ARDAC WACS-2 Specification and Adjustment Manual
44X477 Rev. 8
05/ 16/ 03 9-7
Revising The Chassis to Game ID Map (SMCAS.MAP)
Corrections and revisions to the Chassis to Game Number Map can be made without repeating the Setup
Procedure. The map file, SMCAS.MAP, is an ASCII text file that can be revised with any ASCII text
editor. The directory path to the file is:
C:\ardac\MAP\SMCAS.MAP
After making all changes and corrections to this file, back it up on a floppy or other secure medium.
Docking Station System Host Computer- Normal Operation (HOST.EXE)
If the Docking Station System has been shutdown, apply power to all of the Docking station and the Host
Computer. Start the Host Computer and start the Host.exe program. Most of the functions performed by the
Money Controls Docking Station System Host Software are transparent to the user during Normal
Operation.
1. At the beginning of each year, the program creates a directory for that year.
For Example: C:\Ardac\1997
2. At the beginning of each day, the program creates a sub directory for that day under the current
year directory.
For Example, the year/date created on September 25, 1997 is: C:\Ardac\1997\0925
3. The Docking System Host computer continuously polls the attached docking stations for data.
When the station operator inserts a cassette into a docking station, the system begins an upload
cycle.
4. Each time a docking station uploads smart cassette information to the host computer, the host
software creates a new data file under the current year/date directory.
For Example, the fifth cassette upload creates: C:\Ardac\1997\0925\5
5. Once this file is created, the host program places the uploaded game and cassette information into
the file, adding it to the database.
The operator of Docking System Host Computer monitors system operations through various
messages sent to the computer display during normal operation.
The Docking Station operator sees none of this activity during normal operation. The operator sees
and responds only to the indicators and displays of the individual docking stations. Refer to
Docking Station(s) - Normal Operation