My heat shrink is flush with the end of the fiber, and the end of the fiber touches the LED lens. There is a fair amount of light that escapes even in that small space, but I can't see it through the inserts, only inside the cabinet and on the wall behind the game.

BTW, getting the fiber and heat shrink through the small holes in the black plastic guides was a test of my patience.

Makes total sense. Thank you for the update!

I'd totally be fine with "Stern Style" as well, since the code can continue to be updated .

Your not lying. I had my wife do it. I was starting to sling sh$t.

These things take time it's more important to get it right then done quick. Thanks for your efforts can't wait to see the finished version in action!

Just amazing work, happy for all you Tron pro, sorry I mean premium owners.

Don't let that one get away. My wife just sat on the couch in the gameroom looking scared. I think she was afraid I was going to inflict permanent bodily damage to myself.

I stopped at the glands (tightners) and no noticeable bleeding on the inserts by the light engines.

Just wanted to mention when cutting the fiber, its important to use a new blade. Dont rock the blade back and forth. Just use consistent pressure straight down. Try and make as square of a cut as possible. Also better to use a blade by itself rather than in a box cutter. Seems to be a cleaner cut. I put a couple pieces of painters tape at the top of the blade to get a better handle on it.

Forgot to mention I wrapped cable in electrical tape - from inside the light box, up through playfield and then about an inch above playfield. Generally it is covered right up until cable takes 90 degree bend and starts up the ramp. Used electrical tape mostly because I didn't have correct diameter heat shrink. That was all been covered in pic with the wrapping. Was thinking that I should open the tape on side of the light box that allows light to shoot straight down into the cabinet. This would only be one side and shouldn't enable light to blled onthe inserts, while preventing heat buildup.

At least I hope it was electrical tape and not black duct tape Thanks for the trying to keep me safe.

Okay, kindly pardon my asking as I am sure it is somewhere in the last 20 pages, but can somebody PM the details on approx price and how long before this happens? I am just about to spring on a cheaper, simpler alternative and it looks like I should be waiting for this project to complete. I'd really appreciate the short version if you've got a second

The developer kits were $400. Eli says similar pricing for the production ones. He also says the hardware design is complete, but there are still a good number of steps before he can get them into buyers' hands. Any timeframe from anyone other than Eli would be a guess.

Thanks Herg!

Spoiler alert!

Frank's earlier video ended a bit short due to playing with the glass on. I have no such issues. I just wanted to show some of the end of game stuff including the SOS and Portal effects that are in the code that I'm currently running.

omg.. looks A-M-A-Z-I-N-G... I don't know if I've said this before but... I CAN'T WAIT TO HAVE FIBER RAMP LIGHTS ON MY TRON PRO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It will be the best money ever spent.

From what I can gather from this thread:

Installed
1. Herg
2. Treborlicec
3. Spudgunman
4. Troz
5. Sc1f1
6. Hoby1
7. mwong168
8. ChadNC
9. jeffspinballpalace
10. pinlawyer
11. potf77

New update is awesome. You guys are gonna love this

Wow can't wait for one of these!!!

Please put me on the list

I can see TRON owners diving into the code or UI and coming up with some really unique lightshows, so 90% code at ship wouldnt matter to me. It also wont take anything away from the truly amazing work you`ve accomplished.

Yeah, totally. Ship when the HW is ready. I think the SW is far enough along already that it's good enough to ship.

Yeah, Im sure a lot of us wouldnt care to update ourselves later on and it could help keep the production from bottle necking when orders are flying in from everybody wanting a 100% one. i mean updating it ourself could just be the cost of getting it early. I mean pinball folks aren't known for patience right? lol

The ramp code r2f update is available now for the dev kit users. See the shared google doc for download.

Thanks Herg and Eli for the additions and for making it available for us to inject even more COOL in our Tron.

Just in time for the Northwest Pinball Show. If you're able, go check it out.

I had a couple friends visit my gameroom last evening, and the Tron ramp lighting stole the "show".

Thanks again Herg.

A perfectly integrated functional and attractive enhancement that is a must-have for Tron owners. I give it 5 stars.

Dan

Since I am highly intrigued by this project, is there a "changelog" posted somewhere of what is being done with the code? Or is that private?

That's a good question. There is a release history along with the software releases in a shared document that is publicly accessible, but I'm not sure if Eli actually wants it made public. Does that make sense?

I guess I would add that the 14 dev kit owners were emailed the link to the shared documents which were used for bug fix notes and feature requests.

I'm sure nobody would care if it was stated what the current version contains, but the discussiuon section would only be meaningful to those with the kit..

That makes total sense, and if it is an editable document you are sharing I could see why you would not want to make it public. Just curious

Maybe Eli could post just the change notes from the doc? That'll give all of us waiting for the production kits something to read at least.

Honestly, you're not missing much. You'll get way more information by watching the videos in this thread.

Well, I compiled a changelog of sorts with Hergs help. Maybe you will find this useful, but at least it shows the amount of work Herg and Eli put into the code in the last month and the features that were added/changed.

The new timing techniques and framework helped the stability of the modes and made the portal and SOS modes possible.

Changelog 5/9 to 6/2 - current version r2f

* Replace the PULSE_ALT animation with a WAVE animation
* Add effects for each target hit during Portal
* Fix for the Gem / Super Spinners bug
* Fix for the Quorra / Gem bug
* Fix for the LCMB / Quorra bug
* Fix for the Quorra drain / fast restart bug
* Fix for the SOS early detection bug
* New effect for Portal lit, white/black wave, but of course, that can be changed
* Added an SOS mode:
Slow blue/white ramps when it's ready to start
Fast blue/black ramps during the intro
When the ball kicks out of the scoop, it progressively displays the color of the mode you are trying to complete
* 2X, extra ball, special should now work during both SOS and portal
* The blue ramps after Portal is over were a bug and should now be fixed
* Portal White base for the mode with ramp colors to match each insert collected
* Fixed the Disc MB ending early
* Fixed a bug when starting SOS with Flynn not completed caused Extra Ball ramps to light
* Used a struct to store additional lamp information
* Added a function to query lamp blink rate
* State machines for all of the game modes, which I believe are more accurate in determining if a mode is active
* Flynn mode can be restarted and is active when Find Flynn is active rather than relying on CLU inlanes
* Effects logic added

Very cool. It's great to see what you all have accomplished in a short amount of time with this code...and I am sure it will only get better!!!!

Sweet, thanks for the notes. It's just interesting to read the changes that are happening while we wait.

At this point there is nothing left to fix except chase down one extremely minor ZUSE bug.

All the modes work including full ladder effects for SOS and PORTAL. Herg put a ton of time on this in the past month. Great stuff that everyone will enjoy both now and when you get your kits.

Just updated to r2f. Time for beers and some tron.

Well, he had a great start with all your work, Frank. You guys have helped shape the mod into greatness. My non pinhead guests comment on how cool it is.

Do we have an ETA on the kits yet? Recently did some work on my Tron and i am dying to get this, missed out on a dev kit due to being overseas. I hope that wont be the same for the kits?

Put me on the list please..

You're just not a nit-picky as I am. I'll agree that we're down to very minor bugs, but there are still a few to squash. Most people wouldn't even notice them.

Isn't that the truth? Eli and the early testers already had it nearly finished when I started helping. All I've done is looked at things with fresh eyes and fixed a few nagging issues.

looks great

Updated my game last night and played a few games, looking forward to playing some more this weekend. Thanks to everyone who has been involved for all your hard work and constantly improving our Tron game play experience.

Damn this keeps looking better all the time! Can't wait to get mine...

is it better to drill or use a solder machine to get the holes in the ramp ?

I found drilling to be very easy, and it left clean holes. The ramps are softer (less brittle) than I expected. I used a soldering tip for the Cliffy ramp protectors, and after using a drill for the ramp lighting, I'd suggest drilling.

Drill it's very easy. Start at the bottom of the ramp and mark all holes every 6 " and where needed. Keep all holes on both sides of the ramp even horizontally so it will look clean and uniform when finished.

Drill with a 7/64bit. Flip the ramp over, and drill into the corner where the edge lip bends into the channel. The drill should be tilted a little off of vertical. Drilling into the corner is much more stable; if you drill from the top, the drill will wander. In some cases, you will need a second hole.

Sounds good, im all set. Now where is my fiberkit Eli :->

*Throwing bricks of dollar bills in Eli's direction*