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The Pescara
protocol converter is a cost-effective interface board that allows
existing games, kiosks, change machines and the like to connect to
modern, high-performance bill validators without the need to change
any of the host machine's application software.
Although the board is
very low-cost, it is an intelligent board, fitted
with a high-performance, field-reprogrammable microcontroller. This
microcontroller comes pre-programmed with a range of master and slave
protocol handlers.
At time of writing, the standard Pescara board provides the following protocol conversions.
| Rotary Switch Setting vs. Conversion |
| 0 |
Do not use. |
| 1 |
Mars Vend Serial host to ccTalk bill validator. |
| 2 |
Mars Vend Serial host to ID003 bill validator. |
| 3 |
Ardac 2 host to ccTalk bill validator. |
| 4 |
Ardac 2 host to ID003 bill validator. |
| 5 |
ccTalk host to ID003 bill validator. |
| 6 |
GPT 2 host to ccTalk bill validator.
(With dynamic bill mapping) |
| 7 |
GPT 2 host to ccTalk bill validator.
(With fixed, default bill mapping) |
| 8 |
Pulse Serial host to ccTalk bill validator. |
| 9 |
Scaled Pulse Serial host to ccTalk bill validator. |
| A |
Do not use. |
| B |
Pulse Serial host to ID003 bill validator. |
| C |
Scaled Pulse Serial host to ID003 bill validator. |
| D |
GPT V2 host to ID003 bill validator.
(With Escrow capability) |
| E |
GPT V2 host to ID003 bill validator.
(Without Escrow capability) |
| F |
Pulse Serial to ccTalk bill validator demonstration mode. |
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Although the standard Pescara hardware and software build carries out the
protocol conversions listed above, other build variants are available providing,
for example, opto-isolated pulsing capability or current-loop communications.
Furthermore, custom hardware and software builds can be
undertaken, though this is likely to be subject to MOQ (minimum order quantity)
conditions.
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