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renobastian100:

how are bill acceptors connected to computers?
Do only 12 voltage acceptors work?
How do bill acceptors "talk" to the computer?


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Fozzy The Bear:


--- Quote from: renobastian100 on May 31, 2008, 12:39:37 pm ---how are bill acceptors connected to computers?
Do only 12 voltage acceptors work?
How do bill acceptors "talk" to the computer?


 ??? ??? ??? ???

--- End quote ---

You can't connect bill acceptors to your computer. The computer doesn't have the interface to connect them to or the hardware to understand them. Not to mention the software to interpret the signals.  You want a bill acceptor buy a fruit machine (Gambler)...

Bill acceptors use two types of interface, one is a serial interface and the other a parallel one. But neither of them follow the PC standards.  You could get an interface card that would accept them, but it would cost a huge sum of money and even then your software (including Mame) won't interpret or understand what they are.

The answer here is forget it! even if you can do it, it'll be hideously expensive to do. Different manufacturers use different signal systems as well. You can't connect and ARDAC to a JCM system or a Coin Controls to an ARDAC or a JCM to.... etc etc etc..

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear).

renobastian100:

I could have sworn i read a thread about some guy that wired his bill acceptor to a coin mech.

I guess I am missing something but I'll take your word for it...
 

sarge:

I don't know if this is exactly what you are looking for but you can look at this:
http://www.happcontrols.com/validators/96060600kit.htm

Spaz Monkey:

Just an FYI, but a bill validator connected to a pc is something totally different than connecting it to a coin mech.   That being said, I have no idea to either situation.

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