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Wicket Reader Configuration Steps
The Wickets Administrator software is
used to configure the WR88 Wicket
Reader so that it knows how to
communicate with the equipment and
what to do with customer Wickets when
presented. The screen shot to the right
shows an example of the setup parameters
you will need to program into your Wicket
Reader. Below are the setup steps:
1.) Click the Make A Programming
Wicket tab, then click a Group Tab for a
group of equipment that will all operate
with the same prices and parameters.
2.) Set the Group Name by clicking the drop-down box arrow and selecting a name from the list, which
include names for carwash, laundry, arcade, and vending applications, or you may directly enter any
name you like in the box. This name will then be shown on the tab.
3.) Set the Wicket Reader Interface according to the hardware interface the machine requires. Select the
Coin Pulse Output if the equipment requires coin pulses to activate it and you are using the WK-LV or the
WK-HV Module to interface to the machine. Select the MDB Vendor Protocol if the equipment is a
vending machine or a revalue station and you are using the WK-MDB Module to interface to the
machine. Select the Card-Display Protocol if the equipment is an IDX display-timer with that has the
Card-Display option and you are using the WK-CD Module to interface to it.
4.) If you have selected the MDB Vendor Protocol in the last step you will see most of the other controls
on the screen become unavailable as they are irrelevant to vending machine or revalue station
applications. Skip directly to step 10 to write this data to your Reader Programming Wicket.
5.) Set your operating prices (so the Wicket Reader will know how much to debit from a Customer
Wicket) by setting the Start Up Value and the Increment Value using the Pup-Up Keypad. The Start Up
Value is the minimum amount to debit to get the machine started and the Increment Amount is usually
some smaller amount to debit for additional time or services once the start amount has been satisfied. If
the Wicket Reader finds that the presented Wicket does not have sufficient funds to start a machine, it
won't debit any funds at all from it and will blink yellow to warn of insufficient funds.
6.) Set the Debit Limit Options according to the number of incremental debits the machine can handle.
7.) Set the Pulse Time (in milliseconds) according to what your equipment expects to receive from coin
operated equipment as a valid coin pulse. Generally this value will be between 15ms and 100ms. If you
cannot find this information about your equipment, IDX recommends 50ms be used in the carwash
market and 25ms be used in the laundry, arcade, and other markets as your default choice.
8.) Set the Pulse Value. In most North American sites, coin pulses are based on a $.25 coin. However you
can set the coin pulse value to be pretty much anything you like. For example, in Europe and Australia
there are no 0.25 coins, so 0.20, or 0.50 or 1.00 may be what is required.
IDX Inc. 400 W. Cedar St. El Dorado AR 71730
800-643-1109 www.idxinc.com
sales@idxinc.com
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