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  4. MVFME V1.0 Released

    in Emulator Chat

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    On 13/05/2026 at 20:31, VenumX said:

    But if (like me) you like cabinet making, it would be awesome if ipac was available for currency in and output

    If you have a "Pulse" bill acceptor and a Leonardo Arduino board - you can trigger the 'V' input to add credits. There is some code on one of the old posts I started that still works. I put Note X into my change machine and get a 5 Pound credit.

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  7. My MFME Cabinet build (WIP)

    in Cabinet Building

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    Good luck with this.

    Just make sure the hopper has some ball bearings in the  bit that spins round. I had one once that had none because someone wanted to save 1p. And also make sure that the bar that makes/breaks the infra red beam is in the correct position as it has 2 settings.

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  14. Ipac advice

    in Newbies Help Area

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    The Ipac only controls inputs. IE: buttons and the Opto sensor on a hopper (Coin out). You will also need a PacDrive with a special ID for actually running a hopper motor, and lighting up any buttons.

     

    There are numerous threads in the Cabinet section with lots of incite, including various types of hoppers and coin mechs.

  16. Where do you keep your ROMs/layouts?

    in Newbies Help Area

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    I always keep a back up of each layout and put in a DX or Classic folder.
    I then copy each layout, reset the RAM, top up any hoppers, make sure the sound is on full, and edit the layout for my cabinet in config... I also add a TAG.

    tag.jpg.a9332a77357ac0d20c61b3fa963c1c0b.jpg

    You can put in the tag box anything you want, so long as it is one string of characters, and you separate each TAG by a space. Then you can use the filter option in Game Manager.

    I then split my layouts in to hopper pay-out configurations.

    image.png.3ad4a667be19291fb88779767bb074bf.png

     

    I then add TAGS to each layout

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  18. MFME Payouts

    in Cabinet Building

    Posted · Edited by Amusements
    Added an example.

    19 hours ago, Ginge said:

    Just wondering is there a reason you picked these hoppers rather than a 12v/24v hopper.

    Yes....These are cheap from China, and 12/24v hoppers are not readily available here unless you pay a fortune in postage.

     

    As an example.

    Here is a 24v (The only one I can find online here) and it is 82 Squid.
    https://shopee.co.th/Coin-Hopper-for-Coin-Exchnage-Machine-i.230857249.22046526098

    A 220v like the big black one I have, is easy to find, and only cost around 20 Squid, and can hold 1000 tokens.

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  20. MFME Payouts

    in Cabinet Building

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    5 hours ago, Road Hog Mad said:

    Do you have a wire diagram for a button press?

    Is it possible for a keyboard press?

    run hoppr.jpg

    If you change the relay that says PACDRIVE to a switch or button it will spin the hopper until a coin spit out.

    //pins
    const int pulse = 2;
    const int opto = 4;
    const int motor = 12;

    int relaya = 0;  // off
    int relayb = 0;  // off

    void setup() {
      // output:
      pinMode(motor, OUTPUT);
      
      // input:
      pinMode(pulse, INPUT);
      pinMode(opto, INPUT);
    }

    void loop() {
       relaya = digitalRead(pulse);
      if (relaya == HIGH) {
      digitalWrite(motor, HIGH);
       }

     relayb = digitalRead(opto);
     if (relayb == HIGH) {
      digitalWrite(motor, LOW);
      }
      }

  21. MFME Payouts

    in Cabinet Building

    Posted

    I have done a few things regarding payouts without using a layout. 

    A key switch that you turn to rotate the hopper (It simply connects the 220v to the hopper motor)

    An old kids money box that sets off a couple of timers that spit out x amount of coins, when you insert a note or piece of paper.

    A JY-142 board from Aliexpress that converts pulses in - to credits/coins out. 

    An Arduino Uno that converts a button press to a coin out. (Based on the simple "press a button to light an led" free example)

    Another Arduino Uno that converts notes in to key presses using my note acceptor.

    I have some old threads in the cab section.

    I think it might be possible to make some sort of change machine based on MFME, using some of these new AI tools to program and assemble some code?

  23. PAC Drive Bulk Configuration?

    in Newbies Help Area

    Posted

    Ouch!!!

    I know how much work it takes to set up layouts on a cab... Mine is set up for over 2000 layouts, and that has taken me a couple of years to do.

    The only thing that helped me was to make a Pacdrive template. Once I set the buttons in a layout, I load the Pacdrive template and click Config in Pacdrive settings to fill in the lamp fields. Other than that, it's a lot of time-consuming work. 

    If he can find someone else with a similar set up and copy their layout folder that would help.

    For setting up the coin inputs, this is what I use now to set things up. CREDIT BUTTONS TEST.zip Run this in a separate MFME window and put in to Edit mode, and you can copy and paste the buttons into your layout to test different settings.

     

     

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  24. PAC boards and hopper info

    in Cabinet Building

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    In simple terms, 

    The Pacdrive spins up the hopper motor, and the Ipac tells the hopper to stop spinning after a coin passes the optical sensor. 

    Here is 1 example.

    When you get a 1 coin hopper payout, the Pacdrive sends out 5v to a pin out IE: 16. (Or up to 48v with external power.) 

    This 5v output is what you connect to a relay that completes the circuit to power the hopper motor. (I use 220v hoppers).

    The hopper spins round until a coin passes through the optical sensor. This is where the Ipac comes in.

    The Ipac is waiting for a connection to be made between ground and a pin on the board you set for the "[" or "]" input. This is done with another relay. I use a 12v one as it is the same voltage as my opto board. When the opto board senses the coin pass, it sends a signal to my relay and that makes the right connection on the Ipac telling the hopper motor to stop spinning.

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