Contents

Part One. Preliminaries
1. Preface
2. What is a pin cab?
3. A Visual Guide to the Virtual Pinball Cabinet
4. Resources
Part Two. Planning and Building the Cabinet
5. Road Map
6. Serviceable Design
7. Selecting a Playfield TV
8. Selecting a Backbox TV
9. Selecting a DMD Device
10. Designing the PC
11. Power Switching
12. I/O Controllers
13. PC Hardware Setup
14. Windows Setup
15. Pinball Software Setup
16. Backglass Software Setup
17. Optimizing Performance
18. Customizing VP Tables
19. Cabinet Building Tools
20. Cabinet Parts List
21. Cabinet Body
22. Cabinet Art
23. Cabinet Hardware Installation
24. Backbox Hardware Installation
25. Cabinet Grounding
26. Inside the Cabinet
27. Installing the PC
28. Cooling Fans
29. Playfield TV Mounting
30. Backbox TV Mounting
31. Speaker/DMD Panel
32. Original WPC Speaker Panel
33. WPC-95 Speaker Panel
34. Cabinet Buttons
35. Button Wiring
36. Nudge & Tilt
37. Plunger
38. Plunger Setup on the PC
39. Fixing VP Plungers
40. Coin Door
41. Audio Systems
42. Backbox Toppers
43. Finishing Touches
Part Three. Feedback Devices
44. Feedback Devices Overview
45. Power Supplies for Feedback
47. Feedback Device Wiring
48. Pinscape Outputs Setup (Expansion Boards)
49. Pinscape Outputs Setup (Standalone KL25Z)
50. LedWiz Setup
51. SainSmart Relay Board Setup
52. LED Resistors
53. Coil Diodes
54. Coil Timers
55. Button Lamps
56. Flashers and Strobes
57. Beacons
58. Undercab Lighting
59. Flippers, Bumpers, and Slingshots
60. Replay Knockers
61. Shaker motors
62. Gear motors
63. Fans
64. Chimes and Bells
65. Addressable Light Strips
Part Four. A Crash Course in Electronics
66. Electronics Overview
67. Static Electricity Precautions
68. Circuit board assembly tips
69. Field Guide to Components
70. Schematics
71. Wire
72. Resistors
73. Capacitors
74. Diodes
75. LEDs
76. Relays
77. Transistors
78. MOSFETs
79. IC Chips
80. Connectors
81. 0.1" Pin Headers
82. Crimp Pins
83. Ribbon Cables
84. Fuses
Part Five. The Pinscape Controller
85. Pinscape Controller Overview
86. Expansion Boards Overview
87. Tools
88. KL25Z Hardware Setup
89. KL25Z Software Setup
90. KL25Z Status Lights
91. Electronic Parts List
92. European Transistor Substitutions
93. Fabricating the Expansion Boards
94. Building the Expansion Boards
95. Expansion Board Power Cables
96. Initial Expansion Board Testing
97. Debugging the Expansion Boards
98. Connecting the Expansion Boards
99. Accelerometer (Nudge) Setup
100. Plunger Sensor Breakout Board
101. Plunger Setup (TSL1410R Optical Sensor)
102. Plunger Setup (Potentiometer)
103. Plunger Setup (VCNL4010 Proximity Sensor)
104. Plunger Setup (AEDR-8300 Encoder)
105. Plunger Setup (TCD1103)
106. Plunger Setup (VL6180X Distance Sensor)
107. Pinscape Plunger Calibration Button
108. Pinscape Config Tool Plunger Setup
109. ZB Launch Ball
110. Pinscape Button Inputs
111. Pinscape Feedback Outputs
112. IR Remote Control
113. Pinscape Night Mode
114. TV ON Switch
115. Troubleshooting
Appendices
Appendix 1. KL25Z Pin Out
Appendix 2. VP Customizations Summary
Appendix 3. Plunger Sensor Technical Notes
Appendix 4. Tables with MagnaSave Buttons
Appendix 5. DOF Config Tool Device Descriptions
Appendix 6. DOF Event Codes
Appendix 7. Customizing a table's DOF effects
Appendix 8. Coin Door Interface Board
Appendix 9. Plywood Cutting Plans for Cabinet Construction
Appendix 10. Cabinet Construction Quick Reference
Appendix 11. A Few Woodworking Tips
Appendix 12. Lock Miter I: The Plywood-Friendly Way
Appendix 13. Lock Miter II: The Special Router Bit Way
Appendix 14. How to Make Corner Braces (and other wood prism shapes)
Appendix 15. A DIY shaker motor plan
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