Merge pull request #520 from mrechte/main

Add OPP EM Combo boards hardware.

docs/hardware/opp/oppcombo/index.md

@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+---
+title: OPP EM Combo boards
+---
+
+# OPP EM Combo boards
+
+--8<-- "hardware_platform.md"
+
+
+![image](/hardware/images/O16I16_comps.jpg)
+
+![image](/hardware/images/O32_comps.jpg)
+
+The aim of this project is to provide cheap hardware to control EM pinball machines:
+
+* `O16I16`: 16 soldenoid / incandescent outputs and 16 inputs combo card
+* `O32`: 32 outputs soldenoid / incandescent combo card
+
+Firmware is currently a fork of [open-pinball-project](https://sourceforge.net/projects/open-pinball-project/) at version 2.4.0.0, [hosted at gitlab](https://gitlab.com/mrechte/open-pinball-project).
+
+A single BluePill MCU may control up to 32 GPIO lines, logically divided in 4 wings of 8 lines each.
+
+A wing is usually specialized (switch inputs, solenoids, lamps, ...) according to the hardware attached.
+
+This version focuses on the [blue pill plus](https://github.com/WeActStudio/BluePill-Plus) which has the advantage
+of having a blue LED on PB2 which is not used by card headers. It also features an USBC-C connector.
+
+The size of the board is about 150 x 125 mm.
+
+Several boards are required to drive an EM machine. 
+According to the complexity and your personal taste, 3-4 to drive the play field, 2-3 to drive the light box.
+
+![image](/hardware/images/fast_draw_lb.jpg)
+
+![image](/hardware/images/fast_draw_pf.jpg)
+
+## Configuration
+
+A typical configuration will use the card serial number to identify the boeard, not the port name which may change after host reboot.
+In this example, coil `c_player1_reel10` has number `0-0-0` meaning:
+
+`0-?-?`: driven by card id #0
+
+`?-0-?`: always 0 (1 usb port only drives one MCU)
+
+`?-?-0`: first output (that is wing 0, pin 0)
+
+Coil `c_player1_reel100` is driven by the same card, second output (that is wing 0, pin 1)
+
+
+``` mpf-config
+#config_version=6
+
+hardware:
+  platform: opp
+  driverboards: gen2
+
+opp:
+    ports: /dev/ttyACM0, /dev/ttyACM1,/dev/ttyACM2, /dev/ttyACM3, /dev/ttyACM4, /dev/ttyACM5, /dev/ttyACM6
+
+coils:
+  # Board LB_1_16O16, id #0
+  c_player1_reel10:
+    number: 0-0-0
+    default_pulse_ms: 7
+  c_player1_reel100:
+    number: 0-0-1
+    default_pulse_ms: 7
+
+```
+
+To set the card serial number and configure the wings, one will have to read the [interface manual](https://gitlab.com/mrechte/open-pinball-project/-/blob/master/doc/brdIntf.fodt)
+and use a PC with [gen2test.py](https://gitlab.com/mrechte/open-pinball-project/-/tree/master/firmware/tools) utility.
+
+In the above example one would do:
+
+```
+./gen2test.py --serial 0
+./gen2test.py --config opp16o16icfg.py
+./gen2test.py --save
+```
+
+## My project
+
+With those boards, I digitized a 1975 Gottlieb Fast Draw, which was presented to the [Pontacq Pinball Show](https://www.facebook.com/groups/154388563388625)
+on June 1rst-2nd, 2024, South of France, where it ran 375 plays without any software problem.
+
+![image](/hardware/images/pontacq.jpg)
+
+

mkdocs.yml

@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ nav:
       - OPP Switches: hardware/opp/switches.md
       - CobraPin segments: hardware/opp/cobrapin/cobrapin_serial_segment_displays.md
       - CobraPin Pinball Controller powered by OPP: hardware/opp/cobrapin/index.md
+      - OPP EM Combo boards: hardware/opp/oppcombo/index.md
     - P-ROC/P3-ROC:
       - hardware/multimorphic/index.md
       - Connecting: hardware/multimorphic/connecting.md