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A P-ROC combined with a PC or embedded microcontroller provides functionality equivalent to a CPU board in a pinball machine.  Software runs on the PC or microcontroller and communicates with the pinball machine's features through the P-ROC via USB.
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See: [[Hardware Control Systems]]
 
 
The P-ROC is essentially an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field-programmable_gate_array FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array)] surrounded by some support logic and a bunch of connectors.  The FPGA contains custom logic enabling it to perform tasks including:
 
 
 
* [[USB_Control | Communicating with a PC over USB]]
 
* [[Switch_Control | Scanning switches for switch events]] (Direct, Matrixed, and Burst)
 
* [[Driver_Control | Driving coils, lamps, motors, etc]] (Direct and Multiplexed)
 
* [[DMD_Control | Driving a Dot Matrix Display]] (DMD)
 
 
 
Note that the P-ROC does not handle audio. Instead audio is typically processed by the computer or microcontroller which is running the game software connected to the P-ROC.
 
 
 
The support logic and connectors enable the P-ROC to be used as a controller in custom homebrew pinball machines or as a CPU board replacement in the following generations of machines:
 
 
 
* WPC
 
* WPC-95
 
* Stern Whitestar
 
* Stern S.A.M.
 

Latest revision as of 23:03, 4 February 2016