randr Posted September 12, 2014 Posted September 12, 2014 Well it is working as it should now so for beta testing may be a great test without 3.3v? Thanks for the great support will continue testing. Loafer...stick it!
Loafmeister Posted September 12, 2014 Posted September 12, 2014 I figured you knew but also wanted those who read this thread understand it's not a one number fits all. I am sure you know this already dazz but for Physmod I think the nudge settings have to be just a fraction of what they are for standard vp9.9.0. Not sure but something like 1/10?
Loafmeister Posted September 12, 2014 Posted September 12, 2014 Well it is working as it should now so for beta testing may be a great test without 3.3v? Thanks for the great support will continue testing. Loafer...stick it! Bastard, rubbing it in with your new board like that! Grumble grumble.
randr Posted September 12, 2014 Posted September 12, 2014 Ha! You know what's funny... I can actually use plunger for first time it works Everytime. Zeb as you know I think things should work as they are designed to and let me tell ya what I had for a plunger before was soooo frustrating you grab it and stupid thing was dead! So I got so used to using the button I try using a button on my real pins instead of the real plunger! So funny! Thanks again zeb for doing this as at least for me the plunger was the biggest issue in my build and yours is super smooth thanks again! Loafer sucks
Loafmeister Posted September 12, 2014 Posted September 12, 2014 Looks like a great success story in progress Zeb, well done! Randr: I feel for you, I know my existing plunger/nudge solution has been fairly solid but I also know someone else who's had similar issues too. Still, in your case it's probably karma
neohusky Posted September 12, 2014 Posted September 12, 2014 Customary unboxing pics!! Very professional Zeb.
Administrators Wildman Posted September 12, 2014 Administrators Posted September 12, 2014 Man that looks great..cant wait for it to be perfected
neohusky Posted September 12, 2014 Posted September 12, 2014 As new: nanotech Mot-ion digital plunder with nudge FOR SALE. It is hardly used and in perfect 'working' order
neohusky Posted September 12, 2014 Posted September 12, 2014 Zeb you have out done yourself this time. It was a breeze to install in the cab. I did need the drivers for my Win7. After that it work like a charm and kept its cal after power down I still have to tweak my nudge settings though. I'll report back after having some 'me' time.
zebulon Posted September 12, 2014 Author Posted September 12, 2014 So you just unboxed something code named CDOD and you now need some me time???? Just remember when you're done that it is supposed to go in the cab.... Great to hear that it works out of the box for you. Once everyone has had some time to play, if you could post your nudge settings over in the thread at zebsboards.com it would be great. I'll be looking at the general trend in order to figure out which way to adjust the sensitivity if necessary.
Content Provider Itchigo Posted September 12, 2014 Content Provider Posted September 12, 2014 Not that I have the money, but would the CDOD work with my setup?
Administrators Dazz Posted September 12, 2014 Administrators Posted September 12, 2014 Not that I have the money, but would the CDOD work with my setup? No, it wouldn't work with your frankenplunger. You need more of a standard plunger for it.
randr Posted September 12, 2014 Posted September 12, 2014 Mame man I have had nano tech plunger Paul's version one and version two and zebs kit is super smooth. The plunger is a great design and looks like a huge change for virtual pinball! Love the design. Genius
Administrators Dazz Posted September 12, 2014 Administrators Posted September 12, 2014 yeah, the only thing that I don't like about Zeb's is that you can't spin the plunger. Other than that it's been rock solid and perfect.
slydog43 Posted September 12, 2014 Posted September 12, 2014 any idea on when the general public can get one of these (actually 2 of them), thanks
zebulon Posted September 13, 2014 Author Posted September 13, 2014 Once I'm confident that it is trouble free it will be available. I really don't want to have to revisit the ones out there after they are sold. Had some time to work on the code for a bit tonight and came up with an additional feature.... As a palm smash it's pretty slow, there's a delay in there to keep it from bouncing. I'll try to refine the timing some more over the next few days but as of now I'm on the way to removing the need for a launch button....
neohusky Posted September 13, 2014 Posted September 13, 2014 This just keeps getting better and better. Will you be making these code updates when ready available though your support forum?
zebulon Posted September 13, 2014 Author Posted September 13, 2014 Once I have the code nailed down I'll release it under an informal NDA for the testers to upgrade to it. It's still pretty raw at this point.
neohusky Posted September 13, 2014 Posted September 13, 2014 Sounds good. Is the recommended mounting position for the nudge controller on the floor of the cab or would you recommend a small elevated platform closer to the lockdown bar?
Content Provider Itchigo Posted September 13, 2014 Content Provider Posted September 13, 2014 No, it wouldn't work with your frankenplunger. You need more of a standard plunger for it. Thanks Dazz. Had a feeling, but I had to ask. The plunger is an original woodrail one, but the springs and switches are out of my parts bin.
zebulon Posted September 13, 2014 Author Posted September 13, 2014 I'd put it on the floor myself Neo but whatever you choose should be fine. I took a look at the nudging and found that there indeed is a flaw in the auto calibration routine. The accelerometers that I'm using must have a self test routine built in because when I looked at the serial output of the raw data I found that the snapshot reading I was using to base the centering on was actually 130 counts off of the real time reading of the sensor at rest. Needless to say, I tore down the code that I was using, burned it and buried it. I spent last night and today rewriting the nudging subroutines from scratch and now have something that gives me a centering reading that is dead on with the real time readings so the auto centering is spot on now. As well, I've rewritten the nudging subroutines to include a 5 count dead zone to buffer a bit against shaker motor vibration and such and hold the position dead on center at 127 x 127 unless the dead zone is exceeded. Using the accelerometer test table and the plunger test table I've found the unit operates well with the gain set to 100% and the dead zone set to 3-5% in the vp settings page. I'll be putting up the required software files and instructions in the thread on my site and I will be emailing the code sketches to everyone for the upgrade.
neohusky Posted September 13, 2014 Posted September 13, 2014 This will probably fix it for me. In order for it to work 'well' I had a dead zone of 11% and gain >800 It seems the nudge settings are different for VP 9.90 vs physmod 5. How are ppl handling this?
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