JP5228243B2 - Amusement stand - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a game table represented by a spinning machine (slot machine), a ball game machine (pachinko machine), and the like.

  Conventionally, a gaming table represented by a pachinko machine is configured so that a player can obtain a predetermined profit by firing a ball from a launching device and entering a predetermined winning opening provided in a predetermined gaming area. Has been.

  In addition, in such a game table, in recent years, the player's interest in the effects related to the game is increasing, and the decoration effect of the game table tends to become more luxurious. Among them, the number of lamp devices represented by LEDs tends to increase in order to increase the player's interest (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2006-149439 A

  However, in the invention described in Patent Document 1, when the number of lamp devices increases or the number of presentation devices (for example, liquid crystal display devices and speakers) to be controlled increases, the processing capability of the control unit becomes insufficient. There has been a problem that the lighting process does not end within a predetermined processing time and a lighting error occurs.

The present invention seeks to provide a gaming table to view of the above circumstances, it is possible to control output Starring in consideration of the operating state of the representation section.

The gaming machine according to the present invention is a gaming machine provided with an effect control means capable of controlling at least a plurality of types of effect means, wherein the effect control means is configured to include at least a CPU, and The control means is configured to include at least period information storage means, the production control means is configured to include at least control information storage means, and the period information storage means includes period information. The control information storage means stores at least control information, and the period information includes at least information on a period for controlling each of the plurality of types of effect means. Yes, the period information is in a format common to the plurality of types of presentation means, and the control information is each of the plurality of types of presentation means. It includes at least information related to the contents to be controlled, and the control information has a format corresponding to at least each of the plurality of types of effect means, and the effect control means can execute at least the first control. The presentation control means is capable of executing at least the second control, the presentation control means is capable of executing at least the third control, and the plurality of types of presentation means At least one type of the production means is a first type of production means, and at least one type of the production means of the plurality of types of production means is a second type of production means, The first type of production means is a different type of production means from the second type of production means, and the first control requires less processing to refer to at least part of the period information. The second control includes at least a process of referring to at least part of the first control information, and the third control includes at least part of the second control information. The second control includes at least a process to be referred to, the second control does not include at least a process to refer to the second control information, and the third control refers to the first control information. The first control information has a format corresponding at least to the first type of rendering means, and the second control information has the second type. The at least one of the plurality of types of presentation means is a notification means, and the period information storage means is a period corresponding to the notification means. Interval information set (hereinafter referred to as a first period information set). ) Is stored, and the first period information set includes at least a plurality of the period information (hereinafter referred to as a plurality of period information), and the plurality of period information At least one of the period information is first period information, at least one of the plurality of period information is second period information, and the effect control means includes: The fourth control and at least the fifth control can be executed in this order, and the fourth control can at least control the notification means with reference to the first period information. The control is capable of at least controlling the notification means with reference to the second period information, and the second period information is different from the first period information. Is a game machine .

According to the amusement machine according to the present invention, an excellent effect that it is possible to control output Starring in consideration of the operating state of the representation section.

1 is a schematic plan view showing a state viewed from the front (player side) of a pachinko machine according to Embodiment 1. FIG. (A) shows an example of a special figure stop display mode, (b) shows an example of a decorative design, and (c) shows an example of a normal stop display mode. FIG. 3 is a circuit block diagram of a main control unit, a payout control unit, a launch control unit, and a power management unit of the pachinko machine. It is a block diagram of a display circuit of the pachinko machine. (A) is an example of a jackpot determination table, (b) is an example of a special figure selection table at the time of jackpot, (c) is a diagram showing an example of a timer number determination table. An example of a TC table is shown. (A) is an example of a layer table for button control, (b) is an example of a layer table for sound control, (c) is an example of a layer table for frame lamp control, and (d) is a panel lamp control. 1 shows an example of a layer table for each. (A) shows an example of a track information table, and (b) shows an example of a sound table. (A) shows an example of the sound list 00, (b) shows an example of the sound list 01, and (c) shows an example of the sound list 14. (A) shows an example of a port lamp control table for frame lamp control, (b) shows an example of a port lamp control table for panel lamp control, and (c) shows an example of a lamp table. An example of the positional relationship between the LED driver No. and the segment No. of the pachinko machine is shown. (A) shows an example of the lamp list 00, (b) shows an example of the lamp list 01, (c) shows an example of the lamp list 18, and (d) shows an example of the lamp list 19. (A) shows an example of the duty list 00, (b) shows an example of the duty list 01, (c) shows an example of the duty list 23, and (d) shows an example of the duty list 24. (A) is an example of an operation information table of operation information transmitted earlier, (b) is an example of an operation information table of operation information to be transmitted later, (c) is an example of an operation information table of operation information to be transmitted last. Is shown. (A) shows an example of the background effect selection table, (b) shows another example of the background effect selection table, and (c) shows an example of the background effect TC acquisition table 1. (D) shows an example of the background effect TC acquisition table 2. An example of a TC change table is shown. It is the flowchart which showed the flow of the reset interruption process of the main control part of the pachinko machine. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the main control part timer interruption process of the pachinko machine. An example of the lamp device number-sound list table of the pachinko machine is shown. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the production control part lamp lighting control processing of the pachinko machine. (A) is a flowchart showing the interrupt process of the main control unit 300, (b) is a flowchart showing the main process of the effect control unit 350, and (c) is a flowchart showing the timer interrupt process of the effect control unit 350. (D) is a flowchart showing a lamp control process when a failure check command is received.

  Hereinafter, a pachinko machine (game table) according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

<Overall configuration>
First, the overall configuration of a pachinko machine 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The figure is a schematic front view showing a state in which the pachinko machine 100 is viewed from the front (player side).

  The pachinko machine 100 can be visually recognized on the back side of the upper door 150 that can change the open / close state from one of a closed state that covers the game area 104 and an open state that opens the game area 104 to the other. The game board (board surface) 102 is provided. The game board 102 is provided with an outer rail 106 and an inner rail 108 for guiding a game ball (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as a ball) to a game area 104 located in the center of the game board 102. Yes.

  A horizontally long decorative symbol display device 110 is disposed slightly above the center of the game area 104, and a normal symbol display device 112, a special symbol display device 114, and a normal symbol hold lamp 116 are disposed at the lower right of the game region 104. In addition, a special symbol holding lamp 118 and a high-probability medium lamp 120 are provided. Furthermore, a ramp 370 is disposed on the upper side of the game board 102 and in the vicinity of the left and right game board ends. Hereinafter, the normal symbol may be referred to as a normal symbol and the special symbol may be referred to as a special symbol.

  The decorative symbol display device 110 is a display device for displaying a decorative symbol (see FIG. 2B), and is configured by a liquid crystal display device in this embodiment. The decorative symbol display device 110 is divided into three display regions, a left symbol display region 110a, a middle symbol display region 110b, and a right symbol display region 110c, and displays different decorative symbols in the respective display regions 110a, 110b, and 110c. It is possible to do.

  The general map display device 112 is a display device for displaying a general map (see FIG. 2C), and is configured by a 7-segment LED in this embodiment. The special figure display device 114 is a display device for displaying a special figure (see FIG. 2A), and is constituted by a 7-segment LED in this embodiment.

  The general figure hold lamp 116 is a lamp for indicating the number of general figure variable games (details will be described later) that are on hold, and in this embodiment, it is possible to hold up to two start of common figure variable games. It is said. The special figure hold lamp 118 is a lamp for indicating the number of special figure variable games that are held (details will be described later). In this embodiment, up to four special figure variable games can be held. It is said.

  The high probability lamp 120 is a lamp for indicating that the gaming state is a high probability state or a high probability state, and is turned on when the gaming state is changed from the low probability state to the high probability state. Turns off when changing from probability state to low probability state.

  In addition, around these display devices and lamps, there are a general prize opening 122, a general figure starting opening 124, a first special figure starting opening 126, a second special figure starting opening 128, and a variable winning opening 130. It is arranged.

  In this embodiment, two general winning ports 122 are arranged on the left and right sides. When a predetermined ball detection sensor (not shown) detects a ball entering the general winning port 122 (in the general winning port 122). In the case of winning, the payout device is driven, and a predetermined number (10 in this embodiment) of balls is discharged as a winning ball to a storage tray 144 described later. The ball discharged to the storage tray 144 can be freely taken out by the player, and with these configurations, the prize ball is paid out to the player based on the winning. The ball that has entered the general winning opening 122 is guided to the back side of the pachinko machine 100 and then discharged to the amusement island side. In the present embodiment, a ball to be paid out to a player as a consideration for winning may be referred to as a winning ball, and a ball lent to a player may be referred to as a rental ball. Call.

  The normal start port 124 is configured by a device called a gate or a through chucker for determining whether or not a ball has passed through a predetermined area of the game area 104, and in this embodiment, one on each side. It is arranged. Unlike the ball that has entered the general winning opening 122, the ball that has passed through the normal start port 124 is not discharged to the amusement island side. When a predetermined ball detection sensor detects that a ball has passed through the usual figure starting port 124, the pachinko machine 100 starts a usual figure variable game by the usual figure display device 112.

  In the present embodiment, only one first special figure starting port 126 is arranged at the center. When a predetermined ball detection sensor detects a ball entering the first special figure starting port 126, the payout device is driven and a predetermined number (three in this embodiment) of balls is used as a prize ball to be described later. At the same time as discharging to 144, the special figure display game by the special figure display device 114 is started. The ball that has entered the first special figure starting port 126 is guided to the back side of the pachinko machine 100 and then discharged to the amusement island side.

  The second special figure starting port 128 is called an electric tulip (electric chew), and in the present embodiment, only one second special figure starting port 128 is disposed directly below the first special figure starting port 126. This second special figure starting port 128 is provided with wings that can be opened and closed to the left and right. While the wings are closed, it is impossible to enter a sphere. Is stopped and displayed, the blades open and close at a predetermined time interval and a predetermined number of times. When a predetermined ball detection sensor detects a ball entering the second special figure starting port 128, the payout device is driven, and a predetermined number (in this embodiment, five balls) of balls are stored as will be described later as storage balls 144. The special figure display device 114 starts a special figure changing game. The ball that has entered the second special figure starting port 128 is guided to the back side of the pachinko machine 100 and then discharged to the amusement island side.

  The variable winning opening 130 is called a big winning opening or an attacker. In the present embodiment, only one variable winning opening 130 is arranged below the center of the game area 104. This variable winning opening 130 has a door member that can be freely opened and closed. When the door member is closed, it is impossible to enter a ball, and the special figure display device 114 stops displaying the jackpot symbol. In this case, the door member opens and closes at a predetermined time interval (for example, an opening time of 29 seconds and a closing time of 1.5 seconds) and at a predetermined number of times (for example, 15 times). When a predetermined ball detection sensor detects a ball entering the variable winning opening 130, the payout device is driven and a predetermined number (15 balls in this embodiment) of balls is discharged as a winning ball to a storage tray 144 described later. . The ball that has entered the variable prize opening 130 is guided to the back side of the pachinko machine 100 and then discharged to the amusement island side.

  Further, a plurality of disk-shaped hitting direction changing members 132 and game nails 134 called windmills are arranged in the vicinity of these winning openings and starting openings, and at the bottom of the inner rail 108, An out port 136 is provided for guiding a ball that has not won any prize opening or starting port to the back side of the pachinko machine 100 and then discharging it to the game island side.

  Below the game board 102, a launcher 138 that is rotated by a launcher motor, a launcher 140 that is attached to the tip of the launcher 138 and launches a ball toward the game area 104, and is launched by the launcher 140. A firing rail 142 for guiding the ball to the outer rail 106, a storage tray 144 for temporarily storing the ball and supplying the stored ball to the firing rail 142 in sequence, and a pressing operation by the player A chance button 146 is provided for changing the effect display by the decorative symbol display device 110 or the like when an operation is detected at a predetermined time.

  Further, below the launcher 138 and the launcher 140, an operation handle 148 for controlling the launcher 138 and operating the launch intensity of the sphere toward the game area 104 is disposed. Below 144, a lower plate 151 for storing overflow balls that cannot be stored in the storage plate 144 is provided.

  In addition, as an effect speaker, two upper speakers (not shown) are provided above the upper door 150, and one lower speaker (not shown) is provided inside the lower left side of the game board 102. The upper speaker is connected to the immediately preceding upper speaker duct, and the lower speaker is connected to the lower speaker duct that opens forward below the operation handle 148.

  Further, as a decorative lamp 370, a plurality of types of board lamps are arranged at a predetermined location on the game board 102 (for example, a location along the inner peripheral side of the inner rail 108), and a plurality of types are provided at a predetermined location on the upper door 150. Types of frame lamps (details will be described later) are provided.

  This pachinko machine 100 supplies the ball stored in the storage tray 144 by the player to the launch position of the launch rail, drives the launch motor with the strength corresponding to the operation amount of the player's operation handle 148, and The outer rail 106 and the inner rail 108 are caused to pass through the outer rail 106 and the inner rail 108 by the launching bar 138 and the launcher 140, and are launched into the game area 104. Then, the ball that has reached the upper part of the game area 104 falls downward while changing its advancing direction by the hitting direction changing member 132, the game nail 134, etc., and a winning port (general winning port 122, variable winning port 130) or starting port. (First special figure start port 126, second special figure start port 128), or the out port 136 without winning any of the winning port and start port, or just passing the normal start port 124 To reach.

<Type of design>
Next, with reference to FIGS. 2A to 2C, the special drawing display device 114, the decorative symbol display device 110, and the special drawing display device 112 of the pachinko machine 100 will be described with respect to the special drawing and the type of the general drawing. To do.

  FIG. 2A shows an example of a special display stop display mode. There are three types of special display stop display modes of the present embodiment: special figure 1 which is a jackpot symbol, special figure 2 which is a special jackpot symbol, and special figure 3 which is a missed symbol. When the special figure variation game is started on the condition that a predetermined ball detection sensor detects that a ball has won the first special figure start port 126 or the second special figure start port 128, the special figure display device 114 Performs a variable display of a special figure that repeats lighting of all seven segments and lighting of one central segment. Then, when the time of change determined before the start of the special figure change has elapsed, in order to notify the winning of the special figure variable game (bonus game), the special figure 1 is stopped and displayed, and the special figure variable game (special jackpot game) When notifying the winning of the special figure 2, the special figure 2 is stopped and displayed, and when notifying the special figure variable game, the special figure 3 is stopped and displayed. In addition, the white part in a figure shows the location of the segment which turns off, and the black part shows the location of the segment which lights up.

  FIG. 2B shows an example of a decorative design. There are eight types of decoration patterns, decoration 1 to decoration 8, in this embodiment. The left symbol display area 110a of the decorative symbol display device 110, the middle symbol, on condition that a predetermined ball detection sensor detects that a ball has won the first special symbol start port 126 or the second special diagram start port 128 Decoration symbols that switch display in the order of decoration 1 → decoration 2 → decoration 3 →... Decoration 7 → decoration 8 → decoration 1 →... In the respective symbol display areas of the display area 110b and the right symbol display area 110c. Display fluctuation. When notifying the winning of the special figure variable game (bonus game), the symbol combination corresponding to the jackpot in the symbol display areas 110a to 110c (in this embodiment, a combination of decorative symbols of the same number (for example, decoration) 2-decoration 2-decoration 2)) is stopped and a special figure variation game (special jackpot game) is notified of winning, a symbol combination corresponding to the special jackpot (in this embodiment, the same odd number number) The combination of decorative symbols (for example, decoration 1-decoration 1-decoration 1)) is stopped and displayed. If the symbol combination corresponding to the jackpot is stopped and displayed, the jackpot game or special jackpot game is started. If the symbol combination corresponding to the special jackpot is stopped and displayed, the special jackpot game is started. . In the case of notifying a detachment, if there is a variation display of a decorative symbol that is put on hold after the symbol combination other than the symbol combination corresponding to the jackpot is stopped and displayed in the symbol display areas 110a to 110c, the variation display is performed. To start.

  FIG. 2C shows an example of a normal stop display mode. There are two types of stop display modes of the usual figure of the present embodiment: the usual figure 1 which is a winning symbol and the ordinary figure 2 which is a missed symbol. In the case where a general-purpose display game is started on the condition that a predetermined ball detection sensor detects that a ball has passed through the general-purpose start opening 124, the general-purpose display device 112 displays that all seven segments are turned on. , The usual fluctuation display that repeats lighting of one central segment is performed. Then, when notifying the winning of the general variable game, the general figure 1 is stopped and displayed, and when notifying the normal variable game, the general figure 2 is stopped and displayed.

<Control unit>
Next, the circuit configuration of the control unit of the pachinko machine 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The figure is a circuit block diagram of a main control unit, an effect control unit, a payout control unit, a launch control unit, and a power management unit.

  The control unit of the pachinko machine 100 can be roughly divided into a main control unit 300 that controls the central part of the game and a command signal (hereinafter simply referred to as a command) transmitted by the main control unit 300. An effect control unit 350 that performs control, a payout control unit 400 that mainly performs control related to payout of game balls in response to a command transmitted by the main control unit 300, a firing control unit 450 that performs control of game ball discharge, The power supplied to the pachinko machine 100 is configured by a power management unit 500 that generates predetermined power for transmitting power to the electrical components mounted on the pachinko machine 100.

<Main control unit>
First, the main control unit 300 of the pachinko machine 100 will be described.

  The main control unit 300 includes a basic circuit 302 that controls the entire main control unit 300. The basic circuit 302 includes a CPU 304, a ROM 306 for storing control programs and various data, and temporary data. A RAM 308 for storing data, an I / O 310 for controlling input / output of various devices, and a counter / timer 312 for measuring time and the number of times are mounted. Note that other storage means may be used for the ROM 306 and the RAM 308, and this is the same for the effect control unit 350 and the payout control unit 400 described later. The CPU 304 of the basic circuit 302 operates by inputting a clock signal of a predetermined period output from the crystal oscillator 314a as a system clock.

  Further, the basic circuit 302 includes a counter circuit 316 used as a hardware random number counter that changes a numerical value in the range of 0 to 65535 every time a clock signal output from the crystal oscillator 314a is received (this circuit has 2 Two counters), a door opening sensor that detects opening / closing of the upper door 151 and the lower door (not shown), and an inner frame opening that detects opening / closing of the inner frame (not shown). A signal output from various sensors 318 including a sensor, each start port, a ball opening sensor and a ball detection sensor provided inside the variable winning port is received, and a comparison result with an amplification result or a reference voltage is received by a counter circuit 316 and A sensor circuit 320 for outputting to the basic circuit 302, a display circuit 322 for performing display control of the special figure display device 114, and a display control of the universal map display device 112 A display circuit 324 for performing display control, a display circuit 328 for performing display control of various status display units 326 (such as the general map holding lamp 116 and the special figure holding lamp 118), a second special figure starting port 128, and a variable winning port. A solenoid circuit 332 for controlling various solenoids 330 for opening and closing 130 and the like is connected.

  When the ball detection sensor 318 detects that a ball has won the first special figure starting port 126, the sensor circuit 320 outputs a signal indicating that the ball has been detected to the counter circuit 316. Upon receiving this signal, the counter circuit 316 latches the value of the counter corresponding to the first special figure starting port 126 at that timing, and stores the latched value in the built-in counter value corresponding to the first special figure starting port 126. Store in the register. Similarly, when the counter circuit 316 receives a signal indicating that the ball has won the second special figure starting port 128, the counter circuit 316 latches the value at the timing of the counter corresponding to the second special figure starting port 128. The latched value is stored in a built-in counter value storage register corresponding to the second special figure starting port 128.

  In addition, an information output circuit 334 is connected to the basic circuit 302, and the main control unit 300 is connected to an information input circuit 550 provided in an external hall computer (not shown) or the like via the information output circuit 334. The game information (for example, game state) of the machine 100 is output.

  The main control unit 300 is provided with a voltage monitoring circuit 336 that monitors the voltage value of the power supplied from the power management unit 500 to the main control unit 300. The voltage monitoring circuit 336 is a voltage value of the power supply. Is less than a predetermined value (9v in this embodiment), a low voltage signal indicating that the voltage has dropped is output to the basic circuit 302.

  Further, the main control unit 300 is provided with a start signal output circuit (not shown) that outputs a start signal when the power is turned on. When the start signal is input from the start signal output circuit, the CPU 304 Game control is started (main control section main processing described later is started).

  Further, the main control unit 300 is provided with an output interface for transmitting a command to the effect control unit 350 and an output interface for transmitting a command to the payout control unit 400, respectively. An input interface for receiving commands from the main control unit 300 is provided, and the payout control unit 400 is provided with an input interface for receiving commands from the main control unit 300. With this configuration, communication between the main control unit 300, the effect control unit 350, and the payout control unit 400 is enabled. Information communication between the main control unit 300, the effect control unit 350, and the payout control unit 400 is one-way communication, and the main control unit 300 can transmit signals such as commands to the effect control unit 350 and the payout control unit 400. However, the production control unit 350 and the payout control unit 400 are configured such that signals such as commands cannot be transmitted to the main control unit 300.

<Production control unit>
Next, the production control unit 350 of the pachinko machine 100 will be described.

  The effect control unit 350 includes a basic circuit 352 that controls the entire effect control unit 350 based mainly on commands transmitted from the main control unit 300. The basic circuit 352 includes a CPU 354, a control program, ROM 356 for storing various data, RAM 358 for temporarily storing data, I / O 360 for controlling input / output of various devices, and counter / timer 362 for measuring time and frequency It is equipped with. The CPU 354 of the basic circuit 352 operates by inputting a clock signal of a predetermined period output from the crystal oscillator 364 as a system clock.

  The basic circuit 352 includes a sound source IC 368 for controlling various speakers 366 (and amplifiers) such as an upper speaker and a lower speaker, and a display circuit for controlling various lamps 370 such as a frame lamp and a panel lamp. 390, a solenoid circuit 376 for controlling various effect solenoids 374 (also referred to as a movable effect device), a liquid crystal control circuit 378 for controlling the decorative symbol display device (liquid crystal display device) 110, and a chance A chance button detection circuit 364 that outputs a detection signal to the basic circuit 352 when an operation of the button 146 is detected is connected.

  In addition, the effect control unit 350 is provided with a start signal output circuit (not shown) that outputs a start signal when the power is turned on, and the CPU 354 receives a start signal from the start signal output circuit. Production control is started.

  Next, the display circuit 390 of the pachinko machine 100 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The display circuit 390 includes a drive unit 392 that drives the lamp 370 and a storage unit 394 that stores operation information of the lamp. The display circuit 390 is configured to receive the operation information of the various lamps 370 from the ROM 356 of the basic circuit 352 and accumulate and save it in the storage unit 394.

The driving unit 392 is supplied with power from the power management unit 500 based on the rated voltage of the various lamps 370, and can turn on or off the various lamps 370 with a predetermined luminance. The storage unit 394 is a storage device that can temporarily store and store the luminance information 396 of the various lamps 370 and the lighting information 398 that determines whether the lamp is turned on or off. The storage unit 394 is not limited to this as long as the device can freely erase and write electronic data such as a RAM or a flash memory.
When luminance information 396 and lighting information 398 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as operation information) of various lamps 370 stored in the ROM 356 of the basic circuit 352 are transmitted to the display circuit 390, the lamps 370a to 370d are turned on with a specified luminance. Or go out. The operation information is temporarily stored in the storage unit 394 in the display circuit 390.

  Next, the basic circuit 352 reads the operation information for each lamp stored in the storage unit 394, compares it with the operation information scheduled to be transmitted next, the same operation information maintains the operation state as it is, and different operation information. Only to the display circuit 390. That is, the luminance information 396 and the lighting information 398 of the lamps 397a to 397d are compared before and after the time series, and the operation information is transmitted only to a lamp that is different from the luminance information 396 or the lighting information 398.

  As described above, the operation information for each of the lamps 397a to 397d is temporarily stored on the display circuit 390 side, and only the portion of the operation information that is different from the operation information scheduled to be transmitted next is displayed from the basic circuit 352 to the display circuit. By transmitting to 390, it becomes possible to reduce the transmission / reception data of the operation signal as a whole, the CPU 354 processing load of the basic circuit 352 can be reduced, and the use area of the storage areas of the ROM 356 and RAM 358 can be greatly reduced. .

<Discharge control unit, launch control unit, power supply management unit>
Next, returning to FIG. 3, the payout control unit 400, the launch control unit 450, and the power management unit 500 of the pachinko machine 100 will be described.

The payout control unit 400 controls the payout device 402 mainly based on a signal such as a command transmitted from the main control unit 300, and the payout of the winning ball or the rental ball is completed based on the control signal output from the payout sensor 404. And the communication with a card unit 552 provided separately from the pachinko machine 100 via the interface unit 406.
The firing control unit 450 outputs the control signal output from the payout control unit 400 to permit or stop the firing, and the operation amount of the operation handle 148 by the player output from the firing intensity output circuit provided in the operation handle 148. Based on the control signal instructing the corresponding launch intensity, the launcher 452 and the launch motor 452 that drives the launcher are controlled, and the ball feeder 454 that feeds the launch ball from the reservoir 144 to the launch rail is controlled.

  The power management unit 500 converts the AC power supplied from the outside to the pachinko machine 100 into a direct current, converts it into a predetermined voltage, and controls each unit such as the main control unit 300 and the payout control unit 400 and each device such as the payout device 402. To supply. Further, the power management unit 500 is a power storage device (for example, for supplying power to a predetermined part (for example, the RAM 308 of the main control unit 300) for a predetermined period (for example, 10 days) even after the power supply from the outside is cut off. Capacitor) and electric power supplied to a predetermined component (for example, the entire basic circuit 302 of the main control unit 300) is smaller than that of the power storage device, and is supplied to static electricity noise, human error, and a game table. The battery further includes a power storage device (for example, a capacitor) for supplementing a certain amount of power when the power fluctuates and decreases due to a decrease in power. With this power storage device, even if the power supplied to a predetermined component (for example, the main control unit 300) becomes unstable at the time of power interruption, power recovery, etc., the predetermined component can operate stably to some extent. It is composed. In addition, the power supply board constituting the power management unit 500 is provided with an operation unit (RAM clear switch) that can be operated by an amusement shop clerk and the operation unit is detected when the power is turned on. In this case, a RAM clear signal for instructing initialization of the RAMs 308 and 358 is output to the basic circuits 302 and 352 of each control unit.

<Data table of main control unit>
Next, a data table stored in the ROM 306 of the main control unit 300 of the pachinko machine 100 will be described. The jackpot determination table shown in FIG. 5A is a data table in which the types of special figure lottery states stored in the game state storage area provided in the RAM 308 and lottery data are stored in association with each other.

  The basic circuit 302 of the main control unit 300 uses this jackpot determination table to determine whether the special figure variation game is won (big hit) or not (miss), that is, jackpot determination. The special drawing lottery status information includes information indicating a low probability state in which the special figure variable game is determined to be won with a predetermined low probability, and high information for determining that the special figure variable game is selected with a higher probability than the low probability. Information including a probability state is included, and these are hereinafter simply referred to as a low probability state and a high probability state. Further, the information stored in the game state storage area includes other information, which will be described later.

  The lottery data in the jackpot determination table determines the result of the special figure variable game that starts when a predetermined ball detection sensor detects that a ball has won the first special figure start port 126 or the second special figure start port 128. It is lottery data used for For example, when the special drawing lottery state is in a low probability state and the acquired special figure winning random number value (random number will be described later) is 10001 to 10187, it is determined that the special figure variable game is won and provided in the RAM 308. In addition, information indicating that the jackpot flag is stored is set in the storage area for the jackpot flag (hereinafter, setting the jackpot information in the storage area for the jackpot flag is referred to as “setting the jackpot flag on”). On the other hand, if the acquired special figure winning random number is a value other than 10001 to 10187, it is determined that the special figure variable game is out and information indicating that it is out of the storage area for the jackpot flag is set. (Hereinafter, setting outlier information in the jackpot flag storage area is referred to as “setting the jackpot flag off”). In this embodiment, the numerical range that can be taken by the special figure winning random number is 0 to 65535 (the numerical range is 65536), and the numerical range indicated by the lottery data in the low probability state is 10001 to 10187 (the large numerical range). Therefore, the winning probability of the special figure variable game based on the winning of the ball to the first special figure starting port 126 or the second special figure starting port 128 in the low probability state is about 1 / 350.4 ( = 187/65536). On the other hand, the numerical range indicated by the lottery data in the high probability state is 20001 to 211871 (the size of the numerical range is 1871), so the first special figure start port 126 or the second special figure start port in the high probability state. The winning probability of the special figure variable game based on the winning of the ball to 128 is about 1 / 35.0 (= 1871/65536), and the winning probability of the special figure variable game is higher in the higher probability state than in the low probability state. Is set to be high.

  The high-probability state transition determination table shown in FIG. 5B is a data table that stores lottery data used when it is determined that the jackpot is determined as a result of the jackpot determination.

  The basic circuit 302 of the main control unit 300 uses this high probability state transition determination table to determine whether to start a jackpot game or a special jackpot game after the end of the special figure variable game, that is, a probability change transition determination. I do. For example, when the acquired special figure random number value (the random number value will be described later) is a numerical value of 11 to 74, the probability change (probability fluctuation) flag storage area provided in the RAM 308 is stored in the storage area of the special figure fluctuation game. Information indicating that the special jackpot game is started is set (here, setting the special jackpot game start information in the storage area for the probability change flag is referred to as turning on the probability change flag). On the other hand, if the acquired special figure random number value is other than the numerical values of 11 to 74, information indicating that the jackpot game is started is set in the above-described probability variation flag storage area (where the probability variation flag is stored). Setting the jackpot game start information in the area is referred to as setting the probability variation flag off). In the present embodiment, the range of numerical values that can be taken by the special figure random number value is 0 to 127 (the size of the numerical range is 128), and the range of random numbers for determining the migration of the lottery data is 11 to 74 (the size of the numerical range is 64). Therefore, when the result of the jackpot determination is winning, the probability of winning the result of the probability change transition determination, that is, the probability of starting the special jackpot is 1/2 (= 64/128).

  The timer number determination table shown in FIG. 5 (c) is a timer that indicates the above-mentioned jackpot flag, lottery data, and a variable time from when the special figure display device 114 starts displaying the special figure to the stop display. It is the data table which matched and memorize | stored the number.

  The basic circuit 302 of the main controller 300 determines the timer number based on the timer number determination table, the above jackpot determination result (the value of the jackpot flag), and a special-purpose timer random number value described later (the random number value will be described later). Select. For example, when the jackpot flag is off and the acquired special figure timer random number value is a numerical value from 0 to 60235, the timer number is selected as the timer number 1 (fluctuation time 5 seconds), the jackpot flag is turned on and acquired. When the special figure timer random number is a numerical value of 0 to 15535, timer 2 (variation time 10 seconds) is selected as the timer number. In this embodiment, the numerical value range that can be taken by the special-purpose timer random number value is 0 to 65535 (the numerical value range is 65536). If the above-mentioned jackpot determination result is incorrect, the timer 1 timer random number range 0 to 60235 (the numerical range has a size of 60236), the probability of selecting timer 1 (fluctuation time 5 seconds) as the timer number is 60236/65536. As the timer number, the probability of selecting timer 2 (variation time 10 seconds) is 4250/65536, the probability of selecting timer 3 (variation time 20 seconds) is 800/65536, and timer 3 (variation time 40 seconds) is selected. The probability of doing is 250/65536. On the other hand, if the jackpot determination result is winning, the timer random number range of timer 2 is 0 to 15535 (the numerical value range is 15536), so the probability of selecting timer 2 (variation time 10 seconds) as the timer number Is 15535/65536. As the timer number, the probability of selecting timer 3 (variation time 20 seconds) is 9000/65536, the probability of selecting timer 4 (variation time 40 seconds) is 38000/65536, and timer 5 (variation time 50 seconds) is selected. The probability of doing is 3000/65536.

<Data table of production control unit>
Next, a data table stored in the ROM 356 of the effect control unit 350 of the pachinko machine 100 will be described.

  FIG. 6 shows an example of a TC (Time Chart) table. This TC table is a data table in which TC numbers of TC information (liquid crystal information) and TC data (effect time information, layer numbers of various layer tables) are stored in association with each other. In addition, the name of the TC information is described in the right column of the TC table for reference. For example, among the plurality of TC information stored in the TC table, the TC information having the TC numbers 10 to 32 is a notice to be described later. More specifically, TC information of TC number 10 is common notice TC information, TC information of TC number 11 is character notice TC information, TC information of TC number 16 is background notice TC information, and TC number 31 is TC information 31. Symbol stoppage (front) notice TC information, TC number 32 is the symbol stoppage (rear) notice TC information. Further, the TC information of the TC number 40 is the slip TC information.

  The basic circuit 352 of the effect control unit 350 refers to the TC table and acquires TC data (effect time information, layer numbers of various layer tables) based on the TC number of the TC information. For example, when the TC number of the TC information is 31, TC data corresponding to the TC number 31, that is, production time information 2800 (ms), button layer number-1, sound layer number-1, sound 2 The layer number 35, the frame lamp layer number 10, the panel lamp layer number 11, and the panel lamp 2 layer number -1 are acquired.

  7A shows an example of a layer table for button control, FIG. 7B shows an example of a layer table for sound control, and FIG. 7C shows an example of a layer table for frame lamp control. FIG. 4D shows an example of a layer table for panel lamp control. These layer tables are data tables in which layer numbers and layer data (switching time information, device numbers, liquid crystal information, processing classification information) are stored in association with each other.

  The basic circuit 352 of the effect control unit 350 refers to this layer table, and the layer numbers of the various layer tables acquired using the TC table described above and the type of the target layer (in this embodiment, the button layer, sound layer, sound) Layer data (switching time) based on head position information and offset information stored in each layer management area provided in the RAM 358 divided into two layers, frame ramp layer, panel ramp layer, and panel 2 ramp layer) Information, device number, liquid crystal information, processing category information). For example, when the layer number of sound 2 acquired using the TC table is 35, the start position information stored in the sound 2 layer management area is the start address of the layer table (sound), and the offset information is 0, The layer data corresponding to the layer number 35 in the second row of the layer table (sound) shown in FIG. 7B, that is, the switching time information 0 (ms), the device number 26, the liquid crystal information-1, and the processing classification information 0 are acquired. To do. Also, when the frame lamp layer number obtained using the TC table is 5, the start position information stored in the frame lamp layer management area is the start address of the layer table (frame lamp), and the offset information is 4. Is the layer data corresponding to the 9th row further from the row corresponding to the layer number 5 in the 5th row of the layer table (frame lamp) shown in FIG. 7C, that is, the switching time information 2900 (ms), The device number 18, liquid crystal information 12, and processing classification information 0 are acquired.

  FIG. 8A shows an example of the track information table. This track information table is a data table that stores channel information and track information in association with each other.

  The basic circuit 352 of the effect control unit 350 refers to this track information table and acquires track information based on channel information acquired using a sound list described later. For example, when the channel information acquired using the sound list is 2, 0 is acquired as the track information.

  FIG. 8B shows an example of a sound table. This sound table is a table that stores device numbers and addresses of sound lists in association with each other.

  The basic circuit 352 of the production control unit 350 refers to this sound table, and stores a sound list to be described later based on the device number of the sound layer (sound layer, sound 2 layer) acquired using the TC table described above. Get the start address of the storage area. For example, if the device number of the sound layer acquired using the TC table is 28, the head address of the storage area storing the sound list 14 is acquired as the address of the sound list.

  FIGS. 9A to 9C show an example of a sound list, FIG. 9A shows an example of a sound list 00, FIG. 9B shows an example of a sound list 01, and FIG. c) shows an example of the sound list 14. This sound list is a table in which start time information and sound data (start time information, channel information, phrase information, volume information, pan information) are stored in association with each other.

  The basic circuit 352 of the production control unit 350 refers to this sound list and classifies the control target types (button, sound, sound 2, frame lamp, board lamp, board lamp 2 in this embodiment). Sound data (start time information, channel information, phrase information, volume information, pan information) is acquired based on the head position information and offset information stored in each management area provided in the RAM 358. For example, when the head position information stored in the sound management area is the head address of the sound list 00 and the offset information stored in the sound management area is 0, the first line of the sound list 00 shown in FIG. Corresponding sound data, that is, start time information 0 ms, channel information 2, phrase information 274, volume information 100, and pan information 64 are acquired. If the head position information stored in the sound management area is the head address of the sound list 14 and the offset information stored in the sound management area is 0, the first line of the sound list 14 shown in FIG. Corresponding sound data, that is, start time information 0 ms, channel information 1, phrase information 90, volume information 100, and pan information 64 are acquired.

  FIGS. 10A and 10B show an example of the port definition table. FIG. 10A shows an example of the frame definition control port definition table, and FIG. 10B shows the panel lamp control. Shows an example of the port definition table. This port definition table is a table that stores port information, segment numbers, and port numbers in association with each other.

  The segment number of the port information indicates the LED driver number, and the port number indicates the output port of the LED driver designated by the segment number. Specifically, based on FIG. 11, the LED driver corresponding to segment number 0 is IC201, the LED driver corresponding to segment number 1 is IC301, and similarly, segment number 2 and IC302, segment number 3 and IC303, and so on. , Segment number 4 and IC 401, segment number 5 and IC 402, segment number 6 and IC 501, and segment number 7 and IC 601 respectively correspond. The LED driver corresponding to the segment number 0 is used for lighting the LED provided at the position corresponding to the board surface (for example, in the game board, the game area, etc.), and the LED driver corresponding to the other segment numbers is used for the frame. It is used for lighting driving of LEDs provided at corresponding positions (for example, other than the outer frame, the inner frame, the game board, the game area, etc.). Each of the eight LED drivers has 16 output ports, and each output port is associated with a port address such as port number 0 to port number 15. When lighting control of one or a plurality of LEDs corresponding to a specific port address of a specific port is performed, the segment number corresponding to the specific port and the port number indicating the specific port address are designated to light up / brightness Information is set. In FIGS. 10A and 10B, it is described that there are 2 to 4 port numbers for one segment number. However, 16 LED drivers corresponding to one segment number have This is because 2 to 4 of the output ports are illustrated.

  The basic circuit 352 of the effect control unit 350 refers to this port definition table and acquires a segment number and a port number based on port information described later. For example, when the port information of the frame lamp is 0, the segment number 0 and the port number 0 corresponding to the port information 0 of the port definition table (frame) are acquired. If the panel lamp port information is 4, the segment number 5 and the port number 0 corresponding to the port information 4 in the port definition table (panel) are acquired.

  FIG. 10C shows an example of a lamp table. This lamp table is a table in which device numbers, lamp list addresses, and duty list addresses are stored in association with each other.

  The basic circuit 352 of the effect control unit 350 refers to this lamp table, and will be described later based on the device number of the lamp layer (frame lamp layer, panel lamp layer, panel 2 lamp layer) acquired using the TC table described above. The head address of the storage area storing the lamp list to be acquired is acquired. For example, when the device number of the lamp layer acquired using the TC table is 38, the top address of the storage area storing the lamp list 18 is acquired as the address of the lamp list, and the duty list is set as the address of the duty list. The head address of the storage area storing 23 is acquired.

  12A to 12D show examples of the lamp list. FIG. 12A shows an example of the lamp list 00, FIG. 12B shows an example of the lamp list 01, and FIG. c) shows an example of the lamp list 18, and FIG. 8 (d) shows an example of the lamp list 19. This lamp list is a table in which port information and lighting data (start time information, lighting information) are stored in association with each other.

  The basic circuit 352 of the effect control unit 350 refers to this lamp list, turns on lighting head position information and lighting offset information, and port information stored in the frame lamp management area, panel lamp management area, or panel lamp 2 management area described above. Based on the above, lighting data (start time information, lighting information) is acquired. For example, when the lighting head position information stored in the frame lamp management area is the head address of the lamp list 00, the lighting offset information stored in the frame lamp management area is 0, and the port information is 0, FIG. The lighting data corresponding to the first line of the lamp list 00 shown in FIG. 5, that is, the start time information 0 ms and the lighting information 0 (light off) are acquired. When the lighting head position information stored in the frame lamp management area is the head address of the lamp list 18, the lighting offset information stored in the frame lamp management area is 3, and the port information is 1, FIG. The lighting data corresponding to the third row from the row corresponding to the third row of the lamp list 18 shown in FIG. 6, that is, the start time information 10 ms, and the lighting information 0 (off) are acquired.

  FIGS. 13A to 13D show examples of the duty list. FIG. 13A shows an example of the duty list 00, FIG. 13B shows an example of the duty list 01, and FIG. c) shows an example of the duty list 23, and FIG. 8D shows an example of the duty list 24. This duty list is a table that stores port information and duty data (start time information, duty information) in association with each other.

  The basic circuit 352 of the effect control unit 350 refers to this duty list, stores the duty head position information and duty offset information stored in the frame lamp management area, panel lamp management area, or panel lamp 2 management area described above, and port information. Based on the above, the duty data (start time information, duty information) is acquired. For example, when the duty head position information stored in the frame lamp management area is the head address of the duty list 00, the duty offset information stored in the frame lamp management area is 0, and the port number is 0, FIG. The duty data corresponding to the first line of the duty list 00 shown in FIG. Further, when the duty head position information stored in the frame lamp management area is the head address of the duty list 24, the duty offset information stored in the frame lamp management area is 6, and the port information is 4, FIG. 6, the duty data corresponding to the 21st row, that is, the 6th row from the row corresponding to the 15th row of the duty list 24, that is, the start time information 48 ms and the duty 254 (all lighting) are acquired.

  FIGS. 14A to 14C show an example of the operation information table of the storage unit 394. The operation information table of FIG. 14A shows the segment number, port number, and lamp number at a certain time. , The lighting information and the duty information are associated with each other, and FIG. 10B associates the segment number, the port number, the lighting information, and the duty information of the lamp at the next time. FIG. 10C shows an operation information table showing operation information that needs to be newly transmitted from the basic circuit 352 as a result of comparing the differences between FIG. is there.

  Specifically, the next operation information table shown in FIG. 4B is different from the operation information table shown in FIG. 4A in that port numbers 0 to 3 of segment number 0 and port numbers 2 and 3 of segment number 2 are used. The total of 6 ports is different. Based on this result, it can be seen that the operation information data that needs to be newly transmitted from the basic circuit 352 is sufficient for the aforementioned six ports. Other common operation information before and after (in the case of the present embodiment, port numbers 0 to 3 of segment number 1, port numbers 1 and 2 of segment number 2, and port numbers 0 and 1 of segment number 3) are stored in the storage unit. The data of FIG. 5A stored in 394 is held as it is, and is driven together with the previously received operation signals (port numbers 0 to 3 of segment number 0 and port numbers 2 and 3 of segment number 2). Transmit to the unit 392 to drive the lamp. For reference, whether or not there is a change in operation information with respect to FIG. 14A is indicated in the right side of FIG. 14B, and a new transmission is sent from the basic circuit 352 to the right side of FIG. 14C. Indicates necessary operation information.

  15A shows an example of the background effect selection table, and FIG. 15B shows another example of the background effect selection table. The background effect selection table in FIG. 10A is a table in which two types of random value ranges and processes to be executed are associated with each other, and the background effect selection table in FIG. It is the table which matched and memorize | stored the left design, the right design of a stop plan, and the process to perform.

  The basic circuit 352 of the effect control unit 350 selects the process to be executed based on the random value when the background effect selection table of FIG. 10A is used, and the background effect selection table of FIG. When used, the process to be executed is selected based on the left symbol to be stopped and the right symbol to be stopped. For example, when the range of random values in the search column 0 (right side of the figure) of the background effect selection table in FIG. 10A is used and the acquired random number value is 20, the random number value is 0 to 41. Since it is a numerical value range, the background effect TC acquisition process 1 is selected as a process to be executed. In addition, when the range of random numbers in the search column 1 (left side of the figure) in the background effect selection table of FIG. 10A is used and the acquired random number value is 100, the random number value is 59 to 127. Since it is a numerical value range, the background effect TC acquisition process 2 is selected as a process to be executed. On the other hand, when the background effect selection table of FIG. 5B is used and the left symbol to be stopped is 6 and the right symbol to be stopped is 5, the background effect TC acquisition process 1 is selected as the process to be executed. To do.

  FIG. 15C shows an example of the background effect TC acquisition table 1, and FIG. 15D shows an example of the background effect TC acquisition table 2. The background effect TC acquisition table 1 in FIG. 6C is a table in which the search line and the background effect TC are stored in association with each other, and the background effect TC acquisition table 2 in FIG. This is a table in which background effects TC are stored in association with each other.

  The basic circuit 352 of the effect control unit 350 selects the background effect TC based on the search line when the background effect TC acquisition table 1 shown in FIG. 10C is used, and the background effect shown in FIG. When the TC acquisition table 2 is used, a process to be executed is selected based on the character type. For example, when the background effect TC acquisition table 1 is used and the search row is 2, TC_01 is selected as the background effect TC. In addition, when the background effect TC acquisition table 2 is used and the character is a dog, TC_12 is selected as the background effect TC.

  FIG. 16 shows an example of the TC change table. This TC change table is a table that stores the TC number and the changed TC number in association with each other.

  The basic circuit 352 of the effect control unit 350 refers to the TC change table and changes the TC number. For example, the TC number 52 is changed to the TC number 152 by the TC change table, and the TC number 70 is changed to −1 by the TC change table.

<Main control unit reset interrupt processing>
Next, the main control unit reset interrupt process executed by the CPU 304 of the main control unit 300 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart showing the flow of main controller reset interrupt processing.

  As described above, the main control unit 300 is provided with the start signal output circuit (reset signal output circuit) 338 that outputs the start signal (reset signal) when the power is turned on. The CPU 304 of the basic circuit 302 to which this activation signal has been input starts reset by a reset interrupt and executes processing in accordance with a control program stored in advance in the ROM 306.

  In step S101, initial setting 1 is performed. In this initial setting 1, the stack initial value is set in the stack pointer (SP) of the CPU 304, the interrupt mask is set, the initial setting of the I / O port 310, the initial setting of various variables stored in the RAM 308, and the initial value in the WDT 313. Set up. In this embodiment, a numerical value corresponding to 32.8 ms is set as an initial value in WDT 313.

  In step S102, WDT 313 is reset and time measurement by WDT 313 is restarted.

  In step S103, whether or not the low voltage signal is on, that is, the voltage value of the power supply that the voltage monitoring circuit 336 supplies from the power management unit 500 to the main control unit 300 is a predetermined value (in this embodiment, 9v), it is monitored whether or not a low voltage signal indicating that the voltage has dropped is output. If the low voltage signal is on (when the CPU 304 detects that the power supply has been shut off), the process returns to step S102. If the low voltage signal is off (if the CPU 304 has not detected the power supply being cut off), the process proceeds to step S102. The process proceeds to S104.

  In step S104, initial setting 2 is performed. In this initial setting 2, a process for setting a numerical value for determining a cycle for executing a main control unit timer interrupt process, which will be described later, to the counter / timer 312; a predetermined port of the I / O 310 (eg, a test output port, A process of outputting a clear signal from the output port to the effect control unit 350, a setting for permitting writing to the RAM 308, and the like are performed.

  In step S105, it is determined whether or not to return to the state before the power interruption (before the power interruption), and the state before the power interruption is not restored (when the basic circuit 302 of the main control unit 300 is set to the initial state). ) Proceeds to step S107. Similarly, if the power status information indicates information other than “suspend”, the process proceeds to step S107.

  Specifically, first, a RAM clear signal transmitted when a store clerk or the like of the game shop operates the operation unit provided on the power supply board is turned on (indicating that there is an operation), that is, It is determined whether or not RAM clear is necessary, and if the RAM clear signal is on (RAM clear is necessary), the process proceeds to step S107 to set the basic circuit 302 to the initial state. On the other hand, when the RAM clear signal is OFF (when the RAM clear is not necessary), the power status information stored in the power status storage area provided in the RAM 308 is read, and whether the power status information is information indicating suspend. Determine whether or not. If the power status information is not information indicating suspend, the process proceeds to step S107 to set the basic circuit 302 to the initial state. If the power status information is information indicating suspend, a predetermined area of the RAM 308 is set. A checksum is calculated by adding all the 1-byte data stored in (for example, all areas) to a 1-byte register whose initial value is 0, and the calculated checksum results in a specific value (for example, 0) (whether or not the checksum result is normal). If the checksum result is a specific value (for example, 0) (if the checksum result is normal), the process proceeds to step S106 to return to the state before power interruption, and the checksum result is a specific value. If the value is other than 0 (for example, 0) (if the checksum result is abnormal), the process proceeds to step S107 in order to set the pachinko machine 100 to the initial state. Similarly, if the power status information indicates information other than “suspend”, the process proceeds to step S107.

  In step S106, power recovery processing is performed. In this power recovery process, the stack pointer stored in the stack pointer save area provided in the RAM 308 at the time of power failure is read and reset to the stack pointer. In addition, the value of each register stored in the register save area provided in the RAM 308 at the time of power interruption is read out, reset to each register, and then the interrupt permission is set. Thereafter, as a result of the CPU 304 executing the control program based on the reset stack pointer and registers, the pachinko machine 100 returns to the state when the power is turned off. That is, the processing is resumed from the instruction next to the instruction (predetermined in steps S108 and S109) performed immediately before branching to the timer interrupt processing (described later) immediately before the power interruption.

  In step S107, initialization processing is performed. In this initialization processing, interrupt prohibition setting, stack initial value setting to the stack pointer, initialization of all storage areas of the RAM 308, and the like are performed.

  In step S108, after setting for interrupt inhibition, basic random number initial value update processing is performed. In this basic random number initial value update process, two initial value generation random number counters for generating the initial values of the normal figure winning random number counter and the special figure random value counter, the normal figure timer random number value, and the special figure timer random number counter, respectively. Two random number counters for generating numerical values are updated. For example, if the range of values that can be taken as normal timer random numbers is 0 to 20, a value is acquired from a random number counter storage area for generating a normal timer random value provided in the RAM 308, and 1 is added to the acquired value. Then, it is stored in the original random number counter storage area. At this time, if the result of adding 1 to the acquired value is 21, 0 is stored in the original random number counter storage area. Other initial value generation random number counters and random number counters are similarly updated. Further, after this basic random number initial value update process is completed, an interrupt permission is set, and the process proceeds to step S109.

  In step S109, effect random number update processing is performed. In this effect random number update process, a random number counter for generating an effect random number used by the main control unit 300 is updated.

  The main control unit 300 repeatedly executes the processes of steps S108 and S109 except during a timer interrupt process that starts every predetermined period.

<Main controller timer interrupt processing>
Next, the main control unit timer interrupt process executed by the CPU 304 of the main control unit 300 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a flowchart showing the flow of main controller timer interrupt processing.

  The main control unit 300 includes a counter / timer 312 that generates a timer interrupt signal at a predetermined cycle (in this embodiment, about once every 2 ms), and the main control unit timer interrupt processing is triggered by this timer interrupt signal. Start with a predetermined period.

  In step S201, timer interrupt start processing is performed. In this timer interrupt start process, a process of temporarily saving the value of each register of the CPU 304 to the stack area is performed.

  In step S202, WDT is periodically performed (this implementation is performed so that the WDT interrupt does not occur (the processing abnormality is not detected)) because the count value of WDT 313 exceeds the initial setting value (32.8 ms in this embodiment). In the example, the restart is performed once in about 2 ms which is the period of the main control unit timer interrupt.

  In step S203, input port state update processing is performed. In this input port state update process, the detection signals of the various sensors 318 including the above-described sphere detection sensors are input via the input port of the I / O 310 to monitor the presence or absence of the detection signals, and the RAM 308 is monitored for each of the various sensors 318. The signal is stored in a partitioned signal state storage area. In this embodiment, information on the presence or absence of the detection signal of each sphere detection sensor detected in the timer interruption process of the last time (about 4 ms before) is stored in the RAM 308 for each previous sphere detection sensor. This information is read from the area, and this information is stored in the RAM 308 in the detection signal storage area provided in advance for each sphere detection sensor, and the detection of each sphere detection sensor detected by the previous timer interruption process (about 2 ms before). Information on the presence or absence of a signal is read from the current detection signal storage area provided in the RAM 308 for each sphere detection sensor, and this information is stored in the previous detection signal storage area. Further, the detection signal of each sphere detection sensor detected this time is stored in the above-described current detection signal storage area.

  In step S204, basic random number initial value update processing is performed. In these basic random number initial value update processing, the value of the initial value generation random number counter performed in step S110 is updated, and then the normal winning random number value and the special figure random number value used in the main control unit 300 are respectively obtained. Update two random number counters to generate. For example, if the range of values that can be taken as a random number value for a normal winning number is 0 to 100, a value is acquired from a random number counter storage area for generating a normal winning random number value provided in the RAM 308, and 1 is added to the acquired value. Then, it is stored in the original random number counter storage area. At this time, if the result of adding 1 to the acquired value is 101, 0 is stored in the original random number counter storage area. If it is determined that the random number counter has made one round as a result of adding 1 to the acquired value, the value of the initial value generating random number counter corresponding to each random number counter is acquired and stored in the storage area of the random number counter. set. For example, a value is acquired from a random number counter for generating a regular winning random number that fluctuates in a numerical range of 0 to 100, and a result obtained by adding 1 to the acquired value is stored in a predetermined initial value storage area provided in the RAM 308. If the value is equal to the previously set initial value (for example, 7), the value is acquired as an initial value from the initial value generation random number counter corresponding to the random number counter for generating the random number for winning the normal number, The initial value set this time is stored in the above-described initial value storage area in order to determine that the random number counter for generating the winning random number value has made one round next time, in addition to setting it in the random number counter for generating the winning random value Keep it. In addition to the above-described initial value storage area for determining that the random number counter for generating the regular-winning random number next makes one round, it is determined that the random number counter for generating the special figure random number has made one round. An initial value storage area is provided in the RAM 308.

  In step S205, timer update processing is performed. As will be described in detail later, in this timer update process, the normal symbol display symbol update device for measuring the time for the symbol to be changed / stopped on the normal symbol display device 112, and the symbol to be changed / stopped on the special symbol display device 114 Various timers including a special figure display symbol update timer for timing the time to perform, a timer for timing a predetermined winning effect time, a predetermined opening time, a predetermined closing time, a predetermined end effect period, etc. are updated. .

  In step S206, a winning opening counter update process is performed. In this winning opening counter updating process, when there is a winning (winning) in the winning opening (the general winning opening 122, the first and second special figure starting openings 126, 128, and the variable winning opening 130), The value of the winning ball number storage area provided for each winning opening is read, and 1 is added to set the original winning ball number storage area.

  In step S207, a winning acceptance process is performed. In this winning acceptance process, if there is a prize at the first and second special figure starting ports 126 and 128 and the number of special figure variable games held is less than four, it corresponds to the winning starting port. The value is acquired from the counter value storage register of the counter circuit 316 to be a special figure winning random number value. In addition, a value is acquired as a special figure random value from the random number counter for generating the special figure random value described above, and stored in a random value storage area provided in the RAM 308 together with the special figure winning random number value. In addition, when it is detected that the ball has passed through the general figure starting port 124, and the number of the general figure variable games held is less than two, the random number counter for generating the normal figure winning random number value at that timing Is obtained as a random number value for normal winning, and is stored in a random number value storage area provided in the RAM 308 different from that for the above special figure. Further, in this winning acceptance process, when a predetermined ball detecting sensor detects a winning (winning) of the first and second special figure starting ports 126 and 128, the ordinary drawing starting port 124, or the variable winning port, In the transmission information to be transmitted to the control unit 350, winning acceptance information indicating presence / absence of winning (winning) of the first and second special figure starting ports 126 and 128, the universal drawing starting port 124, and the variable winning port is set. .

  In step S208, a payout request number transmission process is performed in order to transmit the ball payout request number to the payout control unit 400.

  In step S209, a normal state update process is performed. This normal state update process performs one of a plurality of processes corresponding to the normal state. For example, in a general diagram state update process during a normal map change (a general-purpose general-purpose timer value to be described later is 1 or more), on / off drive control for repeatedly turning on and off the 7-segment LED constituting the general map display device 112 is performed. Do.

  Further, in the general chart state update process at the timing when the normal map change display time has elapsed (the timing when the value of the general map display symbol update timer has changed from 1 to 0), when the hit flag is on, FIG. When the 7-segment LED constituting the universal display device 112 is turned on / off so as to be in the form shown in FIG. 1 and the hit flag is off, the normal figure shown in FIG. In the RAM 308, in order to maintain the display for a predetermined stop display period (for example, 500 msec), the 7-segment LED constituting the ordinary display device 112 is controlled to be turned on / off so as to be in the second mode. In addition, information indicating the stop period is set in the storage area of the normal stop time management timer. With this setting, the usual figure is stopped and the result of the usual figure variable game is notified to the player.

  Further, in the normal state update process that starts at the timing when the predetermined stop display period ends (when the value of the normal stop time management timer value changes from 1 to 0), if the hit flag is on, the predetermined state is displayed. During the opening period (for example, 2 seconds), a signal for holding the blade member in the open state is output to the solenoid 330 for opening and closing the blade member of the second special figure starting port 128, and the blade opening time management provided in the RAM 308 is managed. Information indicating the release period is set in the storage area of the timer.

  In the usual state update process that starts at the timing when the predetermined opening period ends (the timing when the value of the blade opening time management timer is changed from 1 to 0), the blade member has a predetermined closing period (for example, 500 milliseconds). A signal for holding the blade member in a closed state is output to the opening / closing drive solenoid 330, and information indicating the closing period is set in the storage area of the blade closing time management timer provided in the RAM 308.

  In the normal state update process that starts at the timing when a predetermined closing period has elapsed (the timing when the value of the blade closing time management timer changes from 1 to 0), the normal state is set to inactive. In the normal state update process when the normal state is inactive, the process proceeds to the next step S210 without doing anything.

  In step S210, a general drawing related lottery process is performed. In this general map-related lottery process, open / close control of the general map variable game and the second special map start port 128 is not performed (the state of the general map is inactive), and the general map variable game that is on hold is not held. When the number is 1 or more, it is decided whether to win or not to win the result of the variable figure game by random lottery based on the random number value stored in the random number value storage area. When the winning judgment is made and the winning is made, the winning flag provided in the RAM 308 is set to ON. If unsuccessful, turn off the winning flag. Regardless of the result of the hit determination, next, the value of the random number counter for generating the normal figure timer random value is acquired as the normal figure timer random number value, and a plurality of fluctuation times are obtained based on the acquired general figure timer random number value. One time for displaying the variable map on the general map display device 112 is selected from among them, and this variable display time is stored in the general map variable time storage area provided in the RAM 308 as the normal map variable display time. In addition, the number of pending general figure variable games is stored in the usual figure pending number storage area provided in the RAM 308, and from the number of pending custom figure variable games each time a hit determination is made. The value obtained by subtracting 1 is re-stored in the usual figure number-of-holds storage area. Also, the random number value used for the hit determination is deleted.

  In step S211, special figure state update processing is performed. In the special figure state update process, one of the following eight processes is performed according to the state of the special figure. For example, in special figure state update processing during special figure fluctuation (the value of a special figure general-purpose timer to be described later is 1 or more), on / off drive control for repeatedly turning on and off the 7-segment LED constituting the special figure display device 112 is performed. Do.

  Also, in the special figure state update process that starts at the timing when the special figure change display time has elapsed (when the special figure display symbol update timer value changes from 1 to 0), the jackpot flag is on and the probability variation flag is on 2 is shown in FIG. 2 (a). When the jackpot flag is on and the probability variation flag is off, the special chart display device 114 shown in FIG. When the flag is off, the 7-segment LED constituting the special figure display device 112 is turned on / off so that the special figure display device 112 shown in FIG. In order to maintain the display period (for example, 500 milliseconds), information indicating the stop period is set in the storage area of the special figure stop time management timer provided in the RAM 308. With this setting, the special figure is stopped and displayed, and the result of the special figure variable game is notified to the player. Further, 02H is additionally stored as transmission information (general information) in the transmission information storage area described above in order to execute the general command rotation stop setting transmission process in the command setting transmission process (step S213).

  Further, in the special figure state update process that starts at the timing when the predetermined stop display period ends (the timing at which the special figure stop time management timer value changes from 1 to 0), if the jackpot flag is on, a predetermined value is displayed. A special figure waiting time management timer provided in the RAM 308 for waiting for a period during which an image for notifying the player that a big hit by the decorative symbol display device 110 is started, that is, a bonus winning period (for example, 3 seconds) is displayed. Information indicating the winning effect period is set in the storage area. Further, 04H is additionally stored as transmission information (general information) in the transmission information storage area described above in order to execute the general command winning effect setting transmission process in the command setting transmission process (step S213).

  Also, in the special figure state update process that starts at the timing when the predetermined winning effect period ends (the timing when the special figure standby time management timer value changes from 1 to 0), a predetermined release period (for example, 29 seconds or A signal for holding the door member in an open state is output to the solenoid 330 for opening and closing the door member of the variable prize opening 130 (until a winning of a game ball of a predetermined number (for example, 10 balls) is detected in the variable prize opening 130). At the same time, information indicating the opening period is set in the storage area of the door opening time management timer provided in the RAM 308. Further, 10H is additionally stored as transmission information (general information) in the above-described transmission information storage area in order to execute the general command big prize opening release setting transmission process in the command setting transmission process (step S213).

  In the special figure state update process that starts at the timing when the predetermined opening period ends (the timing when the door opening time management timer value changes from 1 to 0), the predetermined closing period (for example, 1.5 seconds) is variable. A signal for holding the door member in the closed state is output to the solenoid 330 for opening and closing the door member of the winning opening 130, and information indicating the closing period is set in the storage area of the door closing time management timer provided in the RAM 308. To do. Further, 20H is additionally stored as transmission information (general information) in the above-described transmission information storage area in order to execute the general command big prize opening closing setting transmission process in the command setting transmission process (step S213).

  Further, in the special figure state update processing which is repeated at predetermined timing (for example, 15 rounds) and this door member opening / closing control is repeated a predetermined number of times (for example, 15 rounds), a predetermined end effect period (for example, 3 seconds), that is, by the decorative symbol display device 110 Information indicating the effect standby period is set in the storage area of the effect standby time management timer provided in the RAM 308 in order to set to wait for a period during which an image for informing the player that the jackpot is to be ended is displayed. Further, 08H is additionally stored as transmission information (general information) in the transmission information storage area described above in order to execute the general command end effect setting transmission process in the command setting transmission process (step S213).

  Further, in the special figure state update process which starts at the timing when the predetermined end production period ends (the timing when the production standby time management timer value changes from 1 to 0), the special figure state is set to inactive. . In the special figure state update process when the special figure is in a non-operating state, nothing is done and the process proceeds to the next step S212.

  In step S212, special drawing related lottery processing is performed. In this special drawing-related lottery process, the opening / closing control of the special drawing variable game and the variable winning opening 130 is not performed (the state of the special drawing is inactive), and the number of the special drawing variable games held is 1 In the case of the above, the jackpot determination is first performed among various lotteries using various tables. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the special figure winning random number value stored in the random value storage area is within the numerical range of the lottery data for the first special figure starting port of the jackpot determination table, and the special figure winning random value is If it is within the numerical range of the special drawing start opening lottery data, it is determined that the special figure variable game is won, and information indicating that the big hit flag storage area provided in the RAM 308 is a big hit is set (here, Setting the jackpot information in the RAM 308 is referred to as setting the jackpot flag to ON). On the other hand, if the special figure winning random number value is outside the numerical value range of the special figure starting point lottery data, it is determined that the special figure variable game is out of the game, and it is out of the storage area of the jackpot flag provided in the RAM 308. The information to be shown is set (here, setting out-of-track information in the RAM 308 is referred to as setting the jackpot flag off). Note that the number of special figure variable games held is stored in the special figure hold number storage area provided in the RAM 308. Each time a hit determination is made, the number of special figure variable games held is determined. The value obtained by subtracting 1 is stored again in this special figure reservation number storage area. In addition, the random number value used for the hit determination is deleted.

If the jackpot flag is set to ON, then the probability variation transition determination is performed. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the special figure random number value stored in the random value storage area is within the numerical range of the transition determination random number. If the special figure random number value is within the numerical range of the lottery data, the RAM 308 Is set in the storage area for the probability variation (probability variation) flag provided in FIG. (Here, setting the special jackpot game start information in the RAM 308 is referred to as turning on the probability variation flag). On the other hand, if the special figure random number value is outside the numerical range of the lottery data, information indicating that the jackpot game is started is set in the storage area of the probability variation flag (here, the information on the start of the jackpot game is set). (The setting in the RAM 308 is referred to as setting the probability variation flag to OFF)
Regardless of the result of the jackpot determination, the process for determining the timer number is performed next. Specifically, the value of the random counter for generating the special figure timer random value described above is acquired as the special figure timer random value. A timer number corresponding to the value of the jackpot flag and the timer random number range including the acquired special figure timer random number value is selected and stored in a predetermined timer number storage area provided in the RAM 308. Further, the fluctuation time corresponding to the timer number is stored as the special figure fluctuation display time in the special figure display symbol update timer described above, and the general command rotation start setting transmission process is executed in the command setting transmission process (step S213). For this reason, 01H is additionally stored as transmission information (general information) in the transmission information storage area described above, and the process ends.

  In step S213, command setting transmission processing is performed to transmit a command to the effect control unit 350. The output schedule information to be transmitted to the effect control unit 350 is composed of 16 bits, bit 15 is strobe information (indicating that data is set when ON), bits 11 to 14 are command types ( 00H is the basic command, 01H is the symbol variation start command, 04H is the symbol variation stop command, 05H is the winning effect start command, 06H is the end effect start command, and 07H is the number of jackpot rounds Designated command, information that can specify the type of command such as a power recovery command in the case of 0EH and a RAM clear command in the case of 0FH), and bits 0 to 10 are command data (predetermined information corresponding to the command type) It is composed.

  Specifically, the strobe information is turned on and off in the command transmission process described above. If the command type is a symbol variation start command, the command data includes information indicating the value of the jackpot flag, the probability variation flag, the timer number selected in the special symbol related lottery process, etc. If it is a case, it includes the value of the jackpot flag, the probability variation flag, etc. If it is a winning effect command and an end effect start command, it includes the value of the probability variation flag, etc. If it is a jackpot round number designation command The value of the probability variation flag, the number of jackpot rounds, etc. are included. When the command type indicates a basic command, device information in the command data, presence / absence of winning at the first special figure starting port 126, presence / absence of winning at the second special figure starting port 128, winning of the variable winning port 130 Includes presence or absence.

  In step S214, an external output signal setting process is performed. In this external output signal setting process, the game information stored in the RAM 308 is output to the information input circuit 550 that is separate from the pachinko machine 100 via the information output circuit 334.

  In step S215, device monitoring processing is performed. In this device monitoring process, the signal states of various sensors stored in the signal state storage area in step 203 are read to monitor whether there is a glass frame opening error, a front frame opening error, or a lower pan full error. When the glass frame open error, front frame open error, or lower pan full error is detected, the transmission information to be transmitted to the production control unit 350 includes the glass frame open error, the front frame open error, the lower pan Set device information that indicates whether a full error has occurred. In addition, the solenoids 330 are driven to control the opening and closing of the second special figure starting port 128 and the variable prize opening 130, and the general diagram display device 112 and the special figure display device 114 are provided via the display circuits 322, 324, and 328. The display data to be output to the various status display units 326 and the like is set in the output port of the I / O 310.

  In step S216, it is monitored whether or not the low voltage signal is on. Then, when the low voltage signal is on (when power supply shutoff is detected), the process proceeds to step S218, and when the low voltage signal is off (power supply shutoff is not detected), the process proceeds to step S217.

  In step S217, timer interrupt end processing is performed. In this timer interrupt end process, the value of each register temporarily saved in step S201 is set in each original register, or interrupt permission is set.

  In step S218, a power interruption process is performed. In this power interruption process, the current stack pointer value is stored in the stack pointer save area, and information indicating suspend is set in the power status storage area. Further, all 1-byte data stored in a predetermined area (for example, all areas) of the RAM 308 is added to a 1-byte register whose initial value is 0, and is stored in the checksum calculation numerical storage area. A value obtained by subtracting the addition result from the value is calculated as a checksum (power failure checksum), the calculated power failure checksum is stored in the above-described checksum calculation numerical value storage area, and writing to the RAM 308 is performed. After setting to prohibit, it becomes an infinite loop.

  As described above, the pachinko machine 100 according to the present embodiment includes at least rendering means (for example, the frame lamp, the panel lamp, the lamp 370 including the panel lamp 2, the decorative symbol display device 110, and the speaker 366). A gaming machine including a predetermined control circuit (for example, a liquid crystal control circuit 378) that performs at least the effect control, wherein the effect control includes at least a confirmation process for confirming the effect means. It is a game stand.

According to the pachinko machine 100 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to perform the effect control of other effect means in consideration of the operation state of the effect means, etc. Therefore, the effect control more complicated than before can be performed, and the effect There are cases where it can be increased.
Further, the gaming machine (for example, the pachinko machine 100) according to the present embodiment is a gaming machine provided with a production control unit capable of controlling at least a plurality of types of production unit, and the production control unit includes at least a CPU. The production control means includes at least a period information storage means, and the production control means includes at least a control information storage means, The period information storage means stores at least period information, the control information storage means stores at least control information, and the period information stores each of the plurality of types of effect means. Including at least information on a period to be controlled, the period information having a common format in the plurality of types of presentation means, and the control information , Including at least information related to contents for controlling each of the plurality of types of effect means, and the control information has a format corresponding to at least each of the plurality of types of effect means, and the effect control means Is capable of executing at least the first control, the effect control means is capable of executing at least the second control, and the effect control means is capable of executing at least the third control. And at least one of the plurality of types of presentation means is a first type of presentation means, and at least one of the plurality of types of presentation means is The first type of production means is a different type of production means from the second type of production means, and the first control is the period information The second control includes at least a process of referring to at least a part of the first control information, and the third control includes a second process of referring to at least a part. Including at least a process of referring to at least a part of the control information, wherein the second control does not include at least a process of referring to the second control information, and the third control includes: The first control information does not include at least processing for referring to the first control information, and the first control information has a format corresponding to at least the first type of rendering means, and the second control The information has a format corresponding to at least the second type of production means, and at least one of the plurality of types of production means is a notification means, and the period information The storage means is a period information set (hereinafter referred to as a first period information set) corresponding to the notification means. ) Is stored, and the first period information set includes at least a plurality of the period information (hereinafter referred to as a plurality of period information), and the plurality of period information At least one of the period information is first period information, at least one of the plurality of period information is second period information, and the effect control means includes: The fourth control and at least the fifth control can be executed in this order, and the fourth control can at least control the notification means with reference to the first period information. The control is capable of at least controlling the notification means with reference to the second period information, and the second period information is different from the first period information. Is a game machine .
According to the gaming machine according to the present embodiment, the data used for the control of the production means can be divided into common data that does not depend on the production means and unique data that depends on the production means. For this reason, even if it is necessary to change the specifications of the production means or newly adopt the production means, only the unique data that depends on the production means is changed to match the new production means while diverting the common data independent of the production means. In some cases, it is possible to flexibly cope with a change in the specifications of the production means and the new adoption of the production means. In addition, since it is possible to select a plurality of types of period information from the period information set provided for each production means, it is possible to increase control variations for the production means without increasing the control burden on the control unit. The effect may be enhanced. In addition, since control information to be referred to is different from control information to be referred to depending on the type of control, a control error of the rendering means may be avoided.

  Further, the effect means includes lamp effect means such as LED (for example, lamp 370 including frame lamp, panel lamp, panel lamp 2 and the like), display effect means such as a liquid crystal display device (for example, decorative symbol display device 110), It may include at least one of audio effect means such as a speaker (for example, speaker 366) or movable effect means having a movable part (for example, various effect solenoids 374).

  With such a configuration, it is possible to perform the effect control in consideration of the operation state of the lamp effect means, the display effect means, the sound effect means, or the movable effect means, so that it is possible to perform effect control more complicated than before. In some cases, the effects of light, display, sound, and movement can be enhanced.

  In addition, an effect control circuit (for example, a display circuit 390, a sound source IC 368, and a solenoid circuit 376) that controls at least the effect means is provided, and the confirmation process is at least one of the effect means and the effect control circuit. It may be a process for confirming the operation.

  With such a configuration, the operation state of the effect means can be confirmed also by the effect control circuit (driver or the like), and control suitable for the operation state of the effect means may be performed.

  Further, the effect control circuit may at least control the effect means based on a signal from the predetermined control circuit side.

  With such a configuration, it is possible to control the rendering means in consideration of the operation state of the predetermined control circuit. For example, after the predetermined information is displayed on the image effect display device, the confirmation lamp is turned on. In some cases, it is possible to easily and reliably perform processing such as making a sound, outputting sound from a speaker, or operating a movable effect unit.

  Moreover, a plurality of substrates may be provided, and the predetermined control circuit and the effect control circuit may be provided on different substrates.

  With such a configuration, even when an abnormality occurs in one of the predetermined control circuit and the effect control circuit, the effect may be continued by the other normal circuit.

  Further, the pachinko machine 100 according to the present embodiment includes an image display means (for example, a decorative symbol display device 110) capable of displaying an image and a lamp effect means (for example, a frame lamp, a panel lamp, a panel lamp 2, etc.) including LEDs. 370), main control means (for example, main control unit 300) for performing game control, and sub-control means (for example, effect control) for performing effect control of the game based on information transmitted from the main control means. Unit 350) and image display control means (for example, a liquid crystal control circuit 378) that performs display control of the image display means based on information transmitted from the sub control means. A signal indicating a response to a signal (for example, a command (control command) received from the sub-control unit) related to the operation of the image effect display unit transmitted from the image display control unit. , The start of the effect display control, completion, a gaming table characterized by controlling the lamp directing means on the basis of the signal) indicating the state or the like.

  According to the pachinko machine 100 according to the present embodiment, even when an image effect display device different from the lamp device is mounted, the lighting control of the lamp device can be performed in consideration of the operation state of the image effect display device. Therefore, there is no lighting mistake of the lamp device. Also, there are cases where processing such as turning on the confirmation lamp after displaying predetermined information on the image effect display device can be performed easily and reliably.

  Further, the sub-control means may control the brightness, lighting or extinguishing of the LEDs included in the lamp effecting means.

  With such a configuration, there are cases where it is possible to appropriately change the brightness of the LED and control lighting / extinguishing in consideration of the operation state of the image effect display device.

  In addition, the pachinko machine 100 according to the present embodiment can temporarily store the luminance information 396 and the lighting information 398 transmitted from the basic circuit 352 on the display circuit side by providing the storage unit 394 in the display circuit 390. In addition, the basic circuit 352 and the display circuit 390 are configured to be capable of bidirectional transmission of electronic data. As a result, the operation information before and after the lamp operation is compared, the same operation information uses the operation information stored in the storage unit 394 as it is, and only different operation information needs to be newly transmitted from the basic circuit 352. The amount of operation information to be transmitted from the circuit 352 is greatly reduced, and the storage area on the basic circuit side can be reduced. Therefore, in the case of a game machine having a CPU with the same processing capacity and a storage area with the same capacity, it is possible to perform LED lighting control more complicated than before. In addition, it is possible to prevent a problem such as a lamp lighting error caused by insufficient CPU processing capacity. In particular, since the luminance information 396 can be stored on the display circuit 390 side, the luminance can be set finely regardless of the capacity of the RAM area on the basic circuit 352 side, and a large number of lamps can be set at a time by increasing the luminance resolution. It can be controlled, and an elaborate production that attracts the player's interest is possible.

  In addition, the present invention reads the luminance information 396 and lighting information 398 of the immediately preceding lamp stored in the display circuit 390 and, based on the information, reads the luminance information 396 and lighting information 398 of the next scheduled lamp. Whether to transmit or not to transmit is determined and controlled, but it goes without saying that other effects may be combined to form the following configuration.

  For example, lamp device number information (lamp list and duty list) and sound list information transmitted from the basic circuit 352 are temporarily stored in a storage area on the display circuit 390 side or the sound source IC 368 side, and the temporary The stored lamp device number information may be compared with the lamp device number to be transmitted next, and based on the comparison result, it may be configured to process whether the sound list information is newly transmitted or not transmitted. . Specifically, description will be made using the lamp device number information-sound list table of FIG. This figure associates lamp device number information with a sound list. First, it is assumed that the lamp device number-sound list table of FIG. 19 is stored in the storage area of the basic circuit 352. When lamp device number information is transmitted from the basic circuit 352 to the display circuit 390, and similarly, sound list information is transmitted to the sound source IC 368, the various lamps 370 and the various speakers 366 are controlled based on the information. Further, lamp device number information is stored in the storage unit 394 of the display circuit 390, and a sound list is stored in the storage area of the sound source IC 368. The basic circuit 352 reads the stored lamp device number information and compares it with the device number information to be transmitted next. When the device number information before and after is the same, the lamp device number information and the sound list are not newly transmitted from the basic circuit, the sound list information stored in the storage area of the display circuit 390 and the sound source IC 368 is retained, and is re-executed as it is. Output. If the device number information before and after is different, the lamp circuit number-sound list table in FIG. 19 is referred to and a corresponding sound list is newly transmitted from the basic circuit 352.

  Thus, when outputting the same lamp device number, the same sound list information need not be transmitted again from the basic circuit 352, the information processing burden on the CPU on the basic circuit 352 side can be reduced, and the storage area can be saved. Therefore, it becomes possible to control the combination of the lamp effect and the sound effect more elaborately attracting the player's interest.

  Contrary to the above, the basic circuit 352 reads the sound list stored in the sound source IC 368 and compares it with the sound list scheduled to be transmitted next. The device number is not newly transmitted, and the already transmitted lamp device number stored in the storage area of the display circuit 390 is output again as it is. If the preceding and following sound lists are different, the lamp device number and sound list are newly transmitted from the basic circuit 352 with reference to the lamp device number-sound list table of FIG.

Thus, when outputting the same sound list, it is not necessary to transmit the same lamp device number again from the basic circuit 352, and as described above, the information processing burden on the CPU on the basic circuit 352 side can be reduced and stored. Since the area can be saved, it becomes possible to control the combination of the lamp effect and the sound effect more elaborately attracting the player's interest.
Further, as described above, various information such as various prize opening operations and lamp device numbers, various prize opening operations and sound lists, lamp device numbers or sound lists or various prize opening operations, game ball launching operations and special figure changing operations, etc. Also, the corresponding table is created, the respective production information and production information are compared before and after the time series, and the production information is retransmitted only in the case of different production information, and the same information is temporarily stored on the production device side. What is necessary is just to re-output the production information. In this case as well, the processing load on the CPU of the basic circuit 302 on the main control side or the basic circuit 352 on the effect control side can be reduced, and the used capacity of the temporary storage area can be reduced. Narrower control is possible.

Further, before the basic circuit 352 transmits the lighting information of the lamp that is scheduled to be transmitted next, the lamp lighting information 398 that has been transmitted and stored in the storage unit 394 of the display circuit 390 is read, and the basic circuit A comparison may be made with the previously transmitted lamp lighting information stored in the storage area 352 and transmitted. In this case, if they are the same, the next scheduled lamp lighting information is output as it is, and if it is different, it is determined that the lamp lighting information has been processed incorrectly, and the next lamp lighting information is transmitted from the basic circuit 352. Before the transmission, the previously transmitted lamp lighting information is retransmitted from the basic circuit 352. Thereby, a lamp lighting error can be determined, and regular lighting control can be executed reliably.
Next, a description will be given using the flowchart of the lamp lighting error check in FIG.

  In step S301, lamp lighting information is transmitted from the basic circuit 352 to the display circuit 390. In step S302, the lamp lighting information 398 stored in the storage unit 394 of the display circuit 390 is read.

In step S303, it is determined whether or not the lamp lighting information transmitted in step S301 matches the lamp lighting information 398 read in step S302. If they match, the process proceeds to the next to check the lamp lighting error. Ends. If they do not match, the process proceeds to step S304, a transmission abnormality process is executed, and the lamp lighting error check is terminated.
Specifically, the transmission abnormality process is a process of retransmitting the mismatched lamp lighting information 358 stored in the storage unit 354 from the basic circuit 352.

  The lamp may be an LED, an error lamp (not shown) that is one of the various sensors 318 controlled by the main control unit 300, a special figure holding lamp 118, and the like, which are particularly important for the player, and may be indispensable for the game. .

  With such a configuration, even when there is a processing error of the CPU 354 due to an excessive amount of information to be transmitted / received, it is possible to prevent lamp lighting control and execute it more reliably.

  In addition, a lamp whose lamp state frequently changes during a game such as the special figure hold lamp 118 is not read, and only a lamp lighting state of a lamp whose change in the lamp state is relatively small during the game such as a big hit lamp may be read. Good.

  By reading only the lighting state of the lamp with little change in the lighting state, the processing load on the CPU can be reduced, and it becomes possible to prevent a processing error and perform more complicated processing.

  In addition, there is a case where the employee of the pachinko parlor performs a so-called failure check to check whether or not all the lamps arranged on the game stand are lit. At that time, the lamps need to be turned on at the same time. In this case, lighting information is once transmitted from the basic circuit 352 to all the lamp devices. Thereafter, lighting information indicating whether or not the lamp is turned on according to the lighting information is stored in the storage area of the display circuit 390. The total lighting information 398 stored in the storage area of the display circuit 390 may be read from the basic circuit 352 so that a lamp that has not been lit can be determined by comparison with the previously transmitted all lighting information.

  A specific processing flow will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. FIG. 21A is a flowchart showing the strobe signal interruption process of the effect control unit 350. FIG. 5B is a flowchart showing the main process of the effect control unit 350, and FIG. 6C is a flowchart showing the timer interrupt process of the effect control unit 350. FIG. 4D is a flowchart showing lamp control processing when a failure check command is received.

  First, FIG. 21A will be described. When the CPU 354 of the effect control unit 350 receives the strobe signal output from the main control unit 300, the CPU 354 starts this strobe signal interruption process. For example, when an employee of a pachinko parlor presses a failure check button provided on a game machine, the main control unit 300 that detects the input of the failure check button outputs a strobe signal, and the effect control unit 350 receives it. Thus, the CPU 354 is configured to start the strobe signal interrupt process.

  In step S401 in FIG. 6A, upon reception of the strobe signal, a command is received, the received command is provided in the RAM 358, stored in the command storage area, and the strobe signal interrupt process is terminated.

  Next, FIG. 21B will be described. FIG. 5B is a flowchart of the main process executed by the effect control unit 350. The effect control unit 350 repeatedly executes this main process after the power is turned on unless the power is turned off. The CPU 354 of the effect control unit 350 reads the above-described command storage area at a certain timing and performs processing according to the unprocessed command when the unprocessed command is stored, A control command is sent.

  In step 501 of FIG. 5B, the state of the I / O 360, timer counter 362, etc. of the effect control unit 350 is initialized. In step S <b> 502, a command stored in the command storage area of the effect control unit 350 described above is read, and signal processing for transmitting to the lamp 370 as lighting information 398 is performed. In step S503, lighting information 398 is transmitted as a lighting command to an effect device such as a lamp.

  Next, the effect control unit timer interruption process executed by the CPU 354 of the effect control unit 350 will be described with reference to FIG. The effect control unit 350 includes a hardware timer that generates a timer interrupt at a predetermined cycle (in this embodiment, once every 2 ms). The timer interrupt is triggered by the timer interrupt at a predetermined cycle. Run with.

  In step S601, effect data update processing is performed. For example, the operation information for controlling the decorative symbol variation display by the decorative symbol display device 110, the speaker 366, and the various lamps 370 is updated. In addition, preparation is made for controlling the speaker 366 or the various lamps 370 in steps S602 and S603 described later.

  In step S602, sound output processing is performed. In this sound output process, the audio data to be output to the speaker 366 included in the speaker control information acquired in step S601 described above is set in the output port of the I / O 360, and the sound source IC 368 controls the output of the speaker 366. .

  In step S603, lamp control processing is performed. In this lamp control process, the luminance information, lighting / extinction information, etc. of the lamps output to the various lamps 370 included in the various lamp control information acquired in step S601 described above are set in the output port of the I / O 360. The display circuit 390 is controlled to turn on and off the lamp 370. In step S604, a stepping motor control process is performed and the process ends.

  Next, processing when the effect control unit 350 receives a failure check command from the main control unit 300 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S701, the CPU 354 determines whether a failure check command has been input. When there is an input of a failure check command, the process proceeds to step S702, and when there is no input, the process proceeds to step S705. In step S702, lighting information for lighting all the lamps 370 is transmitted from the basic circuit 352 of the effect control unit 350.

  In step S703, lighting information 398 stored in the storage unit 394 of the display circuit 390 is read. The lighting information 398 is lighting information that stores whether or not the lamp 370 is turned on based on the lighting information transmitted in step S702.

In step S704, the total lighting information of the lamp 370 transmitted in step S702 is compared with the lighting information 398 of the lamp read in step S703. If all lighting information matches, the process proceeds to the next step and the failure check process is terminated.
In step S705, if the input of the failure command cannot be confirmed in step S701, the process returns to the normal process, so that other processes are executed, the process proceeds to the next step, and the failure check process ends.

  In step S706, if the lighting information does not match even at one place, in order to notify that there is a failure in a part of the lamp 370, failure processing such as displaying a failure alarm is performed, and the processing proceeds to the next step to check for failure. The process ends.

  With the above configuration, the failure inspection of the lamp 370 can be performed quickly.

  Further, when performing processing of changing all the lamps 370 or changing the luminance, the luminance information 396 and lighting information 398 of all the previous lamps are read, and the next scheduled luminance information and lighting information are compared and changed. The luminance information and lighting information of the lamps with no lamps are output as they are, and the luminance information and lighting information of lamps in different states are calculated only for the change, or the inversion process is executed by the basic circuit 352 of the calculation control unit 350 It may be.

  Thereby, for example, there is a case where the lamp brightness is doubled by pressing the chance button 173 for changing the effect display provided on the game table. According to the present invention, a storage area for storing processing when the chance button 173 is pressed is unnecessary, and it is not necessary to transmit new luminance information, and the luminance information immediately before reading is calculated (processed). By doing so, it becomes possible to quickly double the luminance.

  Further, by creating a correlation table between the luminance information 396 and the chance button 146, the player hits the chance button 146 by reading and comparing the luminance information 396 stored in the storage unit 394. It is also possible to make it possible to determine the number of times.

  This eliminates the need for the counter to count the number of times the player hits the chance button 146, reduces the RAM area to be used, and can be allocated to the use of other effect controls. It becomes possible to do.

  Note that the gaming machine according to the present invention is not limited to a pachinko gaming machine, and can be applied to, for example, a slot machine (so-called pacilot) using a gaming ball (for example, a pachinko ball) as a gaming medium. Furthermore, this slot machine may use medals as game media. The above slot machine is provided with “a plurality of reels with a plurality of types of symbols, a start switch for starting the rotation of the plurality of reels, and a plurality of reels, respectively. A stop switch for stopping the reel, lottery means for determining whether or not the internal winning of plural types of winning combinations is determined by lottery, and a reel for stopping the reel based on the determination result of the lottery means and operation of the stop switch Determining means for determining whether or not to win the winning combination depending on whether or not the combination of the symbols displayed by the plurality of reels at the time of the stop is a symbol combination of the winning combination internally won by the lottery means; It is a slot machine equipped with. However, it is not limited to the structure of the slot machine as shown in the above embodiment.

  In such a slot machine, for example, the present invention can be applied to control of a lamp device arranged in the slot machine. By applying the present invention, it is possible to control the brightness of many lamp devices arranged in the slot machine and to turn on or off in a complicated manner, and to make elaborate effects that attract players' interest. It becomes possible.

  The game machine according to the present invention can be applied to game machines represented by a spinning machine (slot machine), a ball game machine (pachinko machine), and the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Pachinko machine 102 Game board 104 Game area 110 Ornamental symbol display device 112 General figure display device 114 Special figure display device 122 General winning opening 124 General drawing starting point 126 First special figure starting port 128 Second special drawing starting port 130 Variable winning prize Mouth 148 Operation handle 300 Main control unit 350 Production control unit 400 Discharge control unit 450 Launch control unit 500 Power management unit

Claims (8)

Production control means capable of controlling at least a plurality of types of production means
A game machine equipped with,
The production control means is configured to include at least a CPU,
The production control means includes at least a period information storage means,
The production control means includes at least a control information storage means,
The period information storage means stores at least period information;
The control information storage means stores at least control information,
The period information includes at least information on a period for controlling each of the plurality of types of effect means,
The period information has a format common to the plurality of types of presentation means,
The control information includes at least information related to contents for controlling each of the plurality of types of effect means,
The control information has a format corresponding to at least each of the plurality of types of effect means,
The production control means is capable of executing at least the first control,
The production control means is capable of executing at least a second control,
The production control means is capable of executing at least a third control,
At least one kind of effect means among the plurality of kinds of effect means is a first kind of effect means,
At least one type of the production means of the plurality of types of production means is a second type of production means,
The first type of production means is a different type of production means from the second type of production means,
The first control includes at least a process of referring to at least part of the period information;
The second control includes at least processing for referring to at least part of the first control information,
The third control includes at least processing for referring to at least part of the second control information;
The second control does not include at least a process of referring to the second control information,
The third control does not include at least a process of referring to the first control information,
The first control information has a format corresponding at least to the first type of rendering means,
The second control information has a format corresponding at least to the second type of rendering means,
At least one of the plurality of types of presentation means is a notification means;
The period information storage means stores at least a period information set (hereinafter referred to as a first period information set) corresponding to the notification means,
The first period information set is configured to include at least a plurality of the period information (hereinafter referred to as a plurality of period information),
The period information of at least one of the plurality of period information is first period information,
The period information of at least one of the plurality of period information is second period information,
The production control means can be executed at least in the order of the fourth control and the fifth control,
The fourth control is capable of at least controlling the notification means with reference to the first period information,
The fifth control is capable of at least controlling the notification means with reference to the second period information,
The second period information is different from the first period information.
A game stand characterized by that. The game stand according to claim 1,
The period information storage means stores at least a period information set (hereinafter referred to as a second period information set) corresponding to one type of the effect means,
The second period information set is different from the first period information set.
A game stand characterized by that. The game stand according to claim 2,
The second period information set corresponds to the notification means.
A game stand characterized by that. The game stand according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The first period information and the second period information are stored in a continuous storage area in the period information storage unit.
A game stand characterized by that. It is a game stand in any one of Claims 1-4,
The notification means is a lamp,
The first period information includes at least information regarding a period for controlling the lamp,
The second period information includes at least information on a period for controlling the lamp.
A game stand characterized by that. It is a game stand in any one of Claims 1-4,
The notification means is a speaker;
The first period information includes at least information regarding a period for controlling the speaker;
The second period information includes at least information on a period for controlling the speaker .
A game stand characterized by that. It is a game stand in any one of Claims 1-6,
The first type of production means includes at least a lamp,
The second type of production means includes at least a speaker.
A game stand characterized by that. The game stand according to claim 7,
The first control information includes at least one of luminance information of the lamp, lighting information including information on lighting and extinguishing of the lamp, and duty information of the lamp,
The second control information includes at least one of channel information of the speaker, phrase information of the speaker, volume information of the speaker, and pan information of the speaker.
A game stand characterized by that.