- Verifone/Debitek Card Compatible -
The SIID is capable of interfacing to Debit Card and Data recording systems. At this time only a few such accessories
have been tested by Dixie-Narco. If such accessories are to be used check with either Dixie-Narco or the accessory
manufacturer about physical and electrical compatibility before attempting to interface such accessories to the SIID
vender. The SIID supports any Debit Card/Data Recording manufacturer's systems that meet NAMA II protocol.
SIID AUDIT FEATURES
The SIID provides two methods of accessing audit data. A limited amount of audit information is available in the system
set-up/audit menu. More extensive audit information is accessible electronically.
SYSTEM SET-UP/AUDIT MENU
Four types of audit data are available in the system set-up/audit menu. "CASH", which is the historical total cash counted
for the vender; "CLN", which is the resettable cash counted for each selection for the vender; "SALE", which is the
historical total number of vends for the vender; "SLN", which is the resettable total number of vends for each selection for
the vender.
The audit data is accessed by pressing select button 4 when "CASH" or "SALE" is on the display. With "CASH" on the
display, press select button 2 to scroll into "CLN". With "SALE" on the display, press select button 2 to scroll into "SLN".
ELECTRONIC ACCESS
A much more extensive amount of audit information is accessible electronically. It is retrieved with a portable data
collection device and typically loaded into a computer at a central location. The data can then be tracked with a data
base, for preparing route stocking lists, tracking cash flow, doing inventory control and other tasks. Data collection
devices are available from several sources including: Norand, Fujitsu, Panasonic, Telxon, Verifone and Mars. Dixie-
Narco currently collects data with a PC program running on a portable notebook computer.
The SIID uses the DEX/UCS protocol as the method of exchanging data with the portable data collection device.
DEX/UCS was formally adopted as the standard method of collecting audit data for the vending industry by the National
Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA) in April of 1991. DEX/UCS has been used in related industries since
1989. It was developed by the Arthur D. Little Company and is administered and maintained by the Uniform Code
Council (UCC). The NAMA Vending Electronics Standardization Committee developed and published a comprehensive
set of data records relevant to the vending industry. The SIID reports the portion of these related to this specific machine
design. The current list of records and their usage by the SIID follows.
DEX stands for Direct EXchange of data, which means there is a hard-wired connection between the two systems
exchanging data. This is done by inserting a ¼ inch phone plug on the portable data collection device in a jack mounted
on the SIID. Inserting the plug automatically initiates the exchange of data, which takes several seconds. No other
machine functions are available while the exchange is taking place. The operator is told that the exchange is taking
place by the display of the message "DEX IN PROGRESS". Most of the data records are reported in both an interval
and historical format. The historical values represent a total of the values since the machine shipped from the factory.
The interval values are the data collected since the last time it was collected electronically.
The following types of audit data are accessible electronically:
Machine Identity Information
Date and Time of Interrogation
Cash Sales Summary
Cash Input and Output Summary
Product Sales Information
Machine Configuration
Events: Door Openings
Interrogations
Programmable Access Limits
Time of Day Discounts
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