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S2-3 ON for single keypad, OFF for three keypads
2.6
Connecting a Bowler Terminal Board
When the ALS is mounted on the curtain wall in a keypad system, it is necessary to
use an A.K.Microsystems Bowler Terminal board at the players console to
interface with the keypads. Connect the bowler terminal board to the scoring
computer’s COM1 as shown in the Bowler Terminal manual.
2.7
Connecting a Touch Screen
The touch screen has two cables, a video cable and a communications cable. Both
can be connected to the computer using standard computer cables. You will need a
VGA extension cable, and a serial extension cable.
2.8
Connecting Front Desk Communications
For Magicscore upgrades, simply connect the existing 9 way plug from the I/O
card to P2 on the ALS board.
For curtain wall installations, you will need to connect each socket on the COMMS
Protection board to the front desk in a daisy chain manner. Ie: Front desk to lane1-
2, lane 1-2 to 3-4, 3-4 to 5-6 etc.
See the chapter on
Cabling Specifications
for more information on the cables.
2.9
Connecting an APS, including pindication
For Magicscore upgrades, simply connect the existing 6 way plug to P3 on the
ALS board.
For curtain wall installations, you will need to connect P3 on the ALS board to the
3 way connector on the APS using a suitable cable.
The normal APS provides total pinfall data only, and does not specify which pins
have fallen. In order for the on-screen pindication display to work, the ALS needs
to know which pins have fallen. There are two ways to overcome this problem.
1) Fit A.K.Microsystems modified APS firmware to the APS chassis, and close
switch 2-4 on the ALS board. The APS will now send sufficient data to the ALS
board to allow on-screen pindication
2) Connect an additional cable from COM1 on the scoring computer to the P1 &
P4 connectors on the APS. The ALS now uses the machine data to determine
which pins have fallen.
See the chapter on
Cabling Specifications
for more information on the cables.
