Embedded Design

Stargames

Linux based poker machine

A gaming machine produced based around a dual dissimilar processor design. The graphics and display engines were built around a standard Intel x86 Linux configuration The processing of buttons, switches and the money collection mechanisms was based around a Xilinx FPGA.

The interface between the two subsystems was was a multilevel PCI interface.

The serial ports and interrupts were shared between the two subsystems.