Author Topic: Homebrew EFT System (Read 20932 times)

Slotman · « **Reply #80 on:** March 13, 2021, 07:01:15 AM »

Quote from: marcdavis on March 12, 2021, 09:32:10 PM

Quick update - Thanks to some help from a fellow NLG member I have the Bally (and Neuron potentially) magnetic card readers working in the Arduino TITO and Player Tracking project. There will be two sketches included in the package - one for RFID and one for magnetic cards. Still testing this and working out the documentation. I hope to have it posted to github early next week.

You will need magnetic cards with data in Track 2; I have tested this with a variety of casino player tracking cards and other loyalty/membership cards. All of mine worked fine.

Marc

Although I have since purchased a card programmer I have found that hotel cards work as well (most but not all)

Boredom · « **Reply #81 on:** March 28, 2021, 06:33:00 PM »

So I've taken the plunge and started toying with Homebrew EFT. Many thanks to all for the efforts and spectacular results! I'm communicating, looks like all is good, catching what appears to be good SAS traffic while monitoring the serial, and printing tickets. I'm unable to credit up the machine with anything other than greenbacks. Tickets come up with a 2B Bill rejected error, nothing with the service button. This is an IGT AVP machine. Any tips from those that have gone before me?

Update: Found the issue, the problem was between the keyboard and the chair. Helps to enable changetoCredits. For the printer, this unit is a round top, DBV is upside down. Flipping the tickets allows for read/validate. Guessing that's something I can correct with the DBV.

Works like a champ.

rickhunter · « **Reply #82 on:** April 06, 2021, 11:57:21 AM »

So I edited the sketch to use the noritake VFD and compiled to make sure I wasn't missing any libraries. I uploaded the sketch to the arduino, and enabled the serial monitor, but all I get is this? Instructions says to let it finish initializing, but it never does. I don't have anything connected to the arduino other than the ethernet shield and the Noritake VFD (which is not displaying anything). What am I missing?

Arduino TITO and Player Tracking - By Marc R. Davis - Version 2.0.20210325
Initializing...

Arduino TITO and Player Tracking - By Marc R. Davis - Version 2.0.20210325
Initializing...

rickhunter · « **Reply #83 on:** April 06, 2021, 01:16:06 PM »

So, Using the arduino LCD 1602a, it works. So I'm having an issue with the noritake VFD, doesn't light up and I guess it is keeping the rest of the system from working.

rickhunter · « **Reply #84 on:** April 06, 2021, 01:22:21 PM »

Also when attaching the system to the slot machine for the first time to create the first player cards, it says to watch the serial monitor for the card id, but if the PC is not connected to the arduino, how do I view the serial monitor? Does it show the card id on the display?

rickhunter · « **Reply #85 on:** April 06, 2021, 01:40:31 PM »

Fixed with VFD. Had a bad wire!

marcdavis · « **Reply #86 on:** April 06, 2021, 06:17:16 PM »

I was going to suggest to check the wiring - if the display is not connected the noritake library hangs the arduino.

marcdavis · « **Reply #87 on:** April 06, 2021, 06:18:33 PM »

Quote from: rickhunter on April 06, 2021, 01:22:21 PM

Also when attaching the system to the slot machine for the first time to create the first player cards, it says to watch the serial monitor for the card id, but if the PC is not connected to the arduino, how do I view the serial monitor? Does it show the card id on the display?

I run the board from the my laptop's usb so I can get to the serial monitor.

rickhunter · « **Reply #88 on:** April 06, 2021, 09:28:27 PM »

I noticed if there is no ethernet connection active, that the scroll speed seems sluggish?

marcdavis · « **Reply #89 on:** April 07, 2021, 07:04:09 AM »

Might be due to the dhcp retries. If you are not going to use the network you can decrease the scrollDelay variable or comment out the checkEthernet(); function in the loop.

rickhunter · « **Reply #90 on:** April 07, 2021, 09:43:42 AM »

I'm just going to wire ethernet to it. More functionality that way anyway. Thanks for all your efforts on this project. It is truly remarkable.

jay · « **Reply #91 on:** April 07, 2021, 11:51:49 AM »

If you donâ€™t have a dhcp server would the issue not be the same.

marcdavis · « **Reply #92 on:** April 07, 2021, 11:57:55 AM »

since virtually every home network has a router acting as a DHCP server I think the majority of people are covered

Unless you're oldskool and like to statically assign addresses and log them in a spreadsheet - which is totally cool.

jay · « **Reply #93 on:** April 07, 2021, 12:09:34 PM »

Quit knocking my enterprise grade IPAM - lol.

I guess what I was dancing around - is the sluggish due to repeated DHCP requests ? if so you could perhaps do a couple of loops then fill the buffer with a self assigned 169 IP address and quell the performance issue or perhaps its something else related to the absence of layer 2 on the hardware.

rickhunter · « **Reply #94 on:** April 07, 2021, 12:20:27 PM »

I actually disabled dhcp on the config.txt file and manually assigned an ip address, but it was still sluggish. I rebooted with the ethernet cable plugged and the scroll speed was back to normal. In any case, I have a router running ddrt and it is configured as a wireless bridge, so I can connect slots to it and they will get assigned ip's by my edgerouter.

marcdavis · « **Reply #95 on:** April 07, 2021, 01:55:23 PM »

It is probably something in the Ethernet library rather than the ATPT code where it is sensing the connected network. I have tested it with and without the cable attached - didn't notice a significant speed difference in the scroll; but that is what the scrollDelay is for

Your mileage may vary.

rickhunter · « **Reply #96 on:** April 08, 2021, 07:39:11 PM »

I finally got it all wired and connected to an S2000. Works like a champ. I used the magnetic reader version and got the 3 card types configured. Tested functionality that usually works with an S2000 and it all works. Keypad, display and card reader working as they should.

Thanks again Marc, it is really cool to have the player panel working.

marcdavis · « **Reply #97 on:** April 09, 2021, 05:24:42 PM »

Quote from: rickhunter on April 08, 2021, 07:39:11 PM

I finally got it all wired and connected to an S2000. Works like a champ. I used the magnetic reader version and got the 3 card types configured. Tested functionality that usually works with an S2000 and it all works. Keypad, display and card reader working as they should.

Thanks again Marc, it is really cool to have the player panel working.

Awesome! Glad you got it working. You're welcome.

MD

Mortal_One · « **Reply #98 on:** August 15, 2021, 04:21:42 AM »

Hey Marc,

Have you had anyone asking about TITO from Aristocrat MK7 widescreen? I've been working with some NLG members on helping them to figure this out. If there is already a working solution I'd like to take a look at it so I can document it for others to easily follow.

Thanks buddy,

papa152 · « **Reply #99 on:** December 12, 2021, 04:47:41 AM »

Hello Marc great build this system is great was working on it for hours but im stumped i have a bally/neuron 205250 holder and board how did you figure the pin out to hook it up to the
ArduinoTITO thank you sean

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