WTS ~ TITO @ Home has arrived

[bhinkley]

My custom TITO board is finally ready to release to general users.  Currently it will run on all IGT S2000 and IGame machines with the cables I can make to connect to the boards in the machines.  This board allows you to print out tickets from the ticket printer and insert them in the bill validator to add the credits back on the machine.  This will also allow you to take a ticket from one machine and put it in any other machine that is running one of my boards.  Another feature I have on my board is that if you press the service button it will add 1000 credits to the machine for you.  This feature can be disabled simply by placing a jumper on my board, which is included in all purchases.  The board will work on Bally Alpha and newer machines, and also WMS bluebirds, but I do not have the wiring for the cables on those machines figured out yet, so you can purchase a board without a cable and make the cable yourself, or wait until I get the cable worked out.

Board is a professionally printed board.  There are no loose wires to knock free if you bump it.  Boards come with the following:

TITO board
Power cable
Instructions for how to connect to the machine (on fully supported machines)

All for the low price of $45 per board!  (Price change as of 1/1/14---- Boards will be going up to $55 for the kit)

If you need extra cables, I can easily do so, and only charge $5 for that to cover the parts and labor to put together.  As most of us are on here, I am a hobbyist, so I am looking to keep the cost of the boards as low as possible for everyone.  

Shipping rates are as follows:

1-4 boards shipped priority mail $6
5+ boards shipped priority mail $12

Special thanks to TZTech for the help in getting my code working so I could get this board released.

If you would like to place an order, please send me a personal message and I will give you details on ordering.

[FORDSBS]

  cool

[idesign]

 

Excellent

[MikeCamp]

Could you post some pictures and/or video of this new card in action?

Mike

[bhinkley]

not sure how to post video directly on here, but I do have a YouTube video that I did when I first got it up and running.  In the video I state that the service button adds $10 in credits.  since then I have determined it is 1000 credits based on the accounting denomination that we are actually adding, but my machine is a $0.01 denom for the accounting.  The video link is:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/7-sHNqhx-y4&rel=0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/7-sHNqhx-y4&rel=0</a>

[4 Deuces]

 

  to Bhinkley and TZTech!

[a69mopar]

Great job brian and TZ.  I look forward to the evolution of this.   K+

Thanks,
Wayne

[Yoeddy1]

Congrats gentlemen!  This is great!

Jason

[Foster]

I am also willing to sell them for the same price based on the arduino platform
TITO
Variable legacy bonus by the Change button or by a spare player button easy to to do on S2000
Spare player button - you only have to press the button to initiate the legacy bonus instead of toggling the Change button on then off

On standard 7 button deck either install button next in between bet one credit and spin button or next to max bet (normally Select Credit Value)

I will mainly support the S2000

[dpalmi]

Hello all!

I just wanted to give my thumbs up to the TITO @ Home offered by bhinkley!

 

I received my boards last night and had them installed in my IGT S2000 machines in about 10 minutes.  I followed the included instructions to set the needed options (keychip was required) and had no issues.  The board and cables are professionally made and well packed.  The ability to add 1,000 credits with the service button is also a nice feature!  I also like that I can turn that feature off with a simple jumper.

If you have been thinking about adding this to your machines, I would highly recommend it.  It was incredible to finally be able to have a machine validate a printed ticket!  It was also incredible be able to use a ticket from machine to machine.  I have been waiting for this for years!  Any questions, let me know.

Dan #2

[MikeCamp]

So along with the board and stuff, what do I need to make the cable to connect it to a IGT S2000 or igame?

I'm thinking I would like a couple of these to start but would like to better understand what is required to make it work once I get it.

Mike

[Jpa20065]

Brian you and tz did an outstanding job.

I have two machines a S-plus with a bill acceptor, no printer,and a s2000 with Tito .  Will the S2000 ticket work in the s+ and add credits?

[Foster]

S+ does not do TITO, only EFT or Legacy bonus plus the interface that is being used is RS232 and you need the RS232 board for the S+.

[Jpa20065]

OK, if I go with my S2000, Barcrest, will I need any extra cables?  If so I will need you to provide.  How much for one with the shipping and how do I pay you.

Thanks

[bhinkley]

So along with the board and stuff, what do I need to make the cable to connect it to a IGT S2000 or igame?

I'm thinking I would like a couple of these to start but would like to better understand what is required to make it work once I get it.

Mike

Beyond the board you need a keychip to set the appropriate settings on your machine when you hook up the board, and you need the cable, which consists of 3 wires, a DB9 serial connector and housing, and a molex SL 5 pin connector and pins to make the connection to the machine.  I supply the power cable with all the boards for the IGT machines for the board price.  Really from my experience it will be hard to find a better price on the parts to make the cables if you have any stores like I do around me, but you are free to try.  It only takes me like 10-15 minutes to make a cable, so the labor cost in a cable price is very small.  It is almost all parts price for the cable part of the price.  No pressure to buy the cable though.  if you want to make it I can definitely support that as well with the pin out for you to do so.

[bhinkley]

OK, if I go with my S2000, Barcrest, will I need any extra cables?  If so I will need you to provide.  How much for one with the shipping and how do I pay you.

Thanks

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[kibble]

I to received my board and was up and running in about 10 minutes following instructions.
the best part for me is that the tickets work with my dev board on my bally 6000 also.

[Tilt]

I received mine today.  Installation and setup was quick and easy.  Works great    Thanks for making these available to NLG members.    To you and TZtech!

[opman]

Looks like a cool all in one combo. Sure beats having to have two different boards.

[emt232004]

Is there a possibility of these working with bally 5500/6000 in the future?

[bhinkley]

Yes there is.  As long as the machine communicates with SAS language it will work with it.  I just have not got the wiring connections for the machines figured out quite yet on them.  Bally Alpha and later the board will work on.

[TZtech]

I look forward to the evolution of this

If there are any ideas/ requests lets hear them - Brian's has done a great Job on the hardware side and adding features in SW is easily done.

[Fourbyracer]

I received my 2 boards today.  Up and running in an S2000 and a Game King and they work beautifully!     Thank's for a great product!!

The install took a little translating from the S2000 instructions to make the Game King work but even for a novice, taking my time, I had both good to go in 1 hour.  Love it!!

  to bhinkley & TZtech.     I didn't see any install pics so here are my two boards installed.  Game King on the side wall, and the S2000 on the back wall.   

[Regislive]

This is awesome!  I have to get some of these!  I have a Bally 6000 and an IGT I+ and will soon be adding a BB1.5 to my line up.  It will be so nice to be able to print tickets and use them in all the machines.  Plus I love the idea of adding credits.  Now I won't have to keep a bunch of money lying around for the machines.   

[FORDSBS]

Do you get power for it from machine or do you need a power supply?