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Alberici S.p.A. reserves the right to modify, without prior notice and in any way, any part of this manual and the technical specifications of this product, as part of the continuous pursuit of improvement of its products.
Dear Customer, we would like to thank you and congratulate you on your choice of the AL66 FG ARM Pulse / ccTalk electronic coin selector. We are confident that you will appreciate the quality and performance. Please read this manual carefully to get the most from this product.
One wire-shearer (and one wire-tearer in version V) provide mechanical shielding against fishing. Coin-Guard anti-cheat system, based on the synergy of The AL66 FG coin acceptor can operate by Pulse mode or 3 suitably positioned optic sensors. by modifiable ccTalk protocol.
Installation DIMENSIONS The AL66 FG is a 3,5” coin acceptor. It is interchangeable with the coin acceptors of the same type (compatible entries and exits of the coins) available on the market. PAY ATTENTION! The coin selector must be installed 90°-95° with respect to level plane. Because of the built-in advanced security system, it is essential that the whole coin path gets not hindered.
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The sorter can be mounted directly at the bottom of the “S”-type coin acceptor, by the dedicated AA-0703 bracket. MOUNTING of the “S”-TYPE COIN ACCEPTOR in the 5” ADAPTOR When incorporated into the 5” adaptor (SG-5000), and by adding the upper reject lever and the relevant torque spring, the 3,5”...
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Install the drivers in the Host using the relevant executable file (i.e.: for Windows 7 64bit: “VCP_V1.5.0_Setup_W7 x64_64bits.exe”), available in the Alberici web site (FG coin acceptor page). Win 10 includes such drivers by default. Only after the drivers ("STMicroelectronics Virtual COM Port") are installed, connect the coin acceptor through the USB;...
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Download the application “Programming sw 66 v. 2 - AlbericiCoinSelector.exe” and the drivers for the programming interface tool from our web site http://www.alberici.it, “Downloads” section at the bottom of the coin acceptor page). Install the drivers into your PC, then install the application on your desktop or in a different convenient place Make use of the programming-testing-power tool K-P1C-000009.
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Dir 5 = OUT 4 + OUT 6 3-5 way SOCKETS AVAILABLE ON THE SORTERS iSP3 iSP4 Please Note: SPI mode is available only on sorters iS1 and iS4, and it is supported only by the AL66 FG coin acceptors...
Protocol is mostly used in gaming and casino machines but it can be implemented in any other tipes of machines that use same type of devices. It is public protocol and free to use. Pls. find documentation on: www.cctalk.org. Communication protocol of ALBERICI coin selectors AL55I66 complies with generic specification 4.4 6.1 Communication specifications Serial communication was derivated from RS232 standard.
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Table 6.1 Standard address for different types of devices Address for Alberici Hopper is factory set as 3; the user can change the default address by using the MDCES commands Address change or Address random or by setting Hopper dip-switches. For details see cctalk42-2.pdf, Address poll.
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6.2.4 Data There is no limitation in use of data formats. Data could be BCD (Binary Coded Decimal)numbers, Hexa numbers or ASCLL strings. Intrepretation as well as format is specific to each header use, and will be explained in separate chapter. 6.4.5 Checksum Message integrity during transfer is checked by use of simple zero checksum calculation.
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Host sends: [Dir] [00] [01] [F6] [Chk] Coin s. responds: [01] [Nr.b] [Dir] [00] [a1] [a2] ..[an] [Chk] Nr. b is number of data bytes-characters sent by coin selector, and a1 to an are ASCII characters. For Alberici coin selector example of message string is: Host sends: [02] [00] [01] [F6] [07] Coin s.
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Coin s. responds: [01] [09] [02] [00] [75][31][2E][30][20][70][31][2E][30][2E][30] [71] Coin selector response is ‘u1.0 p1.0.0’. ALBERICI coin selectors has program firmware label divided in two parts. First label u is for protected FLASH memory program(monitor program) revision. First digit is for major changes and second for minor changes. In this case it is u1.0.
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Coin selector has internal mechanism to block the coin acceptance and registration of all events if polling time elapse. For ALBERICI coin selector acceptance speed is from 3 to 4 coins per second ( Dependant on mechanical type of coin selector - S type is faster than V type - and coin.
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The responds to that command is version of coin data base. Version of data base is important for coin selectors with remote programming support. For all ALBERICI coin selectors type AL55/66 current data base version is 00. Message format is: Host sends: [Dir] [00] [01] [F3] [Chk] Coin s.
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Coin selector responds with two data byte representing the state of DIP-switches and state of inputs In1(pin 6) and In2(pin 5), if In2 is programmed as input. ALBERICI coin selectors has one or two banks of DIP-switches for various data or operating modes setting.
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Bits from 0 do 15 determinate coin positions from 1 to 16. Positions are sent by coin selector during reading credit buffer or error codes (header 229). Number of coin channels in new ALBERICI coin selectors AL55/66 is same as number of position(16). Message format is: Host sends: [Dir] [02] [01] [E7] [LSB Mask.] [MSB Mask.] [Chk]...
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The second byte point to a sorter path or indicate error code. If during coin acceptance any error occurs, stored value of coin position is 0, hex [00]. Error codes supported in ALBERICI coin selectors AL55/66 are shown in table 6.4. Code d.
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(direction of exit). Firs byte of data (LSB) represent coin position and second byte of data point to sorter path. ALBERICI coin selectors has support for most existing sorters that has direct drive of coils from coin selector with open collector transistor.
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Host sends: [02] [00] [01] [C4] [39] Coin s. responds: [01] [02] [02] [00] [E5] [06] [10] ALBERICI coin selectors has date of production written in monitor part of MCU FLASH memory which is not possible to change without factory FLASH reprogramming.
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Coin s. responds: [01] [03] [02] [00] [00] [00] [00] [FA] 6.5.2.30 Command 188 [hexBC], Request default sorter path For ALBERICI coin selectors AL55/66 the default sorter path is always hex[01]. Example of message string for coin selector(address 2) is: Host sends: [02] [00] [01] [BC] [41] Coin s.
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Host sends: [Dir] [00] [01] [AA] [Chk] Coin s. responds: [01] [04] [Dir] [00] [a1][a2][a3][a4] [Chk] For ALBERICI coin selectors base year is 2000. Example of message string for coin selector(address 2) is: Host sends: [02] [00] [01] [AA] [53] Coin s.
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6.5.4 ALBERICI specific commands First command header for specific factory setting and testing is 255 Factory set-up and test. This command has several modes of use and some of them are factory secret and are not explained in this document.
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Message string format is: Host sends: [Dir] [01] [01] [FF][05] [Chk] Coin s. responds: [01] [6] [Dir] [00] [data 1] [data 2] . . . [data 6] [Chk] 42 20 x 3 byte of memory! 43 Special case write command Data string description: - data 1 Measured coin parameter 1, AM1 - data 2 Measured coin parameter 2, PH1...
SPI communication with the host. It has been designed to be used as a display accessory for AL66 FG coin selectors, but it can be used with any other host capable to interface through SPI.
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Message structure The display can work only as slave and does not reply to any of the command messages sent by the host. There are two different sets of commands: Display coin selector data Display message First set is used to show specific coin selector data and second is used to show any display message. 7.2.1 Display coin selector data The coin selector will send to the display controller the following command string: [ 0xC0 ]...
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The byte of the Display light intensity allows to set the duty cycle of the driver of the light brightness (Pulse Width Modulation). When the display is connected to the coin selector, the intensity of its background light will then be stored into the coin selector NV memory (FLASH), and it will remain stable even if power supply is changed.
Maintenance To ensure perfect functioning, clean the coin path approx. every 10.000 dropped coins. Take special care of the dirt on the optical sensors. 1 Cleaning the coin path Use a clean cloth moistened with glass cleaning product. Do not use smeary liquids. 2 Cleaning the optical sensors: Insert a flat screwdriver as in the picture, then carefully force the lower...
- detailed report of the problem found and the circumstances in which it occurs. Before sending the product, please get in touch with your Dealer or with Alberici S.p.a. (+39 051 944300); very malfunctions can be fixed via a simple phone call, saving you costs and time.
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NOTICE Alberici S.p.A. reserves the right to make changes to the equipment described and to its technical specifications at any time and without notice, in pursuit of continual improvement of this product...
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