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1. Copyright Moneyflex Technologies LLC 2008 Page 9 of 23 or Moneuflex Technologies IPC 1SC User Manual Version 2 1 Nov 23 2009 3 2 2 Operation At this moment IPC 1SC simulates Cashless Device Feature Level 1 only IPC 1SC may be viewed as a state machine with the following states 1 RESET 2 DISABLED 3 ENABLED 4 SESSION IDLE 5 VEND RESET On VMC system power up IPC 1SC responds to VMC poll at address 0x10 or 0x60 depends on user setting WMC and IPC 1SC information exchange occurs DISABLED IPC 1SC automatically enters this state from the RESET state when it has received setup information from VMC User should disable his cashless payment application on his PC Setup information includes VMC configuration Machine display number of Columns and number of Rows and display format VMC ID Manufacturer Code by EVA DTS definitions Machine serial number model number and software version VMC Max Min Prices Maximum and minimum scaled price ENABLED In this state IPC 1SC is ready to receive payment information from user IPC 1SC will remain in this state until e apayment request is received from user when it will enter the SESSION IDLE state e a DISABLE command from VMC when it will return to DISABLED state e a RESET command is received when it will enter the RESET state SESSION IDLE When a new payment is required user needs to send a BEGIN SESSION request to IPC 1SC to2. or Moneuflex Technologies IPC 1SC User Manual Version 2 1 Distributed by Hemisphere West Europe Ltd Ty Bryneirin Sarnau Llandysul Tel 44 0 1239 654157 Ceredigion Fax 44 0 1239 654742 SA44 6QR e mail sales hwieurope com UK Web www hwiglobal com Nov 23 2009 Hemisphere West Europe UNATTENDED PAYMENT SPECIALISTS IPC 1SC User Manual Version 2 1 This document and the information contained in it are the confidential property of Moneyflex Technologies It must not be copied duplicated or used in any manner or transmitted to others without prior written consent of Moneyflex Technologies It must be returned to Moneyflex Technologies when its authorized use is terminated This copyright extends to all the media in which this information may be preserved including magnetic storage optical storage punched card paper tape computer printout or visual display Copyright Moneyflex Technologies LLC 2008 Page 1 of 23 or Moneuflex Technologies IPC 1SC User Manual Version 2 1 Nov 23 2009 Document change history Version Date Comments 1 0 Sept 30 08 First release 1 1 Oct 10 08 VIP_Demo usage added 2 0 Jun 03 09 Redesign of kernel New VIP_Demo functions Extra programming information in Appendix 2 1 Nov 23 09 Controller 24 added Disclaimer Universal Serial Bus USB is a trademark of USB Implementer Forum Inc Microsoft Windows 98 Windows Me Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Vista are trademark
3. 1000 of a second USB IF Universal Serial Bus Implementer Forum www usb org 1 3 BACKGROUND OF IPC 1 amp IPC 1SC MDB ICP is a communication standard widely adopted by vending machine manufacturers for connection among bill acceptor coin changer card reader etc to the host system VMC MDB communication employs a 11 bit serial byte format The Mode bit being the 9th bit MSB of the byte dictates the direction of the message This unique arrangement gives PC based serial ports a great challenge to handle properly Plus the 5ms response time requirement almost throws away all non RTOS systems In view of this MFX developed the IPC 1 device to relief the above difficulties The device gives user an alternative way to work with MDB system User can access to virtually all available MDB machines in the market There are two variants of IPC 1 device IPC 1 a MDB Host System This model has a MDB Host port that is intended to connect to other MDB peripherals slaves such as a bill acceptor and or coin mechanism All MDB commands requests originate from IPC 1 In another words IPC 1 is a VMC replacement system that user can develop his own VMC control software on a PC IPC 1 is a MDB host to slave peripherals IPC 1SC a MDB Slave Cashless Device Simulator This model shares same hardware as IPC 1 and loaded with a different firmware Cable WBO2EBO MDB gender change and inline signal conversion harness must be used together This
4. Configured as a General Purpose Relay contact Warning Do not use Relay function when Controller is configured as a PC Supervisor This controller provides a pair of a dry relay contact capable to switch small signal voltage up to 24VDC 2A This is particular useful in application to control an external device having a separate isolated power source 3 2 Controller 15 hex MDB Slave Cashless Device Simulator 3 2 1 User Programmable Area On first use of a new IPC 1SC user is required to program the device with below information using either MFX provided VIP Demo Program 2 6 or above or user self developed program All information is stored in device rewriteable non volatile memory Data write endurance is 1 000 000 cycles and data retention is longer than 40 years DEVICE CONFIG Device Address VMC supports 2 cashless devices User can select between device address 0x10 and 0x60 The presence of second address is to allow VMC to differentiate two unique forms of cashless Copyright Moneyflex Technologies LLC 2008 Page 8 of 23 or Moneuvuflex Technologies IPC 1SC User Manual Version 2 1 Nov 23 2009 devices coexist in a vending system At press time IPC 1SC supports device address at 0x10 only Country Currency Code packed BCD The packed BCD country currency code can be set in two different forms depending on the value of the leftmost BCD digit If the leftmost digit is a 0 the International Telephone Code is us
5. Input 1 2 3 belong to the Lower Band Input 4 5 6 belong to the Upper Band This arrangement provides user a faster data retrieval time than fetching all 6 inputs at once This Controller also features a digital output for signal switching Digital Inputs Each inputs are Active Low logic and are internally tied to 5V via a 10K resistor They are also diode protected by device power rails Input voltage lt 3 5V Logic 0 will set active state bit 1 A voltage gt 4 5V or a floating input Logic 1 will give an inactive state bit 0 Each input report is a rolling record of the past 1 60seconds That means any event happened in the past 1 60seconds would be logged and reported in a subsequent data retrieval command Events happened longer than 1 60seconds and have not been reported will be discarded Copyright Moneyflex Technologies LLC 2008 Page 12 of 23 or Moneuvuflex Technologies IPC 1SC User Manual Version 2 1 Nov 23 2009 With this history reporting manner user can easily monitor a fast changing digital signal at a much moderate rate of data retrieval Applications like selection buttons mechanical optical switches or sensor inputs are made handy Once data is retrieved the event records are flushed Each input lines are sampled at every 25ms and 2 consecutive samples give one record bit Thus each record equals 50ms Both 25ms period samples must be active Logic 0 in order to set a record active bit 1 When
6. enter this state This indicates that IPC 1SC and user is available for vending activities A VEND command from VMC will cause IPC 1SC to leave the SESSION IDLE state and enter the VEND state when products are selected and purchased Exceptions are when e User sends a VEND DENIED or SESSION CANCEL message to stop a transaction due to invalid payment or insufficient fund from patron e Patron uses the Cancel button on vending machine to terminate a transaction and VMC sends a SESSION COMPLETE command to IPC 1SC Copyright Moneyflex Technologies LLC 2008 Page 10 of 23 or Moneuflex Technologies IPC 1SC User Manual Version 2 1 Nov 23 2009 e Patron uses the Reject button on coin mechanism to terminate a transaction and VMC sends a SESSION COMPLETE command to IPC 1SC These exceptions will cause VMC to end the SESSION IDLE state with a SESSION COMPLETE command and returns to either ENABLED or DISABLED status VEND This state is entered from the SESSION IDLE state upon reception of a VEND REQUEST command from VMC If the vend process is obstructed in any way that the desired product is not delivered to patron VMC will send a VEND FAILURE command to IPC 1SC and followed by a SESSION COMPLETE command User must reply with a REFUND COMPLETE or a MALFUNCTION ERROR message based on the refund condition of user s cashless payment system A complete list of commands responses is listed in Appendix 3 2 3 Auto Response and Ev
7. product is designed to simulate a MDB cashless device in peripheral mode and communicate with a VMC as a slave device On first use user is required to setup a currency code monetary scale amp decimal point and other configurations per his application All information is stored in the device non volatile rewriteable memory eprom Once setup is done IPC 1SC will communicate with a vending machine VMC as a Level 01 cashless device The advantage of using IPC 1SC is that user can separate his cashless payment system from the vending machine VMC system In this way user can run the cashless payment system on a PC using his favorable cashless processing method e g credit card processor or transaction agency After payment is confirmed by the processor user just feed the approval information to IPC 1SC and transaction will be taken in the VMC system IPC 1SC greatly reduces the complexity of implementation of cashless payment on a vending machine Copyright Moneyflex Technologies LLC 2008 Page 4 of 23 or Moneuflex Technologies IPC 1SC User Manual Version 2 1 Nov 23 2009 In other words IPC 1SC is a gateway between a traditional vending machine and a PC cashless payment system WB02EB0 MDB connector gender change and inline signal conversion harness for IPC 1SC This cable is designed to be used with IPC 1SC to convert MDB Host port into a MDB Slave port and transmit power to the device 2 0 ARCHITECTURE An IPC consists of one or mo
8. Mated with Molex P N 50 57 9402 When PC Supervisory function is not used the PC RESET PORT can be used for general relay function Relay contacts are capable of 24VDC 1 AMP switching 6 0 CE Declaration of Conformity We certify that this product complies with the requirements of the EC Council Directive on electromagnetic compatibility 2004 108 EC Applicable Standards with amendments EN55022 2006 EN55024 1998 A1 2001 A2 2003 EN61000 3 2 2006 EN61000 3 3 1995 A1 2001 A2 2005 Electrostatic Discharge Precaution The normal function of the device may be disrupted by a strong electromagnetic interference If so simply reset the device by cycling the power Normal operation should be resumed If in such a case that the function could not be resumed relocate the device to another ESD safe location Copyright Moneyflex Technologies LLC 2008 Page 21 of 23 OF Moneuriex Technologies APPENDIX IPC 1SC User Manual Version 2 1 Nov 23 2009 Table of MDB commands to IPC 1SC responses and corresponding messages diverted to user User is required to feed certain information to IPC 1SC in order to complete VMC commands Bold message originator MDB communication USB or COM communication VMC Command IPC 1SC Response Event Poll User Input Setup Config Data Cashless Config Data Request ID Cashless ID Reset Reset Poll Reset Read
9. S eg Windows registers a USB device and gets it ready for use is called Enumeration When a USB device plugs in to a USB port OS receives the Vendor ID VID and Product ID PID from the device By sorting out these two IDs OS loads the correct driver files inf system files sys dynamic link library files dll etc The device is then assigned with a HandleID Application program can uses this HandleID to access the device Copyright Moneyflex Technologies LLC 2008 Page 5 of 23 or Moneuvuflex Technologies IPC 1SC User Manual Version 2 1 Nov 23 2009 Warning Always use MFX provided device drivers for correct operation Failure to do so will result in installation failure and or OS crashing Visit website www moneyflex net for latest driver options Upon successful enumeration IPC is recognized as a Universal Serial Bus Controller System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers gt Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller gt USB Mass Storage Device USB Root Hub gt USB Root Hub 2 3 CODE DEVELOPMENT For complete programming details please refer to PGOO1 Programmer Guide Here are some examples of KI Protocol e DEVICE RESET Global command This command resets all Controllers including PC Supervisor within the Device All setup parameters will need to re install after this command e ADDRESS CLASH Global command This command requests all Controllers within the Device to show th
10. both or either samples are inactive Logic 1 the record is set inactive bit 0 A quick computation of 1 60seconds 50ms x 32bits In another words every input has 4 bytes of data to represent a history of 1 60seconds Record period 1 60s Record rate every 50ms Sampling rate 25ms debounce period 50ms In a user data retrieval command Lower Band will report Input 1 Input 2 and Input 3 Total of 12 bytes of event data In a user data retrieval command Upper Band will report Input 4 Input 5 and Input 6 Total of 12 bytes of event data Digital Output This output has a 10K ohm pull up resistor to internal 5V and a diode protection to device power rails It is controlled by a switching transistor capable of sinking 50mA current General latency is about 10ms Max voltage 40VDC or power positive whichever lower This output line should only be used for signal switching only Refer to Hardware section for connection details Copyright Moneyflex Technologies LLC 2008 Page 13 of 23 E IPC 1SC User Manual Version 2 1 E Nov 23 2009 4 0 VIP Demo Program illustration CRI monewriex Technologies _ MIP Demo Program 2 6 E E eee ee USB Device PE IE Connect USB opon COM E i M ring e en r Oe Close USB Close COM Port ul Suspend S l Counter 5 ByteRead USS fe B In VIP Demo Program 2 6 or greater MDB Cashless Device Simulator is added for Controller 0x15 Use Connec
11. d the Controller will keep monitoring the amount of time required for the PC OS to reboot and resume normal operations If the reboot time is longer than expected it is considered as a reboot failure Another reset sequence will follow PC Supervisor has the following parameters to setup WatchDog Timer Copyright Moneyflex Technologies LLC 2008 Page 7 of 23 or Moneuflex Technologies IPC 1SC User Manual Version 2 1 Nov 23 2009 The maximum time interval between ping without causing a PC reset 5 minutes may be a reasonable value to start with Some PC applications will hold up CPU for several minutes before releasing it to other applications Do not put too stringent timing at here to avoid false PC reset Reboot Timer The maximum time interval between PC reset to PC restart OS loading and finally to application resume running This timer stops once the normal ping resumes If this timer expires a PC reset will happen This is to safeguard of repeated reboot failure 20 minutes may be a suitable value to start with Reset Hold Time The hold time of the RESET signal The built in relay actuates a hard reset to the PC motherboard 2 seconds is a nominal time of such a reset action Once the Controller is setup it runs forever until a Disable setup or a Global Reset command is received No other operation will stop the timer This Controller does not stop on Global Suspend and no User Suspend is available 3 1 2
12. ed For example the USA code is 0x0001 If the leftmost digit is a 1 the latest version of the ISO 4217 numeric currency code is used For example the code for US dollar is 0x1840 and for Euro is 0x1978 Use OXFFFF for unknown country Scale Factor The multiplier used to scale all monetary values transferred between VMC and IPC 1SC Decimal Places The number of decimal places used to communicate monetary values between VMC and IPC 1SC All pricing information sent between VMC and IPC 1SC is scaled using the scale factor and decimal places This corresponds to Actual Price P X 10 where P is the scaled value send in the price bytes and X is the scale factor and Y is the number of decimal places For example if there are 2 decimal places and the scale factor is 5 then a scaled price of 7 will mean an actual of 0 35 Application Maximum Response Time seconds The maximum length of time IPC 1SC will require to provide a response to any command from VMC Default is 0x05 Do not change this without thorough understanding of the VMC system Miscellaneous Options Default is 0x00 Do not change this DEVICE ID Serial Number User selected serial number in ASCII format Fixed length to 12 characters Formatting leading and or trailing blanks is the responsibility of user Software Version User selected software version in packed BCD format Fixed length to 2 bytes For example software version 0120 is 0x01 0x20
13. eir existence by replying with their respective Controller ID In order to avoid multiple Controllers sending their ID at the same time IPC adopts a timing scheme for this The elapse time of each Controller to send its ID is based on its ID value multiplied by 5ms time For instance a Controller with Controller ID 10 hex 16 dec will reply a 10H at 16 x 5ms that is 80ms e GLOBAL SUSPEND Global command This command puts most Controllers within the Device to stop their operations and enter into suspend mode Depending on the nature of the Controller some Controllers will turn off the attached peripheral or some will finish the current event before entering into suspend mode Refer to the respective Controller for details e USER SUSPEND Controller command Copyright Moneyflex Technologies LLC 2008 Page 6 of 23 or Moneuflex Technologies IPC 1SC User Manual Version 2 1 Nov 23 2009 This command puts the respective Controller into suspend condition Depending on the nature of the Controller some Controllers will turn off the attached peripheral or will finish with the current operation before entering into suspend mode Refer to the respective Controller for details 3 0 CONTROLLERS OVERVIEW IPC 1SC has the following Controllers built in Controller ID Functions 09 hex PC Supervisor General Purpose Relay Contact 15 hex MDB Slave Cashless Device Simulator 24 hex General Purpose I O port GPIO 5 6 digita
14. ent Polling IPC 1SC is built with an auto response system to answer to certain VMC commands These commands are transparent to user except for first time use setup Refer to Section 3 2 1 IPC 1SC responds to VMC commands automatically and diverts important messages to user in an event history format Thus user is set free to the stringent communication requirement set by the MDB standard Important VMC commands or state change messages are delivered to user by an Event Poll system User should poll IPC 1SC for an event history at a moderate rate e g every 100ms to keep up with the events state of the vending machine Event Poll system consists of a user poll command a reply from IPC 1SC with an event counter and 12 event state history records Some events are for information only while some events are commands that user must answer Refer to Appendix and K1 Protocol specification Controller 15 for more information Note A reset caused by VMC will not clear Event History This preserves an event history to user Copyright Moneyflex Technologies LLC 2008 Page 11 of 23 or Moneuvuflex Technologies IPC 1SC User Manual Version 2 1 Nov 23 2009 USB side MDB side Event 1 t _ gt Event 2 eee VMC oe IPC 1SC application Event 12 t Event Counter Event 1 Event 2 Event Event 12 3 4 Controller 24 hex This Controller provides 6 digital inputs divided into 2 bands
15. er Disable Reader Disabled Reader Enable Reader Enabled Reader Cancel Cancelled Reader Cancelled Poll Begin Session Begin Session Poll Session Cancel Session Cancel Vend Request Vend Request Vend Denied Vend Denied Copyright Moneyflex Technologies LLC 2008 Page 22 of 23 OF Moneuriex Technologies IPC 1SC User Manual Version 2 1 Nov 23 2009 Vend Request Vend Request Vend Approved Vend Approved Vend Success Vend Success Vend Request Vend Request Vend Approved Vend Approved Vend Failure Vend Failure Refund Complete Refund Complete Vend Request Vend Request Vend Approved Vend Approved Vend Failure Vend Failure Malfunction Error Malfunction Error Vend Request Vend Request Vend Cancel Vend Cancelled Session Complete End Session Session Complete Copyright Moneyflex Technologies LLC 2008 Page 23 of 23
16. er to this port when device is connected to MDB bus Otherwise severe damage may result in the device VMC and the power source This port is a center positive power plug with a 2 1mm center pin It is used during bench test when IPC 1SC is NOT connecting to MDB bus When device is connected to MDB bus power is provided through the MDB port 5 4 USB PORT This is a USB 2 0 type B full speed port Connects this port to a PC root hub or a USB hub Use only USB 2 0 capable cable For less noise connection always connects to PC root hub found on the back of PC direct to motherboard Copyright Moneyflex Technologies LLC 2008 Page 18 of 23 OF Moneuriex Technologies 5 5 ACCEPTOR GPIO PORT This port has 6 TTL inputs and 1 transistor output Connector Pin out Pin 1 Ground Pin 2 MDB Power Positive Pin 3 Input 5 Pin 4 Input 6 Pin 5 N A Pin 6 Output Pin 7 Input 1 Pin 8 Input 2 Pin 9 Input 3 Pin 10 Input 4 Power 5V Input Power ov Output Copyright Moneyflex Technologies LLC 2008 IPC 1SC User Manual Version 2 1 Nov 23 2009 Pin 97531 OOOOU OOOOO Pini0 864 2 Looking towards Acceptor Port Sampling Circuitry Output Circuitry Page 19 of 23 or Moneuflex Technologies IPC 1SC User Manual Version 2 1 Nov 23 2009 5 6 MDB PORT Connect cable WBO2EBO MDB gender change and inline signal conversion harness to this
17. idely used in this manual MFX Short for Moneyflex Technologies LLC PC Personal computer An IBM x86 compatible machine OS OSes PC operation system systems Device IPC itself or a general USB Device MCU MCUs Micro Processor s inside the device Some devices may have multiple MCUs running together in parallel for parallel processing A single MCU may house multiple Controllers within Controller An individual working unit that serves a particular function Controller ID An unique Address ID in Hex format that the Controller is defined to Copyright Moneyflex Technologies LLC 2008 Page 3 of 23 or Moneuflex Technologies IPC 1SC User Manual Version 2 1 Nov 23 2009 User User s PC application program For better readability this manual adopts a male user gender and uses he instead of it to represent the program K1 Protocol MFX developed computer protocol adopted by IPC and other products NAMA The National Automatic Merchandising Association MDB ICP Multi Drop Bus Internal Communication Protocol communication standard developed by NAMA for use in vending and food service management industry MDB Host The MDB bus master where all the MDB commands initiate Also known as the Vending Machine Controller VMC MDB Slave Any MDB peripheral devices that talk to VMC in response to a VMC command MDB Power The voltage and current requirements of a MDB peripheral ms millisecond s 1
18. l inputs and 1 digital output 3 1 Controller 09 hex PC Supervisor General Purpose Relay Switch 3 1 1 Configured as a PC Supervisor PC technology has evolved to an era that its unprecedented computing power and multi tasking ability are useful in many critical and non critical applications Countless remote systems have been deployed in unsupervised areas to run 24 7 unattended for a prolong period of time It is not hard to realize that system stability is the key concern ATM terminals pay to surf internet booths electronic payment kiosks are just a few examples of PC based systems If these systems have more than desired down time due to OS instability or the application is not to perfection the purposes of the system are compromised The PC Supervisor Controller is a patent pending design at print time to safeguard of this irrational moment to free your PC from going wild Once the Controller detects a system hung up situation it will send in a hard reset to your PC to reset it to its original state This practically reduces down time to minimum and saves up a lot of service expenses The work principle of the PC Supervisor is similar to a watchdog timer to govern the PC ping time Once setup the PC must continue to ping the Controller within the programmed time interval Otherwise it is considered as a PC failure The Controller will then send a reset signal to the PC down to the hardware on motherboard level During the reset perio
19. mum set price Use Begin Session gt to initiate a new payment session This command notifies VMC to allow patron to make a selection but do not dispense product until funds are approved Funds Available is a scaled value represents e Lesser of the patron s payment media or account balance or OXFFFE units e Not yet determined OxFFFF After patron makes a selection VMC will send a Vend Request a scaled Vend Price and an Item Number to IPC 1SC VMC STATUS MSG box will show Vend Request Price 100 Item 0 where Price is a scaled vend price of the selected product where Item is the item number of the selected product This number is defined by VMC manufacturer and set to OxFFFF for undefined or not implemented Use Vend Approved gt with correct Vend Amount to instruct VMC to dispense the selected product Vend Amount is a scaled amount deducted from the patron s payment media or account This may not match the amount specified in the Vend Request command it may be surcharged or discounted OxFFFF means an electronic token was used Note User must use Vend Amount to update the credit on the screen User must fill this field with used amount for transaction Use Vend Denied gt when payment is denied Do not dispense any products Copyright Moneyflex Technologies LLC 2008 Page 15 of 23 or Moneuflex Technologies IPC 1SC User Manual Version 2 1 Nov 23 2009 Use Session Cancel gt to reques
20. port to set the IPC 1SC into a MDB Slave device IPC 1SC WBO2EB0 cable To MDB bus MDB Port Note WB02EB0 inline signal conversion harness must be installed with Inline Circuit board at IPC 1SC MDB port side Fail to do this may result in severe damage to IPC 1SC and MDB system The MDB bus wire consists of power lines and signal lines Power is supplied from VMC to peripherals Voltage ranges from 18VDC to 34VDC In some unregulated host system it may reach as high as 42V Signal lines consist of Transmit TXD Receive RXD and Signal GND Connector Pin out Line 1 DC Positive Line 2 DC Power Return Line 3 N C Line 4 VMC Receive Line 5 VMC Transmit Line 6 Communications Common Looking toward MDB port 5 7 PC RESET PORT Molex P N 70553 0001 Mated with Molex P N 50 57 9402 This port provides a pair of relay contacts for PC Supervisory operation 1 Use Moneyflex cable P N WAOIBAO PC Reset Cable to connect this port to user s PC motherboard RESET pins 2 and to RESET button leads of the computer case Below diagrams are for illustration only Different PC motherboard manufacturers may have different location for RESET pin headers Refer to your motherboard manual for details Copyright Moneyflex Technologies LLC 2008 Page 20 of 23 or Moneuvuflex Technologies IPC 1SC User Manual Version 2 1 Nov 23 2009 a RESET pins 5 8 GENERAL PURPOSE RELAY CONTACTS Molex P N 70553 0001
21. re CPUs working together called the MCUs to achieve parallel processing power Each MCU has a number of different Controllers built into it The Controller is the working unit that user is dealing with When user is talking to IPC he is actually talking to an individual Controller by using the K Protocol The protocol enables user to specify which Controller the message is directed to Only the intended Controller with a correct ID number will reply to the request On top of that there is a set of global commands that all Controllers will response to Each Controller has its own firmware known as the kernel The kernel version can be retrieved by user at anytime in his application By checking the kernel version user can know the updated information about that particular Controller The USB controller used in IPC is a USB 2 0 full speed chipset conforms to USB 2 0 standard set by USB IF Its main function is to inter connect all MCUs reside within the device and distribute user commands to from each Controllers A Serial COM port version is also available upon request 2 1 KERNEL UPGRADE Controllers kernel is flash ROM based Occasionally MFX will release a new kernel version for a particular controller for newer features This kind of upgrade can only be conducted at MFX appointed service site Any attempt to tamper with the kernel program will lead to unit malfunction and void all watranties 2 2 PC INSTALLATION The procedure of a PC O
22. s of Microsoft Corporation Multi Drop Bus MDB and Internal Communication Protocol ICP are communication standards set by National Automatic Merchandising Association Hardware and electrical connections given in this manual are for illustration purposes only Moneyflex Technologies LLC bears no responsibility of any damage or hazard that may cause Scope of this manual This manual is to provide an overall view of the IPC products and IPC 1SC in particular its architecture and operations Should you find any part of the manual is missing or mistaken please revert to us at email tech moneyflex net There are three more Moneyflex documents user will need before he she can do the PC programming PG001 Programmer s Guide K1 Protocol Specification Other suggested reading material FTDI driver documents at http www ftdichip com FTDocuments htm NAMA MDB ICP v3 0 Specification Product manual of the respective vending machine VMC Warning Do not connect power to device before finish reading this manual Copyright Moneyflex Technologies LLC 2008 Page 2 of 23 or Moneuflex Technologies IPC 1SC User Manual Version 2 1 Nov 23 2009 1 0 INTRODUCTION The Intelligent Protocol Communicator IPC series is a set of products designed to solve many of the connection and interface problems found in nowadays automated payment systems No matter your monetary validating device utilizes an output format of a Simple Pulse Dry relay con
23. t USB to open a device handle to IPC 1SC Use Scan Device to show available Controllers in device Use Auto Run to start auto polling function Click on MDB Cashless box to open the Controller feature box For a new device use Set Cashless Config gt and Set Cashless ID gt to program user data Record in EPROM 16 Serial No Refer to Section 3 2 1 for programming information Copyright Moneyflex Technologies LLC 2008 Page 14 of 23 or Moneuflex Technologies IPC 1SC User Manual Version 2 1 Nov 23 2009 Use Cntr Reset to reset device and cause VMC to retrieve new Cashless Config and ID Use Show VMC Config gt to show below VMC configurations e VMC Feature Level 01 VMC is not capable or will not perform advanced features e Columns on Display The number of columns on machine display 00 display not available to user e Rows on Display The number of rows on machine display e Display information xxxx xyyy Xxxxx Unused yyy Display Type 000 Numbers upper case letters blank and decimal point 001 Full ASCII 010 111 Unassigned Use Show VMC ID gt to show below VMC identify 3 bytes to represent Manufacturer Code ASCII 12 bytes to represent VMC serial number ASCII 12 bytes to represent VMC model number ASCII 2 bytes to represent VMC software version packed BCD Use Show Max Min Price gt to show VMC maximum and mini
24. t VMC to cancel the session This command is sent whenever payment media is removed or a request for removal by patron e g if a return button on vending machine is pressed In a Vend Failure condition user must send either a Refund Complete or a Malfunction message to device to complete Use Refund Complete gt to send a Refund Complete message to VMC Use Malfunction Err gt to send a Malfunction message and an Error Code to VMC Error Code xxxx yyyy XXXX error types 0000 Payment media Error1 0001 Invalid Payment medial 0010 Tamper Error1 0011 Manufacturer Defined Error1 0100 Communications Error2 0101 Reader Requires Service2 0110 Unassigned2 0111 Manufacturer Defined Error2 1000 Reader Failure3 1001 Communications Error3 1010 Payment media Jammed3 1011 Manufacturer Defined Error 1100 Refund error internal reader credit lost 1101 1111 Unassigned 1 Transient error Send once 2 Non Transient error Send on every Poll to VMC until cleared Device still functional 3 Non Transient error Send on every Poll to VMC until cleared Device not presently functional yyyy Manufacturer defined subcode Refers to VMC user manual for details Use Display Message gt to request a user message to be put on machine display Message ASCII characters Formatting leading and or trailing blanks is the responsibility of user The number of bytes must equal the product of Columns and Rows
25. tacts a Parallel or Binary output a MEI EBDS serial port an ITL SSP port a NAMA MDB ICP daisy chained bus system or the ccTalk bidirectional serial data line IPC validates them all IPC consolidates all the status and events happening in your peripherals and reports them in a systematic way back to your application It utilizes the efficient K Z Protocol for communication between your application and IPC device This unifies different communication standards found in different peripherals into one easy to learn language IPC makes PC based vending machine timed internet caf and POS system work like a champ With IPC working in your system you can take all the guess works out of your cash and cashless payment system 1 1 IPC 1SC FEATURES e USB 2 0 full speed connectivity Industrial standard controller chipset supports OSes such as Windows 98 Me 2K XP Vista Linux Mac OS 8 9 X and more Serial COM port version is available as an option SDKs and Drivers for software developers Easy to use Moneyflex developed K Protocol A patent pending PC Supervisory System that monitors your PC and OS so that they will not go out of control A programmable General Purpose Relay Contact for external device switching e ANAMA ICP MDB Slave Cashless Device Simulator e 6 general purpose digital input lines and 1 digital output line for signal switching 1 2 TERMINOLOGY Below listed the terminologies and their explanation that are w
26. up to a maximum of 32 characters in Show VMC Config gt command section Duration Display time in 0 1 second units Note There is no guarantee user message will be displayed on machine screen for the specified amount of Display time Either VMC or user may overwrite the message before the time has expired Copyright Moneyflex Technologies LLC 2008 Page 16 of 23 or Moneuvuflex Technologies IPC 1SC User Manual Version 2 1 Nov 23 2009 5 0 HARDWARE An outlook of IPC 1SC device box an Intelligent Protocol Communicator prod or Monevflex Technologies 5 1 LED Patterns IPC provides 4 status LEDs for user to diagnose with his system They are the POWER Turns on when device connects to power USB COMMS Blinks when USB activities TX and RX are undergoing IPC ACTIVITIES Quick flashes when device sends or receives a Cashless device related command on its MDB port Momentarily on when Reset Supervisory system is resetting PC Flashes 1Hz when Reboot Timer is ticking MDB COMMS Flashes when MDB TX and RX are undergoing 5 2 Electrical Hookups Warning Do not connect power to device before reading this section IPC 1SC has a POWER PORT USB PORT MDB HOST PORT PC RESET PORT and ACCEPTOR GPIO PORT Copyright Moneyflex Technologies LLC 2008 Page 17 of 23 or Moneuvflex Technologies IPC 1SC User Manual Version 2 1 Nov 23 2009 E IIAP DAAE 5 3 POWER PORT 12 34VDC Warning Do not connect pow
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