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I'm sorry, I do not have a schematic, I have never learned how to use any electronic schematic software. The micro-switch I used with the long metal wire extension were used in old arcade machines to register the coin of token dropped through the coin slot.This switch is just a momentary on/off switch. It is wired as a regular on/off switch that is normally closed. All the colored LED lights are extra touches but don't figure into the actual scoring.The arduino code adds the score up each time a ball goes through a scoring ring when the switch (long metal wire) is triggered by the ball pushing it down. Please reference the electronic bench set-up photo under Step 6. One leg of the switch is connected to ground and the other is connected to the input pin on the Arduino board. I would test …

I'm sorry, I do not have a schematic, I have never learned how to use any electronic schematic software. The micro-switch I used with the long metal wire extension were used in old arcade machines to register the coin of token dropped through the coin slot.This switch is just a momentary on/off switch. It is wired as a regular on/off switch that is normally closed. All the colored LED lights are extra touches but don't figure into the actual scoring.The arduino code adds the score up each time a ball goes through a scoring ring when the switch (long metal wire) is triggered by the ball pushing it down. Please reference the electronic bench set-up photo under Step 6. One leg of the switch is connected to ground and the other is connected to the input pin on the Arduino board. I would test your electronics on the bench first.Hope this helps,Matt

Thank you for your nice comment. Let me know if you have any questions when building your dice tower.

Thank you for the nice comment.

No, I don't have a schematic, I have never learned to use the Fritzing software. Most of it is basic wiring to the LED lights and I2C compliant 7-segment displays. The best I could do was provide a spreadsheet of all the inputs and outputs to the Arduino Mega board. Thank you for your interest.

You are exactly right, it had been a while, I had to go back and look. A picture is included. Two grounds to the Arduino. One is all serial ground connections from the LED lights and one is the serial ground connections from the micro switches. The black ground on the battery assymbelly is not touched. Just spice the red power wire to the on/off switch and you should be good to go.

Hello,You only splice your on/off switch to the power wire (red) from the battery. The ground goes directly to the ground pin on the Arduino as the grounds from the LED lights and the buttons do. You should have 3 ground connections to the Arduino.Good luck,Gordon

Sorry for delay - was on vacation. You connect the button connection to the normally open (NO) spade. That should be the one below the ground. Ground is the first one on top.Gordon

Here is a spreadsheet of the pins I used on the Arduino Mega board.

Hello,Yes, I can do that. Give me a few days to put a spreadsheet together. Unfortunantly, the Fritzing software doesn't accommodate a Arduino Mega board.Thanks for your interest,Gordon

Thanks, I was able to open the sketch but I will copy it here:// File = Skeeballgolfball5.ino//**************************************************************// 1/20/2020 Covert to basic 1-player after wrote 2-player version// 1/26/2020 Added 100 point light// 4/17/2020 Start modify to golfball size game.// Used internal resistors on all switches (Push = LOW).// 4/23/2020 Got single large 7-segment LED working (# of balls)// 5/1/2020 Added LED light for each point hole (match LED in hole)// 5/4/2020 Almost completed code, adapted well from oneplayerskeeball// Added servo for drop down release of balls for new game.// 5/2/2020 - Start building score board for top of machine.//***************************************************************#include <Wire.h> // Enable this line if using …

Thanks, I was able to open the sketch but I will copy it here:// File = Skeeballgolfball5.ino//**************************************************************// 1/20/2020 Covert to basic 1-player after wrote 2-player version// 1/26/2020 Added 100 point light// 4/17/2020 Start modify to golfball size game.// Used internal resistors on all switches (Push = LOW).// 4/23/2020 Got single large 7-segment LED working (# of balls)// 5/1/2020 Added LED light for each point hole (match LED in hole)// 5/4/2020 Almost completed code, adapted well from oneplayerskeeball// Added servo for drop down release of balls for new game.// 5/2/2020 - Start building score board for top of machine.//***************************************************************#include <Wire.h> // Enable this line if using Arduino Uno, Mega, etc. #include <Adafruit_GFX.h> #include "Adafruit_LEDBackpack.h" Adafruit_7segment matrix = Adafruit_7segment(); #include<Wire.h>#include<LiquidCrystal_I2C.h>LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd(0x27, 2, 1, 0, 4, 5, 6, 7, 3, POSITIVE);//==============================Declare Servo======================#include <Servo.h> int servoPin = 12; Servo Servo1; //=================================================================int switch10Pin = 43;int switch20Pin = 45;int switch30Pin = 47;int switch40Pin = 49;int switch50Pin = 51;int switch100Pin = 53;int switchresetPin = 9;int button10State = 1;int button20State = 1;int button30State = 1;int button40State = 1;int button50State = 1;int button100State = 1;int buttonresetState = 1;int totalscore;int noballs;int redball;//============================Large 7-segment=================================byte seven_seg_digits[10][7] = { { 1,1,1,1,1,1,0 }, // = 0 { 0,1,1,0,0,0,0 }, // = 1 { 1,1,0,1,1,0,1 }, // = 2 { 1,1,1,1,0,0,1 }, // = 3 { 0,1,1,0,0,1,1 }, // = 4 { 1,0,1,1,0,1,1 }, // = 5 { 1,0,1,1,1,1,1 }, // = 6 { 1,1,1,0,0,0,0 }, // = 7 { 1,1,1,1,1,1,1 }, // = 8 { 1,1,1,0,0,1,1 } // = 9 }; void sevenSegWrite(byte digit) { byte pin = 2; for (byte segCount = 0; segCount < 7; ++segCount) { digitalWrite(pin, seven_seg_digits[digit][segCount]); ++pin; }}//========================================================================void displayprogress() //===1st user defined function 1/10/2020 { //-- add single 7 -segment (noballs) matrix.print(totalscore); matrix.writeDisplay(); //=========================7segment=============== sevenSegWrite(noballs);//================================================ lcd.setCursor(0,1); lcd.print(" Score = "); lcd.print(totalscore); lcd.setCursor(0,2); lcd.print("Played = "); lcd.print(noballs); delay(300); }int controlscoreled(int pinnum){ digitalWrite(31, LOW); digitalWrite(33, LOW); digitalWrite(35, LOW); digitalWrite(37, LOW); digitalWrite(39, LOW); digitalWrite(41, LOW); digitalWrite(pinnum, HIGH);}void setup() { Servo1.attach(servoPin); Servo1.write(25); //============================Large 7-segment============= pinMode(2, OUTPUT); pinMode(3, OUTPUT); pinMode(4, OUTPUT); pinMode(5, OUTPUT); pinMode(6, OUTPUT); pinMode(7, OUTPUT); pinMode(8, OUTPUT); //========================================================//=============================Hole Value LED Light======== pinMode(31, OUTPUT); //10 pinMode(33, OUTPUT); //20 pinMode(35, OUTPUT); //30 pinMode(37, OUTPUT); //40 pinMode(39, OUTPUT); //50 pinMode(41, OUTPUT); //100 pinMode(A1, OUTPUT); //=== Game over LED pinMode(A0, OUTPUT); //=== Red Ball next LED pinMode(A2, OUTPUT); //=== New Game LED//========================================================= //==============================Use internal resistor============ pinMode(switch10Pin, INPUT_PULLUP); pinMode(switch20Pin, INPUT_PULLUP); pinMode(switch30Pin, INPUT_PULLUP); pinMode(switch40Pin, INPUT_PULLUP); pinMode(switch50Pin, INPUT_PULLUP); pinMode(switch100Pin, INPUT_PULLUP); pinMode(switchresetPin, INPUT_PULLUP); //=============================================================== matrix.begin(0x70); noballs = 0; totalscore = 0; redball = 1; lcd.begin(20,4); lcd.setCursor(3,0); lcd.print("New Game!"); matrix.print(0); matrix.writeDisplay(); //======================================== 7-segment single digit==== sevenSegWrite(0);//===================================================================}void loop() { button10State = digitalRead(switch10Pin); button20State = digitalRead(switch20Pin); button30State = digitalRead(switch30Pin); button40State = digitalRead(switch40Pin); button50State = digitalRead(switch50Pin); button100State = digitalRead(switch100Pin); buttonresetState = digitalRead(switchresetPin); //============================================= Check which button pushed above if (buttonresetState == LOW) { totalscore = 0; noballs = 0; redball = 1; digitalWrite(A1, LOW); //==Game Over LED digitalWrite(A0, LOW); //==Red Ball LED controlscoreled(48); //==Dummy pin-all point LEDs off lcd.begin(20,4); lcd.setCursor(3,0); lcd.print(" New Game!"); matrix.clear(); matrix.print(0); matrix.writeDisplay(); //======================================== 7-segment single digit==== sevenSegWrite(0); //=================================================================== //===================================Drop door for balls============= Servo1.write(90); for (int i = 0, i < 6, i++) { // ---- flicker light digitalWrite(A2, HIGH); delay(500); digitalWrite(A2, LOW); delay(500); } Servo1.write(25); // - door back up after 6 seconds //=================================================================== digitalWrite(A2, HIGH); //==New Game LED at Top Middle } if (button10State == LOW && noballs < 9) { delay(50); controlscoreled(31); totalscore = totalscore + (10 * redball); noballs = noballs + 1; displayprogress(); } if (button20State == LOW && noballs < 9) { delay(50); controlscoreled(33); totalscore = totalscore + (20 * redball); noballs = noballs + 1; displayprogress(); } if (button30State == LOW && noballs < 9) { delay(50); controlscoreled(35); totalscore = totalscore + (30 * redball); noballs = noballs + 1; displayprogress(); } if (button40State == LOW && noballs < 9) { delay(50); controlscoreled(37); totalscore = totalscore + (40 * redball); noballs = noballs + 1; displayprogress(); } if (button50State == LOW && noballs < 9) { delay(50); controlscoreled(39); totalscore = totalscore + (50 * redball); noballs = noballs + 1; displayprogress(); } if (button100State == LOW && noballs < 9) { delay(50); controlscoreled(41); totalscore = totalscore + (100 * redball); noballs = noballs + 1; displayprogress(); } if (noballs == 8) //******************************* { lcd.setCursor(0,3); lcd.print(" Red Ball Next!"); redball = 2; digitalWrite(A0, HIGH); //=====Red Ball LED delay(150); } if (noballs == 9) //******************************* { digitalWrite(A0, LOW); //==Red Ball LED turned off digitalWrite(A1, HIGH); //==Game Over LED on digitalWrite(A2, LOW); //==New Game LED turned off controlscoreled(48); //==Dummy pin-all point LEDs off lcd.setCursor(2,0); lcd.print("Game Over!! "); lcd.setCursor(0,1); lcd.print("Final Score = "); lcd.print(totalscore); lcd.setCursor(0,2); lcd.print(" "); lcd.setCursor(0,3); lcd.print("Press Reset New Game"); }} //loop//==============================================================

Thanks for your detailed comment. I have not tried the game outside yet. I am interested now to see how it works.