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« Reply #25 on: May 10, 2010, 03:04:59 AM »

Ian. Interesting device. Very Nice!!  You should consider making the hopper option so that it could be switched in and out. Consider adding a button that would empty the hopper when pressed with the door open.  Maybe even add a small harness that  mults to the cash out switches wires so you can empty the hopper with the door closed. Just some thoughts to add some versatility to your device and so that it would be easy to go from using coins to complete free play.  I love the sound of the coins hitting the coin tray.   Wow, now my minds going. Maybe have 3 modes of operation with your device installed:
 
1) Coins and hopper usage which is no change from stock.
2) Neutral where you could add credits and add coins and still use hopper.
3) Complete free Play, where you could add credits, and have the machine count them off at will.
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« Reply #26 on: May 10, 2010, 04:07:49 AM »

Hello Eric

Good ideas - My aim was to eliminate both hopper and coin in assembly. Never thought of running them in parallel with existing devices but it should work. The little PIC I am using only has 6 IO pins and using them all so will probabaly need to use a bigger device for additional functionality.

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« Reply #27 on: May 10, 2010, 04:47:53 AM »

Hi Ian. Just some suggestions. The additions probably wouldn't cost much. 4 or 5 dollars I would expect if even that.
It would be a nice multi-function device though.
Eric

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« Reply #28 on: May 10, 2010, 05:41:25 AM »

Hello Eric

And very good ones they are. I would also like to add a LCD and replace the mechanical meters with an interface to the PIC to keep track of accounting data. The other aim of course is to emulate the signals from the BV as this would be much quicker than coin pulsing. Ultimately trying to build a Key on / key off device with accounting capability that can be maketed to third world slot operators with old equipment.

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« Reply #29 on: May 10, 2010, 07:56:43 PM »

Ian. That sounds like a nice option. Doing this for the S+, PE+, WMS and Bally S5500 and S6000 Shouldn't be that difficult as the validators are all RS232 based I believe.
The S2000 and iGame/GameKing would prove a little more challenging in that you would need to have a netplex interface.  Another great option that would grab and additional market for you is to add a small numeric keypad located on the board, inside the machine, to add credits and a time limit.  This could be a fourth mode of operation that would add a tournament feature that could be used with any non-tournament chip. So in this mode you would add a number of credits to each machine, set a time limit for each machine, and have this feature disable cash in, coin in and hopper functions.  If you wanted to go all out you could probably add another rs232 or similar interface that would allow you to connect many machines together in tournament mode so that by setting the number of credits and the time limit on the first machine in the chain all of the others machines would automatically set themselves to the tournament mode, set the same number of credits and set the same time limit.  Maybe you could use telephone jack type interface or RJ45 or Fiber optics?  The only drawback is that you would have to create an rs232 to netplex converter in order to use this with the S2000 and Igame/Gameking platform. Maybe all of this could be done through SAS if the older machines support it? This fourth mode, tournament mode,  would not only be useful to casinos, but also to people here in the states that supply machine to people that hold casino parties.
Just some more thoughts.
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« Reply #30 on: May 10, 2010, 10:43:27 PM »

Gaming commissions would have to approve the circut for tourney use so it would have to be lab tested for "honesty".
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« Reply #31 on: May 30, 2010, 06:26:32 AM »

Hi All

Went and got a card reader so can finally get pics of my camera. Circuit tested on IGT PE+ and working fine. Should work on S+ as well. Next step is to get it working on S2000 and I Game platforms.

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