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Jan,

The video is coming! It may take a while, though. Stay tuned.

Thanks and best regards,

Rubem

Hi Dirk, There is no actual money. You are just awarded 100 points when the game starts, so it is safe for kids. To win the game you must reach 400 points or more in up to 50 spins (or more: each bonus will get you 5 extra spins). If you win the game you get a steel ball, and further points are awar...

(Google Translate) Hallo allerseits, Endlich ist hier mein Spielautomatenspiel! Das Entwerfen, Bauen und Codieren hat mich viele Monate gekostet. Dieses Spiel nutzt die Mechanik eines Spielautomaten, hat aber ein Ziel: Sie müssen in einer begrenzten Anzahl von Drehungen Hunderte von Punkten gewinnen...

Hi everyone, (Deutsche Übersetzung unten) Finally, here is my slot machine game! It took me many months of designing, building and coding. This game uses the mechanics of a slot machine, but it has a goal: you have to win hundreds of points in a finite number of spins. The adjustable bet value and l...

At last... Finished!

Here is the source code, along with some notes and documents:

https://github.com/leosdad/ft-slot-machine

I'll create a new thread soon (with an appropriate name) because there are lot of things to talk about.

Rubem

Hi Dirk,

Just passing by to thank you for your brilliant ( ) idea. The output from photographic / glossy paper doesn't only look better, it looks professional. The difference is dramatic:


Cheers,

Rubem

Hi/Hallo Arnoud, [EN] It will be in german language :shock: But luckily I have (a less fischertechnik-oriented variant of) the article available on my website at https://www.whizzbizz.com/en/pcb-terminals-for-fischertechnik [/quote] Thanks! Bookmarked already. Anyway I look forward to the article, t...

Hi/Hallo Arnoud and/und Harold, Thanks for the picture and for the explanation, I got it now. It's an easy hack. There will be an article about various “collar sleeve alternatives” that I found in the next ft:pedia (next Saturday). ;) I hope it's in English, translating a PDF (especially from German...

Hi Dirk Wow. Amazing job (again)! :D I don't know how I missed it as a reference, I thought I had reviewed everything in the forum and image pool. Great approach, and a lot closer to the real thing. I particularly loved the coin slot and candy dispenser, very cool. I solved the problem with the matt...

Hello / Hallo Arnoud, I'm very interested in alternatives to the regular ft collar sleeves. One point is not entirely clear to me, though: Only the final seam of the “big” hole needs to be sanded and tightened I'm not sure this isn't due to the translation :( , but it's not obvious to me what do you...

Hi, Finally... I believe I'm almost finished. I said it would be complex :o I replaced the 7-segment and OLED displays with 4 8x8 dot matrix modules, added several pending features, fixed many problems and worked a lot on the software. The latter is the most complex part, no doubt about it. There ar...

Here is the top board from the underside:
And the whole assembly:
Rubem

atzensepp hat geschrieben: ↑

01 Sep 2023, 09:27

Where is the Step-Down-Converter? Is it the small green Board below the proto board?
Florian

Exactly. I'm out of town this weekend, I can post a couple of photos when I return.

Rubem

Hi, I've added a small step-down to the ft hat board adjusted to around 5.5 V to act as a supply for the servos, see below: newhat.png I was lucky I still had space between it and the main shield, because it was an afterthought. The diagram was updated accordingly. I made other modifications too. ne...

Hi Jan and Arnoud, Thanks for the compliments, much appreciated!!! As you can guess, the slot machine is a ongoing project, I still have a lot to do. And yes, of course I'll post a video when it's ready. Jan, a ft casino is not a bad idea at all... :D But after the pinball and the slot machine I'll ...

Hi again, So here it is... A slot machine. 🎰 After a while I realized that keeping the project as a secret is a bit silly. :? The hardware problems are all basically solved now, and I ended up using a fair share of the Mega's I/O ports. Here's a picture showing the symbol reels and displays: 1000017...

Dirk Fox hat geschrieben: ↑

25 Mai 2023, 01:24

And maybe our "Technology History" will now also be published in Japanese (at least a Chinese one is in the works).

Dirk that's great news! I hope there will be an English version too, I'd love to have one someday...

Greetings

Rubem

Hi Arnoud,

Cool! I'm curious about the development of your next Zauberling.

Rubem

Hi Arnoud, It is possible that the Mega won't be enough as a general-purpose "super ft controller", but I believe it will be enough for my needs. It won't be measuring RPM from several encoders at the same time or control a 6-axis robot, for example -- at least for the time being. In the end what I ...

Hi Arnoud, It's not quite clear to me what you're trying to do (hey, it's a secret project ;) ), but apparently you want to measure rpm with the ft luminosity sensor? Well, no, not really, I don't need to measure RPM. The luminosity sensors were merely used to find a "home" position on the wheels. B...