AL55/66 Technical manual Version 1.1
Additional functions of coin selector has direct impact to coin selector application
variety. Using some this functions it is possible to make sophisticated host machine
without use of “intelligent” host controllers(simple machines). Some of this functions
are previously mentioned in description of coin selector types.
Additional functions are:
-
Power saving mode
- Self programmable mode
- Coin sorting
- Displays
- Rest management
-
Fraud inhibit
5.1 Power save mode
In power save mode coin selector power consumption will be reduced to just few
milliamperes for standard coin selectors
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or to less than 1 milliampere for special low
power version.
Use of power saving mode must be enabled in factory on customers request.
Even when stop mode is factory enabled, user can disable this function and program
time period of stand by, after which coin selector will go to power save function.
Minimum time is 10 seconds and maximum is 254 seconds(
about 4 minutes
). Shorter
time is possible to program but it is not recommended. The coin selector do not
communicate during the “stop” period. To reprogram stop time user must reset coin
selector and change time before coin selector go back to stop.
Two different stop modes are available:
- Standard power save mode
- Power save mode with auto wake up
5.1.1 Standard power save mode
Wake-up from this power saving mode is done by applying voltage level of 5-30 V to
the input 1(
pin 6
), that is usually used as “inhibit” input.
Minimum wake up time pulse is about 1 ms. After wake up from power saving mode
coin selector will be ready to measure, recognize and accept coins in much shorter time
than after power on. This period is about 50 ms.
Each coin insertion resets the power save time period. During the activity of any output
the coin selector will not enter in power saving mode. If coin selector has LED display
unit all segments will be turned of but the controller supply will still be active.
Using LCD display power consumption will be much lower and in power saving mode it
is possible to stop LCD internal oscillators and further reduce the power consumption for
about 1 mA. In such case display will be off(
all digits blank
)
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See technical data in chapter 9
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See technical data for display-s
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