(Topic ID: 238021)

Pinball Interface Gaget by DK Custom Pinball

By lhammer610

5 years ago



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    #1 5 years ago

    As far as I can tell, DK Custom Pinball no longer exists and the PIG (Pinball Interface Gadget) has fallen into the great dustbin of pinball aftermarket history.

    Does anyone know who designed / ran this company and how I can contact them?

    Does anyone have a schematic for the PIG?

    Anyone have any experience, positive or negative, with it?

    Thanks.

    2 months later
    #2 4 years ago

    Also interested in this. Anything available with the same functionality?

    5 months later
    #4 4 years ago

    Does anyone have a Manual for the V2 of the PIG please? Managed to pick one up, and conscious that the V1 and V2 differ...

    Many thanks

    #6 4 years ago

    There's not really a manual in here, but it does have the latest firmware that I'm aware of and a bit of usage description:
    http://ledocd.com/files/PIG_2_Update_1.0b8.zip

    11 months later
    #7 3 years ago

    I should chime in here. I have an unused PIG 2 collecting dust because I have no manual (No idea why not). I was never able to contact the original author dkpinball (he has an account on here but it is not used). I do have a copy of the PIG 1 Manual, but it was an analog device that just used on off and invert logic, as well as a couple dimmers.

    The PIG 2 used programming to achieve much the same with additional functionality, and with a bit of experimenting with the default code it can probably do the same easily, but I am sure that it could be programmed to do more and effect timings and that sort of thing.

    What I can see is that you were able to map each of 4 Inputs (plus a separate GI input) to any one or more of four outputs simultaneously, with a "buffer" which I guess might allow only a certain number of hits on a trigger circuit to be stored and executed? And an inversion setting which be "normally on" and "normally off" settings.

    Each of the 4 outputs allows a power setting, fade, delay, a mapping to the GI and a few other settings I don't understand that control repeats delays, decays and resets.

    It can also be mapped to servos (there is a 6 pin connector for 2 Servo motors) controlled by each of 6 inputs (although where all 6 inputs come from I am not sure given there are only 4 inputs plus a GI Input.

    There is an AUX 4 pin connector as well.

    The firmware update adds commands for inverting the output. It is set up to download via USB from a Windows machine using avrdude.exe (and includes a copy and drivers).

    Maybe one day I'll have time to plug it in to some test power and switches to see if I can figure out more of its logic.

    IF anyone has a copy of the V2 manual, I would greatly appreciate it,

    OR if someone WANTS a PIG2 then I would happily sell mine for $50 plus shipping.

    #8 3 years ago

    I put up a manual for the original pig manual here
    https://swinks.com.au/manuals

    #9 3 years ago
    Quoted from swinks:

    I put up a manual for the original pig manual here
    https://swinks.com.au/manuals

    Thank you for this, this is the Version 1 manual that I have too. It's the programming instruction for the V2 PIG that I think was only in a web archive and sadly that disappeared before I think anyone saved it off or printed it all out.

    The search continues.

    1 year later
    #10 2 years ago

    If anyone is looking for a PIG II Interface board (new) I am selling mine unused along with documentation collected. PM me.

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