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Homebrew Player Tracking and EFT Systems => NLG Homebrew Player Tracking and EFT Systems => Topic started by: Eddiie on April 01, 2018, 04:01:16 PM

Title: Need Old Player Cards for Bally Mastercom - Need Track 1 Format
Post by: Eddiie on April 01, 2018, 04:01:16 PM: Hi,

I am working with the Mastercom Card reader. Every card I put in, the device just spits out an ack. I assume this is because the onboard controller is looking at the data and rejects it because it is not in a certain format. What is this format? It is on Track 1.

Anyone out there have an old player card that would have been used on a Mastercom system?
How about an old school / outdated employee card?
Title: Re: Need Old Player Cards for Bally Mastercom - Need Track 1 Format
Post by: Eddiie on April 02, 2018, 11:40:11 PM: I really hate answering my own posts.

Did a search on ebay and found tons of old player card lots up for bids.
Meanwhile, I tried a different card reader and evidently was using an old dirty one, and found what I was looking for.
The card reader is looking for a string of 6 hex values. There is a 7th one, low ordered bits, 0-f only.
It was an amazing feeling after hundreds of 0x30, to suddenly getting a bunch of data back.
Title: Re: Need Old Player Cards for Bally Mastercom - Need Track 1 Format
Post by: jay on April 03, 2018, 08:38:10 AM: This sounds like a cool project - have you been able to find a card writer ... so you can create your own.
Title: Re: Need Old Player Cards for Bally Mastercom - Need Track 1 Format
Post by: Eddiie on April 28, 2018, 12:30:39 PM: Yeah any Track 1 programmer will work.

So here's something interesting, I think......

Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gkwojfe5i_o (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gkwojfe5i_o)

I got one of the Mastercoms from the Trump Taj Mahl, ROM file attached.
I acquired a couple of Trump Taj cards from ebay.
I plug it in, insert the card...

It says ACCEPTED!!! The LEDs around the card reader turn green.

Cool.

I experiment some more, push button 1. The display changes to "Change Request" or something, the LEDs around the card reader start to chase Green.
Cool.

I hit 1 again, it cancels the Change Request.. Hit button 2, Service Request, same thing happens, LEDs turn green and run in a circle around the card reader.
Cool.

2 cancels. 3, same thing, another Request, I forgot the exact one.
Cool.

3 cancels.

Button 4, screen clears and says Enter Service Code > (or something similar to that). I enter some numbers.. Doesn't matter how many..

Screen says "Sending..........."
pause
Screen says "Accepted" or Sent..

Cool.

I'll make a video and post it.

Does anyone out there maybe know anyone that might have been a slot tech at the old Taj in Atlantic City that might still have their Employee card? heh heh
There has got to be a configuration menu of some sort or diagnostic menu somewhere, I see it in the bin file.
Title: Re: Need Old Player Cards for Bally Mastercom - Need Track 1 Format
Post by: wel728 on April 29, 2018, 08:16:46 AM: Hello
What happens when your leave it in ? Does it stay green or does it go red after a while ?
Thanks
Title: Re: Need Old Player Cards for Bally Mastercom - Need Track 1 Format
Post by: Eddiie on April 30, 2018, 07:48:19 AM: Yeah, eventually it flashes Red and the displays says REINSERT, not sure how long maybe 5 - 10 minutes.