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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.
1. TECHNICAL SPECS: This AL66 FG coin acceptor is available in the following versions: S = rejected coin sorted from slot low front end, dropping slot at upper front end V = rejected coin sorted from bottom rear slot, accepted coin sorted from bottom...
USB installation notice Install the drivers using the relevant exe 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). Windows 10 generally includes the drivers by default. Only after the drivers ( ) are installed, connect the coin acceptor through the USB;...
Dimensions 3. DIP-SWITCH SETTINGS: DISABLE PROGRAMMED COINS dip-switch nr. in Channel (CH) TO INHIBIT ANY COINS, MOVE TO POSITION ON THE row SW1 DIP-SWITCH CORRESPONDING TO THE CHANNEL IN WHICH THE COIN IS PROGRAMMED (see grid aside). THEN SWITCH OFF AND ON AGAIN. TO FIND THE CHANNEL THAT CONTAINS THE COIN TO BE DISABLED, PLEASE CHECK THE “CH”...
PROCEDURES, ARE BOTH AVAILABLE FREE FOR DOWNLOAD ON OUR WEB SITE www.alberici.net. 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).
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6. AL66 FG MDB COMMANDS: Please find following the commands relevant to the operation of the AL66 FG coin acceptor. For further details, please refer to the document “Multi-Drop Bus / Internal Communication Protocol MDB/ICP (Version 4.2 - February, 2011)”, Section 5 "Coin Acceptor/Changer VMC/Peripheral Communication Specifications"...
SPI communication with the host. It has been designed to be used as a display accwessory 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:...
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The Display light intensity byte 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.
8. MAINTENANCE: To ensure proper functioning, clean the coin path approx. every 10.000 dropped coins. Take special care to 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 picture, t hen carefully force the lower cover up and out.
- 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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IRECTIVE IRECTIVE La ditta Alberici S.p.A., avente sede in via Ca’ Bianca, 421, 40024 Castel San Pietro Terme (BO) – Italia, D I C H I A R A Che il sistema classificato nella famiglia di prodotto apparecchio elettrico d’uso domestico e similare –...
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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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