Arduino

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The Arduino IDE is a handy platform for adding functionality to pinball machines. You can use it with specialised chips, not just the Arduino hardware.

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Pros 

  • C++ with simplifications
  • Quick 
  • Can use with specialty hardware
  • Can use with cheap hardware
  • Multi-core support
  • Can use with fast CPUs
  • Can use with 5v and 3v devices
  • Great support

Cons

  • I/O is slowish because of good reasons for most projects - not a problem for most things, but not great for flippers, bumpers and such.
  • The MPF people don't have a general interface to Arduino boards MPF, and nobody in the MPF forums wanted to help me make one.

Arduino is an open-source electronics platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software. It's intended for anyone making interactive projects.

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