OK I'm intrigued...

So in theory, if one were to connect the correct node board with the correct ID, they could build a home made variant of the official topper, right?

As the node board does not really check what's connected behind it, so you could use the default signals used for the official topper to build something custom?

Well would love too, just don't have an official topper

ForceFlow

Here's what's inside Star Wars Topper:
- PN #520-6998-72
- 4-way motor controller board, PN ##520-6996-00

The motor controller board is used to control, well... the motor - one motor, two directions
The node board seems to simply drive the motor controller board and a few leds

Note: these are not my pictures, I don't have a Star Wars topper

Attached pictures
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ForceFlow , I'm slightly confused on the wiki, did you update it ?

Specifically interested into Stranger Things, there is a reference in the comment section: Node 9a1 - 520-8418-00 - Dual Motor Driver Lamp board

But the topper board should actually be node 12

Has anyone identified which board this topper board is ?

Thanks for the info

Looks like no one owning a topper has disassembled yet the topper. I would have thought it would be straightforward, but apparently it's not so easy

Anyway

@Pinhead1982, that's an SPI board, I'm surprised they would use this board as the primary interface board in the topper. What's connected to it?

And indeed... Which game?

Regards

[EDIT] Actually... it does make sense if it's a Stranger Things topper. The only controlled toy in the topper is a ledstrip, I suspect it's a WS2812, which requires a serial data line plus power. And that's exactly what's on the this node board fundamentally, they could have repurposed the SPI output as a WS2812 control signal.

@Forceflow, by the way the wiki has not been udpated with the SW topper nodes information

Cheers

ForceFlow

Confirmation of the Spike 2 node board in Stranger Things topper.

Stern Pinball Flipper Platine (SPI Node Board Rev A) #520-6976-72

Manufacturing cost of the STh topper is astonishlingly low.

It's basically a WS2812B 60led/m ledstrip, with plastic casing, a few printed laser cut plexi, and a backmirror.

Close up of connection attached, green is data, red is 5V and white is ground.
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