Star Trek: The Mirror Universe pinball

[zitt]

Let's all breath a collective sigh of relief.... things have been rough the last week; but I have burnt many hours to be able to report:

Star Trek: The Mirror Universe is 98% ready for TPF.
Displays done and installed.
Proximity Sensor issues resolved with some rework and a relay per board. Lanes now score!
Shooter Installed.

I actually play tested about 6-8 games tonight.

The 2%?

PopBumper Spoons are causing issues:
http://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/tech-popbumper-skirt-wedges-out-of-spoon
So bad that if the left upper bumper skirt wedges out of the spoon... and I hit a slingshot; the machine tilts.
I don't have replacement spoons here.

Display scoring is corrupted by the Nixie design / Bally code issue. Oliver (A Bally code expert) is looking into the software for me. I hope by the end of the weekend to have solution. Backup is still standard score displays.

Tomorrow I have to solder two more LEDs... and maybe some LED strips; and I'm done until TPF setup.

No pictures. Right now I need to break for STNG repair for TPF... and want to do some mods to my Stern ST LE for TPF. Worst case; maybe someone from TPF will post their feedback / pictures. And if there is time; I'll try to capture some game play videos from TPF.

[flippnaussie]

Looks Fantastic!

Simon.

[zitt]

Oliver @ pinball4you.ch is now officially my super hero. He went into the Star Trek Code and added code to ensure the data was on the Display Data bus before transitioning from low to high on the Latch Enable (IE ensuring Setup time was valid). Then set the LE to Low and move to the next display. The Nixies work like they are suppose to ... and all 7 digits work to. This means I don't need to downgrade/borrow to original displays and can stick with the original design.

He's also looked into another issue I found in the project:

When the machine goes to eject the ball into the inlane; It seems to send the drop target reset at the ball ejector solenoid at the same exact time. On my system; it causes the power drain to be too much and leads to a limp
ball eject that doesn't always make it up the ramp to the inlane. This inturn causes another eject cycle complete with a simultaneous solenoid trigger.

To be honest; Bally probably should have checked for any drop targets down before "resetting" the assembly. This would also prevent the "sag" I'm seeing on the solenoid rail.

He just sent me a test rom to try; so I'll have to check it out tomorrow night after work.

Oliver is a great guy to have during crunch mode. I really appreciate what he's done for this project... and for the countless other people by providing patches and such for freeplay and 7digits.

[pinball god]

Can vouch for Oliver. He helped me with scans for plastics before. 

[zitt]

On floor... Running at Texas Pinball festival this past weekend:


Steve Richie playing the machine:


On Sunday; the machine was announced to have won Grand Champion / Best of Show award of the 230-some-odd machines on the floor.

[swinks]

well done, looks excellent

[femto]

Congratulations on a job well done! Grand Champion is fabulous.

[Strangeways]

A fantastic achievement and reward for dedication. Well done !

[DSB]

A monumental effort! Well done.   

[Retropin]

A well deserved accolade!!.. Now give us some close ups of the nixie display.. looks VERY sweet from here!

[pinball god]

Congrats mate, really deserved and I bet your competition agreed. When they saw you effort, they must have thought, "now there's the winner"

[vinito]

Not bad for just flipping the playfield over and splattering a bit of paint.
Pretty cool. Congratulations on both getting it completed & working as well as the award.

[Crashramp]

Congratulations a well deserved award for your effort. It looks fantastic. 

[ralph67]

Nice job on the game  Zitt . being a left hander i would love to play this game!  I having been watching this for months with amazement!  The Nixie displays are fantastic , 10 out of 10

[riverinapinball]

Best in Show! Well done.
I too love the nixie displays. I have a nixie clock at home , there look really cool .
You did very well to get it all together for the show.
Pic of Steve Ritchie playing it , priceless..