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NRI G-18.mft Operating Instructions Manual

Electronic coin validator with vending machine control system for 1-5-chute machines
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Technical Documentation
with vending machine control system for 1-5-chute machines
01.06 GS/Bur/WMe/ds
Edition 1.1
BA.G18MFTAS-GB
National Rejectors, Inc. GmbH • Zum Fruchthof 6 • D-21614 Buxtehude
CRANE
Phone: +49 (0)4161-729-0 • Fax: +49 (0)4161-729-115 • E-mail: info@nri.de • Internet: www.nri.de
Electronic coin validator
G-18.mft
Operating instructions

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  • Page 1 1-5-chute machines Operating instructions 01.06 GS/Bur/WMe/ds Edition 1.1 BA.G18MFTAS-GB National Rejectors, Inc. GmbH • Zum Fruchthof 6 • D-21614 Buxtehude CRANE Phone: +49 (0)4161-729-0 • Fax: +49 (0)4161-729-115 • E-mail: info@nri.de • Internet: www.nri.de...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    G-18.mft with vending machine control system ABLE OF CONTENTS Table of contents General information General information about these instructions General information about the coin validator Advantages Scope of delivery Safety instructions Proper use Protecting yourself and equipment Other operating modes of the G-18.mft...
  • Page 4 G-18.mft with vending machine control system ABLE OF CONTENTS Functions Coin acceptance Coin channels and memory blocks Accepted coin sensors Prices Sale "Battery empty" detection Inhibiting of specific coin types Teach mode (optional) Communication with MDB periphery (optional) Starting up...
  • Page 5 G-18.mft with vending machine control system ABLE OF CONTENTS Which functions can be set using WinEMP/ PalmEMP? Technical data CE certification Mounting dimensions Front view Rear view Top view Pin assignment and connection diagrams for ..Product ejectors 1–5 ...

  • Page 7: General Information

    The appended index and glossary reduce the search for specific explanations. Since the G-18.mft can be used not only as a vending machine control system for 1-5-chute machines but also in other operating modes, these operating modes have been briefly described in Chapter 3.

  • Page 8: General Information About The Coin Validator

    To configure and test the coin validator reference is made to the separate documentation of the NRI PC software "WinEMP", of the NRI Palm handheld software "PalmEMP" and of the NRI testers (refer also to Chap. 9 "Which functions can be set using WinEMP/PalmEMP?"): •...

  • Page 9: Advantages

    • Flash technology for uncomplicated and time-saving coin validator operating software updates Scope of delivery In addition to the coin validator G-18.mft, the following items are delivered to you: • Additional control PCB for connecting the vending machine components such as the battery, escrow, selection buttons, pilot lights, product ejectors, and motorized return mechanism •...

  • Page 10: Safety Instructions

    Proper use The battery-operated coin validators of the G-18.mft series are intended to be used in mains-independent power supply 1-5-chute machines for pre- packed products of uniform shape, such as, e.g., tobacco and telephone...

  • Page 11: Protecting Yourself And Equipment

    PCB when a voltage is applied. De-energize the vending machine and coin validator before you install, clean or remove the device. Contact NRI if you want to alter the construction of the device to a greater extent than the modifications described in these instructions.

  • Page 12: Other Operating Modes Of The G-18.Mft

    THER OPERATING MODES OF THE Other operating modes of the G-18.mft Since the G-18.mft can not only be used as a vending machine control system for 1-5-chute machines but can also be used in other operating modes by setting the switches, this chapter will now provide a brief description of the other operating modes.

  • Page 13: Serial Operation

    Slave coin validator operation In slave operation, the G-18.mft is used as an exclusive coin validator. The coins inserted into a vending machine are checked for their properties and are accepted for sale or rejected and directed into the return area as a result of this inspection.

  • Page 14: Design

    G-18.mft with vending machine control system ESIGN Design This chapter describes the general design of the coin validator and the additional control PCB and also the components that are important for operating the device: • Return lever, switching blocks, light-emitting diode, interfaces, label •...

  • Page 15: Return Lever

    G-18.mft with vending machine control system ESIGN Coins inserted into the coin validator pass through the coin insert funnel 2 into the measurement and validation area of the device, where their coin properties are compared with the values of the stored acceptance bands.

  • Page 16: Switching Blocks (On Coin Validator)

    G-18.mft with vending machine control system ESIGN Switching blocks (on coin validator) On the rear of the device, the coin validator is equipped with three switching blocks (S1–S3) 3 located below one another. The two upper switching blocks S1 and S2 have eight DIL switches each, and the lower block S3 has ten.

  • Page 17: Function Assignment Of The Dil Switches

    G-18.mft with vending machine control system ESIGN Function assignment of the DIL switches Switching block S1 DIL switch S1.1 Coin channel 1 vacant inhibited S1.2 Coin channel 2 vacant inhibited S1.3 Coin channel 3 vacant inhibited S1.4 Coin channel 4...

  • Page 18: Light-Emitting Diode (On Coin Validator)

    G-18.mft with vending machine control system ESIGN Light-emitting diode (on coin validator) The light-emitting diode (LED) 7 (see Fig. 1a) indicates, on the one hand, the voltage state of the battery if the return lever is pressed after a coin has been inserted (see section "Displaying battery voltage"...

  • Page 19: Interfaces (On Coin Validator)

    Interface – MDB periphery (10-pole) If the G-18.mft is operated as a 1-5-chute vending machine control system, use an MDB cable set to connect all slave devices, such as an MDB card reader and MDB display to this interface (see section "Accessories" in Chap.

  • Page 20: Label

    G-18.mft with vending machine control system ESIGN Label The label of the coin validator contains all the data defining the device such as the device type and nominal voltage as well as customer-specific default values such as the currency, coin types and coin channel data: Fig.

  • Page 21: The Additional Control Pcb

    G-18.mft with vending machine control system ESIGN The additional control PCB Fig. 1c: Design – additional control PCB 1a Interface (14-pole) – G-18.mft 7 Interface – selection buttons and pilot lights in vending machine door 1b Interface (6-pole) – G-18.mft 8a Interface –...

  • Page 22: Pilot Lights (Vending Machine Door)

    G-18.mft with vending machine control system ESIGN Pilot lights (vending machine door) The two pilot lights (LEDs) controlled via the additional PCB (connector 7, Fig. 1c) in the vending machine door are supposed to make it easier for the customer to operate the vending machine in normal operation. However, these LEDs also tell the service technician that there is a malfunction and what kind of malfunction it is.

  • Page 23: Functions

    G-18.mft with vending machine control system UNCTIONS Functions This chapter describes the functions of the coin validator: • Coin acceptance • Coin channels and memory blocks • Accepted coin sensors • Prices • Control of the vending machine functions • "Battery empty" detection •...

  • Page 24: Coin Channels And Memory Blocks

    G-18.mft with vending machine control system UNCTIONS Coin channels and memory blocks For the purpose of coin acceptance, the coin validator possesses 12 "memory slots" that can be assigned different coin types or tokens. These "memory slots" are termed coin channels. All the coin information that describes the processing of an inserted coin is assigned to the coin channels;...

  • Page 25: Accepted Coin Sensors

    G-18.mft with vending machine control system UNCTIONS Accepted coin sensors To ensure that accepted coins actually arrive in the escrow and that coin acceptance has not been tampered with, accepted coin sensors located in front of the coin outlet check whether the inserted coin drops unhindered into the cash-box chute.

  • Page 26: Battery Empty" Detection

    If the coin validator is supposed to control external devices using the MDB protocol, an NRI card reader and NRI display can be connected using the 10-pole MDB interface on the rear of the device and using an MDB cable set (see section "Accessories"...

  • Page 27: Starting Up

    TARTING UP Starting up The G-18.mft is either • started up in a vending machine, or • connected to one of the two NRI software solutions used to configure the device: – PC programming station (WinEMP) – Palm handheld (PalmEMP)
  • Page 28 G-18.mft with vending machine control system TARTING UP Fig. 2a: Interfaces on the coin validator Fig. 2b: Interfaces on the additional control PCB National Rejectors, Inc. GmbH, Buxtehude...
  • Page 29 G-18.mft with vending machine control system TARTING UP Fasten the additional control PCB on its installation plate next to the coin validator in the vending machine so that it is easily accessible in the case of any service work. Use both enclosed ribbon cables to connect the coin validator to the 14-pole and 6-pole coin validator interfaces (6a and 6b, Fig.

  • Page 30: Perform Test Run

    G-18.mft with vending machine control system TARTING UP Perform test run The automatic test run must be performed to ensure that the coin validator "learns" and stores which vending machine components were connected and must be controlled. Starting from the test run, all interfaces that have not been assigned, e.g.

  • Page 31: Set The Prices

    G-18.mft with vending machine control system TARTING UP Set the prices The up to five prices are set by the manufacturer to EUR 1.00 and can be set individually with the help of the upper DIL switch 2 on the additional control PCB by inserting a coin (see Fig.

  • Page 32: Set Exact Price Or Overpay Mode

    G-18.mft with vending machine control system TARTING UP Set exact price or overpay mode De-energize the coin validator and remove from the vending machine. Set the DIL switch 7 of the upper switching block S1 on the rear of the device upward to ON for "exact price" or downward (to OFF) for "overpay".

  • Page 33: Connecting The Device Environment Of The Pc Programming Station (Winemp)

    Connecting the device environment of the PC programming station (WinEMP) If you want the G-18.mft to be set on the PC using the diagnostics and configuration software WinEMP, the following device environment is connected to the PCB direct plug 5 of the coin validator (see Fig. 2a and section "Accessories"...

  • Page 34: Operation

    Please refer to the label of the device to see which coin type has been assigned to which coin channel by the manufacturer. This assignment can be reset at any time using the NRI software WinEMP or PalmEMP. If all coin types are to be accepted for payment at the vending machine, DIL switches 1–6 of the two upper switching blocks S1 and S2 are in the lower...
  • Page 35 G-18.mft with vending machine control system PERATION Switching block S1 DIL switch S1.1 Coin channel 1 vacant inhibited S1.2 Coin channel 2 vacant inhibited S1.3 Coin channel 3 vacant inhibited S1.4 Coin channel 4 vacant inhibited S1.5 Coin channel 5...

  • Page 36: Selecting Memory Block

    G-18.mft with vending machine control system PERATION Selecting memory block The coin validator has two memory blocks, which have been programmed according to customer-specific requirements by the manufacturer. The data of the two blocks 0 and 1 differs in device operation, e.g. by the acceptance of different coin types.

  • Page 37: Teaching Coin Channels In Teach Mode (Optional)

    G-18.mft with vending machine control system PERATION Teaching coin channels in teach mode (optional) Coin channels can also be taught without the configuration software directly on the coin validator using the middle switching block S2, which means that a coin type or also a token is re-assigned to a coin channel by inserting the respective coins/tokens and that the coin validator does not need to be removed from the vending machine.
  • Page 38 G-18.mft with vending machine control system PERATION To re-assign a coin type/token to a coin channel, please proceed as follows: When you use the middle switching block in normal operation in order to inhibit coins remember the current switch settings so that you can restore them easily afterwards.
  • Page 39 G-18.mft with vending machine control system PERATION To save with a wide acceptance band: Set an additional unassigned DIL switch (S2.1–6, here: S2.4) upward to ON. The acceptance band has been widened. Now you can set DIL switch S2.7 downward to OFF.

  • Page 40: Maintenance And Service

    G-18.mft with vending machine control system AINTENANCE AND SERVICE Maintenance and service In this chapter you will out how to • clean the G-18.mft, • indicate the battery voltage using the light-emitting diodes on the validator, • test the vending machine components to be controlled manually, •...

  • Page 41: Displaying Battery Voltage

    G-18.mft with vending machine control system AINTENANCE AND SERVICE Displaying battery voltage The light-emitting diode (LED) on the left-hand side of the coin validator can be used to display the actual voltage of battery: Insert a coin into the coin validator.

  • Page 42: Testing Escrow, Selection Buttons, Product Ejectors, Motorized Return Mechanism Manually

    G-18.mft with vending machine control system AINTENANCE AND SERVICE Testing escrow, selection buttons, product ejectors, motorized return mechanism manually If there is a malfunction in the vending machine components to be controlled, you can use the lower DIL switch on the additional control PCB and perform...

  • Page 43: Status And Error Messages Of The Pilot Lights In The Machine Door

    G-18.mft with vending machine control system AINTENANCE AND SERVICE Status and error messages of the pilot lights in the machine door The two pilot lights (LEDs) in the vending machine door that are controlled via the additional PCB are supposed to make it easier for the customer to operate the vending machine in normal operation.

  • Page 44: Troubleshooting

    G-18.mft with vending machine control system AINTENANCE AND SERVICE Troubleshooting Malfunctions can occur in all electronic devices. These do not always have to be faults in the device. In many cases the reason is improper connections or incorrect settings. Therefore: please first of all check, whether the malfunction can simply be remedied using the following table.
  • Page 45 If the malfunction cannot be remedied, you can use the NRI testers • G-19.0594 (for power supply of 220/230 V, ordering code 11801)/ • G-19.0651 (for power supply of 110/115 V, ordering code 21410) to test the signal lines of the connecting cable.

  • Page 46: Which Functions Can Be Set Using Winemp/Palmemp

    WinEMP/PalmEMP? The NRI software solutions WinEMP or PalmEMP serve the purpose of diagnosing and configuring NRI coin validators as well as updating the data blocks in the device memory. WinEMP is PC software and part of a programming station for the workshop.

  • Page 47: Technical Data

    G-18.mft with vending machine control system ECHNICAL DATA Technical data The G-18.mft is designed in accordance with the BDTA standard: Supply voltage 9 V/12 V battery Current consumption = 9 V Sleep mode: approx. 10 µA Standby mode: approx. 40 mA (wake-up mode) Coin acceptance: approx.

  • Page 48: Ce Certification

    G-18.mft with vending machine control system ECHNICAL DATA CE certification The CE certificate (CE = Communautés Européennes) confirms that our products comply with specified basic requirements of the applicable directive. The CE certificate is not a quality assurance certificate in terms of the quality expected by the manufacturer but only in terms of the quality demanded legally.

  • Page 49: Mounting Dimensions

    G-18.mft with vending machine control system ECHNICAL DATA Mounting dimensions TheG-18.mft is designed in accordance with the BDTA standard, also compare: • Mounting dimensions according to DTG standard 1.3 (30/09/88) in "BDTA-Norm Münzprüfer, Abschnitt B, „Batteriebetriebener Münz- prüfer“ (Dez. 2000)" and •...

  • Page 50: Pin Assignment And Connection Diagrams For

    ECHNICAL DATA Pin assignment and connection diagrams for ... For the connection of the G-18.mft to the vending machine components to be controlled and to the optional MDB periphery, the following pages will provide you with information on the pin assignment and connection diagrams of the interfaces on the additional control PCB as well as of the 10-pole MDB interface on the rear of the coin validator.

  • Page 51: Selection Buttons, Pilot Lights, Return Button (Vending Machine Door)

    G-18.mft with vending machine control system ECHNICAL DATA ... Selection buttons, pilot lights, return button (vending machine door) (5, Fig. 6) Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4 Pin 5 Pin 6 Pin 7 Return button Pin 8 LED1 +...

  • Page 52: Accessories

    (ordering code 23627) The tester mentioned last is still being modified for the connection to the G-18.mft, but it also provides the option of being able to connect to the WinMDB PC test station (see separate WinMDB instructions).

  • Page 53: Update Software

    In order to load new operating software in the coin validator, you need one of the following alternatives (current operating software available on request): • NRI PC update station for the workshop, consisting of: – software "WinFlash” (ordering code 21524) –...

  • Page 54: Index

    G-18.mft with vending machine control system NDEX Index Accentuations in the text 7 Cable set, MDB periphery 53 Acceptance Card reader 26 band 23, 59 ordering code 53 create (new coin) 37 inhibit 34 certification 48 narrow 20, 24 directives 48...
  • Page 55 G-18.mft with vending machine control system NDEX Connectors Dongle, PalmEMP 52 on additional control PCB 21 Door (vending machine), pin assignment 51 pin assignment 50 Download, data block 59 on coin validator 19 dimensions 49 pin assignment 50 Ejectors Conventions, instructions 7...
  • Page 56 G-18.mft with vending machine control system NDEX Handling 34, 40 Maintenance 40 Homepage, NRI 8 Malfunction remedy 43, 44 Humidity 47 Manuals, additional 8 Manufacture date 20 Mark of conformity 47 Markings in the text 7 Inhibit coins 34 cable set 53...
  • Page 57 G-18.mft with vending machine control system NDEX PalmEMP Rejection, coins 23 adjustable functions 46 Relative humidity 47 connection 33 Remaining credit 25 ordering code 52 Requests to perform an action 7 PC programming station Residual credit 25 adjustable functions 46...
  • Page 58 G-18.mft with vending machine control system NDEX Switching block 16 definition 60 Update firmware 53 on additional control PCB 21 Use, proper 10 inhibit 36 set prices 31 test vending machine components 42 Validation area 15 on coin validator Vending machine door, pin assignment 51...

  • Page 59: Glossary

    G-18.mft with vending machine control system LOSSARY Glossary Acceptance band A range of acceptable measured values of one coin type with specific → coin properties defined by an upper and lower limit value. → Memory block Block → Coin channel Channel Coin acceptance band →...
  • Page 60 G-18.mft with vending machine control system LOSSARY Switching block The coin validator has three switching blocks, which are located on the rear of the coin validator and incorporate a number of DIL switches. Each switch has a specific function, e.g. inhibiting individual → coin channels or switching the →...

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