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Title: bill acceptors and computers how to!
Post by: mrcram on November 08, 2005, 03:47:22 pm: I've searched but havent really found anything. I need to know how to hook a bill acceptor up to a computer. I cant use a uvi kit because im using the serial port for the touchscreen controller but what about putting the output on a keyboard encoder?? I need instructions on how to do that. Thank you.
Title: Re: bill acceptors and computers how to!
Post by: BobA on November 08, 2005, 04:59:54 pm: Maybe you could clarify what you want the bill acceptor to do. Do you want to input the coinage/bills to a program such as mame or a jukebox or do you want the bill acceptor to enable the computer?

BobA
Title: Re: bill acceptors and computers how to!
Post by: Ken Layton on November 08, 2005, 08:05:44 pm: Most modern bill acceptors can output it's signals two ways: RS-232 communication or pulses from relay contacts.

I would suggest talking to the fine tech people at www.pyramidacceptors.com
Title: Re: bill acceptors and computers how to!
Post by: mrcram on November 10, 2005, 02:26:21 am: I want to hook up a bill acceptor to my computer runing jukebox. The monitor is touchscreen. So I would need a key board encoder right? any instructions on the net on how to do this? bill acceptor to keyboard encoder to computer.
Title: Re: bill acceptors and computers how to!
Post by: mrcram on November 10, 2005, 02:30:30 am: nevermind, thank you for the website link. Got it figured out.
Title: Re: bill acceptors and computers how to!
Post by: Tahnok on November 10, 2005, 02:55:02 am: Quote from: mrcram on November 10, 2005, 02:30:30 am
nevermind, thank you for the website link. Got it figured out.
Care to share with the rest of us?
Title: Re: bill acceptors and computers how to!
Post by: Jess-- on November 10, 2005, 05:01:08 am: another (probably silly) would be to run the bill acceptor via one of those usb - serial adaptors.