The same reel controller card is used in all reel games.  But not all
reel games have the same fault/home positions.

The PC tells the reel controller (PIC) what the safe positions are when
the game starts.  

So it isn't hard coded cause the reel strips are not the same in all
games.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On
Behalf
> Of David VanHorn
> Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 3:51 PM
> To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
> Subject: Re: [PIC] question from someone new to the list
> 
> >
> > With the half hearted approach the casino and our slot tech take
they
> > don't remove and replace the whole machine for me to examine.  I got
> > only the PIC chips sent back to me.  I believe I checked them right
off
> > and the EEPROM read correctly and not as all zero for those three
bytes.
> > With code protect on that meant I believe I put the chips in a board
and
> > homed the reels and they didn't go to zero.
> 
> 
> 
> You have me curious.. This home location parameter sounds like
something
> that dosen't change, but it's in EE?   If it dosen't change, it should
be
> hardcoded.
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