Yes -- servos are +5V, signal, and ground -- exactly the same as the addressable LEDs. However, I haven't written support for them in the main pinduino library. I can do that if there is interest (been on the check list and I have a servo kicking on my work bench).

Just want to give a big thanks for everyone who has been ordering Pinduino kits. Since opening my Pinside store, I've been a bit overwhelmed with the number of orders, but will get everyone's kits built and assembled (currently waiting on some parts to come in).

In the meanwhile, I've been adding and update Pinduino documentation (mostly for those building their own setups):

Stern Whitestar: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K53BM6QgXlxET1Wcvq4dn8INI81DOQ_PK1VaUdKen8g/edit
Stern SAM: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Rgbd-GVVYYQS0fi7XkBrncrRbJlUz9lFKp5jaZSabrA/edit
WPC: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T6OGlwduvAwK8sxBPqG8YVMgAT6llHP2rWPGkcZ8qlY/edit
WPC-95: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QgvctJ0jhTpl9JP8nYea5I-_Dnj7uqjlbGJQHQFateU/edit

Also, here is a photo showing how Pinduinos are stackable. This is great if you want to control more than two sets of LEDs, mods with different timings (pinduinos are single threaded), etc.

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Update to the Twilight Zone code! Now, a single pinduino drives the LEDs on the ramp and in the gumball machine. Also, updated the colors and timing of lighting effects on the main ramp. Based on feedback, it is less "busy" and sticks with a blue/white color scheme.

Code is available: https://github.com/elyons/professor_pinball_pinduino_sketches/tree/master/TZ-Ramp-Gumball

Instructions for building/installing TZ ramp and gumball Pinduino kit is now available: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ex8cViVcfrn6gj9XRCe_3N8xbNCnuXmDaTqN-ZotmtQ/edit

Had a few days to catch up and clear all outstanding orders. I've built a few extra kits that are ready to ship:

Bride of Pinbot (Plug and Play)
Twilight Zone (Plug and Play)
Ironman (Plug and Play)
Stern SAM (DIY)

Check out my pinside store to order and PM me with any questions or custom orders (I have time over the holidays to make kits.)

Latest pinduino creation: Creature from the Black Lagoon.

Major thanks to pinsider Triplecdad (here in Tucson) for letting me borrow his CFTBL to put this together. If there is one game that the Pinduino was made for, it is Creature! What I really like about this setup is that the addressable LEDs are installed in such a way that the original light strips don't have to be removed. Also, I tried to stay true to how I think the original programmers of CFTBL would have used addressable LEDs. Overall, I really like how this turned out.

Code open source and is available: https://github.com/elyons/professor_pinball_pinduino_sketches/tree/master/CFTBL-Ramp

Instructions to assemble and install(photos to be added soon): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vK9W1FIyBlxLpuQFr5vxVLK6_V3hMThYZDp_c-HbFwI/edit

I've put the Professor Pinball store into "vacation" mode for a couple of weeks to keep orders from piling up. I'm waiting for light strips, opto-isolators, and boards to come in from China, and due to the holidays, those have been delayed much longer than I anticipated. Also, I have a conference for my day job next week and will be unable to respond to pinduino requires as timely as I would like. In case there are any Pinsiders in the field of genomics, PM me if you are attending the Plant and Animal Genome conference in San Diego next week (http://www.intlpag.org/). It would be great to meet some of you and perhaps hit the Coin-Op.

First, thanks to everyone who ordered over the past two weeks. All orders have been filled except for the final sets that came in today. I'll get those built and in the mail in the next couple of days.

The interest has been incredible to see, but the increased demand is more than I expected. I'm going to put the shop into vacation mode for two weeks while I wait for more light strips to come it. Also, I'm building kits in sets just to keep a couple on hand. If you are interested in a kit for ToM or TZ, just PM me (I have one of each left). Also PM me if you are interested in DIY pinduino kits or pre-assembled pinduinos.

Thanks again to everyone who has ordered a pinduino! It is great to see so many people enjoying them.

Great to hear that you are enjoying the kits. I make new designs based on which games I can get or borrow from friends in Tucson. Games that I have that I'd like to do something:

Party Zone: Big, long ramps! Unfortunately, the game I have needs a lot of work before I can think about putting a pinduino on it.
XMen: I want to revisit the ramps on it
TAF: A friend has one that I'd like to borrow at some point

Always check out the pinduino code base I've written and if there is a game there that I haven't listed in the store, just let me know and I'll list it: https://github.com/elyons/professor_pinball_pinduino_sketches

Also, I just received notification that some of the LEDs have been shipped from China. Their New Years break delayed orders by two weeks so I'm hoping to get them in the next 2-4 weeks.

Terribly sorry that the kit didn't work for you. I know how disappointing and frustrating this can be. There are three places where a kit can fail:

Aruidno on the pinduino: These blow (usually when power is plugged into an LED strip) ChrisHibler made the very smart suggestion to have the Arduinos mounted on plugs and headers for easy replacement. That will be happening on future kits I made to ease replacement.
LED strips: If the power is plugged in incorrectly, the first LED can blow. The Fix is to cut off the first LED and then solder the leaders to the next LED.
Power cord: Power is not getting from J118 (for a WPC) to the pinduino or LEDs. For yours, the arduino is getting power (+12V), so the +5V may be out.

In any case, I'll send you a new programmed pinduino as soon as possible and a new set of LEDs when I get more in.

Again, my apologies for having the pinduino not work.

Just wanted to let you know that a programmed pinduino is on its way to you. Can't to hear how you like the setup.

Also, glad you like the Creature setup, it is one of my favorites.

Just want to let people know that I have all the parts in to start making kits. Professor Pinball is open: https://pinside.com/pinball/market/shops/1025-professor-pinball

Excellent to hear that you are going to tackle STTNG. It has great ramps, but going for the Borg flashers is a great idea! I'll get your kit out to you as soon as I can.

Had some time to update and create new documentation:

Assembling WPC Pinduinos: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18QgDe2FY18C_018BDSRytASxt6WvlGbsQz7Zp40_4u4/edit

Installing WPC Pinduinos: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qCKoqpW4FbY2kIQeEZAeHs4abFtY0YW0ZT6qsltUEPg/edit

Programming WPC Pinduinos: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11llJ5iaX1arx2vwXncaTkC9uioobfVWWHkNT7WGsONU/edit

Thanks to everyone for the feedback and suggestions!

Also, this folder has all the documentation for everything pinduino: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/0B2njOnd06CCOdlBCVzdiWFZhUVE

And the code is fully open source: https://github.com/elyons/professor_pinball_pinduino_sketches

Current update:

I have plug and play kits for Bride of Pinbot and CFTBL available for shipping (I now build them in sets of three when someone orders one).

Stern SAM/Whitestar and WPC-Extended boards are out of stock. More are currently being manufactured and I hope to get them in a week or two.

Thanks to everyone who has been supporting the Pinduino! This past week was especially exciting because of the number of orders for DIY kits. I'm looking forward to seeing/hearing about what people create with their pinduinos.

Had a couple of hours to do some designing and did this for an interactive backbox on Twilight Zone (for the door):

Code is available: https://github.com/elyons/professor_pinball_pinduino_sketches/tree/master/TZ-Door

For people interested, this is a short video of how I have things set up when creating sketches/code for a new lighting effect.

That is a fantastic setup. Very well done! How many LEDs did you use under the cab and on the backbox? Could you snap some photos of the installation? Also, did you use the base SM code and update it for using two strips or write your own?

Another well done set up. I really like the color sweeps you do in the topper. The Tron code has examples for how to deal with a lot of flasher activity and monitor for a specific combination before triggering an effect. If you have questions, post here or PM me. I keep hoping to see someone put LEDs on the ramps of ACDC (hint). I think some yellow to red sweeps would look great.

Thanks for the details!

Also, thanks for contributing the code back. Send me the code or make a pull request on GitHub and I'll put them in the pinduino sketch repo.

How to Pull Request: https://help.github.com/articles/creating-a-pull-request/

ApplePie -- Thanks for sending me the code. I added your name as the author in the header and have them posted in GitHub:

Spiderman: https://github.com/elyons/professor_pinball_pinduino_sketches/tree/master/Spider_Man_Pinduino_Apron_Cabinet
ACDC: https://github.com/elyons/professor_pinball_pinduino_sketches/tree/master/ACDC_Pinduino_Cabinet_Topper

Contributing code back to the community is awesome. As a thanks, I'll send you free pinduino. PM me with what you want and I'll get one out in the mail to you.

I've posted instructions for making/installing the TZ light board door mod:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YjKiCZEexcs-dWJtn-CctVTd8WS2oxIb0BYcUlhmfcw/edit

New video: World Poker Tour's GI controlled by a Pinduino

Code is available on GitHub: https://github.com/elyons/professor_pinball_pinduino_sketches/tree/master/WPT-GI

(Thanks to Paul, HankScorpio, for letting me borrow WPT!)

There are two LED outputs on the pinduino, so you can control two sets of lights. However, since the arduino is single threaded, it is very difficult to get two sets of lighting effects with different timings to run smoothly. The timing of the effects for the door and ramp are very different, so I have them running on separate pinduinos (which are stackable). For the ramp, the second LED port is used for the gumball machine, but the lighting effects for it are very simple. An example of how the effects are programmed is:

Ramp Flasher:
-Turn Gumball LEDs red
-Run a white to blue color sweep along the ramp LEDs
-Fade out ramp LEDs
Turn Gumball LEDs white

TLDR: I have them running on separate pinduinos, but the code could be modified with some work to get them running on one. However, the effects will be different that how I have them because they have coordinated.

PM sent.

Someone asked question about the difference in how LEDs were mounted in for apron/backpanel kits. Below are images of the LEDs mounted to the front of the apron or inside the ball trough. When on the apron, you get a lot more light, but the LEDs can be seen when standing in front of the game. When in the ball trough, the LEDs are hidden under the apron, but don't cast out as much light.

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It shouldn't be hard at all. Looking at the PoA, it looks easy to mount a strip of LEDs facing inward on both sides (attached an image with someone doing that with static LEDs. Looking at what is controlled by J126 and J122, I can easily see some neat options for triggering effects. Left/right PoA motor could light each side, right ramp could cause some strobing/chase sequence, have it go nuts when Super Jackpot is lit, etc. Overall, a really neat idea and I'm happy to help with the programming if needed.

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Do you need a pinduino that is custom for System 11s? I'll get one designed and manufactured when I place my next order for boards.

Excellent work, mbott!