Psycon Posted February 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 4 hours ago, Amusements said: Are you unplugging it (Pacdrive) and rebooting MFME after each time it plays up? If not then it will just keep playing up. @Amusementsdo you mean the ipac or the pacdrive? Ok here is what I have tried. I have taken all of the wires out and plugged the ipac into another pc. Same problem. Just spams 5555555555 and opens explorer. I have tried reseting it with the winpac to default but it locks up when uploading the settings to the ipac. I have started MFME and then plugged in the ipac which didn't change anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No1Stoney Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 Have you tried different USB ports ? You're using a USB hun aren't you? Maybe its faulty or overloaded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycon Posted February 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 15 minutes ago, No1Stoney said: Have you tried different USB ports ? You're using a USB hun aren't you? Maybe its faulty or overloaded. Yes tried on another computer and swapped ports on there but unfortunately no differenc. Its like the board needs flashing to reset it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycon Posted February 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 If the board it stuck thinking there is a keyboard press, then if I have all wires out and put in a ground wire and touch each input, shouldn't that get the ipac to reset as an on and off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No1Stoney Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 (edited) Has this happened as soon as you sorted your common ground ? If so then its probably related to that. If it worked fine for a bit since then, its probably not related. Does sound like maybe a wire is shorting somewhere? Edit: just seen you said tried in another pc so unlikely to be that. Is it still doing that with all wires disconnected ? Edited February 3, 2022 by No1Stoney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycon Posted February 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 6 minutes ago, No1Stoney said: Has this happened as soon as you sorted your common ground ? If so then its probably related to that. If it worked fine for a bit since then, its probably not related. Does sound like maybe a wire is shorting somewhere? Edit: just seen you said tried in another pc so unlikely to be that. Is it still doing that with all wires disconnected ? Yes still doing it with all the wires disconnected. It was fine with the new ground. It was when I was trying to sort the hopper test delay I was getting. I think something must have happened then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No1Stoney Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 I'm wondering if something has shorted while powered up . If that's the case I'd be concerned its unfixable but I really don't know. I just can't see how its something straightforward if its doing it in another pc with no wires except the USB plug inserted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No1Stoney Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 (edited) Could you load winipac without the ipac connected. Find the output that uses '5' and disable that port completely. Then replug the ipac ? Edited February 3, 2022 by No1Stoney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycon Posted February 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 34 minutes ago, No1Stoney said: Could you load winipac without the ipac connected. Find the output that uses '5' and disable that port completely. Then replug the ipac ? Problem is if the ipac isn't connected then winipac shows no board. Am beginning to think it's buggered so may have to buy another one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycon Posted February 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2022 So I have been speaking to Andy at ultimarc and we have been trying to sort the I-PAC and it completely died. I have now sent it off to them to be repaired or replaced. Got to say Andy is really helpful! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycon Posted February 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 Hey all. Ok a huge thank you to Andy at Ultimarc!! My I-PAC was buggered and he sent me a new one out so I am now back to where I was. Ok so everything is now working as it should apart from the hopper. If I set up the hopper and test while it highlighted it chucks out a pound instantly. If I click test hopper it waits for about 10 secs and then chucks out a pound. If after 5 seconds after I click test gopher I close the software the pound will then instantly come out. Its like something in the background it thinking. I still can't get a fruit to pay out although I think it's due to this issue. I am so close to it all working as it should!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycon Posted February 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2022 Ok progress!! I have now managed to get the hopper working with payouts. The only issue is when I win £2 and collect, it will keep emptying the hopper. Is there a setting I need to change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amusements Posted February 19, 2022 Report Share Posted February 19, 2022 2 hours ago, Psycon said: Ok progress!! I have now managed to get the hopper working with payouts. The only issue is when I win £2 and collect, it will keep emptying the hopper. Is there a setting I need to change? Which layout? Some layouts (Very few) need to have the correct hoppers ticked in config. Another possibility, is that you have used the same hopper for both output 15 and 16. Treat every day like your last, because one day it will be! Fruit Machine <<<My new project! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycon Posted February 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Amusements said: Which layout? Some layouts (Very few) need to have the correct hoppers ticked in config. Another possibility, is that you have used the same hopper for both output 15 and 16. Currently using a scorpion 5 layout. I'll try another layout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycon Posted February 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2022 Ok I have tried it with King kebab which is an mpu5 and it does the same. Its like its not registering the coin coming out. I have cleaned the sensor and still does the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amusements Posted February 20, 2022 Report Share Posted February 20, 2022 13 hours ago, Psycon said: Ok I have tried it with King kebab which is an mpu5 and it does the same. Its like its not registering the coin coming out. I have cleaned the sensor and still does the same Is this your hopper? Azkoyen Hopper UII - Parallel Protocol Rev 1 2011 | Manualzz If so then you need to check pin 9 and ground with a meter, whilst coins are popping out. Treat every day like your last, because one day it will be! Fruit Machine <<<My new project! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycon Posted February 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, Amusements said: Is this your hopper? Azkoyen Hopper UII - Parallel Protocol Rev 1 2011 | Manualzz If so then you need to check pin 9 and ground with a meter, whilst coins are popping out. Ok I will check this later and give an update. I have the Azkoyen Hopper U but its still the coin pin I will check. The hopper has 3 modes. Mode 1 will let me hold the test button and it will constantly dispence coins but when you test hopper it won't stop. Mode 2 when you click test the hopper will start spinning but won't stop even when you stop clicking the test button (opposite to Mode 2) Mode 3 I think works by waiting for a pulse. Not when you click the test button it will despence 1 coin and stop. Quickly tap test 3 times and it will dispence 3 coins. When I click test hopper in this mode I get the 10 second delay and it won't payout. This mode seems to be the one that sees the coin dispensed. It just ends up looking like its waiting for the pulses when an actual payout is made. Not sure what Mode it's supposed to be in yet but I will try to test the coin pin later and see that its working Edited February 20, 2022 by Psycon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycon Posted February 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2022 I have just done another test. So in mode 1 the hopper works apart from when you test hopper and it empties the hopper completely. What I did was check on notepad when it was emptying the hopper and it was outputting [[[[[. This ment it was registering the coin output. I re did the the inputs and re did the wiring and now on an mpu5 machine it is now dispensing the correct coins!!!! Finally everything seems to be working at last!! Thanks for all your help on this! Hopefully it will work on a scorpion 5 layout also 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cja272 Posted February 20, 2022 Report Share Posted February 20, 2022 Really pleased you have got it working 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycon Posted February 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2022 3 hours ago, cja272 said: Really pleased you have got it working Yeah was begining to lose the will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycon Posted February 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2022 Ok finally had time to get a video of the cabinet working. The top buttons need wiring up but it's getting there now . 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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