Avatar Pro

Identity and evidence precedence

This definition covers avr_106, avr_110, and avr_200, the Pro physical machine identified as IPDB 5618 and released on 2010-08-27. PinMAME roots these drivers under avr_120h for software lineage, but that does not add Limited Edition hardware. The exact known-working avr_200 VPX script is ground truth for public addresses, contact polarity, initial state, ball routing, and shared mechanism causality. The official scanned manual governs Pro/common physical inventory and wiring, the exact ROM service tables govern localized labels, and pinned PinMAME governs SAM transport and display topology.

Spatial evidence and blockers

The canonical coordinate space is normalized VPX/player view: x=0 is left, x=1 is right, y=0 is the rear/backglass end, and y=1 is the front/apron end. This record remains schema-v2 partial because the exact table supplies candidate geometry, not a complete physical crosswalk. Exact direct table objects are retained only where their physical object identity, Pro edition identity, and manual/script semantics are reconciled. Cabinet/service, virtual, unused, DIP, and display devices are controlled non-playfield records.

The known-working avr_200 script is the semantic/causality authority at SHA-256 8fc8cb6ce0c02af97feb69f3271dce02b5531c79ead4171f614a4bc02614db29. The selected archive and authenticated VPU table embed a different, byte-distinct script at SHA-256 0fa91c9232c2eca200c1598c759bd7b1dee742ccc63fb0de87105a062de4b4bd. They reconcile on the avr_200 identity, four-ball InitSw order/initial count, captive-ball switch 39, AMP/Link mechanism identities, and endpoint semantics used by this definition, but they are not byte-identical: the embedded table has additional Q9-Q11 and Q20-Q32 render callbacks and different switch/animation/audio implementation, while the known-working script carries explicit Q3/Q8/Q17-Q19 callbacks and different collision handling. The embedded script therefore remains geometry-only and never supplies a known-working implication.

Explicit spatial blockers retained as physical evidence but without coordinates include trough switches 18-21, AMP bank endpoints 45/46, AMP suit endpoints 57/58, polygon-derived target and sling candidates at switches 7/8/26/27 and Q17/Q18, Link lockup coils Q6/Q7, internal relay/motor loads Q5/Q13/Q19, Q20-Q23 and Q26 flasher helpers, and Q25/Q30/Q31. Q6/Q7 disagree with the Limited Edition record's captive-ball anchor; Q25/Q30/Q31 quantities conflict with that same-manual record, while Q30/Q31's near-co-located table objects look like render layers rather than separate bulbs. Those facts remain visible in structured unresolved-conflict records instead of being silently reconciled. GI-0 retains the manual-proven quantity of 27 playfield plus 10 backpanel sockets; the 23 generic render-pool GI objects, four hand-placed playfield points, and ten evenly spaced backpanel points are all excluded because they do not establish physical socket locations.

The retained direct lamp objects are one physical emitter per used matrix address, with Pro-unused lamp addresses and all cabinet/service controls kept as controlled non-playfield records. Q21 and Q28 retain only manual-reconciled multiplicity; Q29/Q32 collapse paired render passes to one emitter. No Limited Edition-only detector, transporter, marching leg, or bottom-arch mechanism is projected onto Pro.

Pro versus Limited Edition

The exact avr_200 service table marks matrix switch 41 and transporter endpoints 47/48 unused. It leaves Q4, Q12, Q14, and Q27 as unnamed coil numbers; the physical Pro omits the marching AMP legs, transporter motor, and bottom-arch flashers installed on LE. Pro also omits physical inserts at lamp addresses 20 and 44-46 even though the localized ROM retains scoring labels. Shaker output 8 is optional on Pro. Do not project the ceramic Na'vi ball, metal detector D8/public 72, motorized transporter pod, marching legs, or LE bottom-arch window onto this machine.

Ball path and shooter

The trough carries four steel balls on switches 18-21, with jam opto 22 and up-kicker output 1. Shooter switch 23 supports both the manual plunger and auto-launch output 2. Preserve real occupancy and ball identity through drains and ejections. Main travel sensors are left/right orbit 10/35, spinners 9/40, left ramp exit 52, top lanes 11-13, outlanes/returns 24/25/28/29, and left return-lane R input 1.

Motorized AMP mechanisms

The AMP three-bank contains targets 42-44 and moves as one collision assembly. Switch 46 is fully raised and 45 fully lowered; output 5 changes the motor/relay state. The proven table travels from Z 25 to -24 in 25 steps and removes target collision below the playfield. The AMP suit uses motor output 19 and direction relay 13 with endpoints 57 down and 58 up. Output 3 is a non-centering magnet near the suit. Model moving collision geometry, endpoint transitions, and magnetic force rather than only animating artwork.

Link lock, captive ball, and standard devices

Switch 14 reports Link lock occupancy. Output 6 raises the lock pins and output 7 controls the retaining latch; preserve the physical barriers even if the Jake/Link cover is animated with them. One captive ball pulses inverted/normally-closed switch 39. Flippers are outputs 15/16 with button/EOS pairs 84/83 and 82/81; EOS contacts are normally closed. Pops use output/switch pairs 9/30, 10/31, and 11/32. Slings use 17/26 and 18/27. Fixed targets are NAVI 2-5, right bank 7/8, center 17, AMP standups 36-38, and moving-bank faces 42-44.

Lamps and controlled devices

Bind Q1-Q32, synthetic game-on 33, explicit unused SAM auxiliary compatibility addresses 51-66, lamp matrix 1-80, GI 0, and the 128x32 four-bit DMD. Manual PDF page 41 proves eight J13 lamp-column drives against ten J12 lamp returns; the JSON records both wires/pins for every address. Q20-23 and Q25-32 are flashers rather than insert lamps. Lamp 25 and 65-80 are unused on both editions; Pro additionally leaves 20 and 44-46 physically unused. Public solenoids 34-36 are a legacy PinmameGetSolenoid alias of game-on 33 and must not become physical outputs.

Author construction checklist

• Build the four-ball trough, manual/auto shooter, AMP bank with moving collision targets and both endpoints, motorized suit with direction relay and endpoints, suit magnet, Link lock/latch, one captive ball, flippers, pops, slings, spinners, ramps/orbits, lanes, and fixed targets.
• Initialize switches 18-21, 46, and 58 active. Keep normally-closed captive switch 39 and flipper EOS switches 83/81 electrically correct.
• Bind all explicit JSON inputs and outputs, including unused channels, DIPs, service controls, GI, and DMD. Never turn synthetic or auxiliary compatibility addresses into playfield devices.
• Use the exact working VPX behavior as the runtime tie-breaker and the official manual for construction/wiring when recreating geometry and mechanisms.

Sources

• manual.avatar-pro-le.2010: official 55-page Stern manual, SHA-256 afaed95b1b3406193a234a4afa579f15bc5bb3c4cd92859def4ad7b202fab04b; relevant scanned pages are organized in the external manual cache.
• vpx.avatar-pro-lw-vpumod-1.12: exact known-working avr_200 script at revision 0c036bb61b4b4e8c778c37559f6795df8cd1521e, SHA-256 8fc8cb6ce0c02af97feb69f3271dce02b5531c79ead4171f614a4bc02614db29.
• rom.avatar-pro.avr-200: exact localized service tables from ROM archive SHA-256 576f70929705761a78a0272a6fb72cd17656e0feb75cccb904a4080e7e5b9bd7; ROM bytes remain external.
• vpx-table.avatar-pro.archive-080116a-geometry: selected exact archive Avatar.vpx, SHA-256 aaff981437470f8c4edf6b2902e7a6d78db19d826a04d9662e3bcb812dd9740d; embedded avr_200 script SHA-256 0fa91c9232c2eca200c1598c759bd7b1dee742ccc63fb0de87105a062de4b4bd, byte-distinct from the known-working semantic script SHA-256 8fc8cb6ce0c02af97feb69f3271dce02b5531c79ead4171f614a4bc02614db29; geometry-only evidence with semantic differences reconciled above.
• runtime.avatar-pro.boot-start: corrected callback-state harness evidence SHA-256 d4d289134836b9e352b32aa8d75fc192b702d9d44580c9389fd38319137ca8e7.