Dual Coil Diverter

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In this example we use a standard flipper mechanism with a dual wound coil as a diverter. Much like a flipper, we'll want to control the main coil for enabling the diverter, and then the hold coil to hold it in the active position for as long as you need.

Config

First we need to define the coils in our hardware section:

coils:
  c_diverter_upper_right_main:
    number: 25
    default_pulse_ms: 4
    default_hold_power: 0.2
  c_diverter_upper_right_hold:
    number: 26
    allow_enable: true

Next we'll define the dual wound coil for the diverter to use:

#! coils:
#!   c_diverter_upper_right_main:
#!     number: 25
#!     default_pulse_ms: 4
#!     default_hold_power: 0.2
#!   c_diverter_upper_right_hold:
#!     number: 26
#!     allow_enable: true
dual_wound_coils:
  c_diverter_dualcoil:
    hold_coil: c_diverter_upper_right_hold
    main_coil: c_diverter_upper_right_main

Then we define the Diverter itself:

#! coils:
#!   c_diverter_upper_right_main:
#!     number: 25
#!     default_pulse_ms: 4
#!     default_hold_power: 0.2
#!   c_diverter_upper_right_hold:
#!     number: 26
#!     allow_enable: true
#! switches:
#!   s_r_rampexit:
#!     number:
#!   s_l_rampexit:
#!     number:
#! dual_wound_coils:
#!   c_diverter_dualcoil:
#!     hold_coil: c_diverter_upper_right_hold
#!     main_coil: c_diverter_upper_right_main
diverters:
  ramp_diverter:
    activation_coil: c_diverter_dualcoil
    type: hold
    activation_time: .5s
    activation_switches: s_r_rampexit, s_l_rampexit
    enable_events: ball_started
    disable_events: ball_ended

Related How To guides:

Diverters

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