Quoted from sixtyfourbits:Hey everyone,
So I had a random thought, and couldn't really find anything by searching the forum.
I have a robocop pinball machine which has a display missing a display line. I most likely have to get the board repaired. Which got me thinking, is there a proven way to put a small lcd screen in instead? Has anyone here done something similar to another alpha-numeric game?
I would want to keep the rules stock, and use the original wiring harness for all the sensors, targets, etc. I would basically need to figure out a way to change the display data from the alphanumeric input to one that would connect to as well as show up on a lcd screen.
I realize it wouldn't be easy, but if someone has done this before, I'd love to read a thread on how they did it. Again, I'm not looking to reprogram any rules. Just change the display format. I'm just curious to see if anyone else has already found a way/program to bridge the display connection both physically and data input wise as well. I'm up for a challenge and learning a new program, just wanted to see if anyone has done this so that their journey can be used as a bit of a guide so that I'm not going in completely blind hahaha.
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While I've not done it, nor have I see a thread on Pinside discuss it (doesn't mean it's not here somewhere), my assumption is that you would need some sort of data converter that receives the input for the numerical display and outputs in a format the LCD would understand. Might be a Arduino project for someone with the technical savvy (beyond my skillset). Interesting idea, however.