Stern Pinball: Spike Electronics System

Overview video of the all new Stern Pinball Spike Electronics System.
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[@MikeSmith-km9ff]

I wish this system was open and available for homebrew games. I would love to make my own pin using this.

[@adamlhumphreys]

+Mike Smith Much agreed. I'd love to make such a system myself if I had the time. Maybe someday. Started a Patreon with somewhat slightly different goals, but I'll see where it leads. :O

[@TheTerracide]

+Mike Smith Well , OPP is open , supported by MissionFramework and has everything you need to make this pinball. And it's dirt cheap

[@adamlhumphreys]

I have to admit your comment distracted me for about 3 hours. ^^; But I learned what a PSoC is! XD But it does look promising, though still not quite available yet, the driver boards in particular at least.

[@cpi23]

Thanks for releasing this video, it really does a great job explaining the switch.

[@BabblingRandomly]

scary that spike 2 boards have a very short warranty .....been hearing lots of issues

[@hool10]

Pinball has really evolved in the past decade, wow.

[@toasterkinzie5386]

I hardly understood a thing, but that was most excellent of Stern.

[@tinkot]

Excellent choice to use a network setup.

[@Toxici]

impressive modular technology.. spike

[@Riz2336]

Nice new technology.

[@eyyojung]

Nice Upload.

[@voltz15]

I love the board design and the simplicity of it all. Now I've a question. If anything on the board goes wrong, can I send it to a technician or will I have to ship it back to the factory for a new one?

[@6844Rod]

Since you haven't got a reply in 5 years I would say Spike system is screwed.

[@BrewersArcade]

Isn't CN16 for the shaker motor?

[@TheSh_dow]

Thank you for sharing this kind of information. What is the protocol used between boards through the RJ45 cable ? CAN bus protocol ? A custom one ?

[@tinkot]

Little late, but its RS-485

[@tristanwegner]

Not a good idea to put wholel PCB nodes directly under the playfield where the vibration are the highest. Solderjoint crack from accumated vibrations.

[@thesteammachine1282]

I don't get it, you can buy a small and simple laptop motherboard that has 10+ the power than the spike, and it will be incredibly cheap and reliable ! I wont be surprised if this spike system ends costing something like 50 $ to produce and breaks easily so that it can be constantly slapped ? Or is this a conspiracy/uneducated guess on my side ?

[@RichformO4]

Mmmm..ok =)

[@pacmanma]

No schematics, -- guess they want you to buy expensive PCBs from them rather than repair anything. That makes it a no-go for me and probably a lot of other collectors.

[@redleader1817]

this system is shit

[@Retropizzapaws]

This looks cheap compared to white star..

[@Pinman1973]

Worst pinball system ever !