scanner_behavior.md

Expected scanner behavior

Tapping a card on the reader will execute the card commands, or launch a game.

With exit_game=no ( default )

If a game is launched with a card

• removing the card from the reader won't close the game
• leaving the card on the reader will have no effects
• tapping another game will launch another game without going in the core menu
• tapping the same card will load the game again from scratch
• tapping a command like insert coin will execute the command will not interrupt the game
• exiting the game manually with the internal menu will forget previous state so you will be able to tap any other card
• exiting the game manually with the card still on the reader won't relaunch the game once on the menu

With exit_game=yes and exit_game_delay=0

If a game is launched with a card

• removing the card from the reader will close the game
• exiting the game manually with the card still on the reader won't relaunch the game once on the menu
• exiting the game manually with the internal menu and then removing the game won't trigger a menu core reload

With exit_game=yes and exit_game_delay=N

If a game is launched with a card

• removing the card from the reader will close the game after N seconds
• removing the card from the reader and reinserting it before N seconds will not interrupt the current game
• removing the card from the reader and tapping another game will launch the other game immediately
• removing the card from the reader and tapping another command will execute the command and reset the delay timer, you can tap X cards that will not change software and reset the timer each time, and reinsert the previous game and keep the session running
• exiting the game manually with the card still on the reader won't relaunch the game once on the menu
• exiting the game manually with the internal menu and then removing the game won't trigger a menu core reload
• exiting the game manually during the N seconds countdown will cancel countdown and exit to menu