Aardvark Paylink - Read out of Acceptor Details (1.11.X)

Milan / Paylink System Manual Issue 1.5 29 January 2020
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Read out of Acceptor Details (1.11.x)
Different protocols / manufacturers provide different details on acceptors. The
Acceptor.Description field is generated from the information provided as follows:
ccTalk
The replies to:
• Request Currency Revision / Issue (145 / 96+243),
• Request Currency Specification ID / Code (91 / 96+244),
• Request Software Revision (241) &
• Request Product Code (244) commands,
separated by ‘~’ characters.
Each individual field is omitted if there is no response to the command, although the
‘~’ character is still inserted.
ID-003
The entire reply to the “Get Version Request” (0x88) command
MDB
From the Status and Extended Identification Commands
• Country Currency Code (4 BCD characters)
• Decimal Places (1 Character)
• Manufacturer (3 Characters)
• Model Number (12 Characters)
• Software Version (4 characters)
separated by ‘~’ characters.
CCNet
This is the 15 character “Part Number” from the “Identification” (37H) command.
EBDS
The replies to:
• Query Type (0x04)
• Project Number from Query Application Part Number (0x07)
• Firmware Version Number from Query Application Part Number (0x07)
separated by ‘~’ characters.
MEIBNR
Is taken from the first component returned by GetIdentification.
It is the Description followed by the Version major and minor
The Acceptor.SerialNumber field is generated as follows:
ccTalk
The binary reply to the ID Serial No (242) command.
ID-003
The “standard” ID-003 protocol does not allow for a serial number. A non-standard
0x8F query is issued and any response will be stored here.
MDB
Bytes Z4-Z15 from the Extended Identification Command, converted from decimal
characters to a number.
CCNet
The “Chassis Serial Number” from the Module Identification Request (53H0
command, converted from decimal characters to a number.
EBDS
The reply to Query Serial Number (0x07). Unfortunately this doesn't fit into a 32 bit
number, so digits 5 & 6 or ignored.
MEIBNR
Is taken from the first component returned by GetIdentification
It is the numeric value of the 1st 6 characters of the name field.