MPF config file reference: FAST Pinball hardware¶
This guide details Mission Pinball Framework (MPF) config file settings needed when working with FAST Pinball hardware. It only covers the FAST hardware-specific stuff and should be used alongside the MPF tutorial and MPF config reference from the Mission Pinball documentation.
If you are just getting started with FAST Pinball, there are other guides that will help you get up and running first, including:
- Neuron unboxing & first steps
- Pinball Cookbook: Wiring your playfield lower third
- Neuron wiring guides
- Using the Mission Pinball Framework with FAST hardware
MPF Config File Sections for FAST Pinball Hardware¶
- Neuron
- Nano
- Retro
- Switches
- Drivers
- Flippers & auto fire coils
- Expansion Boards
- LEDs
- Servos
- Power
- Audio
- Segment Displays
- DMD
Sample config file (Neuron Controller / MPF 0.56.1)¶
Here's a high-level sample config file which shows the new & updated FAST Pinball hardware related settings. (This config is a full MPF config and just shows the FAST-specific stuff.)
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- Required for all configs using FAST
- List of I/O boards. You can pick whatever name you want (for example, "cab" and "3208" below), and this name is how you refer to switches and drivers plugged into it. See the config file reference for details.
- Each entry here is a name (whatever name you want, "playfield", etc.) you give to each Expansion board. This name is how you refer to devices connected to it later in your configs.
- This LED is attached to the Expansion board you called "playfield" in the
exp:
section above, and this is Port 1, LED #1 in the chain. - Expansion board you named "topper", LED Port 2, LED #1 in the chain.
- This is the next LED in the chain after the previous on, Expansion Board "topper", LED Port 2.
- "playfield" exp board, servo 1
- "playfield" exp board, servo 3
- I/O board called "cab" from above, switch 8
- I/O board called "cab" from above, switch 16
- I/O board called "3208" from above, switch 0
- I/O board called "3208", driver 0
- I/O board called "cab", driver 7
Documentation Feedback? Requests? Confused?
Hi! I'm Brian, and I'm responsible for the documentation at FAST Pinball. If you have any feedback, requests, corrections, ideas, or any other thoughts about this documentation, please let me know! You can email me at brian@fastpinball.com. Thanks!
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