JP6715741B2 - Amusement machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine or a slot machine.

In this type of gaming machine, a game control means for controlling a game and a production control means for controlling a production according to a command received from the game control means are provided, and the production control means is operated by the production control means. It is proposed that the control state on the game control means side can be specified on the effect control means side by transmitting a command indicating the control state on the game control means side to the game control means side (for example, refer to Patent Document 1) ).

JP, 2002-186708, A

In the gaming machine as described in Patent Document 1, in order for the other control means to grasp the control state of the one control means in detail, the control state changed every time the control state of the one control means changes. It is necessary to transmit the corresponding command each time, and there is a problem that the program capacity for transmitting the command increases.

The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and the first control means transmits control information while grasping the control state of the first control means on the second control means side. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine capable of reducing the program capacity at the time.

(1) In gaming machines that play games,
First control means,
Second control means for performing control according to the control information received from the first control means,
Equipped with
The first control means is
Control information generating means for generating control information and storing it in the control information storage area;
Control information transmitting means for transmitting the control information stored in the control information storage area to the second control means,
Including,
The control information generation means generates a plurality of types of state control information capable of specifying a control state of the first control means for each of a plurality of timings including a first timing and a second timing in a unit game which is a game of one unit. Including state control information generating means for
The plurality of types of state control information generated by the state control information generating means at one timing is a control state that can change between one unit game and another unit game, and the first timing and the first timing in one unit game. Including first state control information that can specify a control state that does not change at two timings, and second state control information that can specify a control state that can change at a first timing and a second timing in one unit game,
The state control information generating unit generates a plurality of types of common state control information at any of a plurality of timings under common control,
The gaming machine includes a data storage means capable of reading and writing data,
The first control means performs a game-related process by the first program, and performs an abnormality determination process based on the second program,
The storage area of the data storage means is a first storage area used for the first program,
A second storage area used for the second program,
An unused area is provided between the first storage area and the second storage area so that the first storage area and the second storage area are not continuous.
The data of the first storage area can be referred to by the second program, but the update of the data of the first storage area by the second program is restricted.
Of the gaming machine hand stage 1,
In the gaming machine (slot machine 1) that plays a game,
A first control means (main control unit 41),
Second control means (sub-control unit 91) for performing control according to the control information received from the first control means,
Equipped with
The first control unit (main control unit 41) is provided for each of a plurality of timings including a first timing (when the game starts) and a second timing (when the game ends) in one unit of the game (game). State control for transmitting a plurality of types of state control information (control state command) capable of specifying the control state of the first control unit (main control unit 41) to the second control unit (sub-control unit 91) Including information transmission means,
The plurality of types of state control information (control state commands) transmitted by the state control information transmitting unit at one timing do not change between the first timing (when the game starts) and the second timing (when the game ends). First state control information (control state command 2) capable of specifying a control state (for example, a stop order advantageous to the player), a first timing (at the start of the game), and a second timing (of the game) And a second state control information (control state command 1) that can specify a control state (for example, a game state) that can change at the end),
The state control information transmitting means transmits a plurality of types of state control information (control state command) by common control (control state command batch setting process) at any of a plurality of timings. ..
According to this feature, the first state control information that can specify the control state that does not change at the first timing and the second timing in the game of one unit, the first timing in the game of one unit, and the second A plurality of types of state control information including a second state control information that can specify a control state that can change at each timing, for each of a plurality of timings including a first timing and a second timing in one unit of game. In the transmitting configuration, since the plurality of types of state control information are transmitted under the common control at any timing, the second control means side grasps the control state of the first control means in detail and It is possible to reduce the program capacity when the first control unit transmits the state control information.

In the meantime, the first control means in the means 1 may be a control means for controlling a game or a control other than the control for the game, for example, a control means for controlling an effect. Further, the second control means may be any control means for performing some control based on the control information transmitted from the first control means. For example, the first control means is a control means for controlling the game. In some cases, the control means that controls the effect based on the control information transmitted from the first control means may be the second control means, or the first control means may be the control means that controls the effect. In some cases, the control means for controlling the effect device based on the control information transmitted from the first control means may be the second control means.

A gaming machine of means 2 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to means 1,
The first timing is the timing associated with the start of the game (when the start switch 7 is operated), and the second timing is the timing associated with the end of the game (the operation of the stop switch for the third stop is completed). When it is done).
According to this feature, the control state of the first control means can be grasped at the beginning and end of the game on the side of the second control means.

The gaming machine of means 3 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to means 1 or 2,
The state control information (control state command) can change for each unit of game when the game state is in a specific game state (advantageous state for the player), while it can be changed in units other than the specific game state of 1 unit. It is characterized by including state control information (AT related command A) capable of specifying a control state that does not change for each game.
According to this feature, the state control information that can specify the control state that may change or does not change depending on the game state is transmitted as these plural types of state control information under common control. It is possible to reduce the program capacity when the first control unit transmits the state control information while grasping the control state of the first control unit in detail on the side of the second control unit.

A gaming machine of means 4 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 3,
A plurality of types of state control information (control state commands) transmitted by the state control information transmitting unit at one timing are given consecutive numbers (for example, B0 to CF) for each type,
The state control information transmitting means is characterized by transmitting a plurality of types of state control information (control state commands) in numerical order at one timing.
According to this feature, it is possible for the second control unit side to know whether the transmission order of the control information is normal.

A gaming machine of means 5 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 4,
The state control information transmitting means, when transmitting a plurality of types of state control information (control state command), creates at least a part of the state control information (control state command) by calculation (addition processing). I am trying.
According to this feature, it is possible to reduce the data capacity for creating the state control information.

A gaming machine of means 6 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 5,
A variable display section (reels 2L, 2C, 2R) capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information, each of which can be identified,
In the gaming machine (slot machine 1) in which a display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display section (reels 2L, 2C, 2R), and a prize can be generated according to the display result,
Derivation operation means (stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R) operated by the player to derive the display result,
An operation mode notification means (navi notification, navigation effect) capable of informing the operation mode (stop order) of the derivation operation means in a distinguishable manner;
Equipped with
The first control means is
Before the display result is derived, a pre-determination means (internal lottery) that determines the display result that is allowed to be derived,
When the determination result of the pre-determination means (internal lottery) becomes the notification target result (notification target combination) to be notified (navi notification), advantageous operation mode advantageous to the player (advantageous stop to the player) Notification state control means for controlling a notification state (a state in which navigation notification is executed) in which the order) is notified,
Specification for transmitting specific control information (first internal winning command, second internal winning command) regarding the determination result of the pre-determining means (internal lottery) to the second controlling means (sub-control unit 91) Control information transmission means (internal winning command setting process),
Including,
The specific control information transmitting unit determines whether the determination result of the pre-determination unit (internal lottery) is the notification target result (report The specific control information (second internal winning command) that cannot specify the advantageous operation mode (stop order advantageous to the player) when the target combination) can be specified. It is characterized in that it is transmitted to the second control means.
According to this feature, in the configuration including the first control means and the second control means, the information regarding the determination result of the pre-determination means is specified from the specific control information transmitted from the first control means. The first control means controls the notification state in which the advantageous operation procedure advantageous to the player is notified by the operation procedure notification means, and the first control means is irrespective of whether the notification state is controlled or not. When the determination result of the pre-determination means becomes the notification target result, the specific control information that can specify that the notification target result has been obtained but cannot specify the advantageous operation mode is transmitted to the second control means. Regardless of whether or not the control unit side of 1 controls to the notification state, the advantageous control procedure according to the determination result of the pre-determination unit is not identified from the specific control information, so that the specific control information is transmitted. This process can be simplified, and it is possible to prevent the advantageous operation mode from being notified in a state where the second control unit side is not controlled to be in the notification state even if an illegality is made.

A gaming machine of means 7 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 6,
A variable display section (reels 2L, 2C, 2R) capable of variably displaying a plurality of types of identification information, each of which can be identified,
In the gaming machine (slot machine 1) in which a display result is derived by stopping the variable display of the variable display section (reels 2L, 2C, 2R), and a prize can be generated according to the display result,
Derivation operation means (stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R) operated by the player to derive the display result,
An operation mode notification means (navi notification, navigation effect) capable of informing the operation mode (stop order) of the derivation operation means in a distinguishable manner;
Equipped with
The first control means is
Before the display result is derived, a pre-determination means (internal lottery) that determines the display result that is allowed to be derived,
Numerical value setting means for setting a different numerical value (winning number) for each determination result of the pre-determination means (internal lottery),
Predetermined control means for performing predetermined control (setting of internal winning flag, navigation notification, command creation, stop control of reels 2L, 2C, 2R, etc.) according to the numerical value (winning number) set by the numerical value setting means,
When the determination result of the pre-determination means (internal lottery) becomes the notification target result (notification target combination) to be notified (navi notification), advantageous operation mode advantageous to the player (advantageous stop to the player) Notification state control means for controlling a notification state (a state in which navigation notification is executed) in which the order) is notified,
Specific control information transmitting means for transmitting specific control information (first internal winning command, second internal winning command) regarding the determination result of the pre-determining means (internal lottery) to the second controlling means,
Including,
As the numerical value (winning number) set by the numerical value setting means when the notification target result (report target combination) is obtained, continuous numerical values within a predetermined numerical range are assigned,
When the numerical value (winning number) set by the numerical value setting means is within the predetermined numerical value range, at least in a state other than the notification state (a state in which navigation notification is executed), the specific control information transmission means , The specific control information (second internal winning command) that can specify the notification result (notification target combination) but cannot specify the advantageous operation mode (stop order advantageous for the player) It is characterized in that it is transmitted to the control means (sub-control unit 91).
According to this feature, in the configuration including the first control means and the second control means, the information regarding the determination result of the pre-determination means is specified from the specific control information transmitted from the second control means. The first control means controls the notification state in which the advantageous operation procedure advantageous to the player is notified by the operation procedure notification means, and the first control means determines the determination result of the pre-determination means at least in a state other than the notification state. Is transmitted to the second control means, the first control means can transmit the specific control information that can specify the notification result but cannot specify the advantageous operation mode. Regardless of whether or not the control is performed in the notification state, the advantageous control procedure according to the determination result of the pre-determination means is not specified from the specific control information, so that even if the second control means side is illicit, It is possible to prevent the advantageous operation mode from being notified in a state where the notification operation state is not controlled. Further, as the numerical value set by the numerical value setting means when the notification target result is obtained, continuous numerical values within a predetermined numerical range are assigned, and the first control means determines whether the notification target result is obtained. Since it can be determined whether or not the numerical value used when performing the predetermined control is within the predetermined numerical value range assigned to the notification target result, it is possible to simplify the process when transmitting the specific control information.

In the means 6 and 7, the operation mode of the derivation operation means is an operation mode of operating at any one of a plurality of different operation timings, an operation mode of operating at any one of a plurality of operation orders, An operation mode or the like based on these combinations is applicable.

A gaming machine according to means 8 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 7,
A data storage means (RAM 91c) capable of storing data,
Holding means (backup RAM 61) capable of holding the data stored in the data storage means (RAM 91c) even when power supply is stopped;
Equipped with
The data storage unit (RAM 91c) includes a first storage area (control state data area) for storing control data (control state data) for the second control unit (sub-control unit 91) to control. A second storage area (command history data area) capable of storing a plurality of control information (commands) received from the first control means (main control section 41);
The control data (control status data) stored in the first storage area (control status data area) and the control information (command history data) stored in the second storage area (command history data area) are In any case, even if the power supply is stopped, it is held by the holding means (backup RAM 61),
The second control means (sub-control unit 91) is
The control information (command history data) stored in the second storage area (command history data area) when a predetermined output condition (the setting key switch 37 is operated with the front door 1b open) is satisfied. ) Control information output means (command history display) that can output the contents of
Initialization condition determination means for determining whether or not an initialization condition (data in the backup RAM 61 is not normal and a setting command (start) is received) is satisfied when power supply is started;
Initialization means for initializing the data held by the holding means (backup RAM 61) when the initialization condition determination means determines that the initialization condition is satisfied;
Including,
When the initialization condition determination unit determines that the initialization condition is satisfied, the control data (control state data) of the data held by the holding unit (backup RAM 61) is determined by the initialization unit. While being initialized, the control information (command history data) is not initialized but is retained.
According to this feature, even when the initialization condition is satisfied and the data held by the holding means is initialized, the control data for the second control means to control is initialized. On the other hand, since the control information is held without being initialized, even when the data held by the holding means is initialized due to the initialization condition being satisfied, the control information is received before the initialization condition is satisfied. The situation can be specified.
The holding means may be configured to hold the data itself stored in the data storage means even if the power supply is stopped, or the data is held separately from the data storage means even when the power supply is stopped. The data stored in the data storage means may be held in the nonvolatile storage means by storing the data stored in the data storage means.
Further, the data stored in the data storage means is stored in the non-volatile storage means that retains the data even when the power supply is stopped separately from the data storage means. If the initialization unit initializes the data held by the holding unit in a configuration in which the stored data is held, the data stored in the non-volatile storage unit is not restored to the data storage unit. As long as the configuration is adopted, the data itself stored in the non-volatile storage means may be initialized or may not be initialized.
Further, the control information output means may be configured to display the content of the control information stored in the second storage area on a display or the like, to display a coded image, or to be an external device. A configuration that outputs a identifiable signal may be used.

A gaming machine of means 9 of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 8,
An image display means (a liquid crystal display 51) capable of displaying an image,
A display control unit (sub-control unit 91) for performing display control of the image display unit,
Control data storage means (ROM 91b) for storing control data (program for effect control) of the display control means,
Image data storage means (CGROM 99a-c) for storing image data (information display data) of an image displayed on the image display means (liquid crystal display 51);
Equipped with
The display control means,
Inspection means (simple check, detailed check) for inspecting the storage contents of the image data storage means (CGROM 99a-c),
Inspection result display control means for displaying the inspection result by the inspection means on the image display means (liquid crystal display 51),
Including,
The control data storage means (ROM 91b) stores image data (information display data) of images forming the inspection result (simple check screen, detailed check screen) by the inspection means,
The inspection result display control means uses the image data (information display data) stored in the control data storage means (ROM 91b) to perform an inspection result (simple check screen, simple check screen, simple check screen). A detailed check screen is displayed on the image display means (liquid crystal display 51).
According to this feature, when the inspection result of the inspection means for inspecting the stored contents of the image data storage means is displayed on the image display means, not the image data stored in the image data storage means but the control data storage means. Since the inspection result by the inspection means is displayed on the image display means by using the stored image data, the inspection result can be normally corrected even when the image data stored in the image data storage means is abnormal. Can be displayed.
The display control means may be composed of one control means or a plurality of control means.
Further, the inspection of the storage content of the image data storage means by the inspection means may be any inspection that can determine whether or not the storage content of the image data storage means is normal. By outputting a calculation result calculated by a predetermined calculation from the stored specific data or the image data stored in the image data storage means, it is possible to determine whether or not the output is the specific data or the calculation result. It may be possible to make a judgment, or the calculation result calculated by a predetermined calculation from the specific data stored in the image data storage means or the image data stored in the image data storage means is a specific value. It may be possible to determine whether or not it is normal depending on whether or not it is a predetermined data from the specific data stored in the image data storage means or the image data stored in the image data storage means. The configuration may be such that it is possible to determine whether or not it is normal depending on whether or not the calculation result calculated by the calculation matches a specific value stored in another storage unit.
Further, the image data of the image forming the inspection result by the inspection means corresponds to, for example, image data when the inspection result is displayed as an image, font data when the inspection result is displayed as characters/symbols, and the like.

Note that the present invention may have only the invention specifying matters described in the claims of the present invention, and has a configuration other than the invention specifying matters described in the claims of the present invention. It may be one.

FIG. 36 is a front view of the slot machine of the embodiment to which the present invention is applied. It is a perspective view showing an internal structure of the slot machine. It is a figure which shows the symbol arrangement of a reel. It is a block diagram showing a configuration of a slot machine. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a main control part. It is a figure which shows the memory map of ROM and RAM which a main control part mounts. It is a figure which shows the detail of the memory map of ROM and RAM which a main control part mounts. It is a figure which shows the structure of a game program and a non-game program. It is a figure which shows the relationship between a game area and a non-game area. (A) is a flowchart showing a flow of processing when a non-gaming program is called from processing based on a gaming program during execution of main processing, and (b) is based on gaming program during execution of timer interrupt processing. It is a flow chart which shows a flow of processing at the time of calling a non-gaming program from processing. It is a figure which shows the area|region of RAM which a main control part initializes when 1st conditions and 2nd conditions are satisfied. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a control state command transmitted from the main control unit 41 to the sub control unit 91. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the control contents of the game start transmission command setting process executed by the main control unit 41. It is a flow figure showing the control contents of control status command batch setting processing which main control part 41 performs. It is a flow figure showing the contents of control of the command setting processing which the main control part 41 performs. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the control contents of a game end transmission command setting process executed by the main control unit 41. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the timer interruption process (main) which the main control part 41 performs. It is a figure for explaining the kind of error information production which a sub control part performs. It is a figure which shows the execution mode of the error notification production which a sub-control part performs. It is a figure which shows the execution aspect of the notification effect during a setting change which a sub control part performs. It is a figure which shows the execution aspect of the standby production which a sub-control part performs. It is a figure which shows the structure of the apparatus relevant to CGROM check which a sub-control part performs. It is a figure for demonstrating the data for collation memorize|stored in ROM and CGROM of a sub-control part. It is a figure for demonstrating the check screen displayed when a sub-control part performs a simple check of CGROM. It is a figure for demonstrating the check screen which a sub-control part displays when performing a detailed check of CGROM. It is a figure for explaining the control content of the simple check of CGROM which a sub control part performs. It is a figure for explaining the control content of the detailed check of CGROM which a sub control part performs. It is a figure for explaining the contents of control of inspection display control which a sub control part performs. It is a figure for demonstrating the data area contained in RAM of a sub-control part. It is a flowchart which shows the control content of the starting process (sub) which a sub-control part performs. It is a flow diagram showing the control contents of the command history recording process executed by the sub-control unit. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the control contents of error history recording processing executed by a sub control unit. It is a figure explaining the kind of error etc. which a sub-control part displays in detailed history display and simple history display in history display control. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a display position when the sub-control unit displays an error history or the like on the liquid crystal display in the error history display control and a history display selection screen in the error history display control when the first history display condition is satisfied. is there. It is a figure explaining the simple history display screen in error history display control. It is a figure explaining the detailed history display screen in error history display control. It is a figure explaining the command history display screen in error history display control. It is a figure explaining the history display selection screen and the simple history display screen which a sub-control part displays in error history display control, when the 2nd history display condition is materialized.

A mode for carrying out a slot machine according to the present invention will be described below based on embodiments.

An embodiment of a slot machine to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings. In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a housing 1a having a front opening and a side of the housing 1a are provided. The front door 1b is rotatably supported at its end.

Inside the housing 1a of the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, reels 2L, 2C, 2R (hereinafter, left reel, middle reel, right reel) having a plurality of types of symbols arranged on the outer periphery are arranged. ) Are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction, and as shown in FIG. 1, three consecutive symbols among the symbols arranged on these reels 2L, 2C, 2R can be seen from the transparent window 3 provided on the front door 1b. Are arranged as follows.

As shown in FIG. 3, "red 7", "blue 7", "white 7", "BAR", "watermelon", "cherry a", and "cherry" are provided on the outer peripheral portions of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, respectively. A plurality of types of mutually distinguishable symbols such as “b”, “bell”, “replay a”, “replay b”, and “plum” are drawn in a predetermined order, 21 pieces each. The symbols drawn on the outer peripheral portions of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are displayed in upper, middle, and lower three tiers in the see-through window 3 provided substantially in the center of the front door 1b.

The reels 2L, 2C, 2R are rotated by reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R (see FIG. 4) provided correspondingly, so that the symbols on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are continuous to the see-through window 3. While the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are stopped from rotating, three consecutive symbols are derived and displayed on the see-through window 3 as display results.

Inside the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, reel sensors 33L, 33C, and 33R that detect reference positions for the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, respectively, and a reel LED 55 that irradiates the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R from the back side are provided. , Are provided. The reel LED 55 is composed of 12 LEDs corresponding to three consecutive symbols on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, and each symbol can be independently illuminated.

A display area 51a of the liquid crystal display 51 (see FIG. 1) is arranged at the front side (player side) of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R of the front door 1b. The liquid crystal display 51 has a liquid crystal panel which is transparent in the state where no voltage is applied to the liquid crystal element, and through the transparent area 51b and the transparent window 3 corresponding to the transparent window 3 of the display area 51a. As a result, the reels 2L, 2C, 2R can be visually recognized from the player side.

As shown in FIG. 1, the front door 1b is provided with a medal insertion section 4 into which medals can be inserted, a medal payout opening 9 from which medals are paid out, and a credit (the number of medals stored as a gaming value owned by the player). Using the MAXBET switch 6, which is operated when setting the maximum bet number out of the specified number of bet numbers determined according to the gaming state within that range, setting of medals and bet number stored as credits Settlement switch 10 that is operated to settle the medals used for the above (return the medals used for setting the credits and the bet number), start switch 7 that is operated to start the game, and reels 2L and 2C. Stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R that are operated when stopping the rotations of 2R, and a production switch 56 used for production are provided so that they can be operated by the player.

In this embodiment, of the three reels 2L, 2C, 2R that have started to rotate, the reel that first stops is referred to as a first stop reel, and the stop thereof is referred to as a first stop. Similarly, the reel that stops second is called the second stop reel, that stop is called the second stop, the reel that stops third is called the third stop reel, and that stop is the third stop. Alternatively, it is called a final stop.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, on the front door 1b, a credit indicator 11 for displaying the number of medals stored as credits, the number of medals paid out by the occurrence of a prize, and the content thereof when an error occurs are shown. A game auxiliary display 12 that displays an error code, information that can identify the stop order of reels by navigation notification, which will be described later, 1 bet LED 14 that lights up to inform that the bet number is set to 1, bet number is set to 2 2BET LED 15 that lights up to notify that the number of bets is set to 3BETLED 16, that lights up to notify that a state in which medals can be inserted is turned on, and a start switch 7 operates the game. Start valid LED 18 that lights up to indicate that the start operation is valid, and lights to indicate that the weight is in a waiting state (a state in which the reels are waiting to start rotation because a certain period has not elapsed since the start of the previous game) The game display unit 13 is provided with an in-wait LED 19 and a in-replay LED 20 for notifying by lighting that the replay game is in progress.

Inside the MAXBET switch 6, a BET switch valid LED 21 (see FIG. 4) for notifying by lighting that the setting operation of the bet number by the operation of the MAXBET switch 6 is provided, the stop switches 8L, 8C, Inside the 8R, there are provided left, middle, and right stop enable LEDs 22L, 22C, and 22R (see FIG. 4) that notify by lighting that the stop operation of the reels by the corresponding stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is effective. In the interior of the effect switch 56, there is provided an effect LED 56a (see FIG. 4) for notifying by lighting that the operation of the effect switch 56 is effective.

Inside the front door 1b, as shown in FIG. 2, a reset switch 23 for detecting an error state described later and a reset operation for canceling a stopped state described later by a predetermined key operation, and a change of a set value described later. The set value display 24, which displays the set value at that time during the confirmation of the set value or the setting value, strikes at a predetermined trigger (a state in which the progress of the game is restricted until a reset operation is performed). Stop switch 36a for selecting valid/invalid of the stop function, automatic control for automatic settlement processing (processing for settlement (returning) medals stored as credits regardless of player's operation) at a predetermined timing An automatic settlement switch 36b for selecting valid/invalid of the settlement function, a flow path of medals thrown from the medal throwing section 4 side of a hopper tank 34a (see FIG. 2) described later provided inside the casing 1a. Alternatively, a flow passage switching solenoid 30 for selectively switching to one of the medal payout outlets 9 side, a put-in medal sensor 31 for detecting medals thrown into the hopper tank 34a side from the medal throwing unit 4, and a put-in medal sensor. A medal selector 29 having an insertion opening sensor 26 for detecting the insertion of a foreign object on the upstream side of 31 and a door opening detection switch 25 (see FIG. 4) for detecting the opened state of the front door 1b are provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, the reel 1L, 2C, 2R, the reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R (see FIG. 4), and the reel reference positions of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are respectively provided inside the housing 1a. Reel unit 2 consisting of detectable reel sensors 33L, 33C, 33R (see FIG. 4), external output substrate 1000 (see FIG. 4) for outputting an external output signal, and stores medals inserted from the medal insertion portion 4. The hopper tank 34a, the hopper motor 34b for paying out the medals stored in the hopper tank 34a from the medal payout opening 9 (see FIG. 4), and the payout sensor 34c for detecting the medals paid out by driving the hopper motor 34b ( A hopper unit 34 (see FIG. 4) and a power supply box 100 are provided.

An overflow tank 35 for storing medals overflowing from the hopper tank 34a is provided on the side of the hopper unit 34. Inside the overflow tank 35, a full tank sensor 35a (see FIG. 4) that detects that the stored medals are full is provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, on the front surface of the power supply box 100, a setting key switch 37 for switching to a setting change state or a setting confirmation state, and a reset switch for canceling an error state or a stopped state in a normal state function However, in the setting change state, the reset/setting switch 38 that functions as a setting switch for changing the set value of the winning probability (ball-out rate) of the internal lottery, which will be described later, the power supply that is operated when the power is turned on/off. A switch 39 is provided.

Since the power supply box 100 is provided inside the housing 1a, and the front door 1b can be opened by a predetermined key operation carried by a clerk or the like, it is provided on the front surface of these power supply boxes 100. The set key switch 37, the reset/set switch 38, and the power switch 39 are operated only by a person having a key, such as a store clerk, and cannot be operated by the player. The same applies to the reset switch 23 detected by a predetermined key operation. In particular, since the setting key switch 37 requires the key operation after opening the front door 1b by the key operation, only the clerk in the amusement arcade who has the key to operate the setting key switch 37 It is possible to operate.

When playing a game in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, first, a medal is inserted from the medal insertion section 4 or a bet number is set by using a credit. To use the credit, the MAXBET switch 6 may be operated. When the specified number of bets set according to the gaming state is set, the pay line LN (see FIG. 1) becomes valid and the operation of the start switch 7 is valid, that is, the game can be started. Become. In addition, when the medals are thrown in exceeding the maximum number out of the prescribed number corresponding to the gaming state, the amount is added to the credit.

The winning line is a line set to determine whether the combination of symbols displayed on the transparent window 3 of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R is a combination of winning symbols. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, only the pay line LN set across the symbols arranged horizontally in the middle of the reel 2L, the middle of the reel 2C, the middle of the reel 2R, that is, the middle is the winning line. It is set. In this embodiment, only one pay line is applied, but a plurality of pay lines may be applied.

In addition, in the present embodiment, in order to make it easy to recognize that the winning line LN has a combination of symbols constituting the winning line, ineffective lines LM1 to 4 are set separately from the winning line LN. The ineffective lines LM1 to LM4 are not those in which the winning is determined by the combination of the symbols arranged in the ineffective lines LM1 to LM4, and the ineffective lines are formed when the combinations of the symbols constituting the specific winning are aligned in the winning line LN. By configuring a combination of symbols (for example, bell-bell-bell) that will be won when they are aligned on the pay line LN in any of LM1 to 4, it is possible to configure a specific prize on the pay line LN. This makes it easy to recognize that the combinations are complete.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the upper stage of the reel 2L, the upper stage of the reel 2C, the upper stage of the reel 2R, that is, the invalid line LM1 and the lower stage of the reel 2L set across the symbols arranged in the horizontal direction in the upper stage. , The lower stage of the reel 2C, the lower stage of the reel 2R, that is, the invalid line LM2 set across the symbols arranged horizontally in the lower stage, the upper stage of the reel 2L, the middle stage of the reel 2C, the lower stage of the reel 2R, that is, the right downward line. 4 types of invalid line LM3 set across the symbols, the invalid line LM3 set under the reel 2L, the lower stage of the reel 2L, the middle stage of the reel 2C, the upper stage of the reel 2R, that is, the invalid line LM4 set over the symbols arranged in the right upward direction. Is defined as.

In addition, in the present embodiment, as a winning combination, when a predetermined combination of symbols (for example, "bell-watermelon-cherry b") defined as a winning combination on the winning line LN is obtained, a predetermined symbol is obtained. When the combinations are aligned, a combination of symbols (for example, “watermelon-watermelon-watermelon”) that is an index that is easier to recognize than a predetermined symbol combination in any of the invalid lines LM1 to LM4 is aligned, and thus the invalid lines LM1 to LM4. Includes a winning combination that can be seen as a winning combination of symbols. In the following, when a predetermined symbol combination is aligned on the pay line LN, a symbol combination that is aligned on any of the ineffective lines LM1 to LM4 is referred to as an index symbol combination, and an index symbol combination is configured. The design is called an index design.

When the start switch 7 is operated in a state where the game can be started, the reels 2L, 2C, 2R rotate, and the symbols on the reels 2L, 2C, 2R continuously change. When any of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is operated in this state, the rotation of the corresponding reels 2L, 2C, 2R is stopped, and the display result is derived and displayed on the see-through window 3.

Then, all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are stopped to complete one game, and a predetermined symbol combination (hereinafter also referred to as a combination) on the pay line LN is displayed on each reel 2L, 2C, 2R. As a result, when the game is stopped, a prize is generated, and the number of medals determined according to the prize is awarded to the player and added to the credit. When the number of credits reaches the upper limit (50 in this embodiment), the medals are paid out directly from the medal payout exit 9 (see FIG. 1). Further, on the pay line LN, when the symbol combination accompanied by the transition of the game state is stopped as a display result of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R, the game state is shifted to the game state corresponding to the symbol combination. ..

In the present embodiment, the game is started when the operation of the start switch 7 is detected while the operation of the start switch 7 is valid, and the game is ended when all the reels are stopped. Further, the control of one unit for executing the game (game control) starts when all the controls accompanying the end of the previous game are completed, and when all the controls associated with the end of the game are completed. finish.

Further, although the present embodiment exemplifies a configuration using three reels, a configuration using only one reel, a configuration using two reels, and a configuration using four or more reels may be used. In the configuration using two or more reels, the winning determination may be made based on the combination of the display results derived to all the two or more reels. Further, in this embodiment, the variable display device is configured by a physical reel, but the variable display device may be configured by an image display device such as a liquid crystal display.

Further, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, after the game is started and the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are rotated to start changing the symbols, one of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is operated. When this is done, the rotation of the reels corresponding to the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is stopped and the symbols are stopped and displayed. The maximum stop delay time from the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R to the stop of the rotation of the corresponding reels 2L, 2C, 2R is 190 ms (milliseconds).

The reels 2L, 2C, and 2R rotate 80 times per minute, and the symbols for 80×21 (the number of symbol frames per reel)=1680 frames are changed, so a maximum of 4 symbols are drawn in 190 ms. It will be possible. That is, the symbols that can be selected as the stop symbols are the symbols displayed when the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R are operated, and the symbols that are four frames ahead of the symbols, for a total of five symbols.

Therefore, for example, when the symbols displayed in the lower row of the reel corresponding to the stop switch when any of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R is used as a reference, the symbols from the symbol to four frames ahead Since the symbol can be displayed in the lower row, in each reel 2L, 2C, 2R, the symbol displayed in the middle row of the reel corresponding to the stop switch when any of the stop switches 8L, 8R is operated It is possible to display symbols arranged within 5 frames including the symbol on the pay line.

Hereinafter, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R may be simply referred to as reels unless it is necessary to distinguish them. Further, the reel 2L may be referred to as a left reel, the reel 2C may be referred to as a middle reel, and the reel 2R may be referred to as a right reel. Further, an operation of stopping the reels 2L, 2C, 2R by operating the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R may be referred to as a stop operation.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the slot machine 1. As shown in FIG. 4, the slot machine 1 is provided with a game control board 40, an effect control board 90, and a power supply board 101. The game control board 40 controls the game state, and the effect control board 90 causes the game state. The effect according to is controlled, and the power supply board 101 generates drive power for the electric components that form the slot machine 1, and supplies the drive power to each unit.

The power supply board 101 is supplied with an AC100V power supply from the outside, and a DC voltage necessary for driving the electric components of the slot machine 1 is generated from the AC100V power supply, and the game control board 40 and the effect control board 90 are generated. To be supplied to. Further, the hopper motor 34b, the dispensing sensor 34c, the full tank sensor 35a, the setting key switch 37, the reset/setting switch 38, and the power switch 39 are connected to the power supply board 101.

On the game control board 40, the MAXBET switch 6, the start switch 7, the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R, the settlement switch 10, the reset switch 23, the stop switch 36a, the automatic settlement switch 36b, the insertion medal sensor 31, the door opening described above. The detection switch 25, the reel sensors 33L, 33C, 33R are connected, and the above-mentioned payout sensor 34c, full tank sensor 35a, setting key switch 37, reset/setting switch 38 are connected via the power supply substrate 101. The detection signals of these connected switches are input. Further, on the game control board 40, the credit indicator 11, the game auxiliary indicator 12, the 1 to 3 BET LEDs 14 to 16, the insertion request LED 17, the start valid LED 18, the wait LED 19, the replay LED 20, the BET switch valid LED 21, and the left, which are described above, are provided. , Middle, right stop valid LEDs 22L, 22C, 22R, set value display 24, flow path switching solenoid 30, reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R are connected, and the hopper motor 34b described above is connected via the power supply board 101. These electric components are connected to each other and are driven under the control of a main controller 41, which will be described later, mounted on the game control board 40.

On the game control board 40, a main control section 41 that directly or indirectly controls each section of the control circuit mounted on the game control board 40 while performing processing relating to the progress of the game, and an oscillation signal of a predetermined frequency are provided. A control clock generation circuit 42 that generates a control clock CCLK, a random number clock generation circuit 43 that generates a random number clock RCLK that is an oscillation signal of a predetermined frequency different from the oscillation frequency of the control clock CCLK, and a game control board. A switch detection circuit 44 that receives a detection signal input from switches connected directly to the 40 or via the power supply board 101 and transmits the detection signal to the main control unit 41, and a motor drive signal (stepping signal output from the main control unit 41 A motor drive circuit 45 for transmitting a motor phase signal) to the reel motors 32L, 32C, 32R, a solenoid drive circuit 46 for transmitting a solenoid drive signal output from the main controller 41 to the flow path switching solenoid 30, and a main control The LED drive circuit 47 that transmits the LED drive signal output from the section 41 to the various displays and LEDs connected to the game control board 40, and the voltage of the power supply supplied to the slot machine 1 are monitored to reduce the voltage. When it is detected, the power failure detection circuit 48 that outputs a voltage drop signal to that effect to the main control unit 41, and the main control unit 41 when the power supply is unstable, such as when the power is turned on or off. A reset circuit 49 for supplying a system reset signal to the.

FIG. 5 shows a configuration example of the main control unit 41 mounted on the game control board 40. The main control unit 41 is a one-chip microcomputer, and has an external bus interface 501, a clock circuit 502, a matching block 503, a unique information storage circuit 504, an arithmetic circuit 505, a reset/interrupt controller 506, A CPU (Central Processing Unit) 41a, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 41b, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 41c, a free-run counter circuit 507, random number circuits 508a and 508b, a timer circuit 509, and an interrupt controller 510. A parallel input port 511, a serial communication circuit 512, a parallel output port 513, and an address decoding circuit 514.

The reset/interrupt controller 506 is for controlling various reset and interrupt requests generated inside or outside the main controller 41. The reset/interrupt controller 506 includes an out-of-designated area prohibition (IAT) circuit 506a and a watchdog timer (WDT) 506b. The IAT circuit 506a is a circuit for monitoring whether or not the user program is correctly executed in the designated area, and has a function of outputting an IAT generation signal when detecting that the user program is executed outside the designated area. The watchdog timer 506b has a function of generating a time-out signal for each set period.

The external bus interface 501 is a bus interface having an interface function between an external bus and an internal bus of a chip constituting the main control unit 41, an address bus, a data bus, and a direction control function of each control signal. The clock circuit 502 is a circuit that generates the internal system clock SCLK by dividing the control clock CCLK by two. The matching block 503 has a function of connecting to an external matching machine and matching the chips. The unique information storage circuit 504 is a circuit that stores a plurality of types of unique information as internal information of the main control unit 41. The arithmetic circuit 505 is a circuit that performs multiplication and division.

The CPU 41a is a control CPU that executes game control in the slot machine 1 by executing a user program (game control processing program for game control) based on the control code read from the ROM 41b. When such game control is executed, the CPU 41a reads fixed data from the ROM 41b to read fixed data, the CPU 41a writes variable data to the RAM 41c to temporarily store various data, and the CPU 41a temporarily stores to RAM 41c. A variable data read operation of reading various kinds of variable data, a reception operation in which the CPU 41a receives an input of various signals from the outside of the main control unit 41 via the external bus interface 501, the parallel input port 511, the serial communication circuit 512, and the like, the CPU 41a. A transmission operation for outputting various signals to the outside of the main control unit 41 via the external bus interface 501, the serial communication circuit 512, the parallel output port 513, and the like is also performed.

The ROM 41b stores a control code indicating a user program (game control processing program for game control), fixed data, and the like. The RAM 41c provides a work area or the like for game control. Here, at least a part of the RAM 41c may be a backup RAM backed up by a backup power supply. That is, even if the power supply to the slot machine 1 is stopped, at least a part of the content of the RAM 41c is saved for a predetermined period.

An 8-bit free-run counter is mounted as the free-run counter circuit 507. The random number circuits 508a and 508b are circuits that generate numerical data such as 8-bit random numbers and 16-bit random numbers, which are random number values having a predetermined update range. In this embodiment, the hardware random number generated by the 16-bit random number circuit 508b of the random number circuits 508a and 508b is used as a random number for internal lottery described later. The timer circuit 509 is a 16-bit programmable timer, counts down the set timer value based on the input of the control clock CCLK, and outputs an interrupt request signal to the interrupt controller when 0000H is reached. In the present embodiment, it is possible to use the timer circuit 509 to make periodic interrupt requests and time measurements.

The interrupt controller 510 is a circuit that controls an external interrupt request from the interrupt terminal and an interrupt request from a built-in peripheral circuit (for example, the serial communication circuit 512, the random number circuits 508a and 508b, the timer circuit 509). .. The parallel input port 511 has a built-in 8-bit wide input-only port. Further, the parallel output port 513 included in the main control unit 41 shown in FIG. 4 has a built-in 11-bit width dedicated output port. The serial communication circuit 512 is a circuit that performs asynchronous serial communication in input/output to/from the outside.

The address decode circuit 514 is a circuit for decoding each functional block inside the main control unit 41 and a chip select signal which is a decode signal for an external device. By the chip select signal, the internal circuit of the main control unit 41 or an external device serving as a peripheral device is selectively activated to enable access from the CPU 41a.

For example, when the main control unit 41 accesses an area of the storage area of the ROM 41b in which a program or the like is not stored, or an access prohibited area of the storage area of the RAM 41c is accessed. That is, the game progress is disabled by generating an illegal access reset when there is an access to a memory area that is not accessed in normal operation, and an unused area or operation of the ROM 41b is performed. Even if an unauthorized program is stored in an area unrelated to the above, an unused area of the RAM 41c, etc., it is possible to prevent the unauthorized program from being executed.

Further, the main control unit 41 is activated when an internal or external reset occurs, but at this time, the value assigned to the ROM 41b and set in the vector table in which the start address of the interrupt process is set. Determines whether the value is an unused value or a value that indicates the area where the program, etc. is actually stored, and if it is neither value, it will not start and the interrupt It is possible to prevent in advance processing that is not originally intended to be executed due to occurrence or the like.

The main control unit 41 transmits various commands to the sub control unit 91 via the parallel output port 513. The command transmitted from the main control unit 41 to the sub control unit 91 is transmitted in only one direction, and the command is not transmitted from the sub control unit 91 to the main control unit 41. Further, in the present embodiment, the command is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91 via the parallel output port 513, that is, the command is transmitted as a parallel signal. However, the command is transmitted via the serial communication circuit 512. The sub-control unit 91 may be configured to transmit a command, that is, the command may be transmitted as a serial signal.

Further, the main control unit 41 receives the detection states of various switches connected to the game control board 40 from the parallel input port 511. Then, the main control unit 41 executes a main process that shifts stepwise according to the detection states of various switches input from the parallel input port 511. Further, the main control unit 41 can interrupt the main process when an interrupt occurs and execute the interrupt process. In this embodiment, the timer circuit 509 executes a time-out, that is, the timer interrupt process (main) is executed at regular time intervals (about 0.56 ms in this embodiment). Further, the main control unit 41 is set so as to automatically prohibit other interrupts during execution of the interrupt process, and when a plurality of interrupts occur at the same time, a predetermined order is set. Has set the interrupt to be executed with priority. If another interrupt factor occurs during the execution of the interrupt process and the interrupt factor continues even after the interrupt process ends, the interrupt will occur at the end of the interrupt process. The prohibition is automatically lifted, and a new interrupt will be generated at that time. Note that other interrupts are set to be automatically prohibited during execution of the interrupt process, and the interrupt prohibition is not automatically released when the interrupt process is completed. Other interrupts may be prohibited by the program at the start, and the interrupt prohibition may be canceled by the program at the end of the interrupt process.

The main control unit 41 repeatedly loops the processing according to the control state until the detection states of the various switches connected to the game control board 40 change as the main processing, and responds to the change of the detection states of the various switches. Execute the process of shifting in stages. Further, the main control unit 41 executes a timer interrupt process (main) at regular time intervals (about 0.56 ms in this embodiment). Note that the execution interval of the timer interrupt process (main) is set to a time longer than the sum of the time during which the process repeated according to the control state in the main process completes and the execution time of the timer interrupt process (main). As a result, between the present time and the next timer interrupt process (main), the process that repeats in accordance with the control state must be completed at least once.

A production switch 56 and a standby production switch 57 are connected to the production control board 90, and detection signals of the production switch 56 and the standby production switch 57 are input. Further, production devices such as a liquid crystal display 51, effect effect LEDs 52a to 52c, speakers 53, 54, and a reel LED 55 are connected, and these production devices are controlled by a sub-control unit 91, which will be described later, mounted on the production control board 90. It is driven based on control.

In the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 mounted on the production control board 90 controls the output of the production apparatus such as the liquid crystal display 51, the production effect LEDs 52a to 52c, the speakers 53 and 54, and the reel LED 55. However, in addition to the sub control unit 91, an output control unit that directly controls the output of the production device is mounted on the production control substrate 90 or another substrate, and the sub control unit 91 receives a command from the main control unit 41. Based on the output pattern determined by the sub control unit 91, the output control unit may control the output of the production device based on the output pattern determined by the sub control unit 91. In such a configuration, the sub control unit 91, Both of the output control units will control the output of the effect device. Further, in the present embodiment, the liquid crystal display 51, the effect LEDs 52a to 52c, the speakers 53 and 54, and the reel LED 55 are illustrated as the effect device, but the effect device is not limited to these, and is mechanically driven, for example. A display device or a mechanically driven role object may be applied as the rendering device.

Further, on the effect control board 90, the CGROMs 99a to 99c in which the image data for effect and the like to be displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 are stored when the sub control unit 91 uses the liquid crystal display 51 to perform the effect are mounted. The connected CGROM substrate 99 is connected, and the display control circuit 92 can refer to the image data and the like stored in the CGROMs 99a to 99c. Further, the production control board 90 is equipped with a checking LED 59, and the sub-control unit 91 controls the lighting in a predetermined lighting mode during the execution of the inspection of the CGROMs 99a to 99c described later. Further, the production control board 90 is equipped with a power supply LED 60 connected to a power supply for supplying electric power to the sub-control unit 91 and the like, and the power supply LED 60 is turned on when the production control board 90 is supplied with power. It is supposed to do.

The effect control board 90 is composed of a microcomputer including a sub CPU 91a, a ROM 91b, a RAM 91c, and an I/O port 91d, and controls the effect, and a liquid crystal display 51 connected to the effect control board 90. A display control circuit 92 for performing display control, effect effect LEDs 52a-c, LED drive circuits 93a-e for controlling drive of the reel LED 55, and an audio output circuit 94 for performing audio output control from the speakers 53, 54, A reset circuit 95 that gives a reset signal to the sub CPU 91a when the power is turned on or when an initialization command from the sub CPU 91a is not input for a certain period of time, and a switch that detects a detection signal input from switches connected to the production control board 90. The detection circuit 96, the timepiece device 97 that outputs time information including date information and time information, and the power supply voltage supplied to the slot machine 1 are monitored, and when a voltage drop is detected, a voltage drop signal indicating that fact. An electric power failure detection circuit 98 for outputting to the sub CPU 91a and other circuits are mounted.

The effect effect LEDs 52a to 52c are arranged on the front door 1b, and are configured by a plurality of LEDs (not shown) whose light emission can be visually recognized from the player side. The effect effect LEDs 52a are mainly liquid crystal display on the front door 1b. The effect effect LEDs 52b are LED groups arranged in the upper portion of the device 51, and the effect effect LEDs 52b are mainly LED groups arranged in the left and right portions of the liquid crystal display device 51 in the front door 1b, and the effect effect LEDs 52c are mainly the front surface. It is an LED group arranged on the panel 200 portion on the door 1b where the title of the slot machine 1 and the payout table are printed.

The sub CPU 91a receives the command transmitted from the game control board 40, performs various controls for performing an effect according to a program for effect control stored in the ROM 91b, and is mounted on the effect control board 90. It directly or indirectly controls each part of the control circuit.

The reset circuit 95 is set to have a lower voltage for releasing the reset signal than the reset circuit 49 that gives the system reset signal to the main control unit 41 in the game control board 40, and the sub-control unit 91 controls the main control when the power is turned on. It is designed to be activated earlier than the unit 41. On the other hand, the power failure detection circuit 98 is set to have a lower voltage for outputting the voltage drop signal than the power failure detection circuit 48 for outputting the voltage drop signal to the main control unit 41 in the game control board 40. In, the sub control unit 91 detects the power failure at a stage later than the main control unit 41, and performs the power interruption process (sub) described later.

The standby effect switch 57 is arranged inside the front door 1b, and the standby effect executed by the sub control unit 91 when the main control unit 41 side is controlled to the standby state is a normal demonstration effect. It is a switch that can select whether to set to a power saving mode in which power consumption is suppressed more than the demonstration effect, and either the demonstration effect or the power saving mode can be responded to by operating the switch by a store clerk or the like. A signal is input to the production control board 90.

Like the main control unit 41, the sub control unit 91 has an interrupt function, generates an interrupt when receiving a command from the main control unit 41, and acquires the command transmitted from the main control unit 41. , Execute the command reception interrupt process to store in the buffer. Further, the sub-control unit 91 generates an interrupt each time the number of inputs of the system clock reaches a fixed number, that is, at a fixed time interval (about 2 ms), and executes a timer interrupt process (sub) described later. Further, unlike the main control unit 41, the sub control unit 91 interrupts the process even if the timer interrupt process (sub) is being executed when the interrupt is generated based on the reception of the command. The command reception interrupt process is executed at 1, and the command reception interrupt process is executed with the highest priority even if the interrupts that trigger the timer interrupt process (sub) occur simultaneously.

The effect control board 90 is equipped with a backup RAM 61 that can be read and written by the sub control unit 91 and that can back up the data in the RAM 91c, and a backup battery 62 that can supply power to the backup RAM 61. There is. When the slot machine 1 is supplied with electric power, the backup RAM 61 is supplied with electric power from the power supply board 101, so that data in the storage area can be held and data can be read and written by the sub-control unit 91. On the other hand, when the voltage supplied from the power supply board 101 is lowered and when the slot machine 1 is not supplied with power, power is supplied from the backup battery 62 to retain data in the storage area, Data can be read and written by the control unit 91. The backup RAM 61 has its power source backed up by the backup battery 62 mounted on the production control board 90, so that the data in the storage area of the backup RAM 61 is retained as long as the backup battery 62 continues to supply power. It is possible to do. Further, since the backup RAM 61 and the backup battery 62 are both mounted on the production control board 90, even if the production control board 90 is removed from the slot machine 1, as long as the backup battery 62 continues to supply power, the backup RAM 61 is provided. It is possible to hold the data in the storage area.

Further, the effect control board 90 is provided with a battery holder (not shown) capable of detachably locking and holding the backup battery 62, and the battery holder holds the backup battery 62. The effect control boards 90 are installed inside the slot machine 1 in a state where they are housed in board cases (not shown), so that the effect control boards 90 are prevented from being illegally contacted. In addition, in the board case, in a state where the effect control board 90 is accommodated in the board case (not shown), the battery is placed at a position corresponding to the position of the battery holder (not shown) arranged on the effect control board 90. A protrusion (not shown) that protrudes toward the holder is provided. The projecting portion is formed so that the leading end of the projecting portion and the upper surface of the backup battery 62 held by the battery holder are in contact with each other in the state where the effect control board 90 is housed in the board case. The movement of the backup battery 62 is restricted by the contact of the tip of the protruding portion with the backup battery 62, and the backup battery 62 is detached from the battery holder due to the effect of vibration applied to the slot machine 1. Is being prevented.

In the slot machine 1 of this embodiment, the payout rate of medals changes according to the set value. Specifically, the payout rate of medals is changed by using the winning probability according to the set value in the lottery such as the internal lottery, the navigation stock lottery, and the additional lottery, which will be described later, which affects the advantage to the player. The set value is made up of 6 levels from 1 to 6, where 6 is the highest payout rate, and the smaller the value is in the order of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, the lower the payout rate. That is, when 6 is set as the set value, the advantage is the highest for the player, and as the value decreases in the order of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, the advantage decreases in stages.

In order to change the set value, it is necessary to turn on the setting key switch 37 and then turn on the power of the slot machine 1. When the setting key switch 37 is turned on and the power is turned on, the setting value read from the RAM 41c is displayed as a display value on the setting value display 24, and the setting value can be changed by operating the reset/setting switch 38. Transition to change state. When the reset/setting switch 38 is operated in the setting change state, the display value displayed on the setting value display 24 is updated by 1 (when the setting value 6 is further operated, it is changed to the setting value 1). Return). When the start switch 7 is operated, the display value is set as the set value. Then, when the setting key switch 37 is turned off, the confirmed display value (setting value) is stored in the RAM 41c of the main control unit 41, and the game is allowed to proceed.

It should be noted that, when the setting key switch 37 is turned on and the power is turned on, the door open detection switch 25 may detect the opening of the front door 1b, and the setting change state may be set. Of course, with such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the settings from being illegally changed while the front door 1b is not opened. Further, in the configuration in which the setting change state is entered on condition that the detection corresponding to the opening of the front door 1b is performed, the opening door detection switch 25 corresponds to the opening of the front door 1b after the setting change state. It is preferable to maintain the setting change state even if the detection is stopped, so that even if the front door 1b is temporarily closed during the setting change, the operation for shifting to the setting change state again can be performed. It is not necessary and the setting change operation does not become complicated. Further, after the start switch 7 is operated and the set value is confirmed after the setting is changed, when the setting key switch 37 is turned off, the door open detection switch 25 detects the opening of the front door 1b. It may be configured to end the setting change state and shift to a state in which the game can proceed on condition that the front door 1b is not opened even in such a configuration. It is possible to prevent the settings from being changed.

Further, in order to confirm the set value, after the game is over, the setting key switch 37 may be turned on in a state where the bet number is not set. When the setting key switch 37 is turned on in such a situation, the setting value read out from the RAM 41c is displayed on the setting value display 24, so that the setting value is confirmed. In the setting confirmation state, the game cannot proceed, and by setting the setting key switch 37 to the off state, the setting confirmation state ends, and the game returns to a state in which the game can proceed.

After the game is over, when the setting key switch 37 is turned on in a state where the bet number is not set, it is detected that the door open detection switch 25 detects the opening of the front door 1b. In addition, the configuration may be changed to the setting confirmation state, and with such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the setting value from being illegally confirmed while the front door 1b is not opened. In addition, in the configuration that shifts to the setting confirmation state on the condition that the detection corresponding to the opening of the front door 1b has been performed, after the shift to the setting confirmation state, the front door 1b is opened by the door opening detection switch 25. It is preferable to maintain the setting confirmation state even if it is not detected, so that even if the front door 1b is temporarily closed during the setting confirmation, the operation for shifting to the setting confirmation state again can be performed. It is not necessary and the setting confirmation operation does not become complicated. Further, after the start switch 7 is operated and the set value is confirmed after the setting confirmation state, the door open detection switch 25 detects the opening of the front door 1b when the setting key switch 37 is turned off. It may be configured to end the setting confirmation state and return to a state in which the game can be progressed on condition that the front door 1b is not opened even in such a configuration. It is possible to prevent the set value from being confirmed.

In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 determines whether or not the voltage drop signal from the power interruption detection circuit 48 is detected every time the timer interrupt processing (main) is executed. When the determination processing is performed and it is determined that the voltage drop signal is detected in the power failure determination processing, the power interruption processing (main) for setting the data for determining whether the data of the RAM 41c is normal at the next recovery is performed. Execute.

Then, the main control unit 41 restores the processing state of the main control unit 41 to the state before the power interruption based on the data stored in the RAM 41c, provided that the data in the RAM 41c is normal at the time of its activation. However, when the data in the RAM 41c is not normal, it is determined that the RAM is abnormal, the RAM abnormality error code is set in the register, the RAM abnormality error state is controlled, and the progress of the game is disabled.

The error state must be released until a normal error state is released by a reset operation (operation of the reset/setting switch 38 or the reset switch 23) and the above-mentioned setting change state, and a new set value is set. There is no special error state, and the RAM abnormal error state is a special error state. Once the RAM abnormal error state is controlled, it shifts to the setting change state and is released until a new set value is set. Never be done.

The sub control unit 91 also determines whether or not the voltage drop signal from the power failure detection circuit 98 is detected in the timer interrupt process (sub), and when it is determined that the voltage drop signal is detected, Execute the power interruption process (sub). In the power interruption process (sub), an error history recording process described later is executed to indicate that the power supply to the slot machine 1 is stopped, that is, the power is turned off, in the error history data in the diagnostic data of the RAM 91c. After that, control state data and diagnostic data, which will be described later, among the data stored in the RAM 91c are duplicated as backup data in the backup RAM 61, and it is determined whether the data in the RAM 91c is normal at the time of next restoration (destruction determination). The destruction determination data (the calculated value of the checksum of the control state data in the RAM 91c) used when performing the above) is set in the backup RAM 61 as backup data.

Then, the sub-control unit 91 executes a start-up process (sub) to be described later at the time of start-up, and stores the backup RAM 61 in the backup RAM 61 on condition that the control state data is normal among the backup data stored in the backup RAM 61. By setting the stored control state data in the RAM 91c, the data in the RAM 91c is restored to the state before the power failure, and the processing state of the sub-control unit 91 is set to the state before the power failure based on the restored control state data. When the control state data of the backup data is not normal, the backup RAM 61 is determined to be abnormal and the control state data of the backup data is not returned to the RAM 91c.

Further, when the control state data of the backup data is not returned to the RAM 91c, the RAM 91c remains in the initialized state and execution of the effect is not disabled. Even when the control state data of the backup data is returned to the RAM 91c, the RAM 91c is initialized when a setting command, which will be described later, indicating that the control state data has been changed to the setting change state is received from the main control unit 41. There is. Also in this case, the RAM 91c is only initialized and the execution of the effect is not disabled.

Next, the initialization of the RAM 41c of the main controller 41 will be described. The usable area of the storage area of the RAM 41c is divided into a game RAM area, an unused area 4, and a non-game RAM area (see FIG. 7B). Furthermore, the game RAM area is divided into special work, important work, general work, unused area 3, and game stack area. The special work is a work that stores data that is not initialized even if the setting value is changed, and stores software random numbers, setting values, data indicating a gaming state, and the like. Important work is a work in which inconvenient data is stored if initialized at the end of a specific game state (RB, BB), LED display data, input port, output port input/output data, game time A time counter and the like are stored. The general work is a work in which data that can be initialized at the end of a specific game state is stored, and a stop symbol, the number of medals paid out, and the like are stored. The unused area 3 is a work that is not used by any program. The game stack area is an area where the data saved from the register of the main control unit 41 during the execution of the game program described later is stored.

In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41, when the data of the RAM 41c is destroyed at the time of starting with the setting key switch 37 being ON, when the data of the RAM 41c is being started at the time of starting with the setting key switch 37 being ON. When not initialized, when the setting change state is finished, when a specific game state (RB, BB) is finished, when one game is finished, each initial condition is established when five initialization conditions are satisfied. Five types of initialization are performed in which the areas to be initialized are different according to the initialization conditions.

Initialization 0 is initialization performed when the data in the RAM 41c is destroyed at the time of startup with the setting key switch 37 in the ON state. In initialization 0, all usable areas are initialized. .. Initialization 1 is initialization performed when the data in the RAM 41c is not destroyed at the time of startup with the setting key switch 37 in the ON state. In initialization 1, in the game RAM area other than special work, non-operation All areas of the game RAM area are initialized. Initialization 2 is initialization that is performed after the setting change state has been completed by starting with the setting key switch 37 in the ON state. In initialization 2, the special work and game stack area (in use) in the game RAM area is used. Areas other than) are initialized. Initialization 3 is initialization performed at the end of a specific game state. In initialization 3, general work, unused area 3 and game stack area (unused) in the game RAM area are initialized. Initialization 4 is initialization performed at the end of one game. In initialization 4, the unused area 3 and the game stack area (unused) of the game RAM area are initialized. Incidentally, the storage area of the data indicating the set value and the game state is assigned to the special work, and when the data of the RAM 41c is not destroyed at the time of starting with the setting key switch 37 in the ON state, that is, the data of the RAM 41c. When the setting is changed normally, the setting value and data indicating the game state are held. A storage area of a timer counter, which will be described later, is assigned to an important work, and is retained without being initialized at the end of the game or at the end of a specific game state.

In addition, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment, when performing the above-described initialization, specifies the start address and the end address as the RAM addresses to be initialized, so that one byte from the specified start address. After overwriting the data of 0 with 0, the logical sum of the 1-byte data is calculated, and if the calculation result is 0, the process of moving to the next address is repeated until the specified end address is reached. , Initializes the RAM area in the specified address range.

When the main control unit 41 in the present embodiment is activated by the occurrence of a reset, the main control unit 41 sets the activation time. In the startup setting, the status flag included in the main control unit 41 is initialized. The status flag is data that holds the state of the operation result or execution result of an instruction, and particularly includes an interrupt master permission flag that sets prohibition/permission of interrupt. Since the initial value of the interrupt master permission flag is a value indicating prohibition of interrupts, the main control unit 41 is activated in a state where interrupts are prohibited. After that, after setting various functions by referring to the HW parameters described later, when a reset occurs according to the program stored in the program/data area, it is activated in the interrupt-disabled state and then first executed. Start the initialization process.

In the initial setting process, the main control unit 41 first determines whether or not the setting key switch 37 is in the ON state at the time of startup after setting the interrupt to be disabled, and the setting key switch 37 is turned on at the time of startup. If it is determined that the state is the state, the process proceeds to the setting change process, and the RAM 41c is initialized at the start of the setting change process. At this time, if the data in the RAM 41c is normal, by holding the special work and initializing the other areas, a part of the control state (setting value, game state, etc.) before the change is set even after the setting is changed. On the other hand, when the data in the RAM 41c is not normal, the data in the RAM 41c can be reliably corrected for an abnormality by initializing the entire usable area including the special work. It has become.

After the RAM 41c is initialized, the interrupt is set to allow, the set value is updated by 1 in the range of 1 to 6 each time the reset/setting switch 38 is operated, and after ON of the start switch 7 is detected, The setting value when the ON of the setting key switch 37 is detected is stored in the RAM 41c, and the setting changing process is ended.

In this way, the main control unit 41 starts up in a state where the initial value of the interrupt master permission flag is prohibition of interrupts and interrupts are prohibited, and even in the initial setting process after activation, first, Since the interrupt is set to be prohibited and the subsequent initial setting process is executed, it is possible to prevent an unintended interrupt from occurring.

In addition, the main control unit 41, after the setting change process is completed, executes a main process for performing processing step by step according to the progress of the game for each game unit. In the main process, the RAM 41c is initialized for each game unit, and the RAM 41c is also initialized at the end of the setting change process. Then, after the setting change process is completed, the main process is started from the stage before the process of initializing the RAM 41c in the main process, and the initialization of the RAM 41c is completed after the setting change process and the game unit. It is possible to perform the initialization of the RAM 41c for each of them in a common process.

The main control unit 41 of this embodiment initializes a predetermined area of the RAM 41c by executing a game area initialization process in the setting change process and the main process. In the game area initialization process, the capacity of the initialization target RAM is calculated by specifying the start address and end address of the initialization target RAM, and the capacity of the initialization target RAM is calculated from the start address of the initialization target RAM. By sequentially clearing the minute area, the area of the designated initialization target RAM in the game RAM area is initialized.

By specifying the start address and end address of the initialization target RAM, the start address is set as the initial value of the specified address, and after the data of the specified address is cleared, the specified address is updated to the next address. The region from the start address to the end address of the initialization target RAM may be initialized by repeatedly executing the specified address until the end address is reached.

In the non-gaming area initialization process of the present embodiment, the initialization target RAM is cleared by sequentially clearing the RAM area for the capacity of the initialization target RAM from the start address of the initialization target RAM (the start address of the unused area 4). The area from the start address to the end address, that is, the unused area 4 and the non-game RAM area are initialized.

By specifying the start address and end address of the initialization target RAM, the start address is set as the initial value of the specified address, and after the data of the specified address is cleared, the specified address is updated to the next address. The region from the start address to the end address of the initialization target RAM may be initialized by repeatedly executing the specified address until the end address is reached.

In addition, in the non-game area initialization processing of the present embodiment, by setting the start address of the unused area 4 as the start address of the initialization target RAM, all areas of the unused area 4 and the non-game RAM area are initialized. However, the non-game area initialization process may be such that at least a part of the non-game RAM area is initialized, and a part of the non-game RAM area is initialized. However, a part of the non-gaming RAM area and the unused area 4 may be initialized.

Further, in the present embodiment, in the game area initialization processing and the non-game area initialization processing, the 1-byte data stored at the designated address is overwritten with 0 to be cleared, and then the logic of the 1-byte data is set. The sum is calculated, and it is determined whether or not the calculation result is 0. If the calculation result is not 0, the 1-byte data is again overwritten with 0 to clear it, and Although the data is cleared, the 1-byte data stored at the designated address may be overwritten with 0 and only cleared.

In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, a prescribed number of bets that can be set according to the gaming state is set, and the game is performed on the condition that the prescribed number of bets set according to the gaming state is set. Can be started. In the present embodiment, the pay line LN is activated at the time when a specified number of bets is set according to the gaming state.

In the present embodiment, when all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are stopped, the activated winning line (in the present embodiment, all the winning lines are always activated. The prize-winning line that has been made into is simply called the prize-winning line). The winning combination may be a combination of the same symbols or a combination including different symbols.

The type of winning combination is determined according to the game state, but it can be broadly divided into small winning combinations with payout of medals and the next game that can be started without the need to set the bet number. There are a game combination and a special combination accompanied by a transition to a game state (RB (regular bonus), BB (big bonus)) advantageous to the player. Below, the small winning combination and the re-playing combination are collectively referred to as a general winning combination. In order for the winning of each winning combination determined according to the gaming state to occur, it is necessary to win an internal lottery described later and the winning flag of the winning combination is set in the RAM 41c. Of the winning flags for each of these winning combinations, the winning flags for the small winning combination and the replaying winning combination are valid only in the game in which the flags are set, and are invalid in the next game, but the winning flags for the special winning combinations are The flag is valid until the combination of the allowed combinations is prepared by the flag, and is invalid in the game in which the combination of the allowed combinations is prepared. That is, once the winning flag of a special winning combination is won, even if the combination of winning combinations allowed by the flag cannot be aligned, the winning flag is not invalidated and carried over to the next game. Becomes

Next, the internal lottery of this embodiment will be described. In the internal lottery, before the display result of all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is derived by the main control unit 41, whether or not the winning of each of the above winning combinations is permitted (specifically, the start switch 7 Is detected). In the internal lottery, first, when the start switch 7 is detected, a random number value for the internal lottery (an integer of 0 to 65535) is acquired. Specifically, the value generated by the random number circuit 508b and stored in the random number value register of the random number circuit 508b is set in the lottery work assigned to the RAM 41c. Then, according to the numerical data stored in the lottery work for each winning combination determined according to the gaming state and the number of judgment values of each winning combination determined according to the current gaming state, the bet number and the set value. It is determined whether or not the winning is allowed.

In the internal lottery, the number of judgment values determined corresponding to the winning combination of the internal lottery, the current game state and the set value is sequentially applied to the random number value for the internal lottery (numerical data stored in the lottery work). It is determined that the winning combination has been won when the addition is made and the result of the addition overflows. Therefore, the winning combination is won with a probability (the number of judgment values/65536) according to the size of the number of judgment values.

Then, the winning number indicating the result of the internal lottery is set in the RAM 41c. The winning number is used for setting an internal winning flag, navigator notification, command creation, stop control of reels 2L, 2C, 2R, and the like.

Further, when it is determined that one of the winning combinations is won, the winning flag corresponding to the winning combination determined based on the winning number is set in the internal winning flag storing work assigned to the RAM 41c. The internal winning flag storage work is composed of a 2-byte storage area. The upper byte of the internal winning flag storage work is allocated as the special combination storing work in which the special combination winning flag is set, and the lower byte is the general combination winning combination. It is assigned as a general role storing work for which a flag is set. For more details, when a special role is won, the winning flag of the special role indicating that the special role is won is set in the special role storing work, and when the general role is won, the general role is won. The winning flag of the general role indicating that is set in the general role storing work. If none of the winning combinations and combinations of winning combinations are won, the special winning combination storing work and the general winning combination storing work are cleared.

Next, stop control of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R will be described. The main control unit 41 displays the winning number and the table index and table creation data stored in the ROM 41b when the reel starts rotating, when the reel stops, and when there is still a reel still spinning. With reference to this, a stop control table is created for each spinning reel. When one of the stop switches 8L, 8C, and 8R corresponding to the rotating reel is effectively detected, the stop control table of the corresponding reel is referred to, and the reference stop control table is slipped. Control is performed to stop the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R corresponding to the operated stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R based on the number of frames.

In this embodiment, a value of 0 to 4 is set as the number of sliding symbols, and it is possible to pull in a maximum of 4 symbols and stop the reel after detecting the stop operation. That is, the stop position of the symbol can be specified from a maximum of 5 frames including the stop operation position where the stop operation is detected. Also, since it is necessary to move one frame to move the reel for one symbol, it is possible to pull in a maximum of four symbols and stop the reel after detecting the stop operation, and the stop is detected. Including the operation position, the stop position of the symbol can be specified from the range of maximum 5 symbols.

In the present embodiment, when one of the winning combinations has been won, when the stop operation is performed, it is possible to stop all the winning combinations within the withdrawal range of a maximum of four frames on the winning line. If possible, control is performed to stop them in line with each other, and a winning combination that has not been won is controlled to stop within the pull-in range of a maximum of four frames without being aligned. When a special role and a small role are won at the same time, such as when the special role has been carried over from before the previous game, when the special role and the small role are won at the same time, when the stop operation is performed, the maximum on the winning line If it is possible to stop all the winning combinations within the pull-in range of 4 frames, it will be controlled to stop all of them, and the winning combinations within the maximum pull-in range of 4 frames will be selected. If you can not pull in, if you can stop the special winning combination with a maximum pull-in range of 4 frames on the winning line, it will be controlled to stop it, and the winning combination will not be won. In the pull-in range of 4 frames, control is performed to stop without aligning. That is, in such a case, the control of aligning the small winning combination on the winning line is prioritized over the special winning role, and the special winning combination can be won only when the small winning combination cannot be drawn. In addition, when a special combination and a small combination can be drawn in at the same time, only the small combination is drawn in, and the small combination is not aligned with the special combination on the winning line. Also, when a special role and a small role are elected at the same time, the control of aligning the special role on the winning line is prioritized over the small role, and the small role is placed on the winning line only when the special role cannot be drawn. You may control to align.

Further, in the present embodiment, the stop operation is performed when the special game and the re-game combination are simultaneously won, such as when the re-game combination is won while the special combination is carried over from the previous game. At this time, control is performed to align and stop the symbols of the re-play combination within the pull-in range of up to 4 frames on the pay line. In this case, the symbols constituting the re-gaming combination or the symbols constituting the re-gaming combination to be won at the same time are arranged within 5 symbols, that is, within an interval of 4 frames for any of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R. Since it can be stopped at any position within the pull-in range of 4 frames, regardless of the operation timing of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R by the player when the special combination and the re-game combination are simultaneously elected. Instead, all re-playing players will be awarded. That is, in such a case, the control of aligning the re-gaming combination on the pay line is prioritized over the special combination, and the re-gaming combination is always won. In addition, when the special combination and the re-gaming combination can be drawn in at the same time, only the re-playing combination is drawn in, and the special combination cannot be arranged on the pay line at the same time as the re-playing combination.

In this embodiment, the reel stop control is performed by using the stop control table that can specify the number of sliding pieces for each timing when the stop operation is performed. The stop position is specified from the table and the stop control is performed to stop the reel at the specified stop position. The stop position that can be stopped at the timing when the stop operation is performed is searched without using the stop control table or the stop position table. A configuration for performing stop control to stop the reel at a specified stop position, stop control using a stop control table, stop control using a stop position table, and stop without using a stop control table or stop position table A configuration may be used in which stop control by searching and specifying a stop position is also used, or a configuration in which stop control is performed by partially changing the stop control table or the stop position table.

In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 measures the game time, which is the time elapsed from the start of the rotation of the reel, that is, the time elapsed each time the rotation of the reel is started, after the start of the game. When the game start operation is performed with the specified number of bets set by the insertion of medals after the end of one game and the game start operation is enabled, the reel rotation start of the previous game is started. If the game time when the timing is started from the time point is the specified time (4.1 seconds in this embodiment) or more, that is, if the specified time has elapsed from the reel rotation start time of the previous game, the wait is not generated. At that point, the rotation of the reel for the game in the game is started. On the other hand, after the end of one game, when the game start operation is performed with the specified number of bets set by inserting medals and the game start operation is enabled, the reel rotation start of the previous game is started. If the game time that started timing from the time is less than the specified time, that is, if the specified time has not elapsed since the reel rotation start time of the previous game, wait is generated and the reel starts to rotate at that time. Instead, the process waits until the game time when the timing starts from the reel rotation start time of the previous game reaches the specified time, and the reel rotation starts when the specified time is reached.

In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 controls to output an external output signal indicating a game state, an error occurrence state, and the like. These external output signals are output to a hall device such as a hall computer through an external output board 1000 and an information providing terminal board of a game shop (hall) in which the slot machine 1 is installed.

The main control unit 41 has a medal IN signal indicating the number of medals used for setting the bet number, a medal OUT signal indicating the number of medals awarded to the player due to the occurrence of winning, and a gaming state of RB (regular bonus). RB signal indicating that, a BB signal indicating that the gaming state is BB (Big Bonus), an ART signal indicating the start of ART described later, a door opening signal indicating that the front door 1b is open, which will be described later. A setting change signal indicating that the mode is changed to the setting change mode, a throw-in error signal indicating an abnormality of the medal selector, and a payout error signal indicating an abnormality of the hopper unit 34 are output.

The external output board 1000 is provided with a relay circuit, a parallel/serial conversion circuit, a terminal for each output signal, and a connector to be electrically connected to the circuit of the information providing terminal board. Among the signals output from the game control board 40, the medal IN signal, the medal OUT signal, the RB middle signal, the BB middle signal, and the ART signal are directly output as pulse signals to the information providing terminal board via the relay circuit. .. On the other hand, the door open signal, the setting change signal, the closing error signal, and the payout error signal are converted by the parallel/serial conversion circuit into security signals that are serial signals that can be individually identified, and information is provided. Output to the terminal board.

Next, a command transmitted from the main control unit 41 to the sub control unit 91 will be described.

In this embodiment, the main control unit 41 instructs the sub control unit 91 to input a number-of-coins command, a credit command, a control state command, an internal winning command, a push order specifying command, a reel acceleration information command, an acceleration completion command, and a stop operation. Time command, sliding frame number command, stop command, game end command, winning number command, payout number command, payout start command, payout end command, standby command, stop command, error command, return command, setting command, setting confirmation command , Multiple types of commands including a door command and an operation detection command are transmitted. These commands consist of 1-byte type data indicating the type of command and 1-byte extension data indicating the content of the command, and the sub-control unit 91 can determine the type of command from the type data.

The inserted number command is a command that can specify the number of inserted medals, that is, the number of medals used to set the bet number, and is a state from the end of the game (after setting change) to the start of the game, when power is restored. , Or when a medal is inserted in a state where the bet number of the specified number is not set, or when the bet number is set by operating the MAXBET switch 6. Further, since the thrown-in command is transmitted when the bet-number setting operation is performed, it is possible to specify that the bet-number setting operation has been performed by receiving the thrown-number command.

The credit command is a command that can specify the number of medals stored as credits, which is a state from the end of the game (after the setting change) to the start of the game, and in the state where the bet number of the specified number is set, Sent when medals are inserted and credits are added.

The control state command is a command capable of specifying the control state related to the game, and is when the start switch 7 is operated to start the game, and before the internal winning command is transmitted and the third stop operation of the reel is performed. When it is performed, it is transmitted after transmitting the stop command regarding the third stop. The content of the control state command may change between the start time and the end time of the game, and a plurality of control state commands 1 capable of specifying the control state, and the content does not change between the start time and the end time of the game. The control state command 2 includes a plurality of control states that can be specified, and the control state command 2 is transmitted after the control state command 1 is transmitted.

The internal winning command is a command that can specify the internal lottery result, and is transmitted when the start switch 7 is operated to start the game and after the ART state command. The internal winning command includes a first internal winning command capable of specifying whether or not a special role is won, and a second internal winning command capable of specifying whether or not a general role is won, After the first internal winning command is sent, the second internal winning command is sent.

Since the internal winning command is transmitted when the start switch 7 is operated to start the game, it is possible to specify that the start switch 7 is operated and the game is started by receiving these commands.

The push order specification command is a command that can specify a stop order that is advantageous to the player, and after the stop command is transmitted every time stop control is performed in accordance with the stop operation of the first stop and the second stop of the reel. Sent. Note that in a game in which navigation notification described below is executed, at the start of the game, a command (stop condition command described above) including stop order data that can identify a stop order that is advantageous to the player is transmitted, and At the time of the stop operation of the first stop and the second stop, a push order specifying command including stop order data capable of specifying an advantageous stop order is transmitted, but in a game in which navigation notification is not executed, an advantageous stop order is determined. Before the game is started, a command (above-mentioned control state command) including stop order data in which an advantageous stop order cannot be specified is transmitted, and the first stop and the second stop after the advantageous stop order is determined. During the stop operation of (1), a push order specifying command including advantageous stop order data is transmitted.

The reel acceleration information command is a command that can specify that the rotation of the reel starts with the progress of the game, and is transmitted when the rotation of the reel starts with the progress of the game.

The acceleration completion command is a command that can specify that the acceleration of the reel accompanying the start of the game has been completed, and after starting the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R when the game is started, first of all Sent when the reels 2L, 2C, 2R rotate at a constant speed.

The stop operation command is a command that can identify the reel to be stopped, that is, the left reel, the center reel, or the right reel, and the area number of the stop operation position of the corresponding reel. It is transmitted every time the accompanying stop control is performed.

The sliding frame number command is a command that can specify whether the reel to be stopped is the left reel, the middle reel, or the right reel, and the number of sliding frames to move from the stop operation of the corresponding reel to the stop. That is, every time stop control associated with the stop operation of each reel is performed, it is transmitted after the corresponding stop operation command is transmitted.

The stop command is a command that can specify the reel to be stopped, that is, the left reel, the center reel, or the right reel, and the area number of the stop position of the corresponding reel, and the stop control accompanying the stop operation of each reel. Is transmitted every time when the corresponding slide frame number command is transmitted.

Each of the stop operation command, the number of sliding frames command, and the stop command can specify whether the reel to be stopped is the left reel, the middle reel, or the right reel, and is accompanied by the stop operation of each reel. Since it is transmitted every time stop control is performed, by receiving these commands, it is possible to specify that one of the reels has been stopped and the reel to be stopped.

The game end command is a command that can specify that the game has ended, and is transmitted when the player depresses the stop switch to stop the third stop reel and releases the stop switch.

The winning number command is a command that can specify the winning number that can specify the presence or absence of a winning and the combination of symbols arranged on the winning line LN, and the player presses the stop switch to stop the third stop reel. , When the stop switch is released, and is transmitted after the game end command is transmitted.

The payout number command is a command that can specify the number of medals to be paid out according to the type of winning or the deviation, and is transmitted after the winning number command is transmitted.

The game end command and the winning determination command are both transmitted when the player presses the stop switch to stop the third stop reel and releases the stop switch. Therefore, by receiving these commands It is possible to specify that all the operations required to progress one game have ended.

The payout start command is a command for notifying the start of payout of medals, and is transmitted when the payout of medals is started by winning or winning the credit (including medals used for setting the bet number). The payout end command is a command for notifying the end of payout of medals, and is transmitted when the payout of medals by winning and settlement of credits is completed.

The standby command is a command indicating a transition to the standby state, and when one game is finished and the estimated termination time (60 seconds in this embodiment) has elapsed without transition of the bet number, the credit is set. Sent after the payout of medals by the settlement of the medals (including medals used for setting the bet number) is completed and the payout end command is transmitted.

The stop command is a command indicating the occurrence or cancellation of the stop state, and when the ending production waiting time has elapsed after the end of the BB, the stop command indicating the occurrence of the stop state is transmitted, and the reset operation is performed. When the stopped state is released, a stopped command indicating the release of the stopped state is transmitted.

The error command is a command that indicates the occurrence or cancellation of an error condition and the type of error condition, and when an error is determined and the error condition is controlled, the error command indicating the occurrence of the error condition and its type is sent and reset. When the operation is performed and the error state is released, an error command indicating release of the error state is transmitted.

The return command is a command indicating that the main control unit 41 has returned to the control state before the power failure, and is transmitted when the main control unit 41 returns to the control state before the power failure when the main control unit 41 is activated.

The setting command is a command that indicates the start or end of the setting change state and the setting value after the setting change.The setting command indicating the start of the setting change state is sent at the time of shifting to the setting change state, and when the setting change state ends. A setting command indicating the end of the setting change state and the setting value after the setting change is transmitted. Further, since the control state of the main control unit 41 is initialized along with the transition to the setting change state, it is possible to specify that the control state of the main control unit 41 has been initialized by the setting command indicating the setting start. ..

The setting confirmation command is a command that indicates the start or end of the setting confirmation state. When the setting confirmation state is entered, the setting confirmation command indicating the setting confirmation start is transmitted, and when the setting confirmation state ends, the setting confirmation end is set. A confirmation command is sent.

The door command is a command indicating the detection state of the door open detection switch 25, that is, on (open state)/off (closed state), and at power-on, at the end of one game (after the game ends, the bet count of the next game). Before the setting can be started) and when the detection state of the door open detection switch 25 changes (from on to off, from off to on).

The operation detection command is a command indicating the detection state (on/off) of the operation switches (MAXBET switch 6, start switch 7, stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R), and is transmitted at regular time intervals.

Of these commands, commands other than the operation detection command are generated in the main processing, temporarily stored in the command queue provided in the RAM 41c, and transmitted in the command transmission processing of the timer interrupt processing (main) thereafter.

On the other hand, the operation detection command is generated based on the detection state of the switch every time the command transmission process of the timer interrupt process (main) is executed 10 times, and is temporarily stored in the command queue provided in the RAM 41c. Is transmitted in the command transmission process of the timer interrupt process (main) thereafter.

Next, the control of the production executed by the sub control unit 91 based on the command transmitted from the main control unit 41 to the production control board 90 will be described. The sub control unit 91 executes a command reception interrupt process when receiving a command from the main control unit 41. In the command reception interrupt process, the command acquired from the command transmission line is stored in the reception buffer provided in the RAM 91c.

In the timer interrupt process (sub), the sub-control unit 91 determines whether or not an unprocessed command is stored in the reception buffer. If an unprocessed command is stored, the sub-control unit 91 is the earliest. The control pattern table stored in the ROM 91b is referred to based on the command received at the stage, and the liquid crystal display 51, the effect LEDs 52a to 52c, the speakers 53 and 54, and the reel LED 55 are based on the control content registered in the control pattern table. Output control of various production devices such as. In the control pattern table, for each of a plurality of types of effect patterns, the display pattern of the liquid crystal display device 51 corresponding to the type of command, the lighting modes of the effect effect LEDs 52a to 52c, the output modes of the speakers 53 and 54, and the lighting modes of the reel LED 55. Etc., the control patterns of these effect devices are registered, and when the sub-control unit 91 receives a command, the sub-control unit 91 registers the control corresponding to the effect patterns set in the RAM 91c in the game of the control pattern table. Among the patterns, the control pattern corresponding to the type of the received command is referred to, and the output control of the effect device is performed based on the control pattern. As a result, an effect corresponding to the effect pattern and the progress of the game is executed.

When a new command is received during execution of an effect triggered by the reception of a certain command, the sub control unit 91 stops the effect based on the control pattern being executed, and changes to the newly received command. The effect based on the corresponding control pattern is executed. That is, even if the effect is not completed to the end, when a new command is received, the effect being executed will be canceled and a new command will be canceled unless the received new command is a command that triggers a new effect. The effect based on the command will be executed.

When the internal winning command is received, the effect pattern is selected at a selection rate according to the internal lottery result indicated by the internal winning command, and is set in the RAM 91c. The selection rate of the effect pattern is registered in the effect table stored in the ROM 91b, and when the sub-control unit 91 receives the internal winning command, the sub control unit 91 creates the effect table according to the result of the internal lottery indicated by the internal winning command. By referring to the registered selection rate, one of the effect patterns is selected from a plurality of effect patterns according to the selected rate, and the selected effect pattern is set in the RAM 91c as the effect pattern of the game. Therefore, even if the same command is received, a different control pattern is selected depending on the effect pattern selected when the internal winning command is received, and as a result, different effects may be performed depending on the effect pattern.

In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 provides a notification period in which navigation notification can be performed in which the stop order that is advantageous to the player according to the internal lottery result is notified by the lighting mode of the game auxiliary display device 12. The assist time (hereinafter, referred to as AT) can be controlled. Further, the main control unit 41 can control the replay time (RT) at which the winning probability of the replay combination is relatively high, and the state controlled by AT and RT is referred to as assist replay time (ART). May be called.

When the main control unit 41 is controlled by the AT, the navigation target notification is executed by winning the navigation target combination according to the game state, and the player is based on the winning number of the selected navigation notification combination. The liquid crystal display 51 and the like are notified by notifying the stop order that is advantageous for the player and transmitting a push order command that can specify the stop order that is advantageous for the player based on the winning number to the sub-control unit 91. The navigation effect using is executed. In addition, in the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 can execute the navigation notification and execute the navigation effect by satisfying a certain condition even in the normal state in which the AT is not controlling.

FIG. 6 is an address map of the memory area used by the main control unit 41. As shown in FIG. 6, the memory area used by the main control unit 41 includes a memory area (0000H to 7FFFH) assigned to the ROM 41b and a memory area (F000H to FFFFH) assigned to the RAM 41c.

The memory area of the ROM 41b includes a program/data area (0000H to 26FFH) in which programs and fixed data are stored, a ROM comment area (2700H to 277FH) in which arbitrary data such as the title and version of the program can be set, and A vector table area (2780H to 27A7H) in which the upper address of the subroutine of the CALLV instruction and the start address of the timer interrupt processing (main) are set, and a parameter for setting the internal function of the main control unit 41 by hardware. HW parameter area (27A8H to 27FFH) in which is set and an unused area (2800H to 7FFFH) in which access is prohibited.

The parameters set in the HW parameter area in the ROM 41b include the final address (HPRGEND) of the ROM area used in the program/data area, the start address (HRAMSTAT) and the final address (HRAMEND) of the RAM area for which access is prohibited.

The memory area of the RAM 41c is a usable area (F000H to F400H) that can be used as a work and an internal function register area (F4B0H to F4B0H to F4B0H to) that stores a group of registers for controlling each function installed in the main control unit 41. F6FFH) and unused areas (F401H to F4AFH, F700H to FFFFH) whose access is prohibited.

FIG. 7 is an address map of the program/data area in the ROM 41b of the main control unit 41 and the usable area in the RAM 41c.

As shown in FIG. 7A, the program/data area in the ROM 41b includes a game program area in which a game program relating to the progress of a game is stored, a game data area in which game data used by the game program is stored, and It includes a use area 1, a non-game program area in which a non-game program that is not related to the progress of a game is stored, a non-game data area in which non-game data used by the non-game program is stored, and an unused area 2. ..

It should be noted that the progress of the game is to proceed a series of processes constituting the game. In the case of a slot machine, the stage where the bet number is set and the game can be started, the game is started and the reels are rotated. This is to proceed with the step of allowing the reels to be stopped, the step of deriving the display result by stopping the reel, and the step of giving a value such as a medal or the like according to the display result.

A game program area related to the progress of the game and a non-game program not related to the progress of the game are separately allocated, and are rearwardly allocated in the storage area of the ROM 41b of the game program area and the non-program area. Since the unused area 1 of at least 16 bytes or more is allocated to the area before the non-program area, the storage area for the game program area related to the progress of the game and the non-game program not related to the progress of the game Can be easily specified according to the difference.

Further, while the game program area and the game data area, and the non-game program area and the non-game data area are respectively allocated to continuous areas, the game program area and the game data area related to the progress of the game and the non-related non-related to the progress of the game. Since the game program and the non-game data area are allocated to the areas which are not continuous across the unused area 1 of at least 16 bytes, the game program area and the game data area related to the progress of the game and the progress of the game It is possible to easily specify the non-gaming program and the non-gaming data area that are not related, according to the difference in the storage area.

Note that the terms “before and after the storage area” refer to the magnitude of the address values assigned to the storage area. The smaller address is the front side, and the larger address is the rear side. Therefore, the storage area allocated behind the one storage area corresponds to a storage area having an address value larger than that of the one storage area, and the storage area allocated ahead of the one storage area is , A storage area having an address value smaller than that of the first storage area.

Further, the game program may be assigned to the rear side of the non-game program area, and the unused area may be assigned to the front of the game program assigned to the rear side of the non-game program area. It is possible to easily specify the game program area related to the progress of the game and the non-game program not related to the progress of the game according to the difference in the storage area.

Further, the game program area and the non-gaming program area may be allocated to areas adjacent to each other with the unused area 1 in between, and even with such a structure, the game program area related to the progress of the game The non-gaming program that is not related to the progress of the game can be easily specified according to the difference in the storage area.

Further, since 0 values are stored in all areas in the unused areas 1 and 2 of the program/data area of the ROM 41b, a game program area and a game data area, a non-game program area and a non-game data, The unused areas 1 and 2 can be easily distinguished from each other, and even if the unused areas 1 and 2 store illegal data, they can be easily found.

Incidentally, 1 may be stored in all areas in the unused areas 1 and 2 of the program/data area of the ROM 41b. Even in such a structure, the game program area and the game data area, and the non-game The program area and non-gaming data can be easily distinguished from the unused areas 1 and 2, and even if the unused areas 1 and 2 contain illegal data, they can be easily found. ..

Further, as long as the game program area and the non-gaming program area are allocated to separate areas, the game program area and the non-gaming program area may be arranged to be adjacent to each other. Even with such a configuration, it is possible to easily specify the game program area related to the progress of the game and the non-game program not related to the progress of the game according to the difference in the storage area.

Further, both the game program area and the non-gaming program area are designed to start from an address (0H) having the same lower four digits when the address is expressed in binary, and the program/data area of the ROM 41b. Among them, the game program area related to the progress of the game and the non-game program area not related to the progress of the game can be easily distinguished from other areas.

Further, in both the game program area and the non-gaming program area, when the address is represented by a binary number, not only the address with the same lower four digits starts from 0, but when the address is represented by a hexadecimal number, the lower one digit value is displayed. Since it starts from the same address (0H) of 0, the game program area and the non-gaming program area can be easily distinguished from other areas not only when the address is expressed in binary but also when expressed in hexadecimal. can do.

It should be noted that both the game program area and the non-gaming program area start from addresses having the same lower N (N is a natural number of 1 or more) digits, regardless of whether the addresses are expressed in binary or hexadecimal. With such a configuration, it is possible to easily distinguish the game program area and the non-gaming program area from other areas. For example, the value of the lower N (N is a natural number of 1 or more) digits is 1 The same effect can be obtained with the configuration starting from the address.

As shown in FIG. 7B, the usable area of the RAM 41c includes a game RAM area used as a work by the game program, a non-game RAM area used as a work by the non-gaming program, and an unused area 4. The game RAM area includes a special work, an important work, a general work, an unused area 3 and a game stack area in which a game program saves data, and a non-gaming RAM area includes a game. It includes an area where the program can be referred to, an area where the game program cannot be referred to, and a non-game stack area where the non-game program saves data. In the present embodiment, the game stack area and the non-game stack area are individually provided in different areas, but one stack area shared by the game program and the non-game program may be provided.

The unused area 3 is an area in which neither the game program nor the non-gaming program is used, and is an area which is a surplus with respect to the game RAM area having a predetermined capacity.

The unused area 4 is an area of 16 bytes or more that neither the game program nor the non-gaming program uses. Since the game RAM area and the non-game RAM area are allocated to the areas which are not continuous with the unused area 4 interposed therebetween, the game RAM area used by the game program related to the progress of the game and the non-related non-progress of the game. The non-gaming RAM area used by the gaming program and the non-gaming RAM area can be easily specified according to the difference in the storage area.

In the following, the game program area, the game data area and the game RAM area may be collectively referred to as a game area, and the non-gaming program area, the non-gaming data area and the non-gaming RAM area may be collectively referred to as a non-gaming area. .. Further, the unused area 1 and the unused area 2, the unused area 3 and the unused area 4 may be collectively referred to as an unused area.

Based on the parameter set in the HW parameter area, the main control unit 41 permits access to the usable area of the RAM 41c when the area of the program/data area of the ROM 41b for which access is prohibited is accessed. When an area other than the program/data area of the ROM 41b is accessed, an area other than the usable area of the RAM 41c is accessed, That is, since an illegal access reset is generated when an access is made to a memory area that is not accessed in normal operation, the progress of the game is disabled, so an unused area of the ROM 41b and an area unrelated to the operation Even if an unauthorized program is stored in the unused area of the RAM 41c, it is possible to prevent the unauthorized program from being executed.

In particular, in the present embodiment, a game program area and a non-gaming program area are assigned to the program/data area of the ROM 41b that is permitted to be accessed by the program, and are in front of the non-gaming program area behind the game program area. The unused area 1 is assigned to the area, and based on the parameter set in the HW parameter area, a block including the area from the start address of the game program area to the final address of the non-gaming program in the program/data area While the access to the area (area from the game program area to the non-game data area) is collectively set to allow, the other area, that is, the game program, the game data, the non-game program in the program/data area, Since access to the area after the non-gaming data in which the non-gaming data is not stored is prohibited, it is possible to prevent unintended control by the malicious program or the unauthorized data.

Further, in the program/data area of the ROM 41b that is permitted to be accessed by the program, a game area is assigned to the rear of the non-game program area, and an unused area is provided in the area before the game program area behind the non-game program area. Is assigned, and based on the parameters set in the HW parameter area, access to a group of areas including the area from the start address of the non-gaming program area to the end address of the gaming program in the program/data area is collectively performed. Then, even if the access to other areas is prohibited while the permission is set, the unintentional control by the unauthorized program or the unauthorized data can be prevented.

A game program area and a non-game program area are assigned to the program/data area, an unused area 1 is assigned to an area before the non-game program area behind the game program area, and the program/data is also assigned. Of the area, one area including the game program area (area from the game program area to the game data area), one area including the non-gaming program (area from the non-gaming program area to the non-gaming data area) The configuration may be such that access is set to be permitted and access to other areas is prohibited. Even with such a configuration, the program/data area is not stored in the area where the game program or the non-game program is stored. Access is prohibited, it is possible to prevent unintended control by an unauthorized program or unauthorized data. Further, in the program/data area of the ROM 41b that is permitted to be accessed by the program, a game area is assigned to the rear of the non-game program area, and an unused area is provided in the area before the game program area behind the non-game program area. Are allocated, and a group of areas including the game program area in the program/data area (areas from the game program area to the game data area), a group of areas including non-gaming programs (from the non-gaming program area to the non-gaming area) It may be configured such that access to each area up to the data area is permitted and access to other areas is prohibited. Even in such a configuration, a game program or a non-game in the program/data area Since access to the area where the program is not stored is prohibited, it is possible to prevent unintended control by an unauthorized program or unauthorized data.

In addition, as described above, in the present embodiment, the area itself for which access is permitted is set in the program/data area. However, by setting the area for which access is prohibited in the program/data area, indirect access is possible. It is also possible to have a configuration in which an area for permitting is set.

Based on the parameters set in the HW parameter area, the main control unit 41 determines whether the user program is executed in an area other than the designated area where the program running is permitted, that is, the user program is executed in a normal operation. When the user program is executed in the non-existing area, the IAT circuit 506a outputs the IAT generation signal to disable the progress of the game. Even if an unauthorized program is stored in the used area or the like, it is possible to prevent the unauthorized program from being executed.

In particular, in the present embodiment, a game program area and a non-gaming program area are assigned to the program/data area of the ROM 41b that is permitted to be accessed by the program, and are in front of the non-gaming program area behind the game program area. The unused area 1 is assigned to the area, and the IAT circuit 506a permits the program running for each of the game program area and the non-gaming program area in the program/data area based on the parameter set in the HW parameter area. While setting as a designated area, program running is prohibited in other areas, that is, in areas of the program/data area where game programs and non-gaming programs are not stored. It is possible to prevent the control from being performed.

Further, in the program/data area of the ROM 41b that is permitted to be accessed by the program, a game area is assigned to the rear of the non-game program area, and an unused area is provided in the area before the game program area behind the non-game program area. Is assigned, and based on the parameters set in the HW parameter area, the IAT circuit 506a sets each of the game program area and the non-gaming program area in the program/data area as a designated area for permitting program running. Thus, even if the program running in the other area is prohibited, it is possible to prevent the unintended control by the illegal program or the illegal data.

Incidentally, a game program area and a non-game program area are assigned to the program/data area, an unused area 1 is assigned to an area before the non-game program area behind the game program area, and an HW parameter area is also assigned. Based on the parameters set in, the area of the program/data area including the area from the start address of the game program area to the end address of the non-gaming program (area from the game program area to the non-gaming data area) With respect to the above, the IAT circuit 506a may collectively set as a designated area for permitting program running, and program running in other areas may be prohibited. Even in such a configuration, the program/data area of Since the program running in the area where the game program or the non-gaming program is not stored is prohibited, it is possible to prevent unintended control by the unauthorized program or the unauthorized data. Further, in the program/data area of the ROM 41b that is permitted to be accessed by the program, a game area is assigned to the rear of the non-game program area, and an unused area is provided in the area before the game program area behind the non-game program area. Is assigned, and based on the parameters set in the HW parameter area, a group of areas (from the game program area) including the area from the start address of the non-gaming program area to the last address of the game program in the program/data area Even if the IAT circuit 506a collectively sets the non-gaming data area as a designated area for permitting the program running and prohibits the program running in other areas, it is caused by an illegal program or illegal data. It is possible to prevent unintended control.

Further, as described above, in the present embodiment, the area itself for permitting program running is set in the program/data area, but by setting the area for prohibiting program running in the program/data area, it is possible to indirectly It is also possible to have a configuration in which an area for permitting program running is set.

The program executed by the main control unit 41 includes a main routine that manages the progress of the entire program and a subroutine that is called during the execution of another program.

Further, a CALL instruction is included as an instruction for causing the main control unit 41 to execute the program stored in the program/data area.

The CALL instruction is an instruction to call and execute a subroutine stored at an address designated in a main routine or a subroutine. When the subroutine is called by the CALL instruction, the main control unit 41 stores the caller's address in the stack area, and calls and executes the subroutine stored at the specified address. Then, after the end of the subroutine, the address of the caller stored in the stack area, that is, the program of the main routine or the subroutine of the caller that executed the CALL instruction is restored.

Further, the CALL instruction includes a normal CALL instruction and a special CALLV instruction which is a special CALL instruction. A normal CALL instruction is an instruction that calls an subroutine by specifying an upper address and a lower address that are specified by specifying both an upper address and a lower address, whereas a CALLV instruction specifies only a lower address. By doing so, the instruction is an instruction to call a subroutine by specifying an address by a preset upper address and a specified lower address in the vector table area of the ROM 41b, and calls the subroutine with a smaller amount of data as compared with a normal CALL instruction. It becomes possible.

The RST instruction is an instruction to call and execute a subroutine stored in a specific address corresponding to a specified value by specifying a value corresponding to a plurality of predetermined specific addresses, and is the normal CALL described above. It is possible to call a subroutine with a smaller amount of data than an instruction or a CALLV instruction. When the subroutine is called by the RST instruction, the main control unit 41 stores the caller's address in the stack area and calls and executes the subroutine stored at the specific address corresponding to the designated value. Then, after the end of the subroutine, the process returns to the caller's address stored in the stack area, that is, the caller's main routine or subroutine that executed the RST instruction.

The jump instruction is an instruction to move to the program stored at the address specified in the main routine or subroutine. The main control unit 41 moves to the program stored at the address designated by the jump instruction, and executes the destination program. In this case, unlike the CALL instruction and the RST instruction, even if the program after the movement ends, it does not return to the original program.

Further, the main control unit 41 includes an LD instruction as an instruction to read the data stored in the program/data area. The LD instruction is an instruction to read the data stored at the address designated in the main routine or the subroutine into the designated register. The main control unit 41 reads the data stored at the address designated by the LD instruction, and stores the read data in the register designated by the LD instruction.

Of the game programs stored in the ROM 41b, particularly frequently used subroutines are stored in an area of the game program area of the ROM 41b where the head address has a specific value (for example, 00H). On the other hand, in the vector table area of the ROM 41b, a specific value is set as the higher address of the subroutine called by the CALLV instruction. Then, the main control unit 41 specifies only the lower address by using the CALLV instruction when calling a subroutine in which the upper address of the start address has the specific value, so that the specific value set in the vector table area as the upper address. Then, the lower address specified as the lower address is specified, and the subroutine stored in the upper and lower addresses is called and executed. For this reason, the upper address that constitutes a part of the address used when calling a particularly frequently used subroutine in the game program is preset in the vector table as a specific value, and based on the specific value set in the vector table. Address is specified, the subroutine can be called with a smaller amount of data compared to the normal CALL instruction that calls the program by specifying both the upper address and the lower address. When calling these subroutines, It is possible to reduce the waste of the program for specifying the address.

In addition, a subroutine with a high frequency of use among the non-gaming programs stored in the ROM 41b is stored in an area of the non-gaming program area of the ROM 41b where the start address has a specific value, and the CALLV instruction is stored in the vector table area of the ROM 41b. By setting a specific value as the upper address of the subroutine to be called by, and when the main control unit 41 calls the subroutine in which the upper address of the start address has the specific value, only the lower address is specified by using the CALLV instruction, thereby Even when configured to call and execute, subroutines can be called with a smaller amount of data compared to a normal CALL instruction that calls a program by specifying both the upper address and the lower address. It is possible to reduce the waste of the program for specifying the address when calling.

Further, the upper address used when calling with the CALLV instruction may be set not in the vector table area but in a specific register of the main control unit 41.

In addition to the CALLV instruction, a part of the address is specified by using the value stored in the vector table area, the value set in a specific register, or the like, and the remaining part of the address is designated, so that the subroutine If the special CALL instruction is used to specify the storage address of, the waste of the program for designating the address when calling the subroutine can be reduced. Also, by assigning identification values having a smaller data amount than the addresses to each of the plurality of areas forming the vector table area, setting the storage address of the subroutine in each of the plurality of areas, and specifying the identification values, Even with a configuration using a special CALL instruction that can specify the storage address of the subroutine stored in the area corresponding to the value, it is possible to reduce the waste of the program for specifying the address when calling the subroutine. ..

In addition, game data that is particularly frequently used among the game data stored in the ROM 41b is stored in a region of the game data region of the ROM 41b where the start address has a specific value, and a special LD is stored in the vector table region of the ROM 41b. By setting a specific value as the upper address of the data to be read by the instruction, and when the main control unit 41 calls the game data in which the upper address of the start address has the specific value, a special LD instruction is used to specify only the lower address. , Even when these game data are read out, it is possible to call the game data with a smaller data amount as compared with a normal LD instruction for reading data by designating both the upper address and the lower address. It is possible to reduce the waste of the program for designating the address when reading the game data.

Further, among the non-gaming data stored in the ROM 41b, the non-gaming data that is particularly frequently used is stored in the non-gaming data area of the ROM 41b in which the top address has a specific value, and in the vector table area of the ROM 41b. A specific value is set as the upper address of the data to be read by the special LD command, and when the main control unit 41 calls the non-gaming data in which the upper address of the start address is the specific value, only the lower address is used by using the special LD command. Even if it is configured to read out these non-gaming data by designating, the non-gaming data is called with a smaller amount of data compared to a normal LD command that designates both the upper address and the lower address to read the data. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the waste of the program for designating an address when reading these non-game data.

Further, even in these cases, the upper address used when calling with a special LD instruction may be set in a specific register of the main control unit 41 instead of in the vector table area.

In addition, part of the address can be specified using the value stored in the vector table area, the value set in a specific register, etc., and the data storage address can be specified by specifying the remaining part of the address. With a configuration that uses a special LD instruction that makes it possible to reduce waste of a program for designating an address when reading data. In addition, by assigning an identification value having a smaller data amount than an address to each of the plurality of areas that make up the vector table area, setting a storage address of data in each of these multiple areas, and specifying the identification value, Even with a configuration using a special LD instruction that can specify the storage address of the data stored in the area corresponding to the value, it is possible to reduce the waste of the program for designating the address when reading the data. ..

The main control unit 41 is activated by the system reset by the input of the system reset signal, the WDT reset by the WDT 506b, and the illegal access reset described above. At this time, the value set in the vector table area, that is, The upper address of the subroutine of the CALLV instruction and the start address of the timer interrupt process (main) are values indicating the area in which the program etc. are actually stored in the program area, or FFFFH (in the unused vector table area If the value set in the vector table area is neither a value outside the area in which the program is set nor FFFFH, it will not start. It is possible to prevent in advance the execution of processing that was not originally intended due to an interrupt or the like.

The game program is a program relating to the progress of the game, and is a program for executing a process that hinders the progress of the game unless the process based on the program is executed. On the other hand, the non-gaming program is a program that is not related to the progress of the game, and it is possible to proceed with the game even when the game program is called and the processing based on the program is not executed and the game program is returned to. It is a program for executing processing.

As shown in FIG. 8, the game program includes a game-only program included only in the game program, and a common determination program and a common general-purpose program included in both the game program and the non-game program.

The game-dedicated program includes, for example, a game start waiting process, an internal lottery process, a reel control process, a game end setting process, an external output 1 process, an initial setting process, a power interruption process, an abnormal winning determination process, and an error process. In the game start waiting process, the number of bets is set by inserting medals after the end of the control of one game, and the game is started by operating the start switch 7 after the set number of bets is set. The internal lottery process is a process of performing an internal lottery and setting a winning flag, and the reel control process is to start the rotation of the reel and operate the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R. It is a process for stopping the reels in the game end setting process, it is determined whether or not a winning has occurred according to the stop position of the stopped reel, payout of medals, setting of re-game, The external output 1 process is a process for controlling the output of the medal IN signal, the medal OUT signal, the RB middle signal, the BB middle signal, and the RT middle signal among the external output signals. , The initial setting process is a process for making the game possible when the power is turned on (backup abnormality confirmation, register initialization, etc.), and the power interruption process is the state before the power interruption after the power interruption occurs. It is a process to make it possible to return, the abnormal prize determination process is a process of determining whether an abnormal prize in which an unaccepted winning combination is won has occurred, and the error process is various abnormal (medals). Insertion abnormality, foreign matter detection in the medal selector 29, reel rotation abnormality, medal payout abnormality, foreign matter detection in the vicinity of the payout opening, RAM abnormality, setting value abnormality, hopper tank 34a empty, overflow tank 35 full detection, abnormality This is a process for disabling the game when a prize etc.) is detected. Although not shown in particular, the game program also includes the above-described processing related to the AT (such as lottery related to AT and control related to navigation notification).

The common determination program in the game program includes, for example, an insertion determination process and a payout determination process. The insertion determination process is a process of determining whether or not the medal is normally passed by the insertion medal sensor 31, and is a process that is executed in a state in which a medal can be inserted for setting a bet number or the like. The payout determination process is a process of determining whether or not the medal is normally passed by the payout sensor 34c, and is executed in a state in which the payout of the medal is permitted at the time of winning a small winning combination or when the credit is settled. Is.

The common general-purpose program in the game program is a process that is called and executed from a plurality of types of processes that form the game program. For example, a counter update process, a port input process, a data conversion process, an LED display process, a data setting process, Includes command setting processing. The counter update process is a process for updating the specified counter value, the port input process is a process for acquiring the input state of the specified port, and the data conversion process is input using game data. Is a process for converting and outputting the data, the LED display process is a process for setting a specified value to be displayed on the LED, and the data setting process is a process for setting the specified data. The command setting process is a process of setting the specified command in the command queue.

In particular, the game program, when the abnormality is detected as described above, the cancellation condition according to the type of abnormality (random number abnormality, RAM abnormality, backup abnormality, setting value abnormality, reset setting value, In the case of an error other than the above, it includes an error process that disables the progress of the game until the reset operation) is established.

As shown in FIG. 8, the non-gaming program includes a non-gaming dedicated program included only in the non-gaming program, and a common determination program and a common general-purpose program that are the same as the game program.

The non-game dedicated program is, for example, test signal output processing, foreign matter detection processing, door monitoring processing, external output 2 processing, inserted medal error determination processing, payout medal error determination processing, power failure determination processing, normal command transmission processing, power interruption Includes hour command transmission processing. The test signal output process is a process for outputting a test signal generated in association with the result of the game, and the foreign substance detection process is a process for detecting a foreign substance in the medal passage by the slot sensor 26, The door monitoring process is a process for detecting the opening of the front door 1b, and the external output 2 process is a security signal (door opening signal, setting change signal, closing error signal, payout error signal) of the external output signals. The input medal error determination process is a process for performing output control, and detects the backward flow of inserted medals, the detection of clogging of medals in the medal selector 29, and the detection of foreign substances in the medal selector 29 in the inserted medal error determination process. The payout medal error determination process is a process for performing backflow detection of payout medals, detection of clogging of medals near the payout opening, and detection of foreign matter near the payout opening based on the detection status of the payout sensor 34c. The power failure determination process is a process for determining whether or not the voltage drop signal from the power failure detection circuit 48 is detected, and the normal time command transmission process is the command setting of the game dedicated program and the non-game dedicated program. This is a process for transmitting the first one command set among the commands set in the command queue by the process to the sub control unit 91, and the command transmission process during power interruption is set in the command queue. This is a process for transmitting all the existing commands to the sub control unit 91.

The common general-purpose program in the non-gaming program is a process that is called and executed from a plurality of types of processes that make up the non-gaming program, and similar to the common general-purpose program in the gaming program, for example, counter update processing, port input processing, It includes data conversion processing, LED display processing, data setting processing, and command setting processing.

The non-gaming program includes a process of determining whether or not a predetermined detection status is based on the detection status of the detection means (the insertion port sensor 26, the full tank sensor 35a, the door opening detection switch 25) that are not related to the progress of the game.

Further, the non-gaming program functions as a detection means relating to the progress of the game in a specific control state among a plurality of control states (game start waiting process, internal lottery process, reel control process, game end time setting process). In other control states, the detection means (for example, the inserted medal sensor 31, the payout sensor 34c) functioning as the detection means not related to the progress of the game is based on the detection status in the control state not related to the progress of the game. Processing for determining whether or not a predetermined detection situation (for example, detection processing of inserted medals and detection processing of paid-out medals for detecting an abnormality due to detection of insertion of medals during reel rotation or payout of medals) Including. It should be noted that such a determination process corresponds to a common determination program because it is the same as the process of determining whether or not a predetermined detection situation is based on the detection situation in the control state related to the progress of the game in the game program. ..

Among the processes included in the game program, the external output 1 process, the process of counting the number of inserted medals in the game start waiting process, the process of switching the flow path switching solenoid 30, the payout number of medals in the game end setting process. A process that is not directly related to the progress of the game, such as a process of counting, a process of detecting that the hopper tank 34a is empty, a process of updating a software random number, a process related to AT, a process of transmitting an internal winning command, etc. If so, all or part of these processes may be included in the non-gaming program. On the other hand, if the processing included in the non-gaming program is indirectly related to the progress of the game, all or a part of these processing may be included in the gaming program.

In the present embodiment, the CPU 41a of the main control unit 41 calls the non-gaming program in the processing based on the gaming program, executes the processing based on the non-gaming program, and after the processing based on the non-gaming program ends, as shown in FIG. , Returns to the processing based on the game program.

As shown in FIG. 9, in principle, the CPU 41a refers to the game data in the game data area to execute the processing based on the game program when executing the processing based on the game program, and uses the game RAM area as work. , It is possible to refer to and update the contents of the game RAM area. In addition, in principle, the CPU 41a refers to the game data in the non-gaming data area to execute the processing based on the non-gaming program when executing the processing based on the non-gaming program, and uses the non-gaming RAM area as work. It is possible to refer to and update the contents of the non-gaming RAM area.

Further, the CPU 41a does not refer to the non-gaming data area and does not update the non-gaming RAM area when executing the processing based on the game program, but can refer to the non-gaming RAM area. When executing the processing based on the non-gaming program, the gaming data area is not referred to and the gaming RAM area is not updated, but it is possible to refer to the gaming RAM area.

Further, the processing based on the game program can refer only to a specific area necessary for the game program (for example, an area for setting an error flag indicating detection of abnormality) in the non-game RAM area. The processing based on the game RAM area can refer only to a specific area required for the non-gaming program (for example, an internal winning flag setting area, a game state setting area, an RT setting area, etc.). Further, a specific area in the non-gaming RAM area where processing based on the game program can be referred to and a specific area in the gaming RAM area where processing based on the non-gaming program can be referenced are assigned to consecutive address areas. Although preferable, a part or all of the address area may be allocated to discontinuous address areas.

As described above, in this embodiment, a game program area in which a game program related to the progress of a game is stored, a game data area in which the game data referred to by the game program is readably stored, and work data referred to by the game program. Is a non-gaming program area in which a non-gaming program area in which a non-gaming program, which is a program called by a gaming program and which is readable and writable and which is called by a gaming program, is stored and a non-gaming program refers to A non-gaming data area in which data is readably stored and a non-gaming RAM area in which work data referred to by a non-gaming program is stored in a readable and writable manner are separately allocated, so a gaming program, The game data and the work data of the game program, and the non-gaming program, the non-gaming data, and the work data of the non-gaming program can be easily specified according to the difference in the storage area.

Further, by dividing the game program area and the game data area from the non-game program area and the non-game data area, it is possible to manage the area occupied in the ROM 41b compactly according to the respective functions. It becomes easier to identify the relevant data.

Further, in the present embodiment, it is possible to refer to the non-gaming RAM area when executing the game program, and it is possible to refer to the game RAM area when executing the non-gaming program. When executing the game program, the data used by the non-game program can be easily used, and when executing the non-game program, the data used by the game program can be easily used. On the other hand, when executing the game program, it is impossible to update the non-game RAM area, and when executing the non-game program, it is impossible to update the game RAM area, so the game program Does not affect the processing of the non-gaming program, and the non-gaming program does not affect the processing of the gaming program.

Further, in this embodiment, the processing based on the game program can refer only to a specific area required for the game program (for example, an area for setting an error flag indicating abnormality detection) in the non-game RAM area. The process based on the non-gaming program can be referred to only a specific area (for example, an internal winning flag setting area, a game status setting area, an RT setting area, etc.) necessary for the non-gaming program in the game RAM area. Therefore, since the data that the game program can refer to in the non-gaming RAM area and the data that the non-gaming program can refer to are limited to a specific area, the reference destination of the game program or the non-gaming program can be easily specified. be able to.

As shown in FIG. 10A, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment can call the non-gaming program from the processing based on the gaming program during execution of the main processing, and as shown in FIG. As shown, it is possible to call the non-gaming program from the processing based on the gaming program during execution of the timer interrupt processing.

As shown in FIG. 10A, when calling the non-gaming program from the main processing based on the game program, in the game program, the start address of the non-gaming program to be called is set in a specific area, and the common calling process is executed. Execute 1. The common call process 1 is a process included in the game program. In the common call process 1, the register of the game program is saved in the game stack area and the stack pointer (SP, address indicating the current position of the game stack area). Is saved in the SP save area of the game RAM area, and the timer interrupt is disabled by setting the value of the interrupt master enable flag to a value indicating interrupt disabled, and then set in a specific area. Call the non-gaming program at the specified address.

On the other hand, based on the called non-gaming program, the stack pointer (non-SP, address indicating the current position of the non-gaming stack area) of the non-gaming program is set, and the processing of the non-gaming program is executed. After that, the game program of the calling source, that is, the common calling process 1 is returned to.

After returning to the common call process 1, the common call process 1 releases the prohibition of the timer interrupt by setting the value of the interrupt master permission flag to a value indicating the interrupt permission, and saves the game stack area and SP. Based on the data saved in the area, the stack pointer of the register and the game program is returned to the state before calling the non-game program, and the process ends.

As described above, in this embodiment, when the game program calls the non-gaming program, the common calling process 1 sets the interruption to be prohibited, and when the non-gaming program returns to the game program, the interruption is interrupted. Since the prohibition is released, the interrupt can be set to be prohibited during the period in which the non-gaming program is being executed.

Incidentally, when the non-gaming program is called from the main processing based on the gaming program, the non-gaming program first sets the interruption to be prohibited, then executes various processes, and the last of the non-gaming program is executed. It is also possible to cancel the prohibition of interrupts. With such a structure, it is possible to set the prohibition of interrupts for the period during which the non-gaming program is executed, as in the present embodiment. Further, since the prohibition and cancellation of the interruption are set by the non-gaming program, it is not necessary to set and cancel the prohibition of the interruption in the common calling process 1 of the gaming program, and the capacity of the gaming program can be reduced. ..

As shown in FIG. 10B, when the non-gaming program is called from the timer interrupt processing based on the game program, the start address of the non-gaming program to be called is set in a specific area in the game program, and common. Call processing 2 is executed. In the common call processing 2, the register of the game program is saved in the game stack area, and the stack pointer (SP, address indicating the current position of the game stack area) is saved in the SP save area of the game RAM area, and then specified. Call the non-gaming program at the address set in the area.

On the other hand, the called non-gaming program sets the stack pointer of the non-gaming program, executes the processing of the non-gaming program, and then returns to the common calling processing 2 of the calling source.

After returning to the common calling process 2, the common calling process 2 sets the register and the stack pointer of the game program to the state before calling the non-game program based on the data saved in the game stack area and the SP save area. Return and finish.

In this way, unlike the common call processing 1, the common call processing 2 does not set and release the timer interrupt, but as described above, the main control unit 41 does not interrupt other interrupts during execution of the timer interrupt processing. Since the execution of the interruption process is prohibited, the interruption can be prohibited during the period in which the non-gaming program is executed.

In the present embodiment, the game program executes the common calling process 1 and the common calling process 2 so that the register actually used by the game program when the non-gaming program is called and the non-gaming program is executed Regardless of whether or not there is a process to save and protect all areas of the register, when returning to the game program, you can reliably return from the state when the non-gaming program was called ..

Incidentally, without executing the common calling process 1 and the common calling process 2, the value of the register used by the game program immediately before calling the non-gaming program from the process based on the game program in the game program is protected, and the non-gaming program is protected. After all the processing based on the above, the value of the register protected at the first stage of returning to the game program may be restored, and by such a configuration, the register before calling the non-gaming program Since the protection process is performed and the register restoration process is performed after returning from the non-gaming program, the data stored in the register by the non-gaming program does not affect the gaming program.

Also, when the non-gaming program is called, the non-gaming program first saves the stack pointer and the register of the gaming program, and restores the stack pointer and the register of the gaming program at the end of the non-gaming program. Also, with such a configuration, when returning to the game program, it is possible to surely return from the state at the time when the non-gaming program is called, as well as in the present embodiment, and the game program The capacity can be reduced.

The main control unit 41 of the present embodiment can mainly execute a timer interrupt process (main) that interrupts and executes the main process at a constant interval (interval of about 0.56 ms). The timer interrupt process (main) is a process executed by an interrupt generated according to the count of the timer circuit 509, and the address where the program of the timer interrupt process (main) is stored is the vector table. It is set as the value corresponding to the timer interrupt of. Then, when the timer interrupt occurs, the process from the address is executed. Also, other interrupts are automatically prohibited during execution of the timer interrupt process (main).

In the present embodiment, the timer interrupt process (main) is included in the game program, while the power interruption determination process, the power interruption command transmission process, the normal time command transmission process executed in the timer interruption process (main), The door monitoring process is included in the non-gaming program, and the main control unit 41 sets interrupt prohibition in the timer interrupt process (main), saves the stack pointer and the register of the gaming program, and then executes these. The non-gaming program of is called. Also, when returning from these non-gaming programs to the timer interrupt processing (main), the stack pointer and the register of the gaming program are restored to the state before the calling of the non-gaming program, and the subsequent processing is performed. Ready to run. Since the main control unit 41 is set to prohibit other interrupts during execution of the interrupt process, the subsequent process is executed in the interrupt prohibited state even after returning from the non-gaming program. To do.

In addition, the non-gaming program that is executed in the timer interrupt processing (main), the power outage determination processing, the power-off command transmission processing, the normal-time command transmission processing, and the door monitoring processing need to be executed before these non-gaming programs. Processes other than certain processes (for example, port input process and motor phase signal output process that need to be executed before the branch of the timer interrupt), that is, whether they are performed before or after the non-gaming program has an influence on control. It is supposed to be executed before any processing that does not exist.

The main control unit 41 of the present embodiment is capable of executing a game program related to the progress of the game and a non-game program that is a program called by the game program and is not related to the progress of the game. It is possible to execute the main process based on the program and interrupt the main process at predetermined time intervals to execute the timer interrupt process (main) based on the game program. It is also possible to call and execute a non-gaming program from (main).

With such a configuration, in the main control unit 41, a malfunction may occur due to the timer interrupt process (main) being executed while the non-gaming program is being executed.

On the other hand, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment can execute a game program related to the progress of the game and a non-gaming program that is a program called by the game program and is not related to the progress of the game. It is possible to execute the main process based on the game program, and to interrupt the main process at predetermined time intervals to execute the timer interrupt process (main) based on the game program. In a configuration in which the non-gaming program can be called and executed from the timer interrupt processing (main) as well, when calling the non-gaming program from the main processing, after interrupts of other processing are set to be prohibited, While calling the non-gaming program, when calling the non-gaming program from the timer interrupt process (main), that is, when calling the non-gaming program in a situation where it is unlikely that an interrupt will occur, interrupt the other processes. Since the non-gaming program is called without setting the prohibition, it is possible to reduce the program capacity related to the prohibition of the interruption while preventing the malfunction due to the interruption being executed during the execution of the non-gaming program. ..

The timer interrupt processing (main) executed by the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment is processing by a game program, for example, LED dynamic display processing, control signal output processing, and the like, and processing by a non-game program, for example, normal time. It is configured by a plurality of processes including a command transmission process and a process such as a command transmission process at the time of power failure, and among a plurality of processes constituting the timer interrupt process (main), a process by a predetermined game program In particular, since the non-gaming program is called before the processing that causes no problems even if these non-gaming programs are executed first or later, that is, a plurality of processes constituting the timer interrupt process (main) Since the non-gaming program is called as early as possible, for example, even if the timer interrupt process (main) does not end for some reason and the next timer interrupt occurs and a double interrupt occurs It is possible to prevent other interrupts from being executed while the non-gaming program is being executed.

The main control unit 41 of this embodiment is capable of executing a game program and a non-gaming program, and a game stack area for saving data used by the game program and a non-game stack area for saving data used by the non-gaming program. , And RAM 41c provided separately, and the main control unit 41 saves the data used by the game program and the data used by the non-gaming program into the stack areas provided separately, respectively. Management becomes easier. Especially, the data used by the game program saved by the occurrence of the timer interrupt and the data used by the non-game program executed during the execution of the timer interrupt process are mixed and stored in one stack area. Since it does not occur, stack management does not become complicated.

When executing the non-gaming program, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment saves the register value used in the game program in the game stack area, and then calls the non-gaming program to perform the processing in the non-gaming program. By executing and executing the processing in the non-gaming program, the saved register value is restored, so the value of the register used by the gaming program is prevented from being changed as the non-gaming program is executed. it can.

When calling a non-game program from a process based on the game program, the call common process 1 or the call common process 2 for saving the value of the register used in the game program to the game stack area is called. The program capacity can be reduced by sharing the program for executing the non-gaming program in the processing.

In the present embodiment, when calling a non-gaming program from a process based on the game program in the main process, the calling common process 1 is executed, while a non-gaming program is called from a process based on the game program in the timer interrupt process. In this case, the call common process 2 different from the call common process 1 is executed to save the value of the register used in the game program to the game stack area. However, in the main process, the process based on the game program is executed. A common calling common process may be executed when calling the non-gaming program from the above or when calling the non-gaming program from the process based on the gaming program in the timer interrupt process.

The main control unit 41 of the present embodiment is configured to call and execute the non-gaming program from both the main process and the timer interrupt process (main), and the non-gaming program is executed from the main process. When calling, set the interruption of other processing to be prohibited and call the non-gaming program, while when calling the non-gaming program from the timer interruption processing (main), set the interruption of other processing to be prohibited. The main control unit 41 calls the non-gaming program without calling the non-gaming program. The processing may be interrupted.

In such a configuration, the main control unit 41 prohibits interruption of other processing not only when calling the non-gaming program from the main processing but also when calling the non-gaming program from the timer interruption processing (main). Therefore, similar to the present embodiment, it is possible to prevent a malfunction due to an interrupt being executed during execution of the non-gaming program.

In particular, when the timer interrupt process (main) is executed, the interrupt prohibition is set, and when the timer interrupt process (main) ends, the interrupt prohibition is released. Interruption of other processing will be prohibited during execution, but even in this case, when interrupting the non-gaming program from the timer interrupt processing (main), the interruption of other processing is prohibited again, so Even if the interrupt prohibition setting is canceled due to a cause, it is possible to prevent a malfunction due to an interrupt being executed while the non-gaming program is being executed.

In addition, as described above, when the timer interrupt process (main) is executed, the interrupt prohibition is set, and when the timer interrupt process (main) ends, the interrupt prohibition is released. It is a configuration that the interruption of other processing is prohibited during execution of (main), but when the interruption of other processing is prohibited again when the non-gaming program is called from the timer interruption processing (main) , By setting the prohibition of the interruption of other processing set at the time of calling the non-gaming program even after the non-gaming program ends, the non-gaming is executed even while the timer interruption processing (main) is being executed. It is possible to prevent the prohibition of interrupt from being released by the execution of the program.

Next, initialization of the RAM 41c of the main controller 41 will be described with reference to FIG.

The main control unit 41 of the present embodiment initializes the game RAM area, the unused area 4, and the non-gaming RAM area when it is determined that the storage content of the RAM 41c is destroyed at the start of the setting change process. That is, initialization 0 is performed to initialize all the usable areas.

In addition, at the start of the setting change process, when it is determined that the storage contents of the RAM 41c is not destroyed, the area excluding the special work, the unused area 4, and the non-gaming RAM area in the game RAM area are initialized. That is, the initialization 1 for initializing the area other than the special work in the usable area is performed.

At the end of the setting change process, important work, general work, unused area 3, and game stack area (unused) in the game RAM area are initialized, that is, special work and game stack area in the game RAM area. Initialization 2 is performed to initialize areas other than (in use).

Further, at the end of a specific game state and at the end of one game, initialization 3 for initializing the general work, the unused area 3 and the game stack area (unused) in the game RAM area is performed.

Further, at the end of one game, which is not the end of a specific game state, an initialization 4 for initializing an unused area 3 and a game stack area (unused) in the game RAM area is performed.

As described above, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment performs initialization 0 to 4 when the predetermined condition is satisfied, and when the first condition is satisfied as the predetermined condition, the main control unit 41 determines that one of the usable areas of the RAM 41c. At least a part of the game RAM area in which the data used by the game program is stored, and when the second condition is satisfied as the predetermined condition, at least a part of the game RAM area and the usable area of the RAM 41c Initialize at least a part of the non-gaming RAM area used by the non-gaming program.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 11, as a first condition, at the end of one game, an unused area 3 and a game stack area (unused) which are a part of the game RAM area in the usable area. Is initialized, but the non-gaming RAM area in the usable area is not initialized. In addition, as a first condition, at the end of a specific game state, general work, unused area 3, game stack area (unused), which is a part of the game RAM area of the usable area, is initialized, The non-gaming RAM area in the possible area is not initialized. Also, as the first condition, after the setting change state is completed, the important work, the general work, the unused area 3, and the game stack area (unused) which are part of the game RAM area in the usable area are initialized. However, the non-gaming RAM area in the usable area is not initialized.

On the other hand, as a second condition, when there is no abnormality in the RAM when the setting change state is started, important work, general work, unused area 3, which is a part of the game RAM area of the available area, The game stack area (unused) and the game stack area (used) are initialized, and all areas of the non-game RAM area are initialized. Further, when the setting change state is started, if the RAM is abnormal, all areas of the game RAM area of the usable area are initialized and all areas of the game RAM area are initialized.

The main control unit 41 of this embodiment is capable of executing a game program related to the progress of the game and a non-game program that is a program called by the game program and is not related to the progress of the game. It has a ROM 41b for storing a program.

In such a configuration, when a game program and a non-game program are mixed in one ROM 41b, it is difficult to determine which program is related to the progress of the game.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the ROM 41b includes a game program area in which a game program is stored and a non-game program area in which a non-game program is stored, and the game program area and the non-game program are included. Since the areas and are separately allocated, the game program and the non-gaming program can be easily specified according to the difference in the storage areas.

Further, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment is used as a work of the game program, and is used as a work RAM area for storing data used by the game program, and is used as a work of the non-gaming program, and stores data used by the non-gaming program. The RAM 41c including a non-gaming RAM area to be used is provided, and since the gaming RAM area and the non-gaming RAM area are separately allocated in the RAM 41c, the data used by the gaming program and the non-gaming program are used. The data and data can be easily specified according to the difference in the storage area, and the main controller 41 initializes at least a part of the game RAM area when the first initialization condition is satisfied, and When the initialization condition of 2 is satisfied, at least a part of the game RAM area is initialized, and at least a part of the non-gaming RAM area is initialized, so that the data used by the game program stored in the RAM 41c is used. Of the data used by the non-gaming program, appropriate data can be initialized according to the situation.

As a first initialization condition, the main control unit 41 of this embodiment initializes an unused area 3 and a game stack area (unused) which are a part of the game RAM area when one game ends. , As a first initialization condition, when a special game state (BB) is finished and one game is finished, general work which is a part of the game RAM area, unused area 3 and game stack Initialize the area (unused), as the first initialization condition, when the setting change is completed and the main processing is started, the important work, the general work area, which is a part of the game RAM area, the Since the use area 3 and the game stack area (unused) are initialized, it is possible to initialize appropriate data depending on the situation.

Further, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment, as a second initialization condition, when there is no abnormality in the RAM at the start of setting change, important work, general work, unused area that is a part of the game RAM area 3. Initialize the game stack area (unused) and the game stack area (in use), and in the non-game RAM area, the area referenced by the game program, the area not referenced by the game program, and the non-game stack area ( Unused) and non-game stack area (in use), that is, all areas of the non-gaming RAM area are initialized, and as the second initialization condition, when there is an abnormality in the RAM at the start of setting change, the game RAM area Of these, special work, important work, general work, unused area 3, game stack area (unused) and game stack area (in use), that is, all areas of the game RAM area are initialized, and non-gaming RAM area Of the areas referenced by the game program, areas not referenced by the game program, non-gaming stack area (unused) and non-gaming stack area (in use), that is, to initialize all areas of the non-gaming RAM area Of the data used by the game program stored in the RAM 41c and the data used by the non-game program, appropriate data can be initialized depending on the situation.

The main controller 41 of the present embodiment is configured to initialize a part of the game RAM area when the first initialization condition is satisfied. When the initialization condition is satisfied, at least a part of the game RAM area may be initialized, and all the areas of the game RAM area may be initialized.

Further, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment is configured to initialize a part of the game RAM area and initialize all areas of the non-game RAM area when the second initialization condition is satisfied. However, the main control unit 41 initializes at least a part of the game RAM area when the second initialization condition is satisfied, and initializes at least a part of the non-gaming RAM area. If it is good, all the areas of the game RAM area may be initialized, all the areas of the non-gaming RAM area may be initialized, or at least a part of the non-gaming RAM area may be initialized. The game RAM may be initialized, or all areas of both the game RAM area and the non-game RAM area may be initialized.

Since the main control unit 41 of this embodiment configures a program for initializing the game RAM area and a program for initializing the non-gaming RAM area as separate programs, the game program is a non-gaming RAM area. Since the initialization is not required, the capacity of the game program can be reduced. In addition, a program for initializing the game RAM area can be shared when the first initialization condition is satisfied and when the second initialization condition is satisfied. Further, since a program for initializing the game RAM area is provided as a game program and a program for initializing the non-gaming RAM area is provided as a non-gaming program, the gaming program initializes the non-gaming RAM area or the non-gaming program is the gaming RAM. It is possible to prevent the gaming program from affecting the non-gaming program and the non-gaming program from affecting the gaming program without initializing the area.

As a first initialization condition, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment performs the game end time process setting in the main process, and then determines that it is not the end time of the specific game state, that is, one game ends. By setting the start address of the initialization target RAM at the end of the game and executing the game area initialization process, a predetermined area of the game RAM area is initialized, so that the game progresses for each game unit. A part of the unnecessary game RAM area can be initialized.

The main control unit 41 of the present embodiment is activated when the setting key switch 37 is ON, and when the setting change process is started, that is, the setting change operation is performed, the second initialization condition is satisfied. When, the game area initialization processing is executed to initialize a predetermined area of the game RAM area, and the non-game area initialization processing is executed to initialize a predetermined area of the non-game RAM area. Thus, both the game RAM area and the non-game RAM area can be initialized based on the setting change operation (initialization operation) by the game shop staff.

The game RAM area of the RAM 41c of the present embodiment includes an unused area 3 that is not used when performing control based on the game program or when performing control based on the non-game program, and the first initialization condition Since the unused area 3 is initialized both when the above condition is satisfied and when the second initialization condition is satisfied, it is possible to prevent illegal data from being stored in the unused region 3.

In the present embodiment, the unused area 3 is initialized both when the first initialization condition is satisfied and when the second initialization condition is satisfied, but at least when the first initialization condition is satisfied. If the unused area 3 is initialized when either one of the conditions of the second initialization condition is satisfied, it is possible to prevent illegal data from being stored in the unused region 3. In addition, if the first initialization condition includes a plurality of conditions, and if the unused area 3 is initialized when at least one of the conditions is satisfied, illegal data is stored in the unused area 3. Can be prevented. The same applies even if the second initialization condition includes a plurality of conditions.

The main control unit 41 of the present embodiment is used as a work of a game program, a game RAM area for storing data used by the game program, and a non-game program used as work of a non-gaming program for storing data used by the non-gaming program. A game RAM area and a RAM 41c including the RAM 41c are provided. The RAM 41c has a configuration capable of holding data stored in the RAM 41c for a predetermined period even when power supply to the slot machine 1 is stopped by a backup power source. When the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started, the control unit 41 starts the initialization process, and determines whether the stored contents of the RAM are normal based on the data stored in the RAM 41c held by the backup power supply. If it is determined to be normal, the control is restarted based on the data stored in the RAM 41c.

In such a configuration, when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started, whether or not the storage content of the RAM is normal based on the data stored in both the game RAM area and the non-game RAM area of the RAM 41c. When determining whether or not it is too heavy to restart the control based on the data stored in the RAM 41c.

On the other hand, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment starts the initial setting process when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started, and the RAM in the game RAM area of the RAM 41c held by the backup power source. Parity, based on the destruction diagnosis data stored in the game RAM area, it is determined whether or not the storage content of the RAM is normal, and if determined to be normal, the data and non-game stored in the game RAM area. The control is restarted based on the data stored in the RAM area, and whether or not the non-game data stored in the non-gaming RAM area that does not hinder the progress of the game is normal. By omitting the determination, it is possible to reduce the load when resuming the control while ensuring that the game can proceed normally.

The game RAM area of the RAM 41c of the present embodiment includes an unused area 3 that is not used when performing control based on the game program or when performing control based on the non-game program. When the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started, the unit 41 executes the initial setting process, and in the initial setting process, calculates the RAM parity of the game RAM area including the unused area 3, and the calculated RAM Since it is determined whether or not the stored contents of the game RAM area are normal based on the parity, it is possible to prevent illegal data from being stored in the unused area 3.

The main control unit 41 of the present embodiment executes the initial setting process when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started, and in the initial setting process, determines whether or not the storage content of the RAM 41c is destroyed. , If the stored contents of the RAM 41c are determined to be destroyed, the RAM abnormality flag is set to control the error processing, and thereafter, the error state is maintained without automatically recovering, while the setting key switch 36 is set. When the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started in the ON state, the setting change process is controlled, the game area initialization process is executed to initialize the game RAM area, and the non-game area is initialized. Initialize the non-gaming RAM area by executing the process, that is, both the gaming RAM area and the non-gaming RAM area are initialized as the error state is released, so either the gaming RAM area or the non-gaming RAM area It is possible to prevent the game from proceeding with some abnormality.

When the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment sets the RAM abnormality flag when it is determined that the storage content of the RAM 41c is destroyed in the initialization process. Then, the setting key switch 36 is in the ON state, power supply to the slot machine 1 is started, and the setting change process is executed to cancel the error state. Although the RAM area and the non-gaming RAM area are both initialized, the main control section 41 destroys the stored contents of the RAM 41c in the initial setting process when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started. If it is determined that the game RAM area and the non-game RAM area are both initialized, the error processing may be controlled. In such a configuration, when controlling the error processing, both the game RAM area and the non-game RAM area are initialized. Therefore, similar to the present embodiment, either the game RAM area or the non-game RAM area is abnormal. It is possible to prevent the game from proceeding with the occurrence of. In addition, both the game RAM area and the non-game RAM area may be initialized when it is determined that the stored contents of the RAM 41c are destroyed and when the setting change process is executed thereafter. Even with the configuration, it is possible to prevent the game from proceeding with an abnormality occurring in either the game RAM area or the non-game RAM area.

The main control unit 41 of the present embodiment executes the power interruption process when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is stopped and the power failure detection circuit 48 detects the decrease of the power supply voltage, and in the power interruption process, the RAM 41c. By prohibiting access to both the game RAM area and the non-gaming RAM area, you can use the non-gaming RAM area that is out of the judgment target whether the data is destroyed at the next startup. Therefore, it is possible to prevent illegal data from being stored.

In the slot machine of the present embodiment, the assist time (hereinafter referred to as AT) becomes the notification period during which the main control unit 41 can execute the navigation notification for notifying the stop order that is advantageous to the player according to the internal lottery result. It is controllable.

When the main control unit 41 is under AT control, the main control unit 41 executes the navigation notification by winning the notification target combination according to the game state, and also issues the first internal winning command to the sub control unit 91. , The second internal winning command and the pressing order command are transmitted to execute the navigation effect by the sub-control unit 91. In addition, in the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 can execute the navigation notification and execute the navigation effect by satisfying a certain condition even in the normal state in which the AT is not controlling. In the navigation notification of the present embodiment, by changing the lighting mode of the game auxiliary display device 12, the stop order advantageous for the player can be notified in a distinguishable manner.

The notification target combination is one of a plurality of types of internal lottery results corresponding to the notification target combination because the stop order that is advantageous to the player differs depending on the plurality of types of internal lottery results corresponding to the notification target combination. It is a target combination of the internal lottery in which the stop order advantageous to the player changes depending on whether the internal lottery result of the type is. The stop order advantageous for the player is, for example, a stop order for shifting to a game state advantageous for the player, a stop order for avoiding the end of the game state advantageous for the player, a stop order for winning an advantageous role, etc. is there. In this embodiment, the stop order advantageous to the player is changed, but the stop timing advantageous to the player and the combination of the stop order and the stop timing advantageous to the player may be changed.

In the navigation effect of the present embodiment, the stop order advantageous for the player notified by the navigation notification is notified by displaying the navigation image from the liquid crystal display 51 and outputting the navigation sound from the speakers 53 and 54. For example, when notifying the left-middle-right stop order, a stop switch 8L such as "123" (indicating that the left reel is the first stop, the middle reel is the second stop, and the right reel is the third stop), A stop order image showing the stop order of 8C and 8R is displayed. Also, as the navigation voice, for example, a voice indicating the stop order of the stop switch such as "left middle right!" (indicating that the left reel is the first stop, the middle reel is the second stop, and the right reel is the third stop). Is output. When notifying the stop order of the left reel as the first stop, the stop order of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R such as "1--" (indicating that the left reel is the first stop) is indicated. Display the stop order image. Further, as the navigation voice, for example, a voice indicating the stop order of the stop switch is output, such as "left!" (indicating that the left reel is in the first stop) (indicating that the left reel is in the first stop). To do. The mode of the navigation effect is not limited to such a mode, and may be any mode as long as the player can distinguish it according to the winning situation. The navigation effect is not limited to the one using the liquid crystal display 51 and the speakers 53 and 54, and may be performed using the effect LEDs 52a to 52c, the reel LED 55, and the like.

As described above, in the navigation notification and the navigation effect, the stop order that is advantageous to the player is notified in a distinguishable manner. Therefore, the player performs a stop operation in a stop order in accordance with the navigation effect, for example, intentionally shifting to a game state advantageous to the player, avoiding termination of the game state advantageous to the player. By doing so, it is possible to intentionally win an advantageous role.

Next, a process for the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment to transmit a command will be described based on FIGS.

At the start of the game, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment updates and updates various control states (for example, a game state and a state in which navigation notification is executed) with the start of the game. Based on the control state, the control related to the game (for example, internal lottery, navigation notification, lottery regarding advantageous state advantageous to the player, etc.) is performed, and at the end of the game, the result of the game (for example, each reel). Various control states are maintained or updated according to the combination of symbols stopped in step 1, the result of the lottery regarding the advantageous state. Further, at the start and end of the game, a control state command capable of specifying various control states at that time is transmitted to the sub control unit 91. The control state includes a plurality of types of states that are uniquely set according to the game characteristics and design concept of each model of the slot machine 1, and the number of control state commands is the type of the control state. It is set according to the number.

As shown in FIG. 12, the control state command that can specify the control state is a control state that can specify the control state whose contents can change between the start and the end of the game of one unit among the control states. It includes a command 1 and a control state command 2 that is unique to the game and that can specify a control state whose content does not change between the start of the game and the end of the game.

In the control state command 1, a plurality of game state related commands capable of specifying the control state related to the game state in the main control section 41, and AT control as an advantageous state advantageous to the player during AT are performed. A plurality of AT-related commands A capable of specifying the control state related to the presence of the AT, and a plurality of AT-related commands B capable of specifying the control state related to the non-AT, that is, the AT being not controlled. The control state command 2 includes a plurality of in-game unique information commands capable of specifying the control state unique to the game.

Further, the game state-related command is, for example, a command that can specify the game state in the main control unit 41, and if the game state is to be transferred as a predetermined number of games are played, A command that can specify the number of games remaining until the controlled gaming state ends, if the gaming state is to be shifted by paying out a predetermined number of medals, it is controlled by the game. A command and the like that can specify the number of remaining medals until the end of the gaming state is included.

The AT-related command A is, for example, a command that can specify the number of rights controlled by the AT as an advantageous state advantageous to the player, and the remaining games in which the control of the AT controlled by the game is continued. Commands and the like that can specify the number are included.

The AT-related command B is, for example, a command that can specify the cumulative number of normal games that are executed in a normal state in which the AT control has not been performed after the control of the previous AT has been completed. When the number of games reaches a predetermined number and is controlled in an advantageous state that is advantageous to the player, a command that can specify the number of games remaining until the advantageous state is controlled, the right to be controlled by the AT is given The number of games remaining until the control of the AT is started is included.

The in-game unique information command group is controlled by, for example, a command capable of specifying the winning situation of the AT lottery that determines whether or not the AT is given the right to be controlled as an advantageous state advantageous to the player. A command that can specify the addition status of the number of games, a command that can be determined according to the result of the internal lottery at the start of the game that can identify the stop order that is advantageous to the player, a command that is determined according to the internal lottery result at the start of the game A command capable of specifying the type of an effect (for example, a freeze state in which the progress of a game is delayed for a predetermined period, a reel effect performed using a reel in the freeze state, an effect that suggests an internal lottery result, etc.) is included.

One command transmitted from the main control unit 41 to the sub control unit 91 of the present embodiment is composed of 2 bytes (one set of two 1-byte communication data), and the first byte (MODE) is a command. It represents the classification, and the second byte (EXT) represents the content of the command. Each command included in the control status command is also composed of 2 bytes like other commands. In particular, as shown in FIG. 12, the MODE of each series of commands included in the control status command is transmitted. It is set to consecutive numerical values (B0 to CF in this embodiment) corresponding to the order in which they are performed.

It should be noted that the form of the command shown in the present embodiment (the form in which one set of commands is made up of two 1-byte communication data) is an example, and another data form, for example, one communication data is 2 bytes or more. A form, a form in which one command is composed of one or three or more communication data, a form in which these forms are combined, and the like may be used. Further, in the present embodiment, the MODE of each command included in the control state command is a continuous numerical value obtained by the sequential addition process (the process of adding 1) from the initial value (B0), but other than the addition process. It may be a numerical value obtained by the calculation process (four arithmetic operations, etc.).

Further, in each command included in the control state command, the data indicating the specific content of the command to be transmitted to the sub control unit 91 as EXT is executed in the above-mentioned main process and timer interrupt process (main). By the various processes described above, the data is set in the area of the predetermined data address of the RAM 41c corresponding to each data, and the data address of each data is the same as the value of MODE and is continuous corresponding to the transmission order. Is set to a numerical value to be obtained, and can be obtained by sequentially performing the addition process (the process of adding 1) from the initial value (the data address of the command transmitted first among the control state commands). There is. Data indicating the content of the command is stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c specified by the data address of each command included in the control state command, and the corresponding data is directly referenced by referring to the area of the data address. It may be configured to be able to read the data, or to be able to read the corresponding data indirectly by referring to the data address, for example, a second address indicating a predetermined area of the RAM 41c is stored at the data address. Therefore, it is possible to read the corresponding data by further referring to the predetermined area according to the second address, or to calculate the corresponding data by referring to the data address. The data may be obtained as a result of the calculation. By configuring such that the corresponding data can be read indirectly by referring to the data address, for example, even if the data is not stored in the area of continuous numerical data addresses, a predetermined value for the initial value It is possible to read the corresponding data by an arithmetic process (for example, an addition process).

Next, a process for transmitting a command executed by the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment, which is a game start time transmission command setting process executed at the start of the game, will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 to 15. ..

When the game start operation is performed, the main control unit 41 executes a winning number setting process, and sets a winning number that can specify the winning status of the internal lottery in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c according to the result of the internal lottery. After that, the stop order data setting process is executed, and the stop order data which can specify the stop order advantageous to the player according to the internal lottery result or the stop order which is advantageous to the player cannot be specified, but the standard push order (for example, Stop order data that can specify the left first stop) is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 91c. After that, the game start transmission command setting process is executed to execute a control state command that can specify the control state at the start of the game, and an internal winning command that includes a winning number that can specify the internal lottery result. Set to the command queue to send to.

As shown in FIG. 13, in the game start transmission command setting process, first, a control state update process of updating a corresponding control state among a plurality of control states with the start of the game is executed (Sa1). .. In the control status update process, for example, among the control statuses, the gaming status, the number of games remaining until the predetermined gaming status ends, the number of medals remaining until the completion of the predetermined gaming status, and the cumulative number of normal games For example, the control state determined by the result of the previous game is maintained without updating. Further, for example, regarding the control state that can change when a predetermined condition is satisfied with the start of the game, such as the number of rights controlled by the AT and the number of remaining games controlled by the AT, the predetermined condition is satisfied. Update depending on the situation. Further, for example, the control status newly determined at the start of the game such as the winning situation of the AT lottery, the stop order advantageous for the player, the type of effect, etc. is newly set.

After the control state update process is executed in the step Sa1, the control state command batch setting process for collectively setting the above-mentioned command groups included in the control state commands capable of specifying each control state in the command queue is executed ( Sa2).

As shown in FIG. 14, in the control state command batch setting process, the value of MODE set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c is set to an initial value (in this embodiment, the MODE of the game state related command included in the control state command is used). It is set to a certain B0) (Sb1). Further, the value of the data address set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c is set to the initial value (the value of the address of the area in which the data of the game state related command is stored) (Sb2). Further, the value of the number of processing times set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c is set to the number of commands included in the control state command group (Sb3).

After that, the timer interrupt is set to be prohibited (Sb4), and the MODE of a predetermined area of the RAM 41c is set to the command queue in the state where the timer interrupt is prohibited (Sb5). Then, the data stored in the area of the RAM 41c at the address corresponding to the value of the data address is acquired, set as a EXT in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c (Sb6), and the EXT is set in the command queue (Sb7).

After that, a timer interrupt waiting process is executed (Sb8). In the timer interrupt waiting process, the timer interrupt is set to enable, the process waits until the timer interrupt process (main) is performed, and after the timer interrupt process (main) is completed, the process returns to the calling process. In the timer interrupt process (main), as will be described later, when it is not detected that the power supply to the slot machine 1 is stopped, the normal command transmission process is executed every time the timer interrupt process (main) is executed. Is executed to transmit the data (MODE and EXT forming the command) set in the command queue to the sub control unit 91 byte by byte. Therefore, by executing the timer interrupt waiting process in step Sb8, the normal command transmission process is executed, and the MODE or EXT set in the command queue in steps Sb5 and Sb7 is set first. MODE is transmitted to the sub control unit 91 as the first byte of the command.

After the timer interrupt waiting process in the step Sb8 is completed, the timer interrupt waiting process is executed again (Sb9). As a result, by the normal command transmission process executed in the timer interrupt process (main), the EXT set after MODE or EXT set in the command queue in steps Sb5 and Sb7 is set as the second byte of the command. Since it is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91, the timer interrupt waiting process is executed twice in steps Sb8 and Sb9, so that one set of MODE and EXT forming one command is sub-control unit. It will be transmitted to 91.

After that, 1 is added to the MODE value of the predetermined area of the RAM 41c (Sb10), and 1 is added to the data address value of the predetermined area of the RAM 41c (Sb11). Then, the value of the number of times of processing in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c is subtracted by 1 (Sb12), it is determined whether the value of the number of remaining processing after the subtraction is 0 (Sb13), and all of the control state command groups are processed. It is determined whether MODE and EXT are set in the command queue for the command.

If it is determined in step Sb13 that the value of the remaining processing count is not 0, that is, MODE and EXT have not been set in the command queue for all commands in the control status command group, and commands that have not yet been set in the command queue. If there is still, by returning to the step of Sb4, performing the processing of the steps Sb10 and Sb11 after performing the processing of the steps Sb5 to Sb7 in the state where the timer interrupt is set to be prohibited again, The process of sequentially setting the MODE and EXT of the command not yet set in the command queue to the command queue is repeated.

When it is determined in step Sb13 that the remaining number of processing times is 0, that is, when MODE and EXT are set in the command queue for all commands included in the control status command group, the control status command batch setting processing is performed. And ends the game start command transmission process of the calling source.

In the game start command transmission processing, after the control state command batch setting processing in the step Sa2 is completed, the internal winning command setting processing (first internal winning command) is executed (Sa3), and based on the internal lottery result. MODE and EXT of the first internal winning command capable of specifying the winning situation of the special combination are set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c. After that, a command transmission process of setting MODE and EXT in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c in the command queue is executed (Sa4).

In the command setting process, as shown in FIG. 15, the timer interrupt is set to be prohibited (Sc1), the MODE of the predetermined area of the RAM 41c is set to the command queue, and then the EXT of the predetermined area of the RAM 41c is set to the command queue. (Sc2). Then, the prohibition of the timer interrupt set in the step Sc1 is released (Sc3), the command setting process is ended, and the process is returned to the game start time transmission command setting process. In the command setting processing, like the control status command batch setting processing, the timer interrupt waiting processing is not executed after setting MODE and EXT which form one command in the command queue, but the timer interrupt is prohibited in the step Sc3. Since the timer interrupt processing (main) is performed at a predetermined timing after the interrupt is released, MODE and EXT set in the command queue in the step Sc2 of the command setting processing are By executing the normal command transmission process in the timer interrupt process (main) at a predetermined timing after the step, the normal command transmission process is transmitted to the sub control unit 91.

After the command setting process in the step Sa4 is completed, in the game start transmission command setting process, the internal winning command setting process (second internal winning command) is executed (Sa5), and the general winning combination is performed based on the internal lottery result. MODE and EXT of the second internal winning command capable of specifying the winning situation of are set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c. After that, command transmission processing is executed (Sa6), and MODE and EXT in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c are set in the command queue. The MODE and EXT of the second internal winning command set in the command queue in the command setting process of step Sa6 are timer interrupts at a predetermined timing after which the interrupt is performed, as in the case of the command setting process in Sa4. By executing the normal command transmission process in the process (main), the command is transmitted to the sub control unit 91.

After executing the command setting process corresponding to the internal winning command setting process (second internal winning command) in the step Sa6, the command setting process is ended and the game start time transmission command setting process is ended. After that, according to the start operation, the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are controlled to rotate, and control according to the progress of the game is performed.

As described above, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment executes the control state command batch setting process when the start switch 7 is operated as the first timing, that is, at the start of the game, and outputs the control state command. A plurality of included commands are transmitted to the sub control unit 91.

Further, in the control state command batch setting process, when transmitting a plurality of commands included in the control state command, the main control unit 41 sets a set of MODE and EXT that constitutes one command in the interrupt disabled state. After setting in the command queue, the timer interrupt waiting process (main) that waits until the timer interrupt process (main) is performed once is executed twice in succession, so that the timer interrupt process (main) is executed twice in succession. Then, by transmitting MODE and EXT of the command queue to the sub-control unit 91, two sets of unit data (1 byte MODE and EXT) forming one command are continuously transmitted. It has become.

In the control state command batch setting process, the main control unit 41 sets MODE and EXT in the command queue for one command and then waits for a timer interrupt when transmitting a plurality of commands included in the control state command. After the process is executed twice and one set of unit data is transmitted, MODE and EXT are similarly set in the command queue for the other command, and the process of executing the timer interrupt waiting process is executed twice. By doing so, when a plurality of commands included in the control state command are transmitted, each command is set in the command queue and transmitted.

In addition, each MODE of the plurality of commands included in the control state command is set to a continuous numerical value obtained by performing an addition process from the initial value by one. Then, in the control state command batch setting process, the main control unit 41, when transmitting a plurality of commands included in the control state command, uses a value obtained by adding one from the initial value as the MODE of each command of the control state command. By setting in the command queue, a plurality of commands included in the control state command are transmitted to the sub control unit 91 in the order of consecutive numerical values set as MODE.

In the game start transmission command setting process, the main control unit 41 executes the control state command batch setting process to transmit all control state commands that can be set uniquely for each model of the slot machine 1, The winning command setting process is executed to cause the sub-control unit 91 to transmit an internal winning command that is commonly transmitted regardless of the model of the slot machine 1, and then control according to the progress of the game is performed. Therefore, it is possible to specify that the control according to the progress status of the game is started based on the transmission of the common internal winning command. On the other hand, by receiving the common internal winning command, the sub-control unit 91 specifies on the main control unit 41 side that the control according to the progress status of the game will be performed thereafter, and the sub-control unit 91 performs the control. It is possible to start the control of the corresponding production.

Next, a process for the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment to transmit a predetermined command at the end of the game will be described with reference to FIG.

The main controller 41 ends the third stop operation for the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R whose rotation control has been started in accordance with the game start operation (when the stop switch for the third stop operation is released). That is, at the end of the game, a game end transmission command setting process for setting the control state command and the command relating to the result of the game in the command queue for transmitting to the sub control unit 91 is executed.

As shown in FIG. 16, in the game end transmission command setting process, first, MODE and EXT of the door command are set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c based on the output state of the door opening detection switch 25 (Sd1), and then the command transmission is performed. A process is executed (Sd2), and MODE and EXT in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c are set in the command queue.

Then, the control state update process is executed (Sd3), and the control state is updated based on the end of the game and the result of the game. In the control state update processing, among the control states, a combination of symbols stopped on the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R, that is, a control state that can change according to the result of the game, for example, a game state, until a predetermined game state ends The remaining number of games, the number of rights controlled by the AT, and the like are updated or maintained according to the result of the game, and change in accordance with the game being played in a predetermined state, for example, a predetermined state. Regarding the number of medals remaining until the end of the game state, the cumulative number of normal games, the number of remaining games controlled by AT, etc., should be decremented by 1 according to the fact that the game was played in the corresponding state. A control state that is maintained without being updated or subtracted, and does not change regardless of the result of the game or that the game is played in a predetermined state, for example, the winning situation of the AT lottery, the stop order advantageous for the player, Control is performed such that the type of effect is maintained without change.

After performing the control state update process in the step Sd3, the control state command batch setting process described above is performed (Sd4), and the control state command 1 and the control state that can specify the control state updated or maintained in the step Sd3. The command 2 is transmitted to the sub control unit 91.

After that, the winning number set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c is acquired based on the combination of symbols arranged on the winning line LN, and the MODE and EXT of the winning number command are set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c based on the winning number. (Sd5), the command transmission process is executed (Sd6), and MODE and EXT in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c are set in the command queue. Then, in the same manner as setting the winning number command in the command queue in steps Sd5 and Sd6, a predetermined command to be transmitted with the end of the game (for example, a payout number command, a game end command, a payout start command, a payout end). Command, error command, etc.), MODE and EXT are set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c, and then command transmission processing is executed to set MODE and EXT in the command queue. Then, after MODE and EXT have been set in the command queue for all commands to be transmitted with the end of the game, the game end transmission command setting process is ended. After that, control according to the progress of the game is performed such as payout of medals and setting of re-play according to the result of the game.

As described above, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment performs the control state command batch setting process when the third stop operation for the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is finished as the second timing, that is, when the game ends. The sub-control unit 91 is executed to transmit a plurality of commands included in the control state command to the sub-control unit 91.

Further, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment executes the control state update process in the game end transmission command setting process, and after performing the control of updating or maintaining the control state that may change with the end of the game. By executing the control state command batch setting process, the control state command batch setting process transmits a control state command capable of specifying the control state updated or maintained by the control state update process.

In the game end transmission command setting process, the main control unit 41 executes the control state command batch setting process to transmit all control state commands that can be set uniquely for each model of the slot machine 1, and then wins the prize. A command that is commonly transmitted regardless of the model of the slot machine 1 such as a number command is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91, and thereafter, control according to the progress status of the game is performed. It is possible to specify that the control according to the progress status of the game is started based on the transmission of the common command such as the number command. On the other hand, by receiving the common command, the sub control unit 91 specifies on the main control unit 41 side that the control according to the progress situation of the game is subsequently performed, and the sub control unit 91 responds to the control. It is possible to start control of effects and the like.

Next, the timer interrupt process (main) executed by the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment will be described based on FIG.

As shown in FIG. 17, in the timer interrupt process (main), first, the register in use is saved in the stack area (Se1). Next, a power failure determination process is performed (Se2). In the power failure determination process, it is determined whether or not the voltage drop signal is input from the power failure detection circuit 48. If the voltage drop signal is input, it is determined whether or not the voltage drop signal was also input in the previous power failure determination process. If the voltage drop signal was input even in the previous power failure determination process, it is determined that the power supply to the slot machine 1 has been stopped and a power failure has occurred. The flag is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c.

After the power failure determination process in the step of Se2, it is determined whether or not the power failure flag is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 41c (Se3). If the power failure flag is not set, the game controlled by the main process is executed. Processing for performing various controls according to the progress stage (for example, processing related to counter updating, processing related to switch input determination, processing related to reel motor phase signal updating, processing related to command transmission, etc.) is sequentially executed. ..

In the timer interrupt process (main), a normal command transmission process for transmitting various commands set in the command queue to the sub control unit 91 is executed as one of a plurality of processes performed in the timer interrupt process (main). Yes (Se4). In the normal command transmission process, the 1-byte MODE or 1-byte EXT that composes the command set in the command queue, and the first one of the MODE or EXT that has not been transmitted is transmitted to the command queue. After the specified MODE or EXT is output from the output port by specifying based on the pointer value, a strobe signal for notifying the sub control unit 91 that the MODE or EXT is output is output for a predetermined time (in the present embodiment, 10 μs) output. Then, the transmission pointer value is updated to a value indicating the next untransmitted MODE or EXT, and the normal time command transmission process is ended. As a result, every time the timer interrupt process (main) is performed, MODE and EXT set in the command queue are transmitted to the sub control unit 91 one byte at a time, and untransmitted remaining in the command queue is not transmitted. MODE and EXT will be transmitted in the timer interrupt process (main) after the next time.

Then, in the timer interrupt process (main), after all of the plurality of processes performed in the timer interrupt process (main) are completed, the registers saved in the stack area in step Se1 are restored, and the process is completed. Then, the process returns to the main process before the timer interrupt process (main) is executed.

Further, in the step of Se3, it is determined whether or not the power failure flag is set in the predetermined area of the RAM 41c. A command transmission process at the time of power failure is executed to transmit all the untransmitted MODEs and EXTs that have been transmitted to the sub control unit 91 (Se6).

In the power-off command transmission process, based on the transmission pointer value of the command queue, the first one of the untransmitted MODEs or EXTs is specified, and after the specified MODE or EXT is output from the output port, The strobe signal is output, and the process of updating the transmission pointer value to the value of the next untransmitted MODE or EXT is repeatedly performed, and when the power failure is detected in the power failure determination process, the command queue set All the MODE and EXT to be transmitted are sequentially transmitted byte by byte to the sub control unit 91.

After transmitting all untransmitted MODEs and EXTs set in the command queue by the power-off command transmission process in step Se6, the power-off process (main) is executed to execute the slot machine 1 When the power supply to the power source is restarted, a process for enabling the control state before the power failure can be restored is performed, and the subsequent processes in the main control unit 41 such as the control related to the game are disabled.

In this way, the main control unit 41 executes the normal-time command transmission process when the power interruption is not detected in the timer interrupt process (main), and the power interruption is detected when the power interruption is detected. The disconnection command transmission process is executed to transmit MODE and EXT which form the command set in the command queue to the sub control unit 91.

Further, in the normal command transmission process, only one MODE or EXT initially set in the command queue is transmitted to the sub control unit 91, and the untransmitted MODE and EXT are interrupted by the timer interrupt process (next time). On the other hand, in the command transmission process at the time of power failure, all untransmitted MODEs and EXTs stored in the command queue are transmitted to the sub control unit 91, and untransmitted MODEs and EXTs are transmitted. Will not remain.

In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 can control the game and can transmit a plurality of commands including a control state command indicating the control state of the game. The sub control unit 91 can control the production by specifying the control state on the main control unit 41 side in response to the reception of the command from the main control unit 41.

In such a configuration, in order to make the sub control unit 91 grasp the control state on the main control unit 41 side in detail, the control state indicating the control state changed every time the control state changes on the main control unit 41 side. If it is configured to transmit each time, there is a problem that the main control unit 41 increases the program capacity related to command transmission.

On the other hand, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment, when the start switch 7 is operated as the first timing in the game of one unit, that is, at the start of the game and the reel 2L as the second timing, When the operation of the third stop for 2C and 2R is finished, that is, when the game is finished, the control state command including a plurality of types of commands that can specify the control state of the game on the main control unit 41 side is sub-controlled. The control state command that can be transmitted to the unit 91 includes a control state that does not change at the first timing and the second timing, that is, a control state that does not change at a plurality of timings in one unit of the game. The control state command 2 as the identifiable first control state command and the control state that can change at the first timing and the second timing, that is, the control that may change at a plurality of timings in one unit of the game The control state command 1 as a second control state command capable of specifying the state, and the main control unit 41 performs common control state command batch setting processing at both the first timing and the second timing. By executing all the commands included in the control state command, the sub-control unit 91 side knows the control state on the main control unit 41 side in detail based on the control state command, and the main control It is possible to reduce the program capacity for performing processing when the unit 41 transmits the control state command.

In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41, which controls the game as the first control unit, can send a command to the sub-control unit 91, which controls the effect as the second control unit. However, the first control means is a control means for transmitting control information such as a command to the second control means, and the second control means is based on the control information transmitted from the first control means. Any control means for performing some kind of control may be used. As the first control means, a control other than the game control, for example, a control means for controlling the effect is applied, and as the second control means, for example, the first control means. When the control means is the control means for controlling the effect, the control means for controlling the effect device may be applied based on the control information transmitted from the first control means.

Further, in the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 executes the common control state command batch setting process at the start of the game as the first timing and at the end of the game as the second timing, Although the control state command is transmitted at a plurality of timings in the one-unit game, the main control unit 41 causes the control state command to be transmitted at a plurality of timings including timings before and after the control state is changed in at least one unit game. Any configuration may be included, and a configuration including a plurality of timings other than the start and end of the game may be included, or a configuration including the start and end of the game and other timings, and three or more The configuration may include timing. With such a configuration, the sub-control unit 91 can be made to understand in more detail that the control state has changed.

Further, in the present embodiment, the AT control is applied as an advantageous state that is advantageous for the player, which is one type of control state, but other control, for example, AT is controlled as the advantageous state that is advantageous for the player. The probability of winning the lottery that determines whether to grant the right to win is higher than other states in an advantageous state, the probability of winning the lottery that determines whether to add the number of games controlled by AT is Apply an advantageous state that is higher than the state, an advantage state that the probability of winning the re-game role in the internal lottery is higher than other states, and an advantageous state that the probability that the small role is won in the internal lottery is higher than other states. Even in such a configuration, the control state relating to each advantageous state is transmitted from the main control unit 41 to the sub control unit 91 as a plurality of commands included in the control state command. It is possible to make the control unit 91 grasp the control state on the main control unit 41 side in detail.

The main control unit 41 of the present embodiment executes the control state command batch setting process at the first timing and the second timing in the one unit game to transmit the control state command at a plurality of timings in the one unit game. The first timing is the timing when the start switch 7 is operated, that is, the timing associated with the start of the game, and the second timing is the third stop operation for the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R. When the game is finished, that is, the timing accompanying the end of the game, the control state of the main control unit 41, which is the first control unit, is changed at the beginning and end of the game on the sub-control unit 91 side, which is the second control unit. Can be grasped.

In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 executes the control status command batch setting process as the first timing, which is the timing associated with the start of the game, to execute the control status command batch setting process. Although the command is transmitted, the first timing may be at the start of the game, and as the first timing, the timing at which the rotation control of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is started with the start of the game. , The reels 2L, 2C, 2R are in a constant speed state with the start of the game, the timing when the acceptance of the operation of the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R is validated, and the winning of the internal lottery performed with the start of the game Timing such as the timing after transmitting the internal winning command that can specify the situation may be applied.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the main control unit 41, when the third stop operation is finished for the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R as the second timing accompanying the end of the game (the stop switch for the third stop is pressed down). The control timing command batch setting process is executed and the control status command is transmitted after the game is released. However, the second timing may be at the end of the game. The timing when the rotation control of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is started with the start of the game, and the timing when the third stop operation is started for the reels 2L, 2C, 2R with the start of the game (the third (When the stop switch for stop is pressed), the timing at which the stop control of all reels 2L, 2C, 2R ends with the end of the game, and all reels 2L, 2C, 2R enter the stop state with the end of the game Timing, the timing between the third stop operation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R and the start operation of the next game (for example, the timing of payout, the setting of re-play or the bet number). May be applied.

The main control unit 41 of the present embodiment can control the AT to an advantageous state that is advantageous to the player when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and the first timing and the second timing in one unit of the game. At the timing, a common control status command batch setting process can be executed to transmit the control status command to the sub-control unit 91. The control status command includes the first timing and the second timing. A control state command 1 that can specify a control state that can change in the control state command 1 is included in the control state command 1. The control state command 1 can change for each game of one unit while being controlled by the AT as an advantageous state. It includes an AT-related command A that can specify a control state that does not change for each game of one unit other than the AT-controlled state, and executes the common control state command batch setting process for the AT-related command A as well. By doing so, since it is transmitted as a plurality of types of commands included in the control state command, the control state of the main control unit 41 as the first control unit is grasped in detail on the side of the sub control unit 91 as the second control unit. At the same time, it is possible to reduce the program capacity when the main control unit 41 as the first control means transmits the control state command.

The main control unit 41 of the present embodiment executes a common control state command batch setting process at the first timing and the second timing in one unit of the game, and includes a plurality of types of commands capable of specifying the control state. The control status command is configured to be transmitted to the sub-control unit 91, and each command included in the control status command is data that constitutes the command and is a serial number for each type as a MODE indicating the classification of the command. In the control state command batch setting process executed at one timing, the main control unit 41 commands each command included in the control state command in the order of consecutive numbers given as MODE. Since the queue is set and transmitted, the sub-control unit 91 as the second control means can grasp whether the order in which the control state commands are transmitted is normal.

In the control state command batch setting process, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment, when transmitting each command included in the control state command, performs an addition process of 1 at each initial value or each command transmitted from the initial value. Since the obtained value is set as the MODE that constitutes the command, there is no need for relatively large data such as a data table to create multiple types of control status commands, and only the initial value and addition value are used. Therefore, the data capacity for creating the control status command can be reduced. Further, in such a configuration, in designing the slot machine 1, generally, the number of types of control states to be grasped by the sub-control unit 91 increases or decreases depending on the model of the slot machine 1 or the like. Regardless of the number of types, in the control state command batch setting process, each command included in the control state command can be created with only the initial value and the addition value.

In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 can control the game and can transmit a plurality of commands including a control state command indicating the control state of the game. The sub control unit 91 has a configuration capable of specifying the control state on the main control unit 41 side in response to the reception of a command from the main control unit 41 and controlling the effect. , Generates a command in accordance with the progress of the game, stores it in the command queue, and transmits the command stored in the command queue to the sub-control unit 91 in the normal command transmission process that is periodically executed by the timer interrupt. This is the configuration.

In such a configuration, for example, in order to make the sub-control unit 91 grasp the control state on the main control unit 41 side in detail, the control state changed every time the control state changes on the main control unit 41 side is shown. If a plurality of types of control status commands are to be transmitted each time, a plurality of commands will be intensively generated in a short period of time, and the command queue may overflow, making it impossible to transmit all commands.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, one command transmitted by the main control unit 41 is composed of 1-byte MODE and 1-byte EXT, and the main control unit 41 sends commands according to the progress of the game. MODE and EXT of the command queue are set and set in the command queue, and thereafter, every time the timer interrupt processing (main) is executed, the MODE and EXT set in the command queue are byte by byte in the sub control unit 91. In the control state command batch setting process for transmitting a plurality of types of commands included in the control state command to the sub-control unit 91, one command included in the control state command is transmitted. In doing so, after creating MODE and EXT of the command and setting them in the command queue, by executing the interrupt waiting process twice to wait until the timer interrupt process (main) is executed, By waiting for the progress of control for the period required for transmitting the MODE and EXT of the set command, a new MOED and EXT of the command are transmitted to the sub control unit 91. In order to prevent another command from being set in the command queue, the command queue does not overflow due to MODE and EXT of the newly created command, and the control state command is sent to the sub control unit 91. It can be sent reliably.

In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41, which controls the game as the first control unit, can send a command to the sub-control unit 91, which controls the effect as the second control unit. However, the first control means is a control means for transmitting control information such as a command to the second control means, and the second control means is based on the control information transmitted from the first control means. Any control means for performing some kind of control may be used. As the first control means, a control other than the game control, for example, a control means for controlling the effect is applied, and as the second control means, for example, the first control means. When the control means is the control means for controlling the effect, the control means for controlling the effect device may be applied based on the control information transmitted from the first control means.

Further, in the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 periodically executes the timer interrupt process (main) and transmits MODE and EXT set in the command queue to the sub control unit 91 byte by byte. However, if the data such as MODE and EXT set in the command queue is transmitted every predetermined period, the data is transmitted by a program (software) such as an interrupt process by the main control unit 41. The configuration may be adopted, or control means such as a transmission circuit other than the main control section 41 may be provided and the data set in the command queue may be transmitted by the control means (hardware) at predetermined intervals.

Further, in the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 performs the command included in the control state command in the control state command batch setting process for transmitting the plurality of types of commands included in the control state command to the sub control unit 91. Is set in the command queue, and then the interrupt waiting process is executed twice to wait for the progress of control for the period required to transmit MODE and EXT set in the command queue. After the command included in the command is set in the command queue, the configuration may be such that the progress of control is waited for a period longer than a predetermined period required for transmitting MODE and EXT set in the command queue. By executing the interrupt waiting process three times or more, the control progress is waited for a predetermined period of time or more, and a timer is provided to measure the elapsed time after setting one command in the command queue. When a time longer than a predetermined time required for the timer interrupt process (main) to be performed twice is measured by the timer, a new command is set in the command queue, and the like. Control progress can be awaited for a period of time greater than or equal to the predetermined period required for the command to be transmitted.

In this embodiment, the command transmitted by the main control unit 41 is a 2-byte command composed of MODE and EXT, and in the timer interrupt process (main), the MODE and EXT set in the command queue are set to 1 Although it is configured to transmit each byte to the sub-control unit 91, in the timer interrupt processing (main), the command set in the command queue every predetermined cycle is less than the total capacity of the data configuring the command. In the configuration in which the data is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91 as the second control unit by capacity, the main control unit 41 as the first control unit sets all the data forming the command in the command queue and then the timer. A configuration may be adopted in which the progress of control is waited for a period required for transmitting all the data constituting one command by the interrupt processing (main). Even in such a configuration, the configuration of the present embodiment is also available. The same effect as can be obtained.

The main controller 41 of the present embodiment determines whether or not the power supply to the slot mine 1 is stopped every time the timer interrupt process (main) is executed, and the power supply to the slot mine 1 is stopped. If it is determined that the game control is disabled, it is determined that the power supply to the slot mine 1 is not stopped each time the timer interrupt process (main) is executed. In this case, the normal-time command transmission process is executed to transmit one of MODE and EXT, which compose the command set in the command queue, to the sub-control unit 91 as the second control means, When it is determined that the power supply to the mine 1 is stopped, the normal command transmission process is not executed, and the power interruption command transmission process is executed before the game control is disabled. Since all MODEs and EXTs set in the command queue are transmitted to the sub-control unit 91, the progress of the game control is not disabled during the transmission of MODEs and EXTs that form a command. .. Further, even if the power supply to the slot mine 1 is stopped after a part of MODE and EXT forming one command stored in the command queue is transmitted, the one command is formed. All MODE and EXT can be transmitted.

In the first transmission trigger for transmitting one command other than the control status command such as the internal winning command and door frame AND, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment executes the command setting process and the MODE that configures the command. At the second transmission timing when EXT is set in the command queue and a plurality of types of commands included in the control state command are transmitted, MODE and EXT that configure the command by executing the control state command batch setting process are set in the command queue. In the control status command batch setting process, which is the configuration for setting and is the second transmission trigger, the timer interrupt process (main) is executed after setting MODE and EXT forming one command in the command queue. Waits until the progress of the control of the game by executing an interrupt waiting process that waits until the command queue overflows even when MODE and EXT that form a plurality of commands are set in the command queue in a short period of time. Can be prevented.

The main control unit 41 of the present embodiment is configured to transmit MODE and EXT which form the command set in the command queue in the timer interrupt process (main) one byte at a time, and in the control state command batch setting process. , After setting one set of MODE and EXT that compose one command included in the control status command in the command queue, the interrupt waiting process that waits until the timer interrupt process (main) is executed once is performed twice. By executing it, the progress of the control of the game is kept on standby for the period required for transmission of one set of MODE and EXT which form one command, and therefore it is also used in other processes than the control state command batch setting process. By executing the common interrupt waiting process for a plurality of times, the progress of the game control is put on standby, so that the program capacity related to the standby can be reduced.

Further, in the timer interrupt process (main), the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment transmits MODE and EXT which form the command set in the command queue in the timer interrupt process (main) one byte at a time. , Update the output states of the switches such as the start switch 7 and the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R, refer to the output states of the corresponding switches in the subsequent main processing, and control the progress of the game based on the output states. When controlling the progress of the game in the main process, refer to the output state of each switch after executing the interrupt waiting process that waits until the timer interrupt process (main) is executed once In the control state command batch setting process executed in the main process, after a set of MODE and EXT forming one command included in the control state command is set in the command queue, the timer interrupt process (main ) Is executed once, an interrupt waiting process is executed twice to wait for the progress of the control of the game for a period required for transmission of one set of MODE and EXT that form one command. Therefore, by executing the common interrupt waiting process that is also used in the process of detecting the operation of switches as a process other than the control status command batch setting process, the game control progress is made to wait. It is possible to reduce the program capacity related to.

The main control unit 41 of the present embodiment configures one command included in the control state command in a state in which the timer interrupt is set to be disabled after the timer interrupt is set to be disabled in the control state command batch setting process. Since MODE and EXT are set in the command queue and then the timer interrupt waiting process is executed and the timer interrupt process (main) is executed, the MODE and EXT forming one command are set in the command queue. It is possible to prevent the command from being transmitted before the processing is completed.

The main control unit 41 of this embodiment can specify the first internal winning command that can specify the winning status of the special role as the internal drawing result and the winning status of the general winning combination as the internal winning command that can specify the internal drawing result. The second internal winning command can be set in the internal winning command setting process, and the command can be transmitted to the sub control unit 91. In the internal winning command setting process, when the internal lottery result becomes the notification target combination, it can be specified that the notification target combination has won, regardless of whether it is controlled by the AT, but it is an advantageous stop for the player. The second internal winning command relating to the general combination is set so that the order cannot be specified. Therefore, regardless of whether or not the main control unit 41 controls the AT, the second internal winning command does not specify the stop order advantageous to the player according to the internal lottery result, and the AT Since the common second internal winning command is transmitted regardless of whether or not it is controlled, the process relating to the transmission of the second internal winning command can be simplified, and the sub-control unit 91 side is tampered with. Also, it is possible to prevent the stop order that is advantageous to the player from being notified by the navigation effect in a state where the player is not controlled by the AT.

In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 is configured to notify the navigation order of the stop order of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R, which is advantageous to the player, according to the notification target combination won by the internal winning. The control unit 41 uses the navigation notification to operate at any one of a plurality of different operation timings, an operation mode at any one of a plurality of operation orders, and a combination thereof. The operation mode may be notified by a navigation notification. Even in such a configuration, the main control unit 41 does not depend on whether the main control unit 41 is controlled by the AT or not. It is possible to specify that the player has won, but by setting the second internal winning command so that the operation mode advantageous to the player cannot be specified, the game according to the internal lottery result from the second internal winning command. The operation mode that is advantageous to the user is not specified on the sub control unit 91 side.

Further, in the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 includes a first notification target combination and a second notification target combination as notification target combinations for performing the navigation notification, and the main control unit 41 sets the internal winning command setting. In the process, when the internal lottery result becomes the notification target combination, the second internal winning command can be specified so as to specify whether the notification target combination is the first notification target combination or the second notification target combination. Is set and transmitted to the sub-control unit 91. Therefore, when the internal lottery result becomes the notification target combination, whether the notification target combination is the first notification target combination on the sub-control unit 91 side or the second notification target combination. Can be specified, and the sub-control unit 91 can also perform different effects depending on the type of the notification target combination.

Further, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment controls the AT at the start of the game, and when the internal lottery result becomes the notification target combination in the state where the navigation notification is executed, the main controller 41 Sub-control is performed by executing a stop order data setting process for setting stop order data that can identify an advantageous stop order in a predetermined area of the RAM 91c, and setting a command including the stop order data in the game start transmission command setting process described above. Since it is transmitted to the section 91, it is possible to perform a navigation effect in which the sub-control section 91 informs the stop order advantageous to the player in the state where the navigation notification is executed.

Further, in the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 includes the first notification target combination and the second notification target combination as the notification target combination for executing the navigation notification, and the main control unit 41 sets the stop order data setting process. In the case where the internal lottery result becomes the first notification target combination and the second notification target combination in the state where the navigation notification is executed, that is, when the navigation notification is executed, Even if the notification target combination won in the lottery is of a different type, if the stop order advantageous to the player is common, stop order data including a common navigation number that can specify the stop order advantageous to the player is provided. Since it is set, the types of stop order data can be reduced.

Further, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment sets the stop order data that can specify the stop order advantageous to the player according to the control status of the game at the start of the game, in the predetermined area of the RAM 91c. In the state where the navigation notification is executed in the stop order data setting process, the stop order data that can identify the stop order advantageous to the player when the internal lottery result becomes the notification target combination is set. On the other hand, in a state other than the state where the navigation notification is executed, when the internal lottery result becomes the notification target combination, the stop order advantageous to the player cannot be specified, but the standard push order (for example, the left first stop) ) Can be specified, so regardless of whether or not navigation notification is executed, common processing for setting stop order data is performed when the internal lottery result becomes the notification target combination. Can be converted.

Further, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment is configured to stepwise stop the corresponding reels 2L, 2C, 2R each time the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R are operated, which is an advantageous stop for the player. The order is determined before the operation of all the stop switches 8L, 8C, 8R, that is, the operation of the third stop is completed, and the main control unit 41 determines the stop order that is advantageous to the player. When it is confirmed, the push-order specific command setting process for setting the push-order specific command capable of specifying the decided advantageous stop order is executed, and the set push-order specific command is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91. In the push order specific command setting process, when the internal lottery result is the notification target combination in a state other than the state in which the navigation notification is executed, the stage in which the stop order advantageous to the player is determined, that is, the first stop, the first stop, 2 After the stop operation is performed, since the push order specifying command that can specify the stop order advantageous to the player according to the internal winning result is set and transmitted, the sub-control unit 91 is fraudulently applied. Also, while preventing the stop order that is advantageous for the player from being specified, whether or not the sub-control section 91 has operated in the stop order that is advantageous for the player when the internal lottery result becomes the notification target It is possible to perform a corresponding effect.

In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 stops the reels 2L, 2C, 2R when the notification target winning combination is won in a state other than the state in which the navigation notification is executed in the push order specifying command setting process. When it is determined that the combination to be stopped by operation is determined, a push order specifying command that can specify the stop order advantageous for the player is set, and the push order specifying command is sent to the sub control unit 91. Although it is configured to transmit, a command that can specify the stop order advantageous to the player after the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are stopped and the winning combination is determined is different from the push order specifying command. It may be a command, for example, by transmitting another command that can specify the type of the notification target combination won in the internal lottery, the stop order advantageous for the player based on the type of the notification target combination won May be specified, or a separate command may be provided that can specify the stop order advantageous for the player. In such a configuration, when the winning combination to be stopped is determined, the main control unit 41 is configured to perform a process of setting a command capable of specifying a stop order advantageous to the player, thereby the main control unit 41. Thus, it is possible to reduce the load related to the transmission of a separate command or the like that can specify the stop order that is advantageous for the player.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 executes the stop order data setting process when the internal lottery is performed and when the stop operation of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R is performed, and the player is executed. It is a configuration for transmitting a command including stop order data that can specify a stop order that is advantageous for the sub-control unit 91, and after the winning combination to be stopped is determined, every time the push order specifying command setting process is executed, Although the push order specifying command capable of specifying the stop order advantageous to the player is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91, the push order capable of specifying the stop order advantageous to the player after the winning combination to be stopped is determined. The specific command may be transmitted at least once when the winning combination to be stopped is determined, and after the winning combination to be stopped is determined and a push order specifying command capable of specifying the stopping order advantageous to the player is transmitted. The configuration may be such that the push order specific command setting process is not executed. With such a configuration, it is possible to reduce the load related to the transmission of the push order specifying command by the main control unit 41.

Further, in the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 executes the stop order data setting process when the internal lottery is performed in the state of performing the navigation notification, and the stop operation of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R is performed. When the internal lottery is performed, only the stop order data setting process is executed when the navigation notification is performed. May be. With such a configuration, it is possible to reduce the load related to the transmission of the push order specifying command by the main control unit 41 when the navigation notification is performed.

When the start operation is performed, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment performs internal lottery, sets a different winning number for each internal lottery result in the RAM 41c according to the internal lottery result, and sets the winning number. The internal winning flag can be set, navigation notification can be made, commands can be created, reels 2L, 2C, 2R can be stopped according to the internal lottery result. The first internal winning command and the second internal winning command capable of specifying the winning status of the general combination are set in the internal winning command setting process, and the set command is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91. , As the winning number when the notification target combination is won as an internal winning result, consecutive numerical values within a predetermined numerical range are assigned, and in the internal winning command setting process, the navigation notification is executed under the control of the AT. In a state other than the state in which the winning number set in the RAM 41c is within the predetermined numerical range, it can be specified that the winning combination has been notified, but the stop order advantageous to the player cannot be specified. The internal winning command is set, and the set second internal winning command is transmitted to the sub control unit 91. As a result, regardless of whether or not the main controller 41 controls the AT, the second internal winning command does not specify the stop order advantageous for the player according to the internal lottery result. Even if an illegality is made on the side of the sub-control unit 91, it is possible to prevent the stop order that is advantageous to the player from being notified by the navigation effect in a state where the AT is not controlling.

Further, as the winning number set when the internal lottery result becomes the notification target combination, a continuous numerical value within a predetermined numerical range is assigned, and the main control unit 41 determines whether the internal lottery result is the notification target combination. By determining whether or not the winning number used when performing the predetermined control is within the predetermined numerical value range assigned to the notification target combination, when transmitting the second internal winning command The processing can be simplified.

Further, in the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 includes the first notification target combination and the first notification target combination as the notification target combinations for performing the navigation notification, and the internal lottery result is the first notification target. Assign consecutive numbers in the first numerical range as winning numbers when the winning combination is achieved, and use consecutive numerical values in the second numerical range as winning numbers when the internal lottery result becomes the second notification target winning combination When the internal lottery result becomes the notification target combination, the main control unit 41 determines whether the internal lottery result is in the first numerical value range or the second numerical value range. By determining whether the winning combination is the first notification target combination or the second notification target combination, the process of setting the second internal winning command in the internal winning command setting process can be simplified.

Further, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment can control to a plurality of game states including the first state and the second state, and the notification target combination determined in the internal lottery in each game state. When the types are different, the winning number when the internal lottery result is the notification target combination in the game state of the first state, and the internal lottery result is the notification target combination in the game state of the second state In the internal winning command setting process, whether the internal lottery result is a notification target combination in both the first state and the second state, by assigning the winning numbers at that time to the common numerical value range. The process for determining whether or not it can be shared.

Further, in the internal winning command setting process, when the internal lottery result is a winning combination other than the notification target winning combination or a non-winning combination in the internal winning command setting process, the main control unit 41 responds to the internal lottery result. If the second internal winning command including the winning number is set and the internal lottery result is the notification target combination, the internal lottery result is the notification target combination including one winning number included in the first numerical range. Sometimes, by setting a second internal winning command including one winning number included in the second numerical value range, even if the internal lottery result is the notification target combination even when the AT is not in control. It is possible to send the second internal winning command including the winning number corresponding to the internal lottery result, even if the winning combination is not the target winning combination or the winning combination, so whether the internal lottery result is the notification target winning combination or not. Regardless, the process of creating and transmitting the second internal winning command can be made common.

When the internal lottery result is the notification target combination, it is possible to specify that the notification target combination has won, but it is not possible to specify the stop order that is advantageous to the player when the AT is not controlled. As described above, while the second internal winning command relating to the general winning combination is set, when the internal lottery result is the notification target winning combination when the AT is controlled, the type of the winning notification target winning combination is set. By setting the second internal winning command including the corresponding winning number, the second internal winning command that can specify the type of the notified target combination that has won is set in the sub-control unit when the AT is in control. It may be configured to transmit to 91. With such a configuration, in the state controlled by the AT, it is possible to specify the stop order advantageous to the player according to the type of the notification target combination from the winning number included in the second internal winning command. The control unit 91 side can inform the player of the stop order advantageous to the player by the navigation effect. Further, in such a configuration, in the state controlled by the AT, since the winning number of the lottery target combination in the internal lottery can be specified from the winning number included in the second internal winning command, the internally-winning lottery target combination It is possible to perform an effect according to the type of winning combination included in.

Further, in such a configuration, the main control unit 41 may not perform the stop order data setting process, and may not transmit a command including stop order data that can specify an advantageous stop order advantageous to the player, With such a configuration, in the state controlled by the AT, it is possible to specify the stop order advantageous to the player according to the type of the combination to be notified, from the winning number included in the second internal winning command. , The sub-control unit 91 side can inform the player of the stop order advantageous by the navigation effect, and the main control unit 41 transmits a command including stop order data that can specify the advantageous stop order of the player. The load related to can be reduced.

If the winning number of the first notification target combination and the winning number of the second notification target combination are set to consecutive numerical ranges, the winning number of the first notification target combination is The configuration may be such that the set first numerical range and the second numerical range in which the winning number of the second notification target winning combination is set are continuous. Even with such a configuration, the main control unit 41 determines whether or not the internal lottery result is the notification target combination, the winning number used when performing the predetermined control is assigned to the notification target combination. Since it can be determined whether or not it is within the numerical range of, the process at the time of transmitting the second internal winning command can be simplified.

In addition, in the internal winning command transmission process, the group of notification target combinations to which the same transmission winning number is set is at least when the internal lottery result becomes the notification target combination irrespective of whether or not it is controlled by the AT. In addition, although it is possible to specify that the notification target winning combination has been won, it suffices if the stop order that is advantageous for the player cannot be specified. With regard to the above, it may be configured such that each group is divided into a plurality of groups so that one advantageous combination for the player is included, and a different transmission winning number is set for each divided group. As a result, it becomes possible for the sub-control unit 91 side to specify whether or not the notification target combination belonging to any one of the plurality of groups has been won, and execute the effect according to the specified group.

Next, the error notification effect executed by the sub control unit 91 of the present embodiment will be described.

The main control unit 41 of the present embodiment, for example, various abnormalities such as when any one of a rotation error, a medal insertion error, and a medal payout error is detected in the reel control process as described above (medal insertion abnormality, medal selector 29). Foreign matter inside, reel rotation abnormality, medal payout abnormality, foreign matter detection near payout opening, RAM abnormality, setting value abnormality, hopper tank 34a empty, overflow tank 35 full tank detection, abnormal prize winning, etc.) Then, an error command that can specify the type of abnormality detected by executing the error processing is transmitted to the sub control unit 91. As shown in FIG. 18, the error command includes error codes E1 to E8 that can specify the type of abnormality that has occurred. E1 is an overflow error, indicating that the full state of the overflow tank 35 is detected, E2 is a medal supply error, indicating that the empty state of the hopper tank 34a is detected, and E3 is a medal. It is a clogging error, which indicates that a foreign substance near the medal payout exit 9 is detected. E4 is a medal payout error, which is performing reel rotation processing and the like, and when the payout is not originally made, the payout is made. Is detected, E5 is a medal insertion error, an abnormal passage of medals by the insertion medal sensor 31 is detected, and E6 is a rotation error, reel rotation. Is detected, E7 is an abnormal winning error, a winning of a winning combination that is not allowed is detected by internal lottery, E8 is a RAM error, and RAM 41c at the time of startup. It is detected that the data of is not normal.

In addition, when the output state of the door open detection switch 25 changes and when the game ends, when the door command shifts to the setting change state at the time of starting, the setting command is When the estimated end time (60 seconds in this embodiment) elapses without being set, and a transition to the standby state is made, a standby command is transmitted to the sub control unit 91.

On the other hand, the sub-control unit 91 executes an error notification effect that notifies an error code specified based on the error command by receiving the error command, and receives the door command, whereby the front door 1b If it is specified that the front door 1b is open, a door open notification effect for notifying that the front door 1b is open is executed and a setting command is received to indicate that the setting is changed. By executing the notification effect during setting change and receiving the standby command, the standby effect indicating that it is in the standby state is executed.

As shown in FIG. 19A, in the error notification effect, the transmissive area 51b of the liquid crystal display 51 is set as an effect prohibition area that prohibits the display of images and the like, and the transmissive area 51b of the liquid crystal display 51 is set. An error code specified based on the error command, a character or an image indicating the content of the error, an image of the character, and the like are displayed in a predetermined area of the display area 51a except the predetermined area (in a predetermined frame A in this embodiment). Display in a common area regardless of type. That is, while the main control unit 41 is in an error state and the error notification effect is being executed, the reels 2L, 2C through which the transparent area 51b of the liquid crystal display 51, that is, the pay line LN and the invalid lines LM1 to 4 pass. In the display area 51a that overlaps with the area corresponding to the 2R symbol, images are not displayed, and the transmittance is always 100%. It is designed so that the sex does not deteriorate.

Further, in the error notification production, the game history information regarding the history of the game such as the number of credits displayed in the front production during the game is made invisible to the player, and as shown in FIG. 18, the production effect LED 52a is displayed. An image of a character that causes the liquid crystal display 51 to display a predetermined voice indicating that an error has occurred from the speakers 53 and 54 while lighting up to c in a predetermined lighting mode indicating that an error has occurred. By outputting in an output mode corresponding to, the type of error that has occurred using the liquid crystal display 51, the effect effect LEDs 52a to 52c, and the speakers 53 and 54 is notified.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 19A, in the error notification effect, the liquid crystal display 51 executes the error notification effect together with the error code specified based on the error command and the character image indicating the content of the error. An image of a predetermined character is selected and displayed in accordance with the type of the effect pattern before performing, and for example, the character A (for example, see FIG. 19B) before the error notification effect is executed. When executing the effect based on the effect pattern that is performed using the image of, when executing the error notification effect based on the reception of the error command, in the error notification effect, the error notification effect is A character corresponding to the effect pattern before execution, that is, an image of the character A is selected and displayed together with an error code, and for example, before executing the error notification effect, it is recognized that the player or the like is different from the character A. An error notification effect is executed based on the reception of an error command when the effect is being executed based on the effect pattern in which the effect is performed using the image of the possible character B (see, for example, FIG. 19C). In this case, in the error notification effect, the character corresponding to the effect pattern before the error notification effect is executed, that is, the image of the character B is selected and displayed together with the error code, etc. Is displayed in a display mode selected from a plurality of display modes, and the fact that an error corresponding to the error code has occurred is notified in any one of a plurality of notification modes.

As a result, the sub controller 91 is controlled to be in an error state by the main controller 41, and during the period in which the error notification effect is being executed, the transparent area 51b of the liquid crystal display 51, that is, the pay line LN and the invalid lines LM1 to LM4. No image or the like is displayed in the display area 51a that overlaps the areas corresponding to the symbols of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R through which the liquid crystal is displayed when an error occurs during execution of the above-mentioned reel front effect. By switching the production mode in the device 51 from the front production to the error notification production, all areas including the areas corresponding to the symbols of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R in which the invalid lines LM1 to LM4 pass in the transparent area 51b are transparent. The occurrence of the abnormality specified by the error command is notified by making the rate 100% normal visibility.

Further, regardless of the type of error, a common control, that is, a common production prohibited area is set, and an error code or the like is displayed in a common predetermined area to notify the error.

As shown in FIG. 18, in the door open notification production, the effect LEDs 52a to 52c are turned on in a predetermined lighting mode indicating that the front door 1b is in the open state, and the front door 1b is opened from the speakers 53 and 54. By outputting a predetermined sound indicating that, the effect type LEDs 52a to 52c and the speakers 53 and 54 are used to notify the type of error that has occurred. In the door opening notification effect, the display mode of the liquid crystal display 51 is not changed based on the reception of the door command, and the display mode performed before the door command is received is continued. ing.

Next, as shown in FIG. 20, in the setting change notification effect, similarly to the error notification effect, the transparent area 51b of the liquid crystal display 51 is set as an effect prohibition area for prohibiting display of images and the like. A message indicating that the setting is being changed is displayed in a predetermined area (in a predetermined frame B in this embodiment) of the display area 51a of the display 51 excluding the transparent area 51b, and the setting is controlled. Notify to that effect. Further, in the notification of setting change, similar to the error notification effect, the game history information regarding the history of the game such as the number of credits is made invisible to the player.

Accordingly, the main control unit 41 is controlled to the setting change state, and during the period during which the setting change effect is being executed, the transparent area 51b of the liquid crystal display 51, that is, the winning line LN and the invalid lines LM1 to LM4 pass through the reel. The images and the like are not displayed in an overlapping manner on the regions corresponding to the symbols of 2L, 2C, and 2R, and the visibility of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R through the transparent region 51b is not reduced. There is.

In the setting change notification effect, the liquid crystal display 51 is not displayed in a plurality of display modes as in the error notification effect, and the setting change is performed regardless of the type of the effect pattern before the execution of the setting change notification effect. In one of the notification modes in which only the message indicating that the setting is in the changed state is displayed and notified, the fact that the setting is changed is controlled.

As described above, the sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment, when the occurrence of an error is detected as the predetermined event that is likely to occur in the situation where the player is playing the game, the predetermined event occurs. When the control of the setting change state is performed as a specific event that can execute the first notification means (error notification effect) for notifying the effect and is likely to occur in the situation where the player is not playing the game, It is possible to execute a second notification means (setting change notification performance) for notifying that the specific event has occurred, and the first notification means allows a plurality of notification modes (for example, the character A when the predetermined event occurs). The display mode using the character B and the display mode using the character B) is used to notify that the predetermined event has occurred. Since the fact that the specific event has occurred is notified in the notification mode of (for example, the display mode in which only the message is displayed), when a predetermined event occurs, the notification is made by a plurality of notification modes, thus improving the interest. When a specific event occurs, the notification is made in only one notification mode, so that it is possible to prevent the amount of data required for the notification from increasing excessively.

In this embodiment, as the specific event, the configuration change state control that does not occur in the situation where the player is playing the game is applied, but as the specific event, the player is more likely than the predetermined event. Any configuration that applies an event that is unlikely to occur while playing a game may be used, and as a specific event, some of the errors that are relatively unlikely to occur when the player is playing a game For example, a configuration change error, a RAM abnormality error, or the like may be applied. Even in such a configuration, it is necessary to provide notification by not providing a plurality of notification modes of a specific event in which the degree of player involvement is low. It is possible to prevent the capacity of the data to be increased excessively.

Further, in the present embodiment, in the error notification effect as the first notification means, the notification is performed using the image of the character according to the type of the effect pattern that was executed before the error notification effect was executed. However, the first notification means may have a configuration in which the notification mode is different depending on the effect pattern that was executed before the first notification means was executed. With such a configuration, the first notification is performed. Since the notification mode differs depending on the effect before the means is executed, the interest can be improved.

In the standby effect executed by the sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment, a normal demonstration effect (hereinafter, referred to as a demonstration effect) indicating that it is in a standby state and power consumption in the slot machine 1 as compared with the demonstration effect. When the power saving mode is selected in advance by the standby effect switch 57 as the effect mode of the standby effect, the main control unit 41 shifts to the standby state. When this is done, the power saving mode is executed as the standby effect, and when the power saving mode is not selected, the normal demonstration effect is executed.

As shown in FIG. 21A, in the demonstration effect, as in the error notification effect, the transparent area 51b of the liquid crystal display 51 is set as an effect prohibition area for prohibiting the display of images and the like. A message indicating that the demonstration effect is being performed is displayed in a predetermined area (in the predetermined frame B in this embodiment) of the display area 51a excluding the transparent area 51b of 51 to indicate that the setting is changed. Notify me. Further, in the demonstration effect, the number of games after the ART or RB is finished in the game history information regarding the history of the game such as the number of credits is made visible to the player, while other history information is made invisible. To do. It should be noted that history information other than the number of games since the ART or RB is finished may be visible to the player or the like, or may be such that all the displayable history information is visible to the player or the like. Good, a predetermined priority, for example, information that is advantageous to a player who has been playing a game until then, information that is advantageous to a new player who is playing a game thereafter, slot machine 1 is installed It may be configured such that a predetermined part of the history information can be visually recognized by the player or the like in accordance with the information being useful for management and operation of the store staff or the like.

Further, as shown in FIG. 18, in the demonstration effect, the liquid crystal display 51 and the effect effect LEDs 52a to 52c are used by lighting the effect effect LEDs 52a to 52c in a predetermined lighting mode indicating that the demonstration effect is being performed. It is designed to execute the performance.

As shown in FIG. 21B, in the power saving mode, the transparent area 51b of the liquid crystal display 51 is set as a production prohibition area that prohibits the display of images and the like, as in the error notification presentation. A message indicating that the power saving mode is set is displayed in a predetermined area (in a predetermined frame B in the present embodiment) of the display area 51a of the container 51 excluding the transparent area 51b, indicating that the setting is controlled. To inform. Further, in the notification of setting change, similar to the error notification effect, information regarding the history of the game such as the number of credits is made invisible to the player.

Further, as shown in FIG. 18, in the power saving mode, the effect effect LEDs 52a to 52c are not turned on unlike the demonstration effect, and the effect using the minimum effect device of only the liquid crystal display 51 is executed. It has become.

In this way, the main control unit 41 is controlled to the standby state, and during the period in which the demonstration effect or the power saving mode is executed as the standby effect, the transparent area 51b of the liquid crystal display 51, that is, the pay line LN and the invalid line LM1. It is possible to prevent the visibility of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R through the transparent area 51b from being deteriorated without displaying an image or the like on the area corresponding to the design of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R through which the LM 4 passes. It has become.

The sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment has a liquid crystal display having a transmissive area 51b at a position on the front side (player side) of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R in which the reels 2L, 2C, 2R can be visually recognized from the player side. It is equipped with a device 51, and by displaying an image or the like in the transparent area 51b in response to receiving a command from the main control unit 41, etc., a symbol area of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R which can be visually recognized by the player. In the front area of the overlapping reels 2L, 2C, 2R, it is possible to execute an effect of changing the visibility of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R from the player side to a visibility different from normal.

In such a configuration, in the specific area corresponding to the symbol of each reel that does not pass the pay line LN in which the prize is determined, the transparent area 51b is allowed to execute the effect of changing the visibility of the reel. In the predetermined area corresponding to the symbol of each reel through which the pay line LN passes, by prohibiting execution of the effect, the reel 2L is secured while ensuring the visibility of the area on the pay line LN of each reel. Although it is possible to execute the effect in front of 2C, 2R, even if visibility is ensured only in a predetermined area on the payline LN, the visibility of a predetermined area other than the payline LN remains changed. Then, when an event such as an abnormality related to the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R occurs, it becomes difficult to grasp the situation of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R.

On the other hand, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment can detect the occurrence of the specific event when a specific event that may have caused an abnormality such as a reel rotation error occurs. The sub-control unit 91 is capable of executing an effect that changes the visibility of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R from the player side in the transparent area 51b of the liquid crystal display 51, and is in the middle of playing the game. During a period in which at least one reel 2L, 2C, 2R is rotated, in the specific area corresponding to the symbol of each reel which does not pass the pay line LN in which the prize is determined, in the transparent area 51b, the player When a specific event occurs in a state in which an effect of changing the visibility of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R from the side to lower than usual is performed, when the specific event occurs, all of the specific areas of the transmissive area 51b are included. Since the occurrence of a specific event is notified with normal visibility by setting the transmittance of the region of 100%, the visibility of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R during the rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R as the game progresses. When performing an effect to be changed, the visibility of a specific area of the transparent area 51b is changed so that the visibility of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R in the predetermined area is visually reduced in the widest transparent area 51b. While the effect of changing the sex can be performed, the visibility of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is changed in a region including the specific region of the transparent region 51b during the period during which the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are rotating as the game progresses. When a specific event occurs in the situation where the effect is being executed, the visibility of the entire area including the specific area of the transparent area 51b is ensured so that the situation of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R can be easily grasped. You can

In this embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 changes the visibility of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R from the player side in the transmissive area 51b of the liquid crystal display 51 so that the transmissive area 51b has a transmissivity of 100. % Of images and the like, and by displaying the images and the like on the front surfaces of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R in a superimposed manner, the visibility of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R on the rear surface is changed. In the effect of changing the visibility of 2C and 2R, the visibility of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R corresponding to the transparent window 3 may be changed from normal visibility to special visibility. A transmissive display device other than a liquid crystal display device, for example, an EL display device, a light guide plate, or the like is arranged on the front surface side (player side) of the corresponding reels 2L, 2C, 2R, and an image is displayed on the transmissive display device. What changes the normal visibility in the absence or the transparent state to the special visibility in the state in which the image is displayed or the transmittance is reduced, and is superimposed on the front side of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R. A movable object that can be made to move, a so-called accessory, is provided to change the normal visibility where the movable object does not overlap on the front side of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R to a special visibility where the movable object overlaps. The backlight is arranged on the back side of the design of 2L, 2C, 2R, etc., and the normal visibility in the state where the backlight is emitted in the normal color (white etc.) and the normal illuminance is the color of the backlight. It is also possible to change the illuminance/luminance and turn it on/off to change it to a special visibility.

In addition, in the present embodiment, when the sub-control unit 91 is performing an effect of changing the visibility of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R from the player side in the transparent area 51b of the liquid crystal display 51, the specific event occurs. When it is detected that an abnormality such as a reel rotation error has occurred on the side of the main control unit 41, the transmittance of all areas including the specific area of the transparent area 51b is set to 100% and specified with normal visibility. Although the configuration is such that the occurrence of an event is notified, the specific event is not limited to that detected by the main control unit 41, but is detected by the sub control unit 91, for example, an abnormality regarding the sub control unit 91, a sub control unit. Abnormalities related to each production device controlled by 91 may be used, and when these abnormalities are reported using the liquid crystal display 51, the transmittance of all areas including the specific area of the transmissive area 51b is set to 100%. The configuration may be such that normal visibility is used for notification. With such a configuration, when an abnormality occurs on the side of the sub-control unit 91 that is not directly related to the game, all the areas of the transparent area 51b are set to have normal visibility. Can be prevented from being disturbed.

Further, the sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment changes the visibility of the reels in the predetermined area corresponding to the symbol of each reel through which the pay line LN passes in the transparent area 51b of the liquid crystal display 51 in the front effect during the game. It is configured to prohibit the execution of the effect to be performed during the entire period of the game, but in the front effect during the game, at least one reel is rotated for at least the progress of the game. It suffices that the execution of the effect be prohibited in a predetermined area corresponding to the symbol of each reel through which the line LN passes, and even during the game, for example, after the start switch 7 is operated, During a delay period in which the start of rotation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is delayed, a period in which the stop operation for stopping the reel after the start of rotation of the reel is disabled is controlled to a freeze state, etc. In a period that is not directly related to the progress, it is possible to execute the effect of changing the visibility of the reels in the predetermined area corresponding to the symbol of each reel through which the pay line LN passes in the transparent area 51b without prohibiting the execution. It may be configured to. Even with such a configuration, at least during a period in which at least one reel is rotated for the progress of the game, execution of the effect in a predetermined area corresponding to the symbol of each reel through which the pay line LN passes. By prohibiting, the visibility of the entire area including the specific area of the transmissive area 51b is ensured and the situation of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is facilitated when a specific event occurs, as in the present embodiment. Can be grasped.

The sub-control unit 91 of this embodiment causes the front surface of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R to display an image or the like on the transmissive area 51b of the liquid crystal display 51 even when the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are not rotating. It is possible to execute a stopped front effect as a reel front effect in which images and the like are superimposed and displayed on a reel, and in a situation where the reel front effect is executed in a period in which the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are not rotated, as a specific event, Even when the possibility that an abnormality such as a medal clogging error has occurred is detected on the side of the main control unit 41, the transmittance of all areas including the specific area of the transparent area 51b is set to 100%, and the specific event is detected with normal visibility. When the specific event occurs in the situation where the reel front effect is being executed while the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are not rotated, the liquid crystal display 51 indicates that the specific event has occurred. The situation of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R can be easily grasped even when the notification is given by, and the reel front effect is executed regardless of whether the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are rotating. When a specific event occurs in a situation, the control for notifying the specific event can be shared.

The main control unit 41 of the present embodiment changes the output state of the door open detection switch 25 when a predetermined event among the events that may have occurred such as a change in the output state occurs. A door command or the like that can specify the change is transmitted to the sub-control unit 91, and the sub-control unit 91 is in the game and at least during the period during which the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are rotating as the game progresses. When the predetermined event occurs while the front effect is being executed, the display mode of the liquid crystal display device 51 is not changed based on the occurrence of the predetermined event, while the effect is not changed. By lighting the effect LEDs 52a to 52c in a predetermined lighting mode indicating that the front door 1b is in the open state, and outputting a predetermined sound indicating that the front door 1b is in the open state from the speakers 53 and 54, Since the occurrence of a predetermined event is notified while continuing the reel front effect, the overall visibility of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R is reported as normal visibility according to the importance of the event that may have caused an abnormality. It is possible to set whether to perform the notification or to perform the notification while continuing the reel front effect.

When the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment establishes the waiting condition after the end of the one game and the estimated end time (60 seconds in the present embodiment) elapses without setting the bet number, the main control unit 41 shifts to the standby state. By sending a standby command to the sub-control unit 91, and the sub-control unit 91 receives the standby command, and executes the standby effect with the overall visibility of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R as normal visibility. Therefore, it is possible to easily grasp the situation of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R in a state where the game is not played.

In addition, the sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment can execute the demonstration effect and the power saving mode as the standby effect, and the standby command is selected as the demonstration effect or the power saving mode which is selected in advance by the operation of the standby effect switch 57. The sub-control unit 91 may be configured to include a plurality of types of standby effects, or may be configured to include only one type, although the configuration is performed when it is received. Further, in such a configuration, it is sufficient if the entire visibility of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R is the normal visibility in at least one type of standby effect.

Further, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment determines whether or not the combination of the symbols of the predetermined winning combination internally won is stopped in one pay line LN extending over the middle stage of each reel 2L, 2C, 2R. However, since the combination of the symbols of the winning combination is stopped on the winning line LN, it is determined that the winning combination has won, but the gaming line, the number of bets, etc. are different on the winning line. The configuration may be changed accordingly. With such a configuration, even if the pay line changes depending on the gaming state, if a specific event occurs in a situation in which the reel front effect is being executed during the game, the reels 2L, 2C. By making the overall visibility of 2R normal visibility, and notifying the occurrence of a specific event, the situation of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R can be easily grasped, and in any game state, etc. Even if there is, it is possible to share the control for notifying the specific event when the specific event occurs while the reel front effect is being executed.

The main control unit 41 of this embodiment can detect the occurrence of a rotation error of the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R as a specific event, and the sub control unit 91 generates a rotation error as a specific event. In this case, since the transmittance of all areas including the specific area of the transparent area 51b is set to 100% to notify the occurrence of the rotation error with normal visibility, when the rotation error occurs as the specific event, the reel 2L, The situation of 2C and 2R can be easily grasped.

By instructing the display control circuit 92, the sub control unit 91 of this embodiment can display an image or the like using the image data stored in the CGROMs 99a to 99c. Then, the sub-control unit 91 executes the control for inspecting the stored contents of the CGROMs 99a to 99c mounted on the CGROM board 99 when the predetermined condition is satisfied, and displays the inspection result on the liquid crystal display 51. For example, at the time of assembling the slot machine 1 in a factory or the like, whether or not an appropriate ROM is mounted on the CGROM board 99 and whether or not it is stored in the ROM on the CGROM board 99 is stored. Whether or not the data is normal can be inspected based on the display on the liquid crystal display 51.

The control relating to the inspection of the CGROMs 99a to 99c executed by the sub control unit 91 will be described below with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 22, a ROM 91b, a RAM 91c, an I/O port 91d, a display control circuit 92, LED drive circuits 93a to 93e, and a checking LED 59 are connected to the sub CPU 91a of the sub control unit 91.

The display control circuit 92 can refer to a register used by the display control circuit 92 for control, a register to which the display control circuit 92 can write and reference, and a register to which the sub control unit 91 can refer, and the display control circuit 92. In addition, the sub CPU 91a includes a plurality of types of control registers including a writable register. When the sub CPU 91a writes an instruction to a predetermined register, the sub control unit 91 executes control according to the instruction. ..

In particular, the display control circuit 92 writes information display data including image data, which is the minimum necessary for displaying information such as characters and symbols on the liquid crystal display 51, in a predetermined register, and further other predetermined registers. The read instruction 1 which is an instruction to store the information display data in the VRAM, which is the working storage area of the display control circuit 92, is written in the register of FIG. Is stored in a predetermined area of the VRAM.

Further, display instruction data for designating the content to be displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 is written in a predetermined register, and an image or the like is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 according to the content of the display instruction data in another predetermined register. By writing the display command 1 which is the command, the information display data stored in the VRAM is used to execute control for displaying an image or the like on the liquid crystal display 51 according to the content of the display instruction data. Further, display instruction data for designating the content to be displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 is written in a predetermined register, and an image or the like is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 according to the content of the display instruction data in another predetermined register. By writing the display instruction 2 which is the instruction of, the image data stored in the CGROMs 99a to 99c is read into a predetermined register according to the content of the display instruction data, and the image data is used to display the content of the display instruction data. Control for displaying an image or the like on the liquid crystal display 51 is executed. Further, by writing a test data read command, which is a command for reading test data for a predetermined CGROM, to a predetermined register, the test data stored at a specific address of the CGROM designated by the command is written. Is read and the control for writing the inspection data into a predetermined register that can be referred to by the sub control unit 91 is executed. A checksum instruction, which is an instruction to calculate a checksum of a predetermined area for a predetermined CGROM, is written in a predetermined register, so that the checksum of a specific area of the CGROM specified by the instruction is written. Is calculated and the calculation result is written in a predetermined register that can be referred to by the sub-control unit 91. Further, when a predetermined command is written in a predetermined register and predetermined control is executed to complete the control, the sub-control unit 91 sets a flag capable of specifying that the predetermined control according to the command is completed. It is designed to write to a predetermined register that can be referred to.

Image data for the sub-control unit 91 to display an image or the like on the liquid crystal display 51 is stored in advance in the CGROMs 99a to 99c, and a character to be displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, a background effect, and the like are configured as image data. The display control circuit 92 refers to the storage contents of the CGROMs 99a to 99c, which stores graphic data, font data of characters and symbols, video data, template data that is a model of positions for displaying characters and characters, and the like. It is possible. In addition, in the data of a specific area to be a checksum to be described later in each of the CGROMs 99a to 99c, the checksum calculation result is the connection position of the CGROMs 99a to 99c when the CGROMs 99a to 99c are correctly connected to the CGROM board 99. Is adjusted in advance so as to have a regular value corresponding to (in the present embodiment, the CGROMs 99a to 99c are correctly connected to the CGROM board 99, so that the calculation results of the checksums are sequentially "1234". , "5678", "9ABC"). In this embodiment, three CGROMs 99a to 99c are provided, but one CGROM or more than three CGROMs may be provided.

The LED drive circuits 93a to 93e are circuits of independent systems, and the effect effect LEDs 52a to 52c, the reel LED 55, and the effect LED 56a are connected to each of them. By inputting the control signal to one of the LED drive circuits 93a to 93e, the corresponding effect LEDs 52a to 52c, the reel LED 55, and the effect LED 56a are controlled to be turned on.

The checking LED 59 is connected to the sub control unit 91 without going through the LED drive circuit, and can be directly turned on by the sub CPU 91a.

As shown in FIG. 23, in the predetermined area of the ROM 91b in the sub control unit 91, the inspection data stored in each of the CGROMs 99a to 99c at a specific address read based on the above-described inspection data read instruction. The data matching with is stored in advance as the matching data. In the present embodiment, in the ROM 91b, 16 bytes of data (00h, 01h, 02h,..., 0fh) starting from a predetermined address of the CGROM 99a are used as collation data of the CGROM 99a, and a predetermined amount of the CGROM 99b is used as collation data of the CGROM 99b. 16 bytes of data (10h, 11h, 12h,..., 1fh) starting from an address and 16 bytes of data (20h, 21h, 22h,..., 2fh) starting from a predetermined address of the CGROM 99c are stored. Further, in a predetermined area of the ROM 91b, data (font data and the like) which is the minimum necessary for displaying information such as characters and symbols on the liquid crystal display 51 is stored in advance as information display data.

As a control for inspecting the stored contents of the CGROMs 99a to 99c, the sub-control unit 91 performs a simple check for displaying whether or not a ROM including predetermined data is mounted on the CGROM board, and a ROM mounted on the CGROM board. It is possible to perform a detailed check and display the data content of The control contents relating to the simple check and the detailed check will be described with reference to FIGS. 24 to 27.

The sub-control unit 91 performs start-up setting when the production control board 90 is powered on by the start of power supply to the slot machine 1 and is activated by the occurrence of reset. Further, when the effect control board 90 is powered on, the power supply LED 60 provided on the effect control board 90 is turned on, which suggests that the sub-control unit 91 is operating. Then, the sub-control unit 91 waits until a command is received from the main control unit 41 for a predetermined period after performing the startup setting, and when receiving the command, starts the control according to the command. On the other hand, when the command is not received within the predetermined period after the start-up setting is performed, the control of the simple check is started.

As shown in FIG. 24, the sub-control unit 91 waits while determining whether or not a command is received after the power is turned on and started, and a predetermined period has elapsed without receiving any command. When it is determined that the simple check control is started, the lighting modes of the effect effect LEDs 52a to 52c, the reel LED 55, the effect LED 56a, and the checking LED 59 are indicated to indicate that the simple check control is being executed. It is set to the checking mode 1 in which the light is turned on in a mode different from that at the time of starting. When the checking mode 1 is set, the LED drive circuits 93a to 93e differ from the lighting modes in the normal effect in the effect effect LEDs 52a to 52c, the reel LED 55, and the effect LED 56a connected to the respective circuits. Is controlled so that it can be visually recognized (for example, a mode that blinks at a faster or slower cycle than normal startup, a mode that lights in a different color, etc.), and the sub control unit 91 causes the checking LED 59 to perform a simple check. The control is performed in a lighting mode in which it is possible to visually recognize that the control is being executed (for example, a lighting mode in which the control is always lit in red). As a result, the LEDs are controlled in the checking mode 1 during the period in which the sub-control unit 91 is performing the simple check control, so that the slot machine 1 indicates that the simple check control is being performed. Can be recognized from outside.

Then, the sub-control unit 91 sets the effect effect LEDs 52a to 52c and the like to the in-checking mode 1, and then minimum information display data (in order to display information such as characters and symbols on the liquid crystal display 51 ( In this embodiment, font data) is read from the ROM 91b and written in a predetermined register of the display control circuit 92. After that, an instruction to read the information display data from the register is written in the register of the display control circuit 92.

On the other hand, the display control circuit 92 reads the information display data from the register in accordance with the instruction when the sub-control unit 91 writes the instruction in a predetermined register, and stores the work in the display control circuit 92. The information display data is stored in the VRAM which is an area. Further, after the information display data is stored in the VRAM, the information display data storage flag indicating that the information display data is stored in the VRAM is set in a predetermined register.

After confirming that the information display data storage flag has been set in the register of the display control circuit 92, the sub control unit 91 displays the display instruction data for displaying the simple check screen indicating that the simple check is being executed. Is written in the register of the display control circuit 92, and then the display instruction 1 is written in a predetermined register of the display control circuit 92.

On the other hand, the display control circuit 92 refers to the display instruction data of the register by displaying the display instruction 1 in the predetermined register, and displays the simple check screen on the liquid crystal display 51 with the content of the display instruction data. Control for displaying an image or the like is executed. In the control for displaying the simple check screen, the layout of the image or the like to be displayed and the character or the like are specified based on the display instruction data, and the character or the like is displayed according to the information display data stored in the VRAM according to the specified layout. As shown in FIG. 25A, the display area 51a other than the transmissive area 51b in the area where the image or the like can be displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 (in this embodiment, the transparent window 3 of the reel is displayed. A simple check screen is displayed in the upper display area 51a). Then, as shown in FIG. 25B, in the simple check screen at the start of the simple check, a character string (“CGROM Check1” in this embodiment) that can specify that the simple check is being executed, A character string indicating the CGROMs 99a to 99c to be inspected (“CGROM-a”, “CGROM-b”, “CGROM-c” in this embodiment) is displayed using font data included in the information display data. Let

The sub-control unit 91 writes the display command 1 in the register of the display control circuit 92, displays the simple check screen on the liquid crystal display 51, and then designates a specific one of the CGROMs 99a to 99c as an inspection target. An inspection data read command (in this embodiment, designated in the order of CGROM 99a, b, c) is written in a predetermined register of the display control circuit 92. On the other hand, the display control circuit 92 reads the inspection data from the CGROM designated by the instruction by writing the inspection data read instruction into the predetermined register, and stores the inspection data in the predetermined register. Writing and setting the inspection data storage flag indicating that the inspection data has been written in a predetermined register. The display control circuit 92 cannot read the inspection data of the CGROM designated by the inspection data read command (for example, the storage area of the data is destroyed, or the CGROM is properly connected to the CGROM substrate 99). If the data cannot be read out, etc.), the data that does not match the collation data (for example, all 0 or 1 data) is set as the inspection data in the register, and the inspection data is set. The storage flag is set in a predetermined register.

In addition, the sub-control unit 91 refers to a predetermined area of the ROM 91b after writing the inspection data read command in a predetermined register, and reads out the verification data corresponding to the CGROM designated by the inspection data read command. Then, after the inspection data storage flag is set in a predetermined register of the display control circuit 92, the inspection data is read from the registry of the display control circuit 92. Then, the collation data and the inspection data are compared, and if the two match, the display instruction data indicating that the CGROM to be inspected is normal is created, while if the two do not match, Display instruction data indicating that the CGROM to be inspected has an abnormality is created. Then, the created display instruction data is written in a predetermined register of the display control circuit 92, and further the display instruction 1 is written in a predetermined register. After that, it is determined whether or not all the CGROMs 99a to 99c have been inspected. If it is determined that all the CGROMs 99a to 99c have not been inspected, the remaining CGROMs are inspected and the above control is repeatedly executed. To do.

On the other hand, the display control circuit 92 sets the inspection data storage flag, and then the display instruction 1 is written in a predetermined register. The simple check screen is updated in accordance with the control displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, that is, the result of comparison between the collation data and the inspection data by the sub-control unit 91. For example, as shown in FIG. 25(c), when the comparison result of the collation data and the inspection data is normal for CGROM99a and abnormal for CGROM99b, c, in the checking screen. A character string (“OK” in this embodiment) that can specify that it is normal is displayed at the position corresponding to CGROM99a, and an error can be specified at the position corresponding to CGROM99b and c. A character string (“NG” in this embodiment) is displayed. In addition, when displaying a character string that can specify an abnormality, the simple check screen is updated so that the color of the character string and the color of the background around the character string are inverted and displayed. Even when any of the other CGROMs 99a to 99c is normal or abnormal, the simple check screen is updated in the same manner so that the character strings corresponding to normal or abnormal are displayed for each of the CGROMs 99a to 99c. , The inspection results of the CGROMs 99a to 99c by the simple check are displayed.

If the sub-control unit 91 determines that all the CGROMs 99a to 99c have been inspected, the effect control LEDs 52a to 52c, the reel LED 55, the effect LED 56a, and the checking LED 59 in the checking mode 1 are terminated. .. After that, it waits until the effect switch 56 is operated, and when it is detected that the effect switch 56 is operated, it is determined that there is a request to execute a detailed check, and the detailed check processing described below is executed. Then, a detailed check is performed on the CGROMs 99a to 99c.

As described above, the sub-control unit 91 enables the display control circuit 92 to display the simple check screen on the liquid crystal display 51 by using the information display data stored in the ROM 91b in the simple check. Has become.

Further, in the simple check screen, the information of the information display stored in the ROM 91b is used to display the result of the simple check corresponding to the CGROMs 99a to 99c, thereby causing an error in the specific CGROM (data in the CGROM). It is possible to determine whether there is an abnormality or an abnormality in the CGROM connection position. Further, when there is an abnormality in a specific CGROM, the character string indicating the inspection result of the corresponding CGROM is displayed in reverse so that it is easy to recognize that the specific CGROM has an abnormality.

In addition, the sub control unit 91 sets the lighting mode of the effect effect LEDs 52a to 52c, the reel LED 55, the effect LED 56a, and the checking LED 59 to the checking mode 1 during execution of the simple check control, and a predetermined lighting mode. Therefore, it is possible to recognize from the outside of the slot machine 1 that the simple check control is being performed, and, for example, the liquid crystal display 51, the display control circuit 92, the sub-control unit 91, etc. may malfunction, and the simple check may be performed. Even when the screen is not normally displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, it can be recognized that the simple check control is being performed.

Next, the control content related to the detailed check will be described with reference to FIGS. 26 and 27.

The sub-control unit 91 executes the control of the simple check described above, displays the comparison result of the comparison data and the inspection data for the CGROMs 99a to 99c on the simple check screen, and then detects the operation of the effect switch 56. By doing so, the detailed check control is executed.

As shown in FIG. 26, after the control of the detailed check is started, the sub-control unit 91 first performs detailed check control of the lighting modes of the effect effect LEDs 52a to 52c, the reel LED 55, the effect LED 56a, and the checking LED 59. Is being executed, and it is set to a checking mode 2 in which the light is turned on in a mode different from that in the normal startup and the simple check. When the checking mode 2 is set, the LED driving circuits 93a to 93e light up the effect effect LEDs 52a to 52c, the reel LED 55, and the effect LED 56a connected to the respective circuits during the normal effect and during the simple check. The sub-control unit 91 controls to a lighting mode in which it is possible to visually recognize that the mode is different from the mode (for example, a mode that blinks at a faster or slower cycle than during normal startup and a simple check, a mode that lights in a different color, etc.), The checking LED 59 is controlled to a lighting mode (for example, a lighting mode that blinks in red) in which it can be visually recognized that the detailed check control is being executed. As a result, the LEDs are controlled in the checking mode 2 during the period in which the sub-control unit 91 is performing the detailed check control, so that the slot machine 1 indicates that the detailed check control is being performed. Can be recognized from outside.

After that, the sub control unit 91 writes the display instruction data for displaying the detailed check screen indicating that the detailed check is being executed in the register of the display control circuit 92, and then displays the display instruction 1. Write to the specified register of.

On the other hand, the display control circuit 92 refers to the display instruction data of the register by displaying the display instruction 1 in the predetermined register, and displays the detailed check screen on the liquid crystal display 51 with the content of the display instruction data. The control for displaying the image or the like is executed so as to perform. In the control for displaying the detailed check screen, the layout of the image or the like to be displayed and the character or the like are specified based on the display instruction data, and are stored in the VRAM according to the specified layout from the time of the simple check control. By displaying characters and the like according to the information display data, like the simple check screen, the display area 51a other than the transparent area 51b in the area where the image and the like can be displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 (in the present embodiment, the reel The detailed check screen is displayed in the display area 51a) on the upper side of the transparent window 3. Then, as shown in FIG. 27B, in the detailed check screen at the start of the detailed check, a character string (“CGROM Check2” in this embodiment) that can specify that the detailed check is being executed, A character string indicating the CGROMs 99a to 99c to be inspected (“CGROM-a”, “CGROM-b”, and “CGROM-c” in this embodiment) and the checksum of each of the CGROMs 99a to 99c is being calculated. A character string indicating "(in this embodiment, "Calculating...") is displayed using the font data included in the information display data.

The sub-control unit 91 writes the display command 1 in the register of the display control circuit 92, displays the detailed check screen on the liquid crystal display 51, and then designates a specific one of the CGROMs 99a to 99c as an inspection target. A checksum instruction (in this embodiment, designated in the order of CGROM 99a, b, c) is written in a predetermined register of the display control circuit 92. On the other hand, the display control circuit 92 writes the checksum instruction in a predetermined register to sequentially read the data in the specific area of the CGROM designated by the instruction, calculate the checksum, and perform the calculation. The result is written in a predetermined register, and a calculation completion flag indicating that the result of the calculation is written is set in the predetermined register. The display control circuit 92 cannot read the data in the specific area of the CGROM designated by the checksum instruction (for example, the storage area of the data is destroyed, or the CGROM is properly connected to the CGROM board 99). If it is not possible to read the data), the data that does not match the normal checksum calculation result (for example, the data other than the checksum value of each of the CGROMs 99a to 99c calculated in advance) is calculated. As a result, it is set in the register, and the operation completion flag is set in a predetermined register.

Further, the sub-control unit 91 stores the checksum calculation result when the calculation completion flag is set in the predetermined register of the display control circuit 92 after the checksum instruction is written in the predetermined register. Read by reading a register. Then, the calculation result of the checksum is set as display instruction data, written in a predetermined register of the display control circuit 92, and further the display instruction 1 is written in a predetermined register. After that, it is determined whether or not all the CGROMs 99a to 99c have been inspected. If it is determined that all the CGROMs 99a to 99c have not been inspected, the remaining CGROMs are inspected and the above control is repeatedly executed. To do.

On the other hand, the display control circuit 92 refers to the display instruction data in the register and displays the content of the display instruction data on the liquid crystal by displaying the display instruction 1 in a predetermined register after setting the operation completion flag. The detailed check screen is updated so as to display the control result displayed on the device 51, that is, the checksum calculation result. Thus, for example, as shown in FIG. 27B, when the calculation result of the checksum of the CGROM 99a is written in the register as the display instruction data, the checksum displayed corresponding to the CGROM 99a on the detailed check screen is displayed. The character string indicating that the calculation is in progress is updated to the character string indicating the result of the checksum operation (in this embodiment, “1234”), indicating that all the CGROMs 99a, b, and c are in the process of calculation. The detailed check is completed by updating the character string to the character string indicating the result of the checksum calculation.

The sub-control unit 91 causes the display control circuit 92 to display the result of the checksum calculation for all the CGROMs 99a, 99b, and 99c on the liquid crystal display 51 and determines that all the CGROMs 99a to 99c have been inspected. Ends the control of the effect LEDs 52a to 52c, the reel LED 55, the effect LED 56a, and the checking LED 59 in the checking mode 2, and ends the detailed check control.

As described above, the sub-control unit 91 enables the display control circuit 92 to display the detailed check screen on the liquid crystal display 51 by using the information display data stored in the ROM 91b in the detailed check. Has become. Further, in the detailed check screen, the result of the checksum calculation of the CGROMs 99a to 99c is displayed using the information display data stored in the ROM 91b, so that the specific CGROM has an abnormality (abnormality of data in the CGROM). , CGROM connection position is abnormal).

In addition, the data of a specific area to be the checksum of the CGROMs 99a to 99c of this embodiment is correctly connected to the CGROM board 99, so that the checksum calculation result corresponds to the connection position of the CGROMs 99a to 99c. 27 is adjusted in advance so that, for example, as shown in FIG. 27(c), the checksum calculation results of the CGROMs 99a to 99c are displayed as a predetermined continuous numerical value on the detailed check screen. If this is not the case, it is possible to determine that there is an abnormality in the CGROM 99b and the CGROM 99c (in this embodiment, an abnormality in the CGROM connection position), and the CGROMs connected to the CGROM 99b and CGROM 99c positions in the CGROM board 99 are replaced. By connecting, that is, by connecting so that the checksum calculation results of the CGROMs 99a to 99c are predetermined consecutive numerical values (in this embodiment, "1234", "5678", and "9ABC" in this order), the CGROM99a is connected. It is possible to make a distinction on the detailed check screen so that the items c to c can be correctly connected to the CGROM board 99.

Further, the sub-control unit 91 sets the lighting mode of the effect LEDs 52a to 52c, the reel LED 55, the production LED 56a, and the checking LED 59 to the checking mode 2 during execution of the detailed check control, and a predetermined lighting mode. Since it is controlled to, it is possible to recognize from the outside of the slot machine 1 that the detailed check control is being executed, and for example, the liquid crystal display 51, the display control circuit 92, the sub control unit 91, etc. have failed, and a simple check is performed. Even when the screen is not normally displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, it can be recognized that the detailed check is being controlled. Further, during execution of the control of the detailed check, the lighting mode of the effect LEDs 52a to 52c, the reel LED 55, the effect LED 56a, and the checking LED 59 is different from the checking mode 1 which is set during execution of the simple check. Since these LEDs are set to a predetermined lighting mode by setting to 2, it is possible to determine which control is being performed when performing the simple check or the detailed check control. The LEDs 52a to c, the reel LED 55, the effect LED 56a, and the checking LED 59 can be discriminated by the lighting state.

The sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment has history data of receiving commands stored in the RAM 91c (hereinafter sometimes referred to as command history data), backup data of the sub-control unit 91 (control state of the main control unit 41). , Game status, game history, error history, command history, etc., which is data to be backed up by the backup RAM 61), predetermined information regarding the sub-control unit 91 such as time information of the clock device 97, when a predetermined condition is satisfied. In addition, it is possible to execute the inspection information display control to be displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, and as a predetermined condition, the inspection terminal of the slot machine is connected to the sub-control unit 91 and any of these information is displayed. When an inspection display command capable of specifying whether or not there is a request for display on the liquid crystal display 51 is received from the inspection terminal, the inspection information display control is executed, and a type specified based on the inspection display command is executed. The information is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. The control content of the inspection information display control executed by the sub control unit 91 will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 28, when the inspection terminal performs a predetermined operation, the type of information requested to be displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 is received in response to the predetermined operation. The history, the control status of the main controller 41 stored in the sub controller 91, the game history, the time information of the clock device 97, and the like are specified. Then, the inspection display command capable of specifying the type of information required to be displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 is transmitted to the sub control unit 91.

On the other hand, the sub-control unit 91 receives the inspection display command, identifies the type of information requested to be displayed based on the inspection display command, and displays the identified type of information. The minimum necessary information display data (font data in this embodiment) is read from the ROM 91b and written in a predetermined register of the display control circuit 92, and then the information display data is read from the register. The instruction is written in the register of the display control circuit 92. Thereafter, the data corresponding to the type of information specified based on the inspection display command is read from the RAM 91c, and the display instruction data is created based on the corresponding data. For example, when the type of information requested to be displayed is command history data, new commands are chronologically added from the command history data (100 steps in this embodiment) stored in the RAM 91c. The display instruction data including the information of the selected command is created by sequentially selecting the number (25 commands in this embodiment) that can be displayed on one screen. If the type of information requested to be displayed is the backup data of the sub control unit 91, the control status of the main control unit 41 to be backed up by the backup RAM 61 among the various data stored in the RAM 91c. (The state of the main control unit 41 specified based on the command received from the main control unit 41, for example, AT, setting change state, etc.), gaming state (RT0 to 4, RB), gaming history (predetermined Display instruction data including information such as the number of paid-out medals, the number of times of winning the ART lottery, the number of times of winning a special part, etc. during the period of the number of games is created. When the type of information requested to be displayed is the time information of the timepiece device 97, the time information of the timepiece device 97 is referred to and display instruction data including the time information is created.

After creating the display instruction data according to the type of information requested to be displayed, the display instruction data is written in a predetermined register of the display control circuit 92, and the information display data is written in a predetermined register of the display control circuit 92. After confirming that the storage flag is set, the display command 1 is written in a predetermined register of the display control circuit 92.

On the other hand, the display control circuit 92 refers to the display instruction data in the register when the display instruction 1 is written in the predetermined register by the sub control unit 91, and displays the content of the display instruction data in the liquid crystal display 51. , The information about the slot machine 1 corresponding to the type of information requested to be displayed is displayed.

In addition, when the type of information requested to be displayed is command history data, the inspection terminal determines whether a predetermined page feed operation has been performed after transmitting the inspection display command, and Every time it is determined that the page feed operation has been performed, a page feed command that can specify that the page feed operation has been performed is transmitted to the sub control unit 91.

On the other hand, when the sub-control unit 91 receives the page feed command after displaying the command history data on the liquid crystal display 51, the sub-control unit 91 stores the command (100 in this embodiment) stored in the RAM 91c. Of the commands other than the command that has been displayed once, a new command in time series is sequentially selected by the number that can be displayed on one screen (25 commands in this embodiment), and information on the selected command is selected. Create display instruction data including. Then, after the display instruction data is written in a predetermined register of the display control circuit 92, the display instruction 1 is written in a predetermined register of the display control circuit 92, so that the display control circuit 92 is newly updated based on the display instruction data. The command history is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51.

By repeating such control every time the page feed command is received, the command history stored in the RAM 91c can be sequentially displayed according to the page feed operation. In addition, when the page feed operation is repeatedly performed and the last command in the command history is displayed, and then the page feed operation is further performed, the command history is returned to the first command and is sequentially displayed again.

Thus, in the inspection information display control executed by the sub-control unit 91 by receiving the inspection display command from the inspection terminal, the information display data stored in the ROM 91b is used to store the information in the ROM 91b. By using the information display data stored therein, the display control circuit 92 causes the liquid crystal display 51 to display the reception history of the commands stored in the RAM 91c, the backup data of the sub-control unit 91 (control state of the main control unit 41, game status, Predetermined information regarding the slot machine 1 such as game history, error history, command history, and the like, data to be backed up by the backup RAM 61) and time information of the clock device 97 can be displayed.

The sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment writes display instruction data designating the content to be displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 into a predetermined register of the display control circuit 92, and further displays an image or the like on the liquid crystal display 51 according to the content of the display instruction data. The display control circuit 92 writes the display command to display the image data in the other predetermined register to use the image data and the like stored in the CGROMs 99a to 99c mounted on the CGROM board 99. Then, it is possible to display an image or the like on the liquid crystal display 51 according to the display instruction data, and when a predetermined condition is satisfied, control for inspecting the stored contents of the CGROMs 99a to 99c is executed, and the result of the inspection is executed. Is written in a predetermined register as the display instruction data, the inspection result can be displayed on the liquid crystal display 51.

With such a configuration, in the control for inspecting the stored contents of the CGROMs 99a to 99c, when the inspection result is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, the image data and the like stored in the CGROMs 99a to 99c are used to perform the inspection. However, if the image data stored in the CGROMs 99a to 99c is abnormal, the result of the inspection may not be normally displayed.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the control ROM 91b included in the sub-control unit 91 is for displaying information including image data that is the minimum necessary for displaying information such as characters and symbols on the liquid crystal display 51. The data is stored in advance, and the sub-control unit 91 uses the information display data stored in the ROM 91b for working the display control circuit 92 when executing the control for inspecting the stored contents of the CGROMs 99a to 99c. The display control circuit 92 stores a display command in the VRAM, which is a storage area of the display control circuit 92, for displaying an image or the like on the liquid crystal display 51 according to the content of the display instruction data. As a result, the inspection result is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 using the information display data stored in the ROM 91b. Therefore, in the control for inspecting the storage contents of the CGROMs 99a to 99c, the inspection result is displayed on the liquid crystal display. When the image is displayed on 51, the inspection result is obtained using the image data included in the information display data stored in the control ROM 91b included in the sub control unit 91, not the image data stored in the CGROMs 99a to 99c. Is displayed, the result of the inspection can be displayed normally even if the image data stored in the CGROMs 99a to 99c is abnormal.

In this embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 issues an instruction to the display control circuit 92 so that the display control circuit 92 displays an image or the like on the liquid crystal display 51 according to the display instruction data, that is, a plurality of control means. The control means for controlling the liquid crystal display 51 to display an image or the like is configured as a control means for controlling the liquid crystal display 51 to display an image or the like. The sub-control unit 91 may directly display an image or the like on the liquid crystal display 51 according to the display instruction data. In addition, as a configuration for performing control for displaying an image or the like on the liquid crystal display 51 by a plurality of control means, for example, a second sub-control unit that is provided separately from a first sub-control unit that controls control related to the effect of the slot machine 1 is provided. The sub-control unit may issue a command to the display control circuit based on an instruction from the first sub-control unit to display an image or the like on the liquid crystal display.

Further, in this embodiment, a simple check and a detailed check can be executed as the control for inspecting the storage contents of the CGROMs 99a to 99c executed by the sub-control unit 91. In the simple check, specific addresses of the CGROMs 99a to 99c are executed. Is compared with the inspection data stored in the ROM 91b to inspect whether or not the stored contents of the CGROMs 99a to 99c are normal depending on whether the two match. That is, the specific data stored in the CGROMs 99a to 99c is determined to be normal by determining whether or not the specific data stored in the ROM 91b, which is another storage unit, matches. In the detailed check, the checksum of the data in the specific area of the CGROM 99a-c is calculated, and the result of the calculation is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 to determine whether the stored contents of the CGROM 99a-c are normal. By enabling the configuration, that is, by outputting the operation result calculated by the predetermined operation from the predetermined data stored in the CGROMs 99a to 99c, it is determined whether or not the output is the specific data or the operation result. However, in the control for inspecting the storage contents of the CGROMs 99a to 99c executed by the sub control unit 91, at least whether the storage contents of the CGROMs 99a to 99c in which the image data is stored are normal or not. It suffices if the configuration is such that an inspection can be performed to determine whether or not it is normal. For example, by outputting specific data stored in the CGROM, it is possible to determine whether or not the specific data is normal May be possible, or whether the operation result calculated by a predetermined operation from the specific data stored in the CGROM or the image data stored in the CGROM is a specific value is normal or not. It may be possible to determine whether or not it is possible, or the calculation result calculated by a predetermined calculation from the image data stored in the CGROM is another storage means, for example, another control means such as the sub-control unit 91. It may be possible to determine whether or not it is normal depending on whether or not it matches a specific value stored in the ROM or a dedicated ROM provided only for inspection.

For example, in a configuration in which it is possible to determine whether or not the particular data stored in the CGROM is normal by outputting the particular data, the particular data to be output is the CGROM. Of the CGROM (for example, the identification number, the arrangement number, and the name of each CGROM) is used to determine whether or not the output data is normal, and particularly whether or not each CGROM is connected. Can be facilitated. Further, in such a configuration, when the arrangement order and the inspection order of each CGROM are predetermined, the output specific data is made to match the values indicating the arrangement order and the inspection order of each CGROM. As a result, it becomes possible to easily determine whether the CGROM is normal or not based on the output specific data, particularly whether or not each CGROM is arranged and inspected in a predetermined order.

In this embodiment, in the detailed check, the checksums of the specific areas stored in the CGROMa to c are calculated, and the calculation result is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. Alternatively, the liquid crystal display 51 may be configured to display a value other than the checksum calculated value, for example, a value such as parity, or a determination result as to whether or not the value such as parity matches a specific value. In such a configuration, by making the values of the checksum, the parity, etc. become specific values (the last digit of the checksum is 0, the parity is 0, etc.), whether or not the result of the operation is 0, etc. Whether or not the corresponding CGROM is normal can be determined only by the determination, and it is not necessary to store the data for comparison.

Further, in this embodiment, when the sub control unit 91 executes the control for inspecting the stored contents of the CGROMs 99a to 99c, the sub control unit 91 stores characters on the liquid crystal display 51 stored in the ROM 91b of the sub control unit 91. Information display data including image data that is the minimum required to display information such as symbols and symbols is stored in the VRAM of the display control circuit 92, and the inspection result is displayed on the liquid crystal display using the information display data. Although the information is displayed on the display unit 51, the information display data stored in the VRAM of the display control circuit 92 by the sub control unit 91 when the control for inspecting the stored contents of the CGROMs 99a to 99c is executed is the liquid crystal. The minimum data required to display the inspection result on the display unit 51 is sufficient. When the inspection result is displayed as an image, it may be image data or the like, and displayed as characters or symbols. When it does, it may be font data or the like, or a combination thereof.

When executing the control for inspecting the stored contents of the CGROMs 99a to 99c, the sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment uses the information display data stored in the ROM 91b to display the inspection result by the display control circuit 92. Is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, and the information display data is font data for displaying the characters forming the simple check screen and the detailed check screen for displaying the inspection result. It is easy to recognize the inspection result because it can be displayed in characters, and also to display the inspection result more than the number of stored data, that is, to display the information more than the number of stored characters by the combination of multiple characters. You can

In the sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment, in the control ROM 91b, data that matches the inspection data stored at the specific addresses of the CGROMs 99a to 99c to be inspected is stored as collation data. In the control for inspecting the stored contents of the CGROMs 99a to 99c, it is inspected whether or not each of the CGROMs 99a to 99c is normal by comparing the collation data with the inspection data read from the CGROMs 99a to 99c. That is, since the stored contents of the respective CGROMs 99a to 99c are inspected by using the collation data stored outside the CGROMs 99a to 99c, even if the data stored in the CGROMs 99a to 99c is abnormal, it is normal. Can be inspected.

In this embodiment, the image data for displaying an image or the like on the liquid crystal display 51 is stored in the plurality of CGROMs 99a to 99c, and the sub-control unit 91 is configured to store the image data in the plurality of CGROMs 99a to 99c. For each of the CGROMs 99a to 99c, the inspection data stored at each predetermined address is read and compared with the matching data of the corresponding CGROM stored in the control ROM 91b. If the stored contents of any of the CGROMs 99a to 99c are not normal, which of the CGROMs 99a to 99c has the abnormal stored contents can be specified.

The liquid crystal display 51 of the present embodiment has a transmissive area 51b in which a reel 2L, 2C, 2R arranged on the back surface can be visually recognized in a part of a display area capable of displaying an image or the like, and the sub-control is performed. When executing control for inspecting the stored contents of the CGROMs 99a to 99c, the unit 91 causes the display control circuit 92 to display a simple check screen and a detailed check screen for displaying the results of the inspection of the CGROMs 99a to 99c. Since it is displayed in the display area other than the transparent area 51b of 51, the visibility of the inspection result displayed by the display control circuit 92 can be secured.

The sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, predetermined information regarding the sub-control unit 91 (in this embodiment, command history data stored in the RAM 91c, backup of the sub-control unit 91). Data (control state of the main control unit 41, game status, game history, error history, command history, etc., which is data to be backed up by the backup RAM 61) is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, and inspection information display control is executed. When performing the inspection information display control, the information display data stored in the ROM 91b is stored in the VRAM, which is a working storage area of the display control circuit 92, and the predetermined condition is satisfied. The predetermined information regarding the sub-control unit 91 according to the above is written in a predetermined register of the display control circuit 92 as display instruction data, and a display command for displaying an image or the like on the liquid crystal display 51 is displayed according to the content of the display instruction data. By writing to a predetermined register of the control circuit 92, the display control circuit 92 uses the information display data stored in the ROM 91b to display predetermined information regarding the sub-control unit 91 according to a predetermined condition on the liquid crystal display. Since it is displayed on 51, the information about the sub control unit 91 is displayed by using the image data included in the information display data stored in the ROM 91b of the sub control unit 91 instead of the image data stored in the CGROMs 99a to 99c. Since the information is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, the information regarding the sub-control unit 91 can be normally displayed even when the image data stored in the CGROMs 99a to 99c is abnormal.

Note that the sub-control unit 91 uses the information display data stored in the ROM 91b by the display control circuit 92 when executing the control for inspecting the stored contents of the CGROMs 99a to 99c. The sub-control section 91 inspects the stored contents, but the storage means other than the CGROM, for example, a SOUNDROM in which sound data for effect production is stored, can be displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. Even in such a configuration, the sub-control unit 91 uses the information display data stored in the ROM 91b to display the inspection result on the liquid crystal display 51, so that the CGROMs 99a to 99c can be displayed. Even when there is an abnormality in the image data stored in, the information regarding the sub control unit 91 can be normally displayed.

The sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment writes display instruction data designating the content to be displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 into a predetermined register of the display control circuit 92, and further displays an image or the like on the liquid crystal display 51 according to the content of the display instruction data. The display control circuit 92 writes the display command to display the image data in the other predetermined register to use the image data and the like stored in the CGROMs 99a to 99c mounted on the CGROM board 99. Then, it is possible to display an image or the like on the liquid crystal display 51 according to the display instruction data, and when a predetermined condition is satisfied, control for inspecting the stored contents of the CGROMs 99a to 99c is executed, and the result of the inspection is executed. Is written in a predetermined register as the display instruction data, the inspection result can be displayed on the liquid crystal display 51.

With such a configuration, in the control for inspecting the stored contents of the CGROMs 99a to 99c, when the inspection result is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, the inspection is not normally performed, or the liquid crystal display 51 itself or When a problem occurs in the display control circuit 92 itself, the inspection result is not finally displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. In this case, whether the inspection is not normally performed, the liquid crystal display 51 Alternatively, it is not possible to specify whether or not the display control circuit 92 is defective.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 executes control for inspecting the storage contents of the CGROMs 99a to 99c when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and the inspection result is predetermined as display instruction data. The result of the inspection can be displayed on the liquid crystal display device 51 by writing it in the register of the effect effect LEDs 52a to 52c when the control for inspecting the stored contents of the CGROMs 99a to 99c is executed. Since the reel LED 55, the effect LED 56a, and the checking LED 59 are controlled to be turned on in a lighting mode (a checking mode 1 and a checking mode 2) in which it can be visually recognized that the lighting mode is different from the normal lighting mode, the liquid crystal display 51 A predetermined mode in which the mode of the notification means provided separately from the normal mode is different from the normal mode (for example, a mode that blinks at a faster or slower cycle than a normal startup, a mode that lights in a different color from a normal startup, etc.) Therefore, the sub-control unit 91 can recognize that the storage contents of the CGROMs 99a to 99c are being inspected. Therefore, when the inspection result is not finally displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, the sub-control unit 91 It is possible to presume whether the inspection by the above is not normally performed, or whether the liquid crystal display 51 or the display control circuit 92 is defective.

In the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 performs effect control LEDs 52a-c, reel LED 55, effect LED 56a, checking LED 59, that is, liquid crystal when performing control for inspecting the stored contents of the CGROMs 99a-c. Although the notification means provided separately from the display device 51 is controlled to a mode in which it can be visually recognized that the lighting mode is different from the lighting mode in the normal performance, it is controlled when executing the control for inspecting the CGROMs 99a to 99c. The notification means may be provided separately from the liquid crystal display 51, for example, display means such as a liquid crystal display or a 7-segment display provided separately from the liquid crystal display 51, or a light emission. It may be a light emitting unit such as a lamp or an LED that changes the mode, a sound output unit that changes the sound output mode, or a movable member that changes the operation mode.

When executing the control for inspecting the stored contents of the CGROMs 99a to 99c, the sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment provides the effect effect LEDs 52a to 52c, the reel LED 55, and the effect LED 56a, that is, the effect means used for the effect. Since the lighting control is performed in a lighting mode in which it is possible to visually recognize that the lighting mode is different from the lighting mode in the normal effect (for example, a mode in which the flashing is faster or slower than in the normal activation), the effect means used for the effect is used. Thus, it is possible to recognize that the inspection by the sub control unit 91 is being performed.

When executing the control for inspecting the stored contents of the CGROMs 99a to 99c, the sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment controls the checking LED 59, that is, the notification means on the effect control board 90 to perform a simple check and a detailed check. Is controlled in a lighting mode (for example, a lighting mode in which the LED is constantly lit or blinking in red) so that it is visible that only the board on which the checking LED 59 is mounted, that is, the effect LEDs 52a to 52c are arranged. The inspection by the sub-control unit 91 can be performed while recognizing that the inspection is performed by the sub-control unit 91 without using the front door 1b or the reel unit 2 in which the reel LED 55 is arranged. It will be possible.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91, when performing the control of the simple check and the detailed check, the effect effect LEDs 52a to 52c, the reel LED 55, the effect LED 56a, that is, the effect means used for the effect, and the check. The configuration is such that both the middle LED 59, that is, the notification means on the effect control board 90 are controlled in a predetermined lighting mode. At least one of the effect LED 56a and the checking LED 59 may be controlled in a predetermined lighting mode. With such a configuration, it is possible to make the sub-control unit 91 recognize whether or not an inspection is being performed.

When executing the control for inspecting the stored contents of the CGROMs 99a to 99c, the sub control unit 91 of the present embodiment sets the effect LEDs 52a to 52c, the reel LEDs 55, and the effect LEDs 56a to LED driving circuits 93a to 93c of different systems. Since the lighting control is performed via e in a lighting mode in which it is possible to visually recognize that the lighting mode is different from the normal lighting mode (for example, a mode of flashing at a faster or slower cycle than at the time of normal startup), the LED drive circuit 93a. Even if a problem occurs in a part of ~e, since the notification means that is lighting-controlled via the other system has a lighting mode different from the lighting mode during normal production, the sub-control unit 91 controls the CGROM 99a-. It can be recognized that the inspection of the stored contents of c is being performed.

When executing the control for inspecting the stored contents of the CGROMs 99a to 99c, the sub control unit 91 of the present embodiment is connected via the LED drive circuits 93a to 93e, the effect LEDs 52a to 52c, the reel LED 55, It is visually recognized that the effect LED 56a and the checking LED 59 that is connected to the effect effect LEDs 52a to 52c and the like in a different system without the LED drive circuits 93a to 93e different from the lighting mode in the normal effect. Since the lighting control is performed in a possible lighting mode (for example, a mode of blinking at a faster or slower cycle than that at the time of normal startup), even if the LED driving circuits 93a to 93e have a defect, the LED driving circuits 93a to 93e Since the checking LED 59, which is controlled to be lighted by a system different from that, has a lighting mode different from the lighting mode during normal production, it is recognized that the sub-control unit 91 is inspecting the stored contents of the CGROMs 99a to 99c. Can be made.

Next, the data stored in the RAM 91c of the sub-control unit 91 of this embodiment and the error history display control for causing the liquid crystal display 51 to display the history of occurrence of an error or the like on the basis of the data will be described with reference to FIG. ~ It demonstrates based on FIG.

As shown in FIG. 29, in the RAM 91c of the sub control unit 91 of the present embodiment, the control state on the main control unit 41 side specified based on various commands received by the sub control unit 91 and the sub control unit 91. It includes a control state data area in which control state data regarding control states such as effects is stored, and a diagnostic data area in which diagnostic data regarding diagnosis of the main control unit 41 and the sub control unit 91 is stored. In the diagnostic data area, a command history data area in which command history data relating to the history of commands received by the sub control unit 91 is stored, and an error on the main control unit 41 side identified by the sub control unit 91 based on the command Etc. and an error history data area in which error history data relating to errors detected by the sub control unit 91 are stored.

The control state data area is an initialization target when the initialization condition is satisfied in the activation process (sub) of the sub control unit 91 described later, and the setting change state is started as the initialization condition based on the setting command. It is initialized when any of the conditions is satisfied (when the setting change is detected) and when the abnormality of the RAM 91c of the sub control unit 91 is detected (when the sub RAM is abnormal). Further, the control state data area is not directly initialized when the abnormality of the RAM 41c on the main control unit 41 side is detected based on the error command (when the main RAM is abnormal). When the RAM 41c of the unit 41 is abnormal, it is detected that the sub control unit 91 notifies the user of an error and prompts the user to perform the setting change operation, and the setting change operation is performed to start the setting change state. And indirectly initialized. Further, the control state data area is not an initialization target and is not initialized when a normal return of the main control unit 41 is detected based on the return command and thereafter (when a main return is detected). On the other hand, the diagnostic data area is to be initialized when any of the initialization conditions of the control status data area (when setting change is detected, when sub RAM is abnormal, when main RAM is abnormal, when main return is detected) is satisfied. Therefore, the command history data area and the error history data area included in the diagnostic data area are not initialized by the sub-control unit 91.

The command history data area and the error history data area included in the control status data area and the diagnostic data area are backup targets when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is stopped (at the time of power interruption), and When the voltage drop signal from the detection circuit 98 is detected, the control state data stored in the control state data area, the command history data and the error history data stored in the diagnostic data area are stored in the sub control unit 91. Is duplicated in the storage area of the backup RAM 61 and held as backup data.

Further, the control state data is the target of the destruction determination for determining whether the backup data backed up in the backup RAM 61 is normal, and the backup data is determined by the destruction determination executed in the startup process (sub) described later. Command history data and error history data are not the target of the destruction judgment of the backup data, but the command history data and the error history data in the backup data are referenced in the destruction judgment while referring to the control status data in the There is no.

Further, the command history data area is set to have a capacity capable of recording a command (100 in this embodiment) that is larger than the maximum number that can be transmitted from the main control unit 41 to the sub control unit 91 in at least one game. Therefore, the error history data area is larger in number than the number of errors or the like that may occur in the main control unit 41 and the sub control unit 91 during the business period of at least one day (in this embodiment, about 3 days). The capacity is set so that 100 errors or the like that can be expected during the business period can be recorded.

Next, the activation process (sub) executed by the sub control unit 91 will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 30, when the sub control unit 91 is activated by receiving a reset signal from the reset circuit 95, the sub control unit 91 executes the activation process (sub), and first, the internal device, the peripheral IC, the interrupt mode, The stack pointer and the like are initialized (Sp1). After that, access to the RAM 91c is permitted (Sp2), and all the usable areas of the RAM 91c are initialized (Sp3).

Then, the check sum of the control state data included in the backup data stored in the backup RAM 61 is calculated by referring to the predetermined area of the backup RAM 61 (Sp4). After that, the destruction determination data for destruction determination included in the backup data is acquired, and it is compared whether or not the checksum calculation result in Sp4 matches the destruction determination data (Sp5), and the comparison result matches. It is determined whether or not (Sp6).

In step Sp6, if it is determined that the checksum calculation result of the control state data included in the backup data matches the destruction determination data, that is, if the backup data is not corrupted and is normal, the backup is performed. The control state data included in the data is copied and set in the control state data area of the RAM 91c (Sp7), and the control state data area of the RAM 91c is returned to the state before the power failure.

Then, after setting the control state data of the backup data in the RAM 91c in the step of Sp7, or when it is determined that the checksum calculation result does not match the destruction determination data in the step of Sp6, the backup data in the backup RAM 61 is changed to the backup data. By copying the included command history data to the command history data area of the RAM 91c and the error history data included in the backup data to the error history data area of the RAM 91c, the diagnostic data included in the backup data can be stored in the RAM 91c. The area is set (Sp8), and the diagnostic data area of the RAM 91c is returned to the state before the power failure.

After that, all the backup data in the backup RAM 61 is initialized (Sp9), and any one of an error command, a setting command (start), and a return command is received from the main control unit 41 (Sp10-12), or a start process (sub-process). ) Is started until a predetermined time elapses (Sp13).

When it is determined that the error command is received in step Sp10, the process proceeds to step Sp17, and the control pattern of each effect device is informed that the main control unit 41 side is controlling the error state. After setting the in-error notification pattern in a predetermined area of the RAM 91c, the process proceeds to step Sp18.

When it is determined in step Sp11 that the setting command (start) is received, the process proceeds to step sp15, in which the RAM 91c is controlled in response to initialization of the RAM 41c due to the setting change on the main control unit 41 side. After initializing the state data area (Sp15), as a control pattern for each effect device, a setting change notification pattern for notifying that the setting change state is being controlled on the main control unit 41 side is set in the predetermined area of the RAM 91c. (Sp16). Then, the process proceeds to step Sp18.

When it is determined in step Sp12 that the return command has been received, the storage content of the RAM 91c is maintained as the storage content set in steps Sp3 to Sp8, that is, the control pattern of each rendering device is cut off. The control pattern set at that time is maintained, and the process proceeds to step Sp18.

In the step of Sp18, a return process for restarting the control of each effect device is executed based on the control state data of the RAM 91c, and the output of each effect device in the control pattern set in the steps of Sp3 to Sp8, Sp16, Sp17. To start. In the recovery process, an error history recording process, which will be described later, is executed to add to the error history data the fact that the power supply to the slot machine 1 has been started, that is, the power is turned on. After that, based on the command and the like received from the main control unit 41, the effect control according to the progress status of the game and the like is performed.

In steps Sp10 to Sp12, it is not determined that any of the error command, the setting command (start), and the return command has been received, and in step Sp13, a predetermined time has elapsed since the start processing (sub) was started. When it is determined that the time has passed, the process proceeds to step Sp14, shifts to the inspection mode, and controls the simple check for inspecting the stored contents of the CGROMs 99a to 99c mounted on the CGROM board 99 as described above. Start. After the start of the control of the simple check, the startup process (sub) is executed from the beginning by being restarted.

Thus, when the sub control unit 91 determines that the backup data is normal after initializing all the areas of the RAM 91c in the startup process (sub), the control state data included in the backup data is stored in the RAM 91c. When the backup data is normal, it is possible to retain the control status data before the power failure even after the recovery from the power failure by setting the control status data area in the control status data area. On the other hand, when it is determined that the backup data is not normal, the backup data is not normal by initializing all the backup data without setting the control status data included in the backup data in the control status data area of the RAM 91c. In this case, the control state data before the power failure is not retained after the recovery from the power failure.

Further, the sub-control unit 91 determines that the backup data is normal in the activation process (sub), sets the control status data included in the backup data in the control status data area of the RAM 91c, and then initializes all the backup data. Then, after that, when the setting command (start) is received, the control state data area of the RAM 91c is initialized so that the stored contents of the RAM 41c are initialized when the setting change is made on the main control unit 41 side. , The control status data before power failure is not retained.

Further, the sub-control unit 91 initializes all areas of the RAM 91c in the start-up process (sub), and then diagnoses the diagnostic data included in the backup data in the RAM 91c regardless of whether the backup data is normal or not. After setting the backup data area, all the backup data is initialized, regardless of whether the backup data is normal or not, even after recovery from power failure, diagnostic data before power failure, that is, command history It holds data and error history data.

When the sub-control unit 91 receives a setting command (start) as an initialization condition for the RAM 91c in the startup process (sub), it initializes only the control state data area of the RAM 91c and initializes the diagnostic data area. As a result, the diagnostic data, that is, the command history before the power failure even after the recovery from the power failure, is irrespective of whether or not the stored contents of the RAM 41c are initialized by the setting change on the main control unit 41 side. It holds data and error history data.

Next, a command history recording process executed every time the sub-control unit 91 receives a command to create command history data will be described with reference to FIG.

As described above, the sub control unit 91 generates an interrupt at the time of command reception by the timer interrupt process (sub), acquires the command transmitted from the main control unit 41, and stores the command in the buffer. Then, the command history recording process is executed in the command reception interrupt process to create the command history data in the command history data area of the RAM 91c.

As shown in FIG. 31, in the command history recording process, when it is determined that a command is received (Sq1), a predetermined area in the diagnostic data area of the RAM 91c is referred to, and an area in the command history data area is referred to. Therefore, the recording address 1 capable of specifying the area for recording the information of the newly received command is acquired (Sq2).

Then, based on the recording address 1 acquired in step Sq2, a predetermined area (area of the recording address 1) in the command history data area is designated to newly receive the command (including type and content). Is recorded (Sq3). After that, the recording address 1 in the diagnostic data area referred to in the step Sq2 is updated to the next address by one (Sq4), and the updated recording address 1 in the diagnostic data area becomes the command history data. It is determined whether or not it is the final value of the area (Sq5), and when the updated recording address 1 is the final value, the recording address 1 is set as the initial value and set to the first value of the command history data area. The setting is made (Sq6), the command history recording process is terminated, and the process returns to the command reception interrupt process.

On the other hand, when it is determined in step Sq5 that the updated recording address 1 has not reached the final value, the updated recording address 1 is maintained as it is, and the command history recording process is terminated to execute the command. Return to reception interrupt processing.

In this way, the sub-control unit 91 creates the command history data by executing the command history recording process each time the command is received and recording the received command in the command history data area.

Further, in the command history recording process, the sub control unit 91 sequentially updates the recording address 1 and, in the area from the first address to the last address of the command history data area designated by the recording address 1, Command history data is created by recording received commands, and the command history data area, that is, the area from the first address to the last address of the command history data area can be received in one game. Since the command record recording process is executed, the command history recording process is executed because the capacity capable of recording a command equal to or more than the number (100 in this embodiment) is set to be received when the command history recording process is executed. From the executed commands, 100 commands received before that are recorded as command history data.

In the command history recording process, the sub control unit 91 sequentially updates the recording address 1, and when the updated recording address 1 reaches the final value of the command history data area, the recording address 1 is initialized. The command history data area is set to the first value as a value, the received command is recorded in the area designated by the recording address 1 to create command history data, and the command history data recording address 1 is set. Is stored in the diagnostic data area to specify the receiving order of the commands recorded in the command history data based on the recording address 1, that is, the last recorded latest based on the recording address 1. Command (the command at the address immediately before the recording address 1) or refer to the addresses before the recording address 1 one by one (the first address of the command history data area is reached. In this case, the commands received in the past can be specified by tracing back in the order of reception by referring to the addresses one by one from the address before the last address.

By recording the received command and the reception number (for example, a value sequentially updated in the range of 0 to 99) as one set, the reception order of the commands recorded in the command history data is specified. It may be configured to be possible.

Next, the error history recording process executed by the sub control unit 91 in the timer interrupt process (sub) to create the error history data will be described with reference to FIG.

The sub-control unit 91 executes the error history recording process in the timer interrupt process (sub), the recovery process in the startup process (sub), and the power interruption process (sub) to store the command history data in the error history data area of the RAM 91c. create.

As shown in FIG. 32, in the error history recording process, whether an error command has been received from the main control unit 41 (Sr1), whether a setting command (start) has been received (Sr2), and based on the door command, Whether or not it is detected that the front door 1b is opened or closed (Sr3), the sub control unit 91 detects a sub error such as an abnormality of the RAM 91c of the sub control unit 91 or a command reception abnormality (communication error). Whether or not (Sr4), whether or not the game history held by the sub control unit 91 is cleared by a game history clear operation described later (Sr5), the power is turned on, that is, the starting process (sub) is being executed. It is determined whether or not (Sr6), whether or not the power is off, that is, whether or not the power interruption process (sub) is being executed (Sr7).

If it is determined in the steps Sr1 to Sr7 that the events corresponding to these are detected, the process proceeds to the step Sr8 to refer to a predetermined area in the diagnostic data area of the RAM 91c to refer to the area in the error history data area. In addition, the recording address 2 capable of specifying the area for recording the newly detected information such as an error is acquired, and the current time information (information including the date and time is obtained based on the output of the clock device 97). ) Is acquired (Sr9). Then, based on the recording address 2 acquired in the step Sr8, a predetermined area (area of the recording address 2) in the error history data area is designated, and the current time information acquired in the step Sr9 is recorded. At the same time, the type of error or the like newly detected in steps Sr1 to Sr7 (see FIG. 33) is recorded (Sr10).

After recording the type of the newly detected error in the error history data area in Sr10, the recording address 2 in the diagnostic data area referred to in step Sq8 is updated to the next address by one. (Sr11), it is determined whether the updated recording address 2 in the diagnostic data area is the final value of the error history data area (Sr12), and the updated recording address 2 is the final value. , The recording address 2 is set as the initial value to the first value in the error history data area (Sr13), the error history recording process is terminated, and the process returns to the calling process. On the other hand, when it is determined in step Sr12 that the updated recording address 2 has not reached the final value, the updated recording address 2 is maintained as it is, and the error history recording process is terminated and called. Return to original processing.

As shown in FIG. 33, types of errors and the like recorded in the RAM 91c in the step Sr9 are an overflow error (E1), a hopper empty error (E2), a medal jamming error (E3), a medal payout error (E4), and a medal insertion. Error (E5), reel rotation error (E6), abnormal winning error (E7), RAM error (E8), setting change error, error release, RAM clear (setting change), door opening, door closing, communication error, sub control Including part error, game history clear, sub backup error, power on, power off.

When it is determined in step Sr1 that an error command has been received, an overflow error (E1) and a hopper empty error (E2) corresponding to an error specified based on the received error command are determined as the type of error or the like. Any of: medal clogging error (E3), medal payout error (E4), medal insertion error (E5), reel rotation error (E6), abnormal winning error (E7), RAM error (E8), setting change error, and error cancellation. Is set in the RAM 91c. When it is determined that the setting command (start) is received in step Sr2, RAM clear (setting change) is set in the RAM 91c as the type of error or the like. Further, when it is determined that the front door 1b is opened or closed based on the door command in the step Sr3, and it is detected that the front door 1b is opened, While the door opening is recorded as the type of error or the like, when the closing of the front door 1b is detected, the door closing is recorded as the type of the error or the like. If it is determined in step Sr4 that a sub-error has been detected, a communication error (command in the sub-control unit 91) corresponding to the type of sub-error detected by the sub-control unit 91 is determined as the type of error or the like. Error), sub-control unit error (error relating to RAM 91c), backup error (error relating to backup RAM 61). If it is determined in step Sr5 that the game history has been cleared, game history clear is recorded as a type of error or the like. If it is determined in step Sr6 that the power is on, power on is recorded as the type of error or the like. When it is determined in step Sr7 that the power is off, the power off is recorded as the type of error or the like.

In this way, the sub control unit 91 executes the error history recording process in the timer interrupt process (sub), the recovery process in the activation process (sub), and the power interruption process (sub), and corresponds at the timing of each process. When an error or the like has occurred, the error history data is created by recording the type of the error or the like in the error history data area of the RAM 91c.

In addition, in the error history recording process, the sub-control unit 91 updates the recording address 2 sequentially and, in the area from the first address to the last address of the error history data area specified by the recording address 2, Error history data is created by recording the types of applicable errors, and the error history data area, that is, the area from the first address to the last address of the error history data area, is stored in the specified sales area. The number of errors and the like that are larger than the number of errors and the like that may occur in the main control unit 41 and the sub control unit 91 (100 in this embodiment, which can be expected during a business period of about 3 days) are recorded. Since the possible capacity is set, the error history recording process is executed, and when the error history recording process is executed, 100 errors that occurred earlier than the error that occurred occurred. Etc. are recorded as error history data.

Further, in the error history recording process, the sub control unit 91 sequentially updates the recording address 2, and when the updated recording address 2 reaches the final value of the error history data area, the recording address 2 is initialized. Set the value as the first value in the error history data area, record the type of error, etc. in the area specified by the recording address 2 to create error history data, and add the error history data recording address. By storing 2 in the diagnostic data area, the order of errors and the like recorded in the error history data is specified based on the recording address 2, that is, the last recorded information based on the recording address 2. Identifying the latest error, etc. (error of the address one address before the recording address 2), or referring to the addresses before the recording address 2 one by one (the first address in the error history data area) When it reaches, the error or the like that occurred in the past can be specified in the order of occurrence by referring to the addresses one by one from the address before the last address).

Also, in the error history recording process, the sub-control unit 1 stores the current time information acquired by the clock device 97 in the same area when recording the type of error or the like in the error history data area specified by the recording address 2. By recording them together, it is possible to specify the time when each error or the like recorded in the error history data occurs.

Next, history display control in which the sub-control unit 91 causes the liquid crystal display 51 to display the contents of the command history data and the error history data when a predetermined output condition is satisfied will be described with reference to FIGS. 33 to 38.

The sub-control unit 91 determines whether or not the in-game control is performed on the main control unit 41 side based on the command reception status, and the in-game control is not performed on the main control unit 41 side. That is, when it is determined that the game is not in progress, as the predetermined output condition, the first history display condition (the front door 1b is in the open state (except during the error state and after the error state)) and the setting key switch 37 The ON state is detected) or the second history display condition (the front door 1b is in the open state (except during the error state and after the error state), and the ON state of the effect switch 56 is for a predetermined time (this embodiment). Then, the history display control is started when the condition (detected for 5 seconds) is established. The error state in the first history display condition and the second history display condition means a period from when the control of the error state is started on the main control unit 41 side until the control of the error state is ended. The term “after the error state” refers to a period from the end of the control in the error state on the main control unit 41 side to the closing of the front door 1b at least once. Also, "during a game" means that a predetermined number of bets (three or two in this embodiment) has been set and the start switch 7 has been operated, and then the third stop operation has been performed. It is a period until all the reels 2L, 2C, 2R are stopped. When all the reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are stopped by performing the third stop operation, when the replay is given due to the combination of the replay combinations being stopped, all the reels 2L, In the period from the stop of 2C and 2R to the operation of the start switch 7, it is not necessary to determine whether or not a predetermined output condition is satisfied, and the history display control may not be executed. However, the history display control may be executed by determining whether or not a predetermined output condition is satisfied.

In the history display control, according to the operation mode detected after the history display control is started, the detailed history display for displaying all the contents included in the above-mentioned error history data on the liquid crystal display 51, the above-mentioned error history data. Among them, a simple history display for displaying only some specific contents on the liquid crystal display 51, a command history display for displaying all the contents included in the above-mentioned command history data on the liquid crystal display 51, and the sub-control unit 91 by the RAM 91c. It is possible to clear the game history that deletes the game history information (the number of winnings of RB, BB, AT, the number of games after RB, BB, AT, the number of paid-out medals, etc.) recorded in is there.

As shown in FIG. 33, in the detailed history display, as information to be displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, overflow error (E1), hopper empty error (E2), medal jamming error (E3), medal payout included in the error history data are displayed. Error (E4), medal insertion error (E5), reel rotation error (E6), abnormal winning error (E7), RAM error (E8), setting change error, error release, RAM clear (setting change), door open, door It includes information about closing, communication error, sub-control unit error, game history clear, sub-backup error, power-on, power-off, and recorded time information such as each error. On the other hand, in the simple history display, as information to be displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, among the contents included in the error history data, an overflow error (E1), a hopper empty error (E2), a medal jamming error (E3), and a reel rotation error. (E6), error cancellation, sub-backup error, information about power-on and power-off, and recorded time information such as each error, and other medal payout error (E4), medal insertion error (E5), abnormal winning error (E7), RAM error (E8), setting change error, RAM clear (setting change), door opening, door closing, communication error, sub control unit error, information regarding game history clear, information to be displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. Excluded from.

As shown in FIG. 34, when the first history display condition is satisfied, that is, when the main control unit 41 controls the error state and after starting the control of the error state, the sub control unit 91 During the period other than the period until the front door 1b is closed after ending the control of the error state, the front door 1b is opened and the setting key switch 37 is turned on, so that the history display control is performed. When the display is started, a predetermined area is displayed in the history display area (see FIG. 34A) provided above the see-through window 3 of the reels 2L, 2C, 2R in the display area 51a of the liquid crystal display 51. A history display selection screen 1 (indicating that the detailed history display, the simple history display, the command history display, and the game history clear can be performed according to the operation mode (long press and short press of the effect button) FIG. 34B) is displayed. In the history display control executed when the first history display condition is satisfied, it is possible to perform any of the detailed history display, the simple history display, the command history display, and the game history clear by an operation in a predetermined operation mode. ..

As shown in FIG. 35(a), in the history display control, when the history display selection screen 1 is displayed because the first history display condition is satisfied, the effect switch 56 is short-pressed (this embodiment). Then, by operating in the operation mode of pressing less than 1, the state in which the simple history display is selected (in the present embodiment, the triangular image is positioned on the left and right of the simple history display as shown in FIG. State), the production switch 56 is operated by pressing the switch 56 for a long time (in this embodiment, pressing the switch for more than 1 second) to display the history display selection screen 1 displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 as a simple history. Control to switch to the display screen.

As shown in FIG. 35B, after switching the display of the liquid crystal display 51 to the simple history display screen, the sub-control unit 91 refers to the error history data of the RAM 91c and displays the error corresponding to the simple history display. (See FIG. 33) and the time information corresponding to the error and the like are sequentially displayed on the simple history display screen by a predetermined number (10 sets in this embodiment) so that the order in which the error and the like are recorded can be specified. Further, the current time information (current date and time) specified based on the output of the clock device 97 is displayed on the simple history display screen. In this state, when it is detected that the production switch 56 is pressed for a long time, the production switch 56 is controlled so as to switch the simple history display screen to the history display selection screen 1 (return to the menu). When it is detected that the button has been pressed for a short time, control is performed so as to switch the displayed error information and time information to the content of the next predetermined number (page feed).

As shown in FIG. 36A, in the history display control, when the history display selection screen 1 is displayed because the first history display condition is satisfied, the effect switch 56 is operated in a short push mode. When the detailed history display is selected by the operation (in this embodiment, the triangular image is located on the left and right of the detailed history display as shown in FIG. 36A), the effect switch 56 is held long. The history display selection screen 1 displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 is controlled to be switched to the detailed history display screen by operating in the push operation mode.

As shown in FIG. 36B, the sub-control unit 91 refers to the error history data of the RAM 91c after switching the display of the liquid crystal display 51 to the detailed history display screen, and displays an error corresponding to the detailed history display. (See FIG. 33) and the time information corresponding to the error or the like are sequentially displayed on the detailed history display screen by a predetermined number (15 sets in this embodiment) so that the order in which the error or the like is recorded can be specified. Further, the current time information (current date and time) specified based on the output of the clock device 97 is displayed on the detailed history display screen. In this state, when it is detected that the production switch 56 is pressed for a long time, the detailed history display screen is controlled to switch to the history display selection screen 1 (to return to the menu), while the production switch 56 is operated. When it is detected that the button has been pressed for a short time, control is performed so as to switch the displayed error information and time information to the content of the next predetermined number (page feed).

As shown in FIG. 37(a), in the history display control, when the history display selection screen 1 is displayed because the first history display condition is satisfied, the effect switch 56 is operated in a short push mode. By operating, the command switch display is selected (in the present embodiment, the triangular image is positioned on the left and right of the command history display as shown in FIG. 37A), and the effect switch 56 is held long. The history display selection screen 1 displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 is controlled to be switched to the command history display screen by operating in the push operation mode.

As shown in FIG. 37B, after switching the display of the liquid crystal display 51 to the command history display screen, the sub-control unit 91 refers to the command history data of the RAM 91c and displays all the recorded commands. , The order in which the commands are recorded is displayed on the command history display screen so that the order can be specified. Further, the current time information (current date and time) specified based on the output of the clock device 97 is displayed on the command history display screen. In addition, a two-dimensional code that can specify all the commands recorded in the command history data and the order in which the commands are recorded is displayed on the command history display screen.

As shown in FIG. 38, when the second history display condition is satisfied, that is, when the main control unit 41 controls the error state and after starting the error state control, the sub control unit 91 In a period other than the period until the front door 1b is closed after the control of the error state is finished, the front door 1b is in the open state and the effect switch 56 is pressed and held for a predetermined time (the present embodiment). In the example, the operation is performed by pressing in the ON state for 5 seconds), so that when the history display control is started, a predetermined area is displayed in the history display area of the liquid crystal display 51 (see FIG. 34A). The history display selection screen 2 (see FIG. 38(a)) indicating that the above-described simple history display can be performed is displayed by the operation mode (long press of the effect button). In the history display control executed when the second history display condition is satisfied, it is possible to perform only the simple history display by an operation in a predetermined operation mode. On the history display selection screen 2, the display mode of the detailed history display, the command history display, and the game history clear, which cannot be performed as the history display control, is different from the display mode of the simple history display (in the present embodiment, the character color is changed). It is suggested that the detailed history display, the command history display, and the game history clear cannot be selected and displayed by displaying them in a manner of inverting and displaying.

As shown in FIG. 38(a), when the history display selection screen 2 is displayed because the second history display condition is satisfied, the production switch 56 is held down (for one second or more in this embodiment). The history display selection screen displayed on the liquid crystal display device 51 is controlled to be switched to the simple history display screen by operating in the operation mode of (pressing over).

As shown in FIG. 38( b ), the sub-control unit 91, after switching from the history display selection screen 2 to the simple history display screen, similarly to the case of switching from the history display selection screen 2 to the simple history display screen. An error corresponding to the simple history display (see FIG. 33), time information corresponding to the error, and current time information (current date and time) are controlled to be displayed on the simple history display screen.

In this way, the sub-control unit 91 has the first history display condition (the front door 1b is in the open state (except during the error state and after the error state) and the ON state of the setting key switch 37 as the predetermined output condition. When the condition (1) is established), the history of the received command can be displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 by executing the history display control.

Further, the sub-control unit 91 can display a command history display screen including the command history data recorded in the command history data area of the RAM 91c on the liquid crystal display 51 when a predetermined output condition is satisfied. On the command history display screen, all commands recorded as command history data are displayed so that the order in which the command is recorded, that is, the order in which the command is received, can be specified.

Further, the sub-control unit 91 displays the command history display screen including the command history data recorded in the command history data area of the RAM 91c in the display area 51a of the liquid crystal display 51 when the predetermined output condition is satisfied. The reels 2L, 2C, and 2R are displayed in a region on the upper side of the transparent window 3, that is, a region other than the transparent region 51b.

In addition, the sub-control unit 91 detects the first history display condition (the front door 1b is in the open state (except during the error state and after the error state) and the ON state of the setting key switch 37 as the predetermined output condition. Has been performed) or the second history display condition (the front door 1b is in the open state (except during the error state and after the error state), and the on state of the performance switch 56 is for a predetermined time (in this embodiment, 5 seconds). If the condition (1) is satisfied), the history display control is executed, whereby it is possible to display the history of the error or the like occurring in the slot machine 1 on the liquid crystal display 51.

Further, the sub-control unit 91 can display a detailed history display screen by executing history display control when the first history display condition is satisfied as the predetermined output condition. On the history display screen, the first event included in the error history data (overflow error (E1), hopper empty error (E2), medal clogging error (E3), medal payout error (E4), medal insertion error (E5), reel Rotation error (E6), abnormal winning error (E7), RAM error (E8), setting change error, error release, RAM clear (setting change), door opening, door closing, communication error, sub control unit error, game history clear , Sub-backup error, power-on, power-off) while the second history display condition is met, the history display control is executed to display the simple history display screen. It is possible, and on the simple history display screen, the second phenomenon included in the error history data (overflow error (E1), hopper empty error (E2), medal jamming error (E3), reel rotation error (E6), error cancellation, Display including sub backup error, power on, power off).

In the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment, it is possible to shift to the setting change state by operating the setting key switch 37 with a specific key. Generally, in a store or the like where the slot machine 1 is installed, the specific Only a person such as a store clerk who possesses the key can operate the setting key switch 37, and other persons cannot operate the setting key switch 37. In such a configuration, temporarily, in the history display control, information related to operating the setting key switch 37 on the simple history display screen or the detailed history display screen, for example, RAM error (E8), setting change error, RAM clear When (change of setting), door open, door closed, etc. are displayed, there is a possibility that only a person such as a store clerk who has a specific key can change the setting, and the setting key switch 37 is pressed. It is possible to guess that it may have been operated. On the other hand, when the second history display condition is met, that is, when the error history data is displayed without operating the setting key switch 37, the sub control unit 91 changes the RAM error (E8) and changes the setting. Information regarding errors, RAM clear (setting change), door opening, and door closing is excluded from the information displayed on the liquid crystal display 51.

The sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment can control the production in response to the reception of the command from the main control unit 41, and holds the data used for the production control and the data including the history of receiving the command. Then, when the predetermined output condition is satisfied, the command reception history is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51.

In such a configuration, if the sub-control unit 91 is configured to initialize the data held by the sub-control unit 91 when an abnormality is detected in the data used for the effect control, the abnormality that occurs when the command is received. Will not be able to be specified.

On the other hand, the sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment includes a RAM 91c capable of storing control state data, which is data used for controlling effects, and command history data, which is history data of received commands. Is provided with a control state data area capable of storing control state data as a first storage area and a command history data area capable of storing command history data as a second storage area. When the output condition is satisfied, the content of the command history data stored in the command history data area can be displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, and when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is stopped. , The control state data stored in the first storage area and the command history data stored in the second storage area are held by the backup RAM 61 capable of holding the stored data even when the power supply is stopped. After that, when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started, it is determined whether or not the initialization condition is satisfied, and when it is determined that the initialization condition is satisfied, the backup RAM 61 holds it. Of the stored data, the control state data is initialized while the command history data is held without being initialized, so that even if the data held in the backup RAM 61 is initialized due to the initialization condition being satisfied. , It is possible to specify the reception status of the command before the initialization condition is satisfied.

In the present embodiment, the main control unit 41 controls the game, while the sub control unit 91 controls the effect according to the command received from the main control unit 41. The first control means for controlling may transmit an instruction such as a command, and the second control means for receiving the command or the like may perform a predetermined control based on the command or the like. The main control unit 41 as the first control unit controls the game and the effect, and the sub control unit 91 as the second control unit performs some control based on the command transmitted from the first control unit. The configuration may be In such a configuration, the data used for the control by the second control unit and the history data of the command from the first control unit are held by the holding unit capable of holding the stored data even when the power supply is stopped. When it is determined that the initialization condition is satisfied, the data used by the second control means for control among the data retained by the retention means is initialized, while the command history data is initialized. By holding the data without holding it, even if the initialization condition is met and the data held by the holding means is initialized, the command reception status before the initialization condition is met can be specified. can do.

Further, in the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 is a storage unit separate from the RAM 91c included in the sub-control unit 91 and is stored in the backup RAM 61 that retains data even when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is stopped. Although the data stored in the RAM 91c can be held, the RAM 91c itself may hold the stored data even when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is stopped.

Further, in the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 saves the data stored in the RAM 91c in the RAM 91c by storing the data in the backup RAM 61 that retains the data even when the power supply is stopped separately from the RAM 91c. The configuration is such that the stored data is retained, and the control state data among the data stored in the backup RAM 61 is stored in the RAM 91c when the initialization condition is satisfied when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started. The control state data stored in the RAM 91c before the power supply is stopped is not restored to the RAM 91c by performing the initialization without copying to the backup power supply to the backup RAM 61 when the initialization condition is satisfied. The control state data stored in the RAM 91c may not be restored to the RAM 91c before the power supply is stopped by not copying and initializing the control state data among the stored data in the RAM 91c.

Further, in the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 is configured to display the content of the command history data stored in the command history data area on the liquid crystal display 51 when a predetermined output condition is satisfied. Although the content of the history data is displayed as a character string and a two-dimensional coded image, the content of the command history data may be output by an electromagnetic signal or the like that can be specified by an external device.

The sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment is configured to display the content of command history data stored in the command history data area on the liquid crystal display 51 when a predetermined output condition is satisfied. When the contents are displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, the commands included in the command history data are displayed in the order in which they are received. Therefore, the order in which the sub-control unit 91 receives the commands from the contents displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 is changed. Can be specified.

The sub control unit 91 of the present embodiment is configured to execute a command history recording process each time a command is received from the main control unit 41 and record the history of the received command in the command history data area of the RAM 91c. Since the data area has a capacity capable of recording a number of commands (100 in this embodiment) larger than the maximum number that can be transmitted from the main control unit 41 to the sub control unit 91 in at least one unit of game, It is possible to specify the reception status of the command received from the main control unit 41 over the game of one unit or more.

The sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment can execute a destruction determination that determines whether the data held by the backup RAM 61 is normal when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started. , The data held in the backup RAM 61 is determined based on the control state data among the data held in the backup RAM 61, that is, the data excluding the command history data, and the data held in the backup RAM 61 is held. If it is determined that the stored data is not normal, the control state data of the data held in the backup RAM 61 is initialized. Since the data other than the control state data used for the effect control is not normal, it is not necessary to make an unnecessary judgment that the data held in the backup RAM 61 is not normal.

A backup RAM 61 and a backup battery 62 are mounted on the effect control board 90 in which the main control unit 41 and the RAM 91c of the present embodiment are mounted, and the backup RAM 61 is supplied with power from the backup battery 62. Since it is possible to retain the data stored in, the data stored in the backup RAM 61 can be retained even when the effect control board 90 is removed from the main body of the slot machine 1.

In the present embodiment, the storage content of the RAM 91c can be held by the backup RAM 61 which is stored even when the power supply to the slot machine 1 separate from the RAM 91c is stopped, but the RAM 91c itself is stored in the slot machine 1. 1 may be configured to be able to retain the stored data even when power supply to 1 is stopped. In such a configuration, for example, a backup battery capable of supplying power to the RAM 91c is a production control board 90. With this configuration, the data stored in the RAM 91c itself can be held even when the effect control board 90 is removed from the main body of the slot machine 1.

The backup RAM 61 of this embodiment has a configuration capable of holding the stored data by the electric power supplied from the backup battery 62, so that the backup RAM 61 is stored by the electric power supply means other than the battery such as a capacitor. As compared with a structure capable of holding data, it is possible to hold a large amount of data for a long time.

In this embodiment, the backup RAM 61 has a structure capable of being held by the electric power supplied from the backup battery 62, but the means for supplying the electric power to the backup RAM 61 may be a discharging means such as a capacitor other than the battery. good.

Further, in the present embodiment, a backup RAM 61 capable of holding the stored contents by being supplied with power from the backup battery 62 is used as a storage means for holding backup data when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is stopped. Although the configuration is used, a non-volatile storage unit such as an EEPROM may be used as the storage unit. With such a configuration, when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is stopped, The backup data can be held without using a power supply unit for supplying power to the storage unit.

The sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment has a configuration capable of displaying the content of the command history data stored in the command history data area of the RAM 91c on the liquid crystal display 51 when a predetermined output condition is satisfied. When displaying the contents of the command history data on the liquid crystal display 51, since the contents of the command history data are displayed on the display area 51a of the liquid crystal display 51 other than the transparent area 51b, they are displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. It is possible to ensure the visibility of the contents of the command history data.

The sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment can cause the liquid crystal display 51 to display a history of occurrence of events related to the slot machine 1 such as an error and an open/closed state of the front door 1b when a predetermined output condition is satisfied. It is a composition.

With such a configuration, when displaying the occurrence history of a predetermined event related to the slot machine 1, for example, depending on the type of event, such as an event related to a setting change, it is necessary to limit the browsing to some people. If viewing is restricted for all events, a troublesome operation is required even when displaying the occurrence history of events of relatively low importance.

On the other hand, the sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment causes the RAM 91c to store the occurrence history of a plurality of types of events relating to the slot machine 1 as error history data, and when a predetermined output condition is satisfied, the error history data The content can be displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, and is stored in the RAM 91c when a predetermined output condition including the operation of the setting key switch 37 is satisfied as a first operation. While executing the detailed history display for displaying the occurrence history of the first type of event in the error history data on the liquid crystal display 51, as the second operation, the production switch 56 is operated in a long-press operation mode. When a predetermined output condition including the above is satisfied, a simple history display for displaying the occurrence history of the event of the second type among the error history data stored in the RAM 91c on the liquid crystal display 51 is executed, and the first history is displayed. Since the event of No. 1 is designed to include an event that is more important than any of the events included in the second type of event, the first type of event that is more important than any of the events included in the second type of event When executing the detailed history display for displaying the occurrence history of the event on the liquid crystal display 51, the second history when executing the simple history display for displaying the occurrence history of the second type of event on the liquid crystal display 51 is displayed. Since the first operation is required instead of the operation, the second type of event that is relatively unimportant can be viewed with a simple operation, while the first event including the relatively important event can be viewed. Since the types of events are not displayed in the simple history display, browsing can be restricted.

In the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 is configured to display the content of the error history data stored in the RAM 91c on the liquid crystal display 51 in a character string display mode when a predetermined output condition is satisfied. However, when displaying the content of the error history data on the liquid crystal display 51, a configuration in which an image encoded into a two-dimensional code or the like may be displayed.

Further, in the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 is configured to display the content of the error history data stored in the RAM 91c on the liquid crystal display 51 when the predetermined output condition is satisfied. When the condition is satisfied, the content of the error history data stored in the RAM 91c may be output by an electromagnetic signal or the like that can be specified by an external device.

Further, in the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91, in the detailed history display for displaying the occurrence history of the event of the first type in the error history data on the liquid crystal display 51, which event is included in the event of the second type. More important events are medal payout error (E4), medal insertion error (E5), abnormal prize winning error (E7), RAM error (E8), setting change error, RAM clear (setting change), door open, door close. , A communication error, a sub-control unit error, and a configuration for displaying information including game history clear, the important event may be an event having a relatively high degree of importance as compared with the second type of event. ..

The first type of event is, as an important event, information that makes it possible to infer that an operation or the like related to the first operation has been performed (for example, changing the degree of advantage for the player, turning the power on/off, and doors). And other events (information such as errors related to the medal selector 29, communication errors, etc.) that indicate the possibility of occurrence of fraudulent events, and the second kind of event compared to these events. Other events, such as an event having a relatively low importance included in, may be included.

Further, in the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 displays all the contents of the error history data in the detailed history display in which the occurrence history of the event of the first type is displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, while the second type is displayed. In the simple history display for displaying the occurrence history of the event on the liquid crystal display 51, the display of the important events among the events included in the events of the first type is limited, and some of the events that are not relatively important events are displayed. This is a configuration in which only the events are displayed, and the first-type event displayed in the detailed history display and the second-type event displayed in the simple history display are partially overlapped. A configuration in which one type of event and the second type of event do not overlap may be used.

The main control unit 41 of the present embodiment can set a set value that is a degree of advantage for the player by operating the setting key switch 37, and the sub control unit 91 is advantageous as an important event in the simple history display. Since the occurrence history of the second type of event, which does not include setting change error, RAM clear (setting change), door opening, and door closing, which can specify or deduce that the setting of the degree has been changed, is displayed to the player. It is possible to restrict the browsing of events that can identify or speculate that the setting of the degree of advantage has been changed.

As a first operation, the sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment executes detailed history display when a predetermined output condition including the operation of the setting key switch 37 is satisfied, while a second operation is performed. The configuration is such that a simple history display is executed when a predetermined output condition including that the effect switch 56 is operated in a long-press operation mode is satisfied, and the operation of the setting key switch 37 as the first operation is performed. , Which is an operation that can be performed by a person who possesses a predetermined setting key and has the authority to set the advantage, and the operation in the operation mode of long-pressing the production switch 56 as the second operation sets the advantage. Since it is an operation that can be performed regardless of whether or not a person who has the authority to do so, the operator can operate the setting key switch 37 by holding the setting key to view the event that can specify or infer that the setting of the advantage level has been changed. Can be limited to those who can perform, that is, those who have the authority to set the degree of advantage.

In this embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 is configured to execute the detailed history display when a predetermined output condition including the operation of the setting key switch 37 is satisfied as the first operation. The first operation may be an operation that can be performed by a person who has the authority to set the advantage, and the input of a predetermined personal identification number, a code, etc. that only the person who has the authority to set the advantage can know. Alternatively, a predetermined switch may be operated in a predetermined operation order, a predetermined external device may be connected, or the like.

The sub-control unit 91 of this embodiment has a configuration capable of displaying a detailed history display screen or a simple history display screen on the liquid crystal display 51 when a predetermined output condition is satisfied. On the history display screen, the date and time of occurrence of a predetermined event is displayed, and the current date and time acquired by the clock device 97 is also displayed on the history display screen. Therefore, the date and time of occurrence of the predetermined event and the current date and time are displayed on the history display screen. The occurrence status of the event can be confirmed by comparing

The sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment includes a RAM 91c capable of storing control state data that is data used for effect control and error history data that is history data of occurrence of a predetermined event regarding the slot machine 1. Is provided with a control state data area capable of storing control state data as a first storage area and an error history data area capable of storing error history data as a second storage area. When the output condition is satisfied, the content of the error history data stored in the error history data area can be displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, and when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is stopped. , The control state data stored in the first storage area and the error history data stored in the second storage area are held by the backup RAM 61 capable of holding the stored data even when the power supply is stopped. And when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started, it is determined whether or not the initialization condition is satisfied, and when it is determined that the initialization condition is satisfied, the backup RAM 61 holds it. Since the control state data is initialized while the error history data is retained without being initialized, even if the initialization condition is satisfied and the data retained by the backup RAM 61 is initialized, It is possible to specify the occurrence history of a predetermined event before the initialization condition is satisfied.

In the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 is a storage unit separate from the RAM 91c included in the sub-control unit 91 and is stored in the backup RAM 61 that retains data even when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is stopped. Although the data stored in the RAM 91c can be held, the RAM 91c itself may hold the stored data even when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is stopped.

Further, in the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 saves the data stored in the RAM 91c in the RAM 91c by storing the data in the backup RAM 61 that retains the data even when the power supply is stopped separately from the RAM 91c. The configuration is such that the stored data is retained, and the control state data among the data stored in the backup RAM 61 is stored in the RAM 91c when the initialization condition is satisfied when the power supply to the slot machine 1 is started. The control state data stored in the RAM 91c before the power supply is stopped is not restored to the RAM 91c by performing the initialization without copying to the backup power supply to the backup RAM 61 when the initialization condition is satisfied. The control state data stored in the RAM 91c may not be restored to the RAM 91c before the power supply is stopped by not copying and initializing the control state data among the stored data in the RAM 91c.

The sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment can cause the liquid crystal display 51 to display the occurrence history of a predetermined event related to the slot machine 1, such as an error, by performing a predetermined operation with the front door 1b open. This is a possible configuration.

In such a configuration, the clerk of the game arcade originally displays the occurrence history of these events on the liquid crystal display 51 and confirms the error history. For example, the error is eliminated when the player is playing the game. Therefore, even when the front door 1b is opened, the occurrence history of the event relating to the slot machine 1 may be displayed by mistakenly performing a predetermined operation.

On the other hand, the main control unit 41 of the present embodiment can control the error state by detecting a predetermined error related to the slot machine 1, and the error state eliminates the cause of the error. The sub-control unit 91 causes the RAM 91c to store the occurrence history of a plurality of types of events related to the slot machine 1 as error history data. When the predetermined output condition is satisfied, the content of the error history data can be displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, and the predetermined output condition is that the front door 1b is in the open state and the predetermined output condition. If the front door 1b is in the open state after the main control unit 41 is controlled to the error state including the operation and before the error state is released, the predetermined operation is performed. Since the content of the error history data is not displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, the content of the error history data is displayed even if a predetermined operation is performed during the period when the front door 1b is opened to eliminate the cause of the error. Since it is not displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, it is possible to prevent the occurrence history of a predetermined event related to the slot machine 1 from being erroneously output when the player is playing a game.

In the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 is configured to display the content of the error history data stored in the RAM 91c on the liquid crystal display 51 in a character string display mode when a predetermined output condition is satisfied. However, when displaying the content of the error history data on the liquid crystal display 51, a configuration in which an image encoded into a two-dimensional code or the like may be displayed.

Further, in the present embodiment, the sub-control unit 91 is configured to display the content of the error history data stored in the RAM 91c on the liquid crystal display 51 when the predetermined output condition is satisfied. When the condition is satisfied, the content of the error history data stored in the RAM 91c may be output by an electromagnetic signal or the like that can be specified by an external device.

The sub-control unit 91 of the present embodiment causes the RAM 91c to store the error history data, and when the predetermined output condition is satisfied, the content of the error history data can be displayed on the liquid crystal display 51. This is a possible configuration, and the predetermined output conditions include that the front door 1b is in an open state and a predetermined operation is performed, and after the main control unit 41 is controlled to an error state, the error state is If the front door 1b is in the open state before it is released, then if the error state is released, even if a predetermined operation is performed before the front door 1b is closed, the error history Since the content of the data is not displayed on the liquid crystal display 51, in the situation where the front door 1b is opened to eliminate the cause of the error, the content of the error history data is displayed on the liquid crystal display even if a predetermined operation is performed during that time. Since it is not displayed on 51, it is possible to prevent the occurrence history of a predetermined event related to the slot machine 1 from being erroneously output when the player is playing a game.

The main control unit 41 of the present embodiment controls to an error state by detecting that the overflow tank is full or the hopper is out of medals as a predetermined error related to the slot machine 1. In these error states, the front door 1b needs to be opened to eliminate the cause of the error, and the sub control unit 91 causes the RAM 91c to include a plurality of predetermined errors related to the slot machine 1. The history of occurrence of types of events is stored as error history data, and the content of the error history data can be displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 by satisfying an output condition including a predetermined operation. The operation is a predetermined error, for example, an operation in a long press operation mode of the effect switch 56, which is different from an operation for canceling the overflow tank being full or the hopper being out of medals. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the content of the error history data from being displayed on the liquid crystal display 51 in the same flow as the operation for canceling the error state.

Although the embodiment and the modified example of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and the present invention is applicable even if there are changes and additions without departing from the scope of the present invention. Needless to say, it is included in.

In the above-mentioned embodiments and modified examples, an example in which the present invention is applied to a slot machine in which a bet number is set by using medals and credits as a gaming value has been described, but a bet number is determined by using a gaming ball as a gaming value. The present invention may be applied to a slot machine to be set or a full credit type slot machine in which bets are set by using only credits as a gaming value. When the game balls are used as the game value, for example, one medal can be made to correspond to five game balls, and when the bet number is set to 3 in the above-described embodiment, 15 game balls are used. It is equivalent to setting the bet number using.

Further, the present invention is not limited to the use of any one of a plurality of types of gaming values such as medals and gaming balls, and, for example, a combination of a plurality of types of gaming value such as medals and gaming balls. May be That is, it is possible to set the bet number and play the game by using any of a plurality of types of gaming values such as medals and game balls, and a plurality of types of games such as medals and game balls due to the occurrence of a prize. You may apply the slot machine which can pay out any of the value.

Further, in the embodiment and the modification, the example in which the present invention is applied to the slot machine 1 which is an example of a gaming machine is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is not limited to this. It may be applied to other gaming machines such as a pachinko gaming machine that plays a game by shooting a gaming ball to the area.

1 slot machine 2L, 2C, 2R reel 6 MAXBET switch 7 start switch 8L, 8C, 8R stop switch 41 main controller 61 backup RAM
62 backup battery 91 sub controller 91c RAM

Claims (1)

In gaming machines that play games,
First control means,
Second control means for performing control according to the control information received from the first control means,
Equipped with
The first control means is
Control information generating means for generating control information and storing it in the control information storage area;
Control information transmitting means for transmitting the control information stored in the control information storage area to the second control means,
Including,
Wherein said control information generating means, generates a plurality of types of state control information capable of specifying a control state of the first control means for each of a plurality of timings including the first timing and the second timing in the unit game is a game of one unit Including state control information generating means for
The plurality of types of state control information generated by the state control information generating means at one timing is a control state that can change between one unit game and another unit game, and the first timing and the first timing in one unit game . Including first state control information that can specify a control state that does not change at two timings, and second state control information that can specify a control state that can change at a first timing and a second timing in one unit game ,
The state control information generating unit generates a plurality of types of common state control information at any of a plurality of timings under common control,
The gaming machine includes a data storage means capable of reading and writing data,
The first control means performs a game-related process by the first program, and performs an abnormality determination process based on the second program,
The storage area of the data storage means is a first storage area used for the first program,
A second storage area used for the second program,
An unused area is provided between the first storage area and the second storage area so that the first storage area and the second storage area are not continuous.
A game machine in which the data in the first storage area can be referred to by the second program, but updating of the data in the first storage area by the second program is restricted .