playfield_transfers:

Config file section

Valid in machine config files	YES
Valid in mode config files	NO

The playfield_transfers: section of your config is where you configure devices which transfer balls between playfields.

This is an example:

switches:
    s_transfer:
        number:

playfield_transfers:
    transfer1:
        ball_switch: s_transfer
        captures_from: playfield1
        eject_target: playfield2

    transfer2:
        transfer_events: transfer_ball
        captures_from: playfield1
        eject_target: playfield2

playfields:
    playfield1:
        label: Playfield 1
        default_source_device: None
    playfield2:
        label: Playfield 2
        default_source_device: None

This example is tested to be valid MPF config. However, it is not integration tested.

switches:
    s_transfer:
        number:

playfield_transfers:
    transfer1:
        ball_switch: s_transfer
        captures_from: playfield1
        eject_target: playfield2

    transfer2:
        transfer_events: transfer_ball
        captures_from: playfield1
        eject_target: playfield2

playfields:
    playfield1:
        label: Playfield 1
        default_source_device: None
    playfield2:
        label: Playfield 2
        default_source_device: None

Required settings

The following sections are required in the playfield_transfers: section of your config:

captures_from:

Single value, type: string name of a playfields: device.

Source playfield for the transfer.

eject_target:

Single value, type: string name of a playfields: device.

Target playfield for the transfer.

Optional settings

The following sections are optional in the playfield_transfers: section of your config. (If you don’t include them, the default will be used).

ball_switch:

Single value, type: string name of a switches: device. Default: None

Ball switch which triggers the transfer.

debug:

Single value, type: boolean (Yes/No or True/False). Default: False

Set this to true to see more debug output.

label:

Single value, type: string. Default: %

Name in service mode.

tags:

List of one (or more) values, each is a type: string. Default: None

Tags of the device. Not used currently.

transfer_events:

One or more sub-entries, either as a list of events, or key/value pairs of event names and delay times. (See the Device Control Events documentation for details on how to enter settings here.

Default: None

Events in this list, when posted, will trigger a ball transfer.