I dont know how the pinball machines work, at least the controller boards. I tried searching for schematics or general overviews of the circuitry but cant find any. Do you know of any sources?
I appreciate your input but I am time constrained, although i would truly like to research this field. I am contracting for someone else that's where my problem is, time.
Someone else suggested to me that this system I am trying to build is similar to pinball machines, but I have not...
I will not use a PC in this setup. This is the part where I get stuck. I need a micro controller to receive the Vend/credit signal from the bill validator. I was recommended to use PIC and AVR. At this point I dont know how it works.
I was thinking of using either of these 2 bill acceptors?
I am not familiar with their interfaces however. Does anyone have expeience with this kind of setup?
http://www.meigroup.com/usa/amusement/amusement_products/bill_acceptors/ae2600/datasheet.pdf...
I didn't meant to stray people away from the forum. I was just stating that if they feel more comfortable helping me in private they could do so. But if that is not condoned then so be it.
I do not have the money box with me yet and I do not have a schematic. I only know Java at this point...
I am designing a circuit(s) for a game machine I want to build but I don't know how to approach it. I have attached the parts I have on hand that I can test with. I think these will suffice for the most part of the design. I intend to use them unless someone suggests there is a better method ie...