system centering on an effect control unit. It is a perspective view of the common control board and non-common control board which comprise an effect control part. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the port utilization state of the I / O port for non-common control boards. It is a control flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure of a connection confirmation control program. It is explanatory drawing which shows the modification of the port utilization state of the I / O port for non-common control boards.

Explanation of symbols

10 Pachinko machines (game machines)
32 game board 43 display unit 44 grand prize opening 46 start port 64 stop operation unit (operation means)
150 Main Control Unit 152 Production Control Unit 154 Payout Control Unit 156 Symbol / Audio Control Unit 200 Common Control Board 202 Non-Common Control Board 204 Connector 212 CPU
214 Data ROM
216 RAM
218 I / O
206 Connector 208 ROM socket 210 Control ROM
220 connection platform 222 non-common control board I / O port 224 connector 226 information storage circuit

Claims (2)

A common control board configured by an electronic circuit that is detachable from a storage medium storing a game specification program corresponding to the game specification and that operates in accordance with the game specification program in a state in which the storage medium is loaded;
Corresponding to the storage medium loaded on the common control board, can be selectively attached to and detached from the common control board via an input / output port composed of a plurality of input / output ports. A non-common control board configured by an electronic circuit that operates to control a device connected in advance in response to a command output from the common control board based on a stored game specification program;
At least one port in the input / output port is applied as an information acquisition port for determining whether or not the common control board and the non-common control board are connected,
When there is a port not applicable to signal transmission / reception for controlling the device, an identification code for identifying the non-common control board stored in advance in the storage medium of the non-common control board is sent to the common control board. Applied as a matching port for
The storage medium loaded on the common control board includes:
Based on the signal received from the information acquisition port, the connection confirmation of the non-common control board, the connection unconfirmed is determined,
If it is determined that the non-common control board is connected, it is recognized that the non-common control board is well connected without performing verification of the identification code,
When it is determined that the connection of the non-common control board is unconfirmed, the identification code received from the verification port is read to determine whether the verification target identification code or the verification non-target identification code;
If it is determined that the identification code is a non-verification target, it is recognized that the non-common control board is not connected,
When it is determined that the identification code is a target to be verified, matching with a previously stored identification code is performed to determine a matching match / mismatch,
As a result of verification, if it is determined that they do not match, it is recognized that a non-conforming non-common control board is connected,
As a result of the collation, if it is determined to match, it is recognized that a suitable non-common control board is connected.
A control board of a gaming machine, wherein a non-common control board information confirmation program is stored. The control board of the gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of non-common control boards are acquired in a state where a plurality of non-common control boards are connected to the common control board, and the result of the analysis In the event of an error that includes a non-connection of a common control board, the error is reported using a device directly connected to the common control board or a device connected to a non-common control board that is normally connected. A control board for a gaming machine.

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