Drop Targets: Difference between revisions

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A Drop Target is a flat mechanical target that is held up on a small ledge and when hit with a ball, is moved backwards and dropped down via a small spring. There are generally switches for both the Up and Down positions but just a single Down switch will work. They can be arranged as single targets or in rows.

Every manufacturer has their own designs and use a variety of switch types to detect the target position - Williams used optos while modern Stern games use microswitches.

Diagram of a standard Williams target including a drop coil:

They are also available in an Inline format.

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+A Drop Target is a flat mechanical target that is held up on a small ledge and when hit with a ball, is moved backwards and dropped down via a small spring.  There are generally switches for both the ''Up'' and ''Down'' positions but just a single ''Down'' switch will work.  They can be arranged as single targets or in rows.
-For a drop target bank, only a minor check is needed after every drop target it.
+[[Image:drop-target-row.jpg|500px]]
+Every manufacturer has their own designs and use a variety of switch types to detect the target position - ''Williams'' used optos while modern ''Stern'' games use microswitches.
-'''Idea'''
+Diagram of a standard ''Williams'' target including a drop coil:
-Give a reward for hitting the drop targets in order. Example: ''Centaur''.
+[[Image:drop-target-diagram.png|500px]]
-Give a reward for completing multiple sets of drop target banks.
+They are also available in an '''Inline''' format.
-'''Hardware'''
+[[Image:inline-drop-targets.jpg|500px]]
-switch for each of the targets
-coil to reset the targets
-(optional) 1 light for each target in the bank
-'''Pseudocode'''
-  //variable scope(current ball session)
-    dbank1 = off
-    dbank2 = off
-    dbank3 = off
-  def dbank1_hit()
-      score.addpoints(50)
-      dbank1 = on
-      play_sound(boink)
-      check_dropbank1()
-  def dbank2_hit()
-      score.addpoints(50)
-      dbank2 = on
-      play_sound(boink)
-      check_dropbank1()
-  def dbank2_hit()
-      score.addpoints(50)
-     dbank3 = on
-      play_sound(boink)
-      check_dropbank1()
-  // check to see if all the drop targets have been hit
-   def check_dropbank1()
-           if (dbank1= on) & (dbank2=on) & (dbank3=on)
-               // reward for completing drop target bank
-              play_sound(chaching)
-              score.addpoints(200)
-              // reset the variables
-              dbank1= off
-              dbank2 = off
-             dbank3 = off
-             // reset 'em
-             coils.dbank1.pulse()
-  //separate routine for resetting drop target bank ,
-  // add this to the "ball begin" routine
-  def reset_drop_bank()
-         coils.dbank1.pulse()