/**
* Autolaunch a new ball into play from the trough. This is the
* preferred API to use by ballsavers.
*/
void serve_ball_auto (void) {
#ifdef DEVNO_TROUGH
/* Fall back to manual ball serve if there is no autoplunger. */
if (!have_auto_serve_p ()) serve_ball ();
else {
set_valid_playfield ();
/* TZ's autoplunger is a little different, so it is handled specially. */
#if defined(MACHINE_TZ)
autofire_add_ball ();
#else
device_request_kick (device_entry (DEVNO_TROUGH));
#endif
} //end of else
#endif /* DEVNO_TROUGH */
} //end of function
/* Called whenever the far left trough switch is tripped.
The sole purpose of this to determine when there are too
many balls in the trough, and one needs to be fired into the
gumball out of the way. If a ball remains on this switch for
3 seconds, then it is assumed there are 4 balls in the trough
and one must be loaded. */
void sw_far_left_trough_monitor (void)
{
U8 timeout = TIME_3S / TIME_200MS;
device_t *dev = device_entry (DEVNO_TROUGH);
while (task_find_gid (GID_DEVICE_PROBE))
task_sleep_sec (1);
dbprintf ("Far left trough check\n");
/* Poll the switch for up to 3 seconds. If it ever opens,
then abort. It must stay closed and the trough must
remain full in order for us to continue. */
while (timeout > 0)
{
task_sleep (TIME_200MS);
if ((!switch_poll_logical (SW_FAR_LEFT_TROUGH))
|| (dev->actual_count != dev->size))
{
dbprintf ("Far left trough not stable\n");
task_exit ();
}
timeout--;
}
/* If a ball is known to be in play, then delay the
load */
while (valid_playfield)
{
dbprintf ("Far left trough : waiting to load\n");
task_sleep_sec (1);
}
/* Start the load */
dbprintf ("Far left trough stable : loading gumball\n");
if (hold_balls_in_autofire)
{
autofire_add_ball ();
}
else
gumball_load_from_trough ();
task_exit ();
}
void gumball_load_from_trough (void)
{
dbprintf ("Gumball load requested\n");
gumball_enable_from_trough = TRUE;
autofire_add_ball ();
}
