Shakers

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Shaker motors cause vibrations to give the player tactile feedback.

Hardware

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Part numbers:

Spooky: #100-0054-00
Stern Spike: #502-5027-01
Stern SAM: #502-5027-00
Data East/Sega/Stern: #515-5893-01

Most shaker motors are not meant to be enabled without PWM. Depending on the voltage your PWM should have a duty cycle between 10% and 30%.

Config

This is an example on how to use a shaker using coil_player:

coils:
  c_shaker:
    number:
    default_pulse_ms: 1
    default_hold_power: 0.125    # keep this low

##! mode: your_mode
coil_player:
  enable_shaker_event:
    c_shaker: enable
  disable_shaker_event:
    c_shaker: disable
##! test
#! start_game
#! mock_event test_event
#! start_mode your_mode
#! post enable_shaker_event
#! advance_time_and_run .5
#! post disable_shaker_event

Alternatively, you can use it inside a show:

coils:
  c_shaker:
    number:
    default_pulse_ms: 1
    default_hold_power: 0.125    # keep this low

##! mode: your_mode
shows:
  my_show_with_shaker:
    - duration: 1s
      coils:
        c_shaker: enable
#!       events: test_event
      # add some slides, lights or sounds here
    - duration: 1s
      coils:
        c_shaker: disable
      # add some more slides, lights or sounds here

show_player:
  play_show_with_shaker:
    my_show_with_shaker:
      loops: -1
##! test
#! start_game
#! mock_event test_event
#! start_mode your_mode
#! post play_show_with_shaker
#! advance_time_and_run .5
#! assert_event_called test_event

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