Zebsboards_Plunger_with

Integrated Ball Shooter Design - No Shooter Mech Required!!

The Original Launch Ball Button & Palm Smash replacement plunger

Kit Features:

Integrated Ball shooter mounted control assembly
Includes 32 Button Expansion Board
3D printed Housing with modular mounting plate
in house assembled control unit
zero delay full speed USB2.0 controller
digital plunge functions - using simple serial commands switches the plunger to replace a Launch Ball Button *
button input functions
realistic, stable analog nudging functions.
hardware nudge sensitivity adjustment control
hardware tilt control function and adjustment
includes all cables and fasteners required for mounting and connection

Plunger Features:

Smooth, repeatable action
Stable, consistent performance
B10K Potentiometer for true linear performance
Compatibility with VP, FP and Pinball FX2/FX3***

Nudge Features:

Complete configuration compatibility with VP, FP and Pinball FX2 control settings
Automatic return to zero positioning
Realistic and stable performance
Hardware control knob for adjusting sensitivity
Hardware control knob for setting tilt sensitivity

Input Features:

32 Gamepad Button Inputs
11 Hard Coded standard keyboard control inputs including single click coin door switching
2 x 4-way DPad inputs
Fully debounced inputs for consistent, reliable function
Serial command switching between Keyboard and full Gamepad function
External Calibration/Gamepad-Keyboard Switching Input

User upgradable firmware for future enhancement releases.

V4Rev5_3 September 2021 Revision

Current Revisions to software include:

- Replaced analog accelerometer with i2c

- Changed accelerometer reporting to 16bit resolution from 8bit

- Revised Gain Adjustment values and routine

- Revised Plunger Reporting routine

- Added On Board Calibration Switch and External Calibration Switch Input (when Expander is installed)

- Added 2 x I/O i2c expanders (32 button inputs total)support (when Expander is installed)

- Added TILT Enable/Disable by serial command ('T' - enables/disables based on previous state)

- Reformatted serial commands to single character ('G' - gamepad, 'K' - keyboard, 'A' - analog mode, 'D' - digital mode, 'C' - receive key configuration, 'R' - receive output data stream)

- Debugged Serial transmission routines - closed holes and fall throughs

- Added 2x D-pads support to report to allow for native joystick control (when Expander is installed)

- Added infrastructure for external button/key assignment through serial transmission

- Added infrastructure for possible future output expansion

Verified working under Win7 (64 and 32 bit), Win 8.1(64 and 32 bit), Windows 10

*** PinballFX2 compatibility requires DOFLinx or xbox360ce to be installed and configured for plunger and nudging axis control and can be found here....www.x360ce.com