Semnox Card Reader System with Various Ticket Eater Machines

Issue 2, February 2018

Semnox Card Reader System with Various Ticket Eater Machines

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Table of Contents
SEMNOX TICKET EATER INTERFACE PCB INTRODUCTION ....................................................................... 4
INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................................... 4
BEFORE YOU BEGIN ................................................................................................................................................ 4
TICKET EATER INTERFACE PCB CONFIGURATION .................................................................................... 6
CONNECTING INTERFACE BOARD TO TICKET EATER MACHINES ..................................................................................... 6
CONNECTOR DETAILS ............................................................................................................................................ 7

DIFFERENT TICKET EATER INTERFACE PCB CONNECTIONS ..................................................................... 9

CONNECTOR ON GALILEO PRO BOARD – CN9 (15-PIN CONNECTOR ) ............................................................................ 9
15-Pin CN9 Signals ......................................................................................................................................... 9
CONNECTOR ON GALILEO PRO BOARD – CN7 (WINMT CONNECTOR , RJ11) .................................................................. 10
BENCH MARK TE CONNECTIONS ............................................................................................................................ 10
TICKET EATER INTERFACE BOARD CONFIGURATION ............................................................................. 11
SERVER SETTINGS................................................................................................................................. 13
MODE 2 CONFIGURATION ..................................................................................................................... 16

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Semnox Ticket Eater Interface PCB Introduction

Introduction
This document explains the procedure for interfacing the Ticket Eater Interface PCB with the ticket eater. The
PCB has been created for two purposes:
a. Ticket eaters operate at a much higher speed than normal game machines, and the reader was missing
some pulses as it was managing communication, animation etc.
b. There are ticket eaters (from Deltronics, Benchmark) which need data interaction instead of pulses

The ticket eater PCB has been created to handle different kinds of ticket eaters. This is defined by the “mode”
setup within the ticket eater. Based on the type of ticket eater, the mode must be selected.
Most of the ticket eaters work on the principle of Activation and Sensor/Notch. But the modern ticket eaters
have data exchange protocol defined. The ticket eater interface PCB handles the data communication per the
defined protocols.

Before you begin

Ensure that your Ticket Eater PCB package comprises of the following equipment:

Config PCB (10 Pin) Ticket Eater PCB

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Serial Cable 3-Pin Adapter (US) / 2-Pin Adapter

4-Pin RMC female connector with wire

2-Pin RMC Female Connector with wire

Theme SD Card (Not required if it is a complete set)

6-Pin RMC Female Connector with wire

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Ticket Eater Interface PCB Configuration

Power

Ticket Semnox TE Semnox

Eater logic RFID card
system

There are 5 modes available to support various Ticket eater machines.

Mode Ticket eater Type Note1

0 Galileo TE, card swipe + Print Galileo printer enabled, pc connection Pin2, 5, 7 + print button I/P +
enabled Winmt port connected
1 Galileo TE, Card swipe only Galileo printer disabled, PC connection Pin2, 5, 7 connected. Printer
disabled. not needed.
2 Generic TE, Card swipe only Connect Activation, sensor Inputs. Active Low signals
3 Bench mark TE, card swipe + print Connect Ticket available signal from
Lamp + Print button signal + print output
signal + two UART Ports
4 Bench mark TE, Card swipe only Connect Ticket available signal from Printer not need to install.
Lamp + print output signal + one UART
Port. (printer port not connected)

▪ Startup delay - To sync with different types of TE machines, Startup delay can be adjusted from 0-9
which gives 1 to 20 seconds of startup delay.
▪ Ticket correction - To handle interface issues, Ticket correction can be added, i.e. +2 to -2 are the
options. Default is 0. The setting must be 0 for error less operation.

Connecting Interface Board to Ticket Eater Machines

The following image shows an interface board that is connected to the Ticket Eater machine.

▪ Connectors J1 are for Titoma or Lumin Readers,

▪ J2 is for Color Readers
▪ J8 is to connect the Config PCB.
The various connector and serial port details are explained in the following section.

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PIN 1
J3

J8 WIN MT

J1
J6

J2 J4
P1 P2

J9 J10
PIN 1

Connector Details
J3: 4-Pin RMC Connector
Pin No Signal description Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 Note
1 Signal input Ticket Pulse I/P Ticket Pulse Ticket Pulse Tickets Tickets Active
I/P (Sensor) I/P available available low
signal
2 Signal input Motor activity Motor Activation Print button Active
I/P activity I/P I/P I/P low
signal
3 Signal input Print button I/P Not used Not used Active
low
signal
4 Signal input Not Used Not used Not used --

J4: 6-Pin RMC Connector

Pin No Signal description Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 Note
1 Open Drain – 5v Pull Ticket Ticket Ticket Print out Print out
up clear(pin-5) clear(Pin-5) clear
2 Open Drain – 5v Pull Unused
up
3 Open Drain – 5v Pull Unused
up
4 Open Drain -12v pull Unused
up
5 Open Drain -12v pull Unused
up

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6 Open Drain - 12v Unused

pull up

J6: Win MT Port

Port-P1 Signal Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 Note
description
9-PIN RS-232 Level Not used Not used Not used Connect bench Connect bench
DB9 uart mark controller mark Printer
board

Serial ports - P1, P2

Port-P2 Signal Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 Note
description
9-PIN RS-232 Level Not used Not used Not used Connect bench Not used
DB9 uart mark controller
board

▪ Port J1: FRC Connector to 12 Pin type Reader

▪ Port J2: FRC Connector to 10 Pin type Reader
▪ Port J8: FRC Connector for configuring TE Board.
▪ Port J10: Pin1 GND, Pin2 +12 volts from Ticket eater machine

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Different Ticket Eater Interface PCB Connections

Connector ON Galileo pro board – CN9 (15-Pin connector)

15-Pin CN9 Signals

Pin No Connection Note
1 To Print Button J3-3 Print button press Indication
2 Motor activity signal J3-2
3 Open
4 +12v J10-2
5 Print/clear command signal J4-1
6 GND J10-1
7 Ticket Pulses J3-1
8
9
10
11
12
13 To printer button
14
15 To printer button

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Connector on Galileo pro board – CN7 (WinMt connector, RJ11)

Bench mark TE connections

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Ticket Eater Interface board Configuration

Configure the Ticket Eater after deciding on the mode that is required. Example: Mode 2.

Step 1: Connect the power supply to connector J10 or J9. The PCB lights up, and D2, D3 blink indicating that
the connection is successful.

Power Supply to
J10
Power can be given through the Ticket Eater Machine or DC 12V Adapter. If the power is
given through the Adapter, then the ground must be common to the Ticket Eater machine connected.

Step 2: Connect the Reader. Example: Titoma (to J1) /Lumin (to J1)/ Color (to J2)

Connect Reader

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Step 3: Config PCB is connected to J8.

Configuration PCB

Connect Config PCB to J8

1. Press RESET button once and hold CONFIG button until the mode is displayed. Then release the
CONFIG button immediately.
2. To navigate through the mode list, use UP & DOWN Buttons. As you press the UP/DOWN button,
the mode will keep changing.
3. To edit the Mode,
• Press ENTER button once. This enables the edit mode.
• Press UP or DOWN button to edit the mode.
• Now press ENTER to lock the mode.
• To save the selected mode, press the CONFIG button.
4. To check the mode that you set, press RESET once again. The two-line display of the TE Board,
displays the mode and machine to be connected.
Example is shown below:

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Server Settings
In Management Studio, under the Games menu define the following:

Step 1: Define a Game Profile. Example: Ticket Eater PCB.

Step 2: Define the games.

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Step 3: Define the Ticket Eater Machine. The machine must be in e-ticket mode.

Step 4: In the Reader Configuration screen, set the values for the following parameters:

▪ Uncheck the Start In Physical Ticket Mode check box. Reader needs to be in E-Ticket Mode.
▪ Set the value of Ticket Eater Card Wait Interval to 10.
▪ Start Screen Number
▪ Display Language
▪ Select the Ticket Eater check box
▪ Set the value of Ticket Eater Ticket Wait Interval to 10
▪ Ticket Pulse Width must be set to Minimum for fast transfer of tickets to server.
▪ Ticket Pulse Gap must be set to Minimum for fast transfer of tickets to server.
▪ Select the theme

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Note that in Card Activity, the mode is displayed as “Paper” in spite of connecting as e-ticket.

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Mode 2 Configuration
Mode 2 uses only two wires/cables connected to J3. Pin1 is Sensor/ Pulse Input Low Signal and Pin2 is
Activation Input Low Signal.

Connect Sensor Input

- Active low signal
Connect
Activation Input -
Active low signal
J3

Step 1: Insert the tickets into the ticket eater machine.

Step 2: The number of tickets fed will be displayed in the ticket eater board.

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Step 3: Tap the card on the reader to load the tickets on to the card.

Note:

1. Feed all the tickets first, and then tap card.

2. If there is any card tap before/during tickets feed it will be ignored.

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