SparkFun Electronics Commentsurn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f82492024-03-28T02:29:23-06:00SparkFun Electronicssantaimpersonator on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)santaimpersonatorurn:uuid:e7a4af2e-a483-8236-8ad9-b7f64c0d9be62020-02-05T16:58:18-07:00<p>Hi there, it sounds like you are looking for <a href="https://www.sparkfun.com/technical_assistance" rel="nofollow">technical assistance</a>. Please use the link in the banner above, to get started with posting a topic in our <a href="https://forum.sparkfun.com/" rel="nofollow">forums</a>. Our technical support team will do their best to assist you.<p>That being said, you have to train it to identify specific coins; you can't train it to identify silver coins in general. For example, you could train it to specifically identify silver dimes, but you couldn't use the same settings to detect silver dollars. You should also note, this is a hobbyist product... it probably won't be 100% accurate/reliable (i.e. you may end up accepting some normal dimes and/missing some silver dimes).</p></p>
Customer #172553 on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)Customer #172553urn:uuid:eb995a74-a475-8545-2645-1d80b0277dca2020-02-05T16:38:02-07:00<p>can this coin acceptor tell the difference between modern bimetal coins and the older silver coins?</p>
Customer #817347 on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)Customer #817347urn:uuid:179abf4b-c29c-8987-f4c7-fe696cbdc4322017-02-08T15:03:54-07:00<p>Hey,
I'm wondering if anybody can help me. I ordered this and its a little different unit then in the picture. Mine has the 6 LEDS on the side. I've read a couple comments and reviews saying other people have this one. When I am programming it I follow the manual instructions until the point you are supposed to feed the coins into the slot to sample. When I do this nothing happens. The program is just stuck.<p>Is this different to program then the datasheet posted? or am I doing something wrong?
Please help! I want it to work!! Thanks</p></p>
ajayver on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)ajayverurn:uuid:475ef43f-60a4-2ad1-cb72-140a6ca403d62015-09-21T02:03:10-06:00<p>Thank you very much!</p>
free-bee on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)free-beeurn:uuid:e724b37e-0b04-6cf2-9998-adce2da5eb642015-09-19T11:09:30-06:00<p>NC - Normally Closed: The signal on the output will be held high (5 V) until it starts a "strobe*" cycle. The output will be brought low (0 V) and back high again for the amount you programmed for a particular coin (ie, five times for a nickle, ten for a dime, twenty-five for a quarter).<p>NO - Normally Open: The same as above, but it will be held low. The transition will go from low-high-low.</p><p>*for lack of a better phrase</p></p>
ajayver on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)ajayverurn:uuid:43cc26f5-bdb9-bd5c-e92b-22976cff78232015-09-19T10:15:11-06:00<p>What is the difference between NC and NO modes?</p>
skpacman8629 on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)skpacman8629urn:uuid:db04e152-e84a-ed98-4fd9-25337d8b6ba52015-03-02T13:04:36-07:00<p>Is there a dimensional drawing for this anywhere? I want to make sure it's going to fit in my project before I buy one</p>
jchernus on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)jchernusurn:uuid:05be5181-3935-e71a-f591-3725420d86e72015-01-11T14:25:06-07:00<p>Any advice on how to program an Arduino to read the Coin and Counter lines? I'm new to this, and can't seem to see the signals. Thanks!</p>
lion_ts on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)lion_tsurn:uuid:4635f45b-eb79-9ac4-96ca-0d97ca10465f2014-10-20T15:18:38-06:00<p>Hi guys,
probably it's stupid question - I see the "Curr.:USD" mark on the side of the unit; so, may I train it to recognize other kind of coins (metal disks, UK or FR coins, etc.)?</p>
Customer #600299 on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)Customer #600299urn:uuid:ed3ae2a2-b40b-fa4c-6116-f50d67822e212014-10-04T17:58:06-06:00<p>I'm new to this whole thing... I'm working on a Bartop Mame and I thought this would be a great addition, however I don't know how to work this at all. My questions are: is it possible to power this through my current desktop power supply? Can it connect directly to my motherboard and or usb, if not what devices should I buy to make it work with Windows 7? If someone could please reach out to me and tell me how to get this up and running, I bestow upon you a lifetime of gratitude.<p>Thank you.</p></p>
Customer #599974 on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)Customer #599974urn:uuid:7e8ad153-84c8-ab5b-2558-1ddb1b72ed642014-09-26T15:44:47-06:00<p>I can't figure out how to wire the coins cable. am I suppose to directly connect it to the gpio?<p>This is what I did:
- the coins wire is connected to the gpio directly
- when i drop a coin, i don't see or detect anything (or maybe it's just fast)
- i make the gpio as input</p></p>
Customer #164025 on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)Customer #164025urn:uuid:bcb102d7-1f45-2129-695c-20fb7706a9fa2014-09-22T23:34:21-06:00<p>Any chance there is some code for this?</p>
Customer #475033 on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)Customer #475033urn:uuid:17df9bde-ab8c-90a6-4209-9778e82aea742014-08-02T19:56:40-06:00<p>Should be able to use a pull-down resistor as well.</p>
manonthemoon on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)manonthemoonurn:uuid:33b7d2b6-83f5-856c-4e2c-3c9712c6887a2014-05-20T14:53:40-06:00<p>This can be implemented with a binary counter like 74HC393, so you don't have to tie up the processor time of a microcontroller. Connect the GRAY wire from the Coin Acceptor to one of the inputs of the 74HC393, then program the Coin Acceptor to use 1, 2 and 4 pulses for the three different coins. This will output 0001, 0010, or 0100 from the binary counter pins. If you have a microcontroller, you can just check the state of these three pins on the 74HC393, and the microcontroller can do other stuff than just check for pulses.</p>
nsayer on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)nsayerurn:uuid:691bb8bb-b255-48fe-ac20-d4456ba1096e2014-05-15T14:49:12-06:00<p>I think you definitely want a coin acceptor to be an interrupt source. You don't want to miss those pulses and have angry customers demanding refunds! Your ISR should increment a "credit" counter as appropriate. loop() can check the counter and when the count is zero, can do what the arcade industry traditionally called an "attract mode." When the count is non-zero, then you decrement the counter and perform service (whatever that means for your device).</p>
nsayer on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)nsayerurn:uuid:d9a72527-d246-b970-7b44-2e42bcd507d82014-05-15T14:25:27-06:00<p>Does the acceptor fail-reject? That is, if you remove power from the unit, does it reject all incoming coins? How long after power is applied does it start to accept coins (is there an initialization delay)? I am considering having the unit's power under software control, so that if a coin has been inserted, you can't insert another one until the current "transaction" is complete.</p>
JerZ on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)JerZurn:uuid:3c905fcb-e0be-bc39-78dd-fa223fc21c372014-03-30T10:19:48-06:00<p>Hmmm, I could make the kids' X-Box run off of "homework complete" tokens! ..... To Shapeways!....... Mwahahaha!</p>
zodiak on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)zodiakurn:uuid:34924498-ea9a-e15c-9ae5-cf2e930c7b422014-03-28T23:10:09-06:00<p>I got one of these and it just beeps. Constantly. I left it on for ~1 minute, constant beeping. Any ideas/suggestions? I'd love to use this, but having issues.....</p>
ThorntonDan on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)ThorntonDanurn:uuid:44ae03d3-cfca-ddc8-2cb6-230d60a1a88d2014-03-12T20:33:18-06:00<p>I just purchased one of these and hooked it up. You can train up to 3 coins. You can configure how many pulses it sends out per coin type, from 1 to 50. I have it set on the short pulse setting and the pulse is about 40ms. It is nearly 150ms on the slow setting. This is sent out on the white signal wire at 5v. There is a counter line, I haven't investigated this.</p>
Lil Dutchie on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)Lil Dutchieurn:uuid:3ae04b45-e702-8ce7-4f5f-816804a3040d2014-03-03T23:49:53-07:00<p>So does the 3 coin acceptor work with PWM or serial..anyone know?? Datasheet didn't mention much about that</p>
Customer #255632 on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)Customer #255632urn:uuid:d191c91c-418a-5820-e549-2f6750f137552013-12-13T23:05:14-07:00<p>I went to the datasheet, and removed the /datasheets/Components/General/3.jpg
Which ended bizarrely.</p>
Customer #255632 on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)Customer #255632urn:uuid:6cb010a6-35d0-898a-34f4-80099a7d828a2013-12-13T22:08:33-07:00<p>The engineering club at my school needs a fundraiser.
We really like old arcade games in that club.
You guy have a coin acceptor.
Are you thinking what I'm thinking?</p>
Lil Dutchie on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)Lil Dutchieurn:uuid:e2522f24-fa8d-16f8-3000-74ad794a16142013-12-03T21:56:53-07:00<p>When will these be back in stock</p>
Marcelo boeira on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)Marcelo boeiraurn:uuid:0701a54a-a69b-ade4-b511-c4a0e474af232013-05-17T10:29:46-06:00<p>exactly, it looks like you read my mind.</p>
Asuraku on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)Asurakuurn:uuid:f7e6206f-4001-01ae-dbac-10c2c459a6c12013-05-16T22:09:45-06:00<p>What are the dimensions?</p>
mftkoehler on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)mftkoehlerurn:uuid:fc9110dc-dc8d-1093-4ba1-a4dd82f8195f2013-05-14T16:16:29-06:00<p>I asked and didn't get an answer in the forums, so I hacked together my own country oscilloscope (Arduino with a sketch using an interrupt to detect transitions) to determine that this device is properly set up with a 10K pullup resistor to +5V, at which point, it idles at 0V and cleanly outputs 30ms positive pulses in the default configuration.</p>
Shpoople on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)Shpoopleurn:uuid:21295048-34f4-e5cd-2d90-af586e2b4f4d2013-05-08T00:20:19-06:00<p>The 2 coin acceptor was discontinued, and this one replaced it...</p>
Lil Dutchie on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)Lil Dutchieurn:uuid:01c0efab-5f40-8e34-db70-12ae7a790f932013-05-07T21:28:46-06:00<p>I don't get it.... the video says there is a 2 coin acceptor and a 6 coin acceptor, but the website says a 3 and a 6....</p>
MetabolicCloth on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)MetabolicClothurn:uuid:7d635f80-7167-7589-eab1-a592282fd7772013-04-11T22:38:26-06:00<p>are there dimensions available for this?</p>
Grintor on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)Grintorurn:uuid:8d50aabb-6c66-8611-4259-9869db9942e92013-04-04T07:49:52-06:00<p>Some things need to be mentioned about this thing. The datasheet is dead wrong about current draw. It says 65mA. In reality, I am reading about 160mA nominal, and when you put a coin in it spikes to more than 250mA. Also, the "coin inhibitor" feature is not something you can control by normal means. It has an internal sensor at the exit of the device, if the coin fails to leave the exit and stays inside the device, it will inhibit. It will also inhibit when the device has no power. Other than that, the only way to inhibit manually is to cut the wires to the solenoid on the side and bypass it through a transistor you control. Or kill power to it... But when you return power to it again, it beeps loudly.</p>
Dedokta on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)Dedoktaurn:uuid:c77f684f-10d0-ceac-681e-7ed63ca785702013-04-04T06:15:24-06:00<p>Can someone explain what the signal pulse would be for the two coin types? I'd like to use this with an Arduino and am not sure what to detect.</p>
Toni_K on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)Toni_Kurn:uuid:edeb4200-690c-de47-ba11-56d55cad31052013-04-02T08:24:54-06:00<p>Check out the <a href="http://arduino.cc/forum/" rel="nofollow">Arduino forum</a> or <a href="https://forum.sparkfun.com/" rel="nofollow">our forum</a>. You should be able to find some boolean examples there.</p>
iRow on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)iRowurn:uuid:dd4bec81-88dc-9492-bf62-ef5a880971252013-04-01T22:47:44-06:00<p>Is there an Arduino sketch that returns a boolean value to build something like a gumball machine?</p>
ChickMagneto on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)ChickMagnetourn:uuid:91e7b55d-6049-014c-6ed7-d9b109f8e4442013-03-04T13:33:48-07:00<p>Actually I believe it is the fall time, literally. F=ma so when the force is restricted to merely gravity, yes acceleration is constant. These and many other types of coin detectors use a property of conductors and magnetism known as eddy currents. Essentially, on the way down the metal, conducting coin passes a magnet. This magnet induces a current in the conductor, drawing from the force of gravity to push the electrons along. The specific properties of the coin itself, hence the differentiation between coins, determines the conductivity and therefore the amount of force is "stolen" from gravity, making the coin fall slower. Hence the fall time.</p>
free-bee on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)free-beeurn:uuid:e1bae5ef-37d1-e1cd-09e8-777c4566393c2013-03-01T17:30:04-07:00<p>I connected the white wire to a 4040 counter and it worked. Set it to NC and added a reset button for the 4040. Two voltage regulators, 6 LED assemblies (for now) and an old laptop charger made a piggy bank (as planned) that counts in binary. A bit more planning would have made it readable, but still.</p>
abitkin on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)abitkinurn:uuid:9b0ab7c9-2ff8-39a7-ff67-92e0b52cb19c2013-03-01T10:03:54-07:00<p>So when set to fast speed, the pulse is 30 ms with 130 ms peak to peak time. This means that for the maximum of 50 pulses you'll have to wait about 6.5 seconds to get all the data.</p>
abitkin on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)abitkinurn:uuid:5020c5ff-50e0-6afc-e7fb-efa4f40a02202013-03-01T06:11:20-07:00<p>That's what my multi-meter said last night when I changed it to nc.<p>So I guess I'm good.</p></p>
free-bee on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)free-beeurn:uuid:4212fdd2-e2d4-7389-8df6-bb6092d13ea22013-02-28T18:43:07-07:00<p>Using an o-scope, I determined the output to be ~5 volts. I put it on a 5V circuit and didn't fry anything.</p>
free-bee on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)free-beeurn:uuid:0457258b-c901-31da-db43-81990d9039772013-02-28T15:21:12-07:00<p>Just got mine today. I mounted it to the side of the shipping box. Pro tip: if you do what I did, mount it as center as possible. I mounted it towards the top and couldn't tighten one of the screws. My only complaint so far is the face could be widened some so the screws won't extend beyond the side. The only thing left for me to do is connect an Arduino to it and start programming.</p>
abitkin on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)abitkinurn:uuid:9f4ceba7-051f-078b-7128-daf09eb0cfab2013-02-28T10:20:21-07:00<p>I believe fall time is really roll time.<p>And as for exactly the same rate, that's only true without an atmosphere. That's why on the moon a hammer and a feather will have exactly the same fall time but not so on earth.</p><p>In this case wind resistance (drag) and the resulting terminal velocity should be negligible; however, if you're going to criticize things on being technically correct, you should be technically correct.</p><p>The force is the same, but the resulting drag is different resulting in a different fall time in this case, although the difference is so small you'd have a hard time measuring it.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_velocity" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_velocity</a></p></p>
abitkin on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)abitkinurn:uuid:c6046a01-9a13-693a-edc5-0957ab8e54e32013-02-28T08:55:51-07:00<p>So while the data sheet is truly atrocious, I was able to set mine up last night.<p>I still need to check the voltage for signaling. I have a microprocessor I'm going to hook this up to, but the pins are not 12v tolerant.</p></p>
roakey on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)roakeyurn:uuid:f200c1a4-b52c-68cb-7bfc-8e755a1718c12013-02-27T11:46:51-07:00<p>Just being inquisitive, could you expand upon the "fall time" parameter, since the last time I checked all things on earth (or any planet for that matter) fell at exactly the same rate? :)</p>
MikeGrusin on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)MikeGrusinurn:uuid:22964cf2-0db5-aa33-f0a4-865a9783c04b2013-02-27T11:46:43-07:00<p>You don't like interrupts? I LOVE interrupts! We'll try to get some example code going.</p>
RobertC. on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)RobertC.urn:uuid:8df5dd75-59a5-27aa-8250-53341251ffa62013-02-25T13:53:54-07:00<p>throw on an ethernet shield and have a little hosted page that shows how much you've saved so far, and you could set goals and have a light go off on the piggy bank when you've reached the savings goal ;-)</p>
BiOzZ420 on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)BiOzZ420urn:uuid:7828f4a8-847d-8923-45f2-a60803e0506c2013-02-24T13:47:24-07:00<p>any chance for a backpack?
only way IM aware of interfacing with this is an interrupt!
and there no fun for the rest of the code XP</p>
free-bee on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)free-beeurn:uuid:0f5d04f8-c212-61c7-53a6-f02e30286ecc2013-02-23T19:23:53-07:00<p>Electronic piggy bank. All you need left is a coin sorter that is controlled via serial command (hint hint). Wouldn't that be fun? Use an Arduino to keep track of your saved coins and to control the coin sorter.</p>
jr10 on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)jr10urn:uuid:5f9ec216-618f-41ab-a3d2-bfc0272afc232013-02-23T10:59:42-07:00<p>This is the sort of thing that makes you want to invent a project to justify buying it.</p>
Sora62896 on COM-11719 - Coin Acceptor - Programmable (3 coin types)Sora62896urn:uuid:b8bae3cd-3149-0f88-0526-32085a5f9cdf2013-02-22T08:22:34-07:00<p>Well that was a fast replacement....</p>