G-18.mft with vending machine control system
G
LOSSARY
59
National Rejectors, Inc. GmbH, Buxtehude
Glossary
Acceptance band
A range of acceptable measured values of one coin type with
specific
→
coin properties
defined by an upper and lower limit
value.
Block
→
Memory block
Channel
→
Coin channel
Coin acceptance band
→
Acceptance band
Coin channel
A coin channel or its
→
acceptance band
serves the purpose
of accepting
→
coin types
with the same
→
coin properties
.
Various functions that describe how an accepted coin is
further-processed (coin value, etc.) are assigned to a coin
channel.
Coin properties
Coin properties which are measured when a coin is inserted
into the coin validator. These are e.g. material, thickness,
volume, minting, diameter, mass, hardness, etc.
Coin type
One coin type includes all coins for which the
→
coin
properties
agree.
Data block download
When updating a data block set (2 data blocks) using WinEMP
or PalmEMP, the data blocks for the connected coin validator
are loaded quickly and easily from the internal hard disk of
your PC or from the Palm handheld into the coin validator. By
doing this, a new data block is stored in
→
memory block
0
and memory block 1. The new data blocks contain different
configurations of
→
coin channel
data, e.g., current limit
values of the
→
acceptance bands
or other coin information.
MDB
M
ulti
D
rop
B
us. The abbreviation defines a serial interface
specification for an internal communication protocol for
vending machines. You will find detailed information about
the MDB interface in the "NAMA document MDB/ICP, 2.0"
(www.vending.org).
Memory block
The coin validator can data-manage two independent coin
configurations using two memory blocks. Twelve individual
→
coin channels
are assigned each of these blocks.
