The SmartGunelectronic tag board. User Guide
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1. feature If you press this button while switched into Grenade mode your grenade magazine will be refilled There is a reload delay while this happens If not in grenade mode this switch is ignored but the display will light if off Safety Keypad 5 Pressing this switch toggles between Safe and Live mode for all the keys and switches except Display Off When in Safe mode all of the switches including trigger and magazine change are ignored so you cannot accidentally press any of them To indicate that this mode is active the decimal point indicator of the right hand or least significant digit display will light solidly Silencer Keypad 8 This switch turns off and on the pulse that triggers the sound board and produces the muzzle flash without affecting the ability of the gun to fire tag While the silencer function is active the left hand decimal point of the display will light solidly This option is disabled as standard It can only be activated by custom configuration via the RS232 link User Guide Page 4 David J P Bodger 1995 17 02 98 All rights reserved world wide 7 oo The S mart G UN electronic tag board Designed by built by and obtainable from Dave Bodger Unallocated buttons You will see from the installation guide that there are some switch positions in the 16 way matrix which do not have functions allocated to them Activating a switch connected to one of these will do nothing other than i2. obtainable from Dave Bodger Custom Configuration This can be loaded by use of the RS232 interface As supplied the default is the same as config 2 pulse rifle Whenever the gun configuration is changed via the RS232 interface a copy of the settings is made to the custom configuration option slot overwriting what was there before Magazine Change When you run out of ammo in a clip the display changes to Cx and the gun will not fire You must activate the magazine change switch remove replace the physical representation of the magazine or simply press the switch This will activate the timed period during which the gun will not fire During this time the two decimal point indicators will flash denoting the reload Once the two indicators stop flashing the display changes to show the number of rounds in the clip and firing may recommence The magazine change switch may be activated at any time except when the safety is on and will eject the current clip and load a fresh one This enables you to make sure you have a full clip before entering a firefight Unfortunately the remaining rounds in the old clip are lost as you throw it away Once you use up all your clips the power must be turned off and on to replenish them This incurs the extended power up time out delay of approximately 15 seconds Fire Selector switches also for convenience Keypad 7 amp 9 When fitted these switches allow you to change the fire selector sett
3. 7 oo The S mart G UN electronic tag board Designed by built by and obtainable from Dave Bodger User Guide Congratulations on purchasing a state of the art product This user guide is to help you find your way around operating this flexible system Although all aspects of the circuit and display are covered only those features which have had the relevant controls fitted will be usable It is up to individual constructors to decide on the mix of facilities they wish to use Main controls Keypad key e Trigger Required n a e Magazine change Required n a e Fire Selector Increase Optional 7 e Fire Selector Decrease Optional 9 e Brightness Up Optional E e Brightness Down Optional e Display Off Optional 0 e Load and or Eject Grenade Optional 1 e Reload Grenades Optional 2 e Safety Optional 5 e Silencer Optional custom 8 e Display Cx and Fx Optional 3 All these must be push to make switches It may be more convenient to use a release to make switch for the magazine change function if a physical representation of a magazine is fitted arranged so it operates when the magazine is withdrawn from the gun The magazine would then have to be replaced before the trigger became operable once more Power on Important Warning Always switch the circuit on and off by using a switch Do not power it on or off by unplugging a battery connector clip There have been some instances of the microcontroller s memory becom
4. ange your mind Once a configuration has been selected and confirmed by pressing the magazine change switch for the second time the display will show a number representing the option you have chosen for 10 seconds then change to show the fire selector setting F x for 2 seconds then the decimal point indicators will stop flashing and the amount of ammo in your magazine clip will be displayed xx The gun is now ready to fire If you intend to use the circuit without a display in a pistol for example you can use the display to configure the board initially and then remove it The configuration setting will then be remembered across power up downs Current configuration options number per clip Clips seconds Assault Pulse Rifle Heavy Assault Rifle 75 30 50 ine 0 S L 7 LaserLaw A double barrelled shotgun 2 Combat shotgun 2 c Custom Configuration Shows current mode UU Worlds of Wonder LC Laser Challenge Press mag change to toggle Spare clips in addition to clip fitted Therefore 9 spare clips means gun has 10 full clips to start with 1 A 10 B 11 C 12 D 13 E 14 F unlimited gun will never run out of clips 2 O Full Auto tH C E F bree i ES E CA B om D ZE CE e UU ne Nn SIS User Guide Page 2 David J P Bodger 1995 17 02 98 All rights reserved world wide 7 oo The S mart G UN electronic tag board Designed by built by and
5. e display on for an extended period which might reveal your position This switch will still function when the Safety is on Load Eject Grenade Keypad 1 This switches back and forth between your normal rifle ammo and a special Grenade feature which consists of 9 clips of 1 round of special extra long duration fire allowing the gun to be waved around to simulate the area burst of a grenade It is best used in conjunction with a dual action switch that switches in a secondary barrel with a wider angle shorter range beam A double latching switch could be used to switch in a secondary sound generator to produce a load eject sound see constructional guide for details If after activating this function you change your mind and decide not to use it simply press the switch again and the grenade will be ejected without loss Once you have used up all 9 grenades you will not be able to use any again until the next power down up unless you have fitted the optional Reload Grenades switch After firing a grenade the system reverts to rifle mode automatically This function obviously only makes sense on a large rifle which would be capable of being fitted with a grenade launcher I would not expect to see it being used on pistols unless your name is Judge Dredd Ifa switch is not fitted to activate this feature you would not know it was there Reload Grenades Keypad 2 This works in conjunction with the previous load eject grenade
6. ing scrambled by rapid on off cycling of the power The same could happen with a poor battery connection due to a dirty or poorly fitting connector clip Make sure all connections are solid Always wait a couple of seconds between powering on and off or off and on The only cure for a corrupted controller chip is to return it for re programming which will be done free of charge excluding postage User Guide Page 1 David J P Bodger 1995 17 02 98 All rights reserved world wide 7 oo The S mart G UN electronic tag board Designed by built by and obtainable from Dave Bodger Description of power on cycle When power is applied there is an extended time out period of 15 seconds when the gun will not fire During this time the display will show C 9 with the decimal point indicators flashing If you operate the magazine change switch during this period the display will change to cO which is configuration option zero and you can then use the trigger to cycle through the options Pressing the magazine change switch again will accept the option whose number is showing except for WoW LC mode setting which it will toggle If you enter this mode by mistake and do not wish to make a change simply leave all the switches alone After 10 seconds of inactivity the power on will continue without changing configuration except for any WoW LC mode change you made which takes effect as soon as toggled just toggle it back if you ch
7. ing from its default value loaded at configuration time to between 1 and 9 rounds per burst and 0 which represents full auto One switch will increment the value the other will decrement it They both wrap around at their limits so only one switch need be fitted if you prefer Display Brightness switches Keypad and These allow the brightness of the display to be turned up and down The display always defaults to minimum brightness at power on These controls have end stops such that you cannot reduce brightness below minimum or above maximum Display Clips amp Fire selector settings Keypad 3 When pressed the display cycles through the sequence shown The display changes to show the current number of clips remaining and the fire selector setting before returning to the ammo count display This is for information only and does not affect the operational capability of the gun You may still fire while this information is being displayed 9 clips Fires burst of 3 rounds 99 rounds in clip User Guide Page 3 David J P Bodger 1995 17 02 98 All rights reserved world wide 7 oo The S mart G UN electronic tag board Designed by built by and obtainable from Dave Bodger Display OFF switch Keypad 0 If fitted this may be used to turn the display off at any time before its normal 30 second auto power down This may be useful in night games where you may wish to check your ammo and clips remaining but do not want th
8. lluminating the display if it is currently off These switches are reserved for use in future versions of the software Display Features Heartbeat blip The decimal point indicator of the left hand or most significant digit display will blip on once every 2 seconds while the gun is powered up with the display blanked This is to remind you that the gun is powered on and using battery power Lockout indication When the optional lockout connection between the sensor and the gun is fitted and when the sensor dies the gun will not fire and both decimal point indicators will light up solid Silencer On If the left hand decimal point indicator is lit solidly then the silencer has been engaged Safety On If the right hand decimal point indicator is lit solidly then the safety feature has been engaged User Guide Page 5 David J P Bodger 1995 17 02 98 All rights reserved world wide
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