CONTROL SYSTEM FOR REEL MECHANISM
First Claim
6. A reel control system for a reel mechanism having at least one stepper motor driver and at least one reel for carrying symbols, the reel control system comprising:
- an intelligent reel driver configured to monitor the reel position of said at least one reel and automatically corrects the position of said reel when improper movement is detected.
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Abstract
A reel control system is disclosed for eliminating known problems with reel mechanisms used in gaming machines. First of all, phase setting of the reel position is greatly simplified. The control system also provides a relatively accurate method for determining if a reel position has moved from a standstill position, due to low power, no power or outright tampering. Any movement of the reel can be corrected. The reel control system is also configured with multiple serial bus interfaces connected to a single serial bus that, in turn, can be connected to multiple stepper motor drivers which provides for fast response time to commands. In accordance with other aspects of the invention, the reel control system can drive multiple stepper motor drivers configured with the same physical address to reduce manufacturing costs and is further configured to simultaneously drive multiple reels, different distances, different directions, with different numbers of symbols per reel as well as drive different types of reels.
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16 Claims
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6. A reel control system for a reel mechanism having at least one stepper motor driver and at least one reel for carrying symbols, the reel control system comprising:
an intelligent reel driver configured to monitor the reel position of said at least one reel and automatically corrects the position of said reel when improper movement is detected. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A reel driver for controlling a plurality reels driven by a plurality of stepper motor drivers in a gaming machine, the reel driver comprising:
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a CPU; a memory; an input serial bus coupled to said CPU for receiving commands from a host application. an output serial bus coupled to said CPU for transmitting commands to said plurality of stepper motor drivers; and a plurality of serial bus interfaces coupled to said second serial bus for connection to a plurality of stepper motor drivers. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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15-1. The reel driver as recited in claim 10, wherein said reel driver is configured to drive reels in different directions.
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