2016-07-13: Week 3: Day 10

Agenda

  1. Choose a display component for each machine. See:
    1. https://www.adafruit.com/products/555
    2. https://www.adafruit.com/products/1912
    3. https://www.adafruit.com/products/1270
    4. https://www.adafruit.com/products/1269
  2. Weekly goal: Friday design review.
  3. Daily goal: precise paper sketch of designs.
  4. Speaker melodies: see ToneSpeaker in PinballLogic

Questions to answer.

  1. How large is the playfield?
  2. How many sensors?
  3. How many solenoid actuators?
  4. How many LEDs?
  5. Any physical pins?
  6. How many rubber bumpers?
  7. Can it fit on one Arduino? What's the specification for each pin?
  8. Score display?
  9. Audio display?
  10. 12mm or 24mm high walls?
  11. Any optional features we can drop if needed? E.g., pivoting gates, ball spinner, tilt sensor.

See also: ideas on mechanisms, pinball problem statement.

Videos

Wintergatan

1947 Gottlieb Humpty Dumpty Pinball Machine