Various projects and exploits
The Raspberry Pi has been quite a champ so far, but I need to push the performance of my I/O Circuitry to the next level, and most importantly, I need to free up the Raspberry Pi for more advance graphics rendering, and in the end, some awesome vector animations. đ But currently, the Raspberry Pi […]
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So, while I had a graphics module written several weeks ago, it didn’t really work because there was one main “game loop” for the whole system. The result of that was that the RaspberryPi would often miss a bumper trigger because it was busy drawing the screen. I brought the problem to my brother Timothy Baldridge […]
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I think we’re due for an update again. In recent pinball history, I’ve got the backbox art set in place, and an HDMI screen and audio connected to the Raspberry Pi The board for the screen and speakers is obviously just set in there, and the artwork is only wedged in place. But you get […]
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So, today I installed a 5 bank drop target assembly. It’s not wired up yet, but it looks pretty good! They actually look pretty good, IMO. You can see that the targets will probably be best hit off the tip of the left flipper. The southern-most target isn’t easy to hit. It’s not […]
Read MoreWell, it’s been forever since I’ve updated this site. Things have been happening, so hopefully we can get up to speed pretty quickly. So, that’s what the playfield is currently looking like. Pretty much everything you see there works. Slingshots, Bumpers, DropTargets, flippers, ball return, shooter, flipper buttons, the works. Currently, there’s three boards that […]
Read MoreJust the other day, I ordered Stern Pinball legs from pinballlife.com. It was possibly the #1 most expensive part yet, but definitely worth it! They came, and after a day of carefully drilling holes, and getting the right bolts in place, I’ve got them on! It really is great to see a pinball machine standing on all four legs! […]
Read MoreSo, in this project I used the MCP23017 (as many of you know) it’s a great little chip that can add a lot of functionality to your Raspberry Pi. I wrote this python module for talking to the chip, and if anybody wants to use it, feel free. First, create an instance of the class, […]
Read MoreWell, EXCITING NEWS!!! I’ve finalized my graphics! We’re ready to rock this pinball machine with Rhett & Link! I’ve got vinyl prints ordered from http://darkhorseprinting.com/ If all goes well, I should have the prints sometime next week! This is for the backglass. I know I say this about everything, but I think it’s awesome. đ It’s […]
Read MoreHere’s a quick video demonstrating the prototype playfield in action with bumpers and one slingshot! đ
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