MCL_WACS paylink support

[atlanteam]

Hello

I have some money Controls note acceptors recognized as "MCL WACS" by the paylink. They were working fine, until i flashed my paylink with a newer firmware (Firmware Release Type: Full,
Firmware Code Version: 1.11.9). Now they are not "seen" by the paylink anymore, and a lot of rubbish output appear in the AESWDriver program. Other devices (MCL SR5, Coinco Hoppers on ccTalk hub) are working fine.
I have tried to flash with all types of firmwares available in the package ( GenoaV4-1-11-9.exe, GenoaArdacV4-1-10-15.exe, etc) without success.
Where can i find a "MCL WACS enabled" version of 1.11.9 paylink firmware?

Thanks

[davebush]

Hi,

There is a limit to how much code we can incorporate in the Paylink, and the decision was taken that we would remove automatic support for the WACS / Ardac 2 protocol.

The up-coming version of Paylink (4.1.12.x) will not support WACS, but the 1.11.x series will continue to provide support for legacy systems.

You can download a suitable build of 4.1.11.9 with WACS / Ardac 2 support from here http://www.aardvark.eu.com/downloads/so ... 1-11-9.zip

Regards

Dave Bush

[atlanteam]

Hello Dave

Thank you for your answer; we tested the new firmware image on site and it still does not work; i see no difference between now and before. The denomination of the note acceptor is "ARDAC 5", did the image you posted included it?

[davebush]

Hi,

MCL produced two devices under the heading ARDAC, they both used the same hardware chassis.

one was Ardac 2 - this was the oldest, and used a protocol called WACS,
the other was Ardac5 - this used a protocol called ID-003.

So....... you've either got an Ardac 2, running WACS or an Ardac 5 running ID-003. (The firmware label including Ardac is WACS, the other is labelled ID003.)

Do you still have access to a Paylink that will run with your note accepter. If you do, you can run MilanDiag and click the version button to find out exactly what it is!

[atlanteam]

Hello Dave

Here is the MilanDiags output, from a machine which has not been upgraded to 4.11 version yet.

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System Information

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AES Intelligent Money Handling Equipment Interface
OS Version 5.1
Checking Driver Files:
    Found at: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Drivers\FTD2XX.sys
        Timestamp : Fri Apr 29 12:33:42 2005

Checking DLL:

Details on AES Genoa USB Interface Unit
    AES Intelligent Money Handling Equpiment:
        Interface 6, code version 04010a0f


Firmware Release Type: Full
Firmware Code Version: 1.10.15



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Peripheral Information

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Dispensers on the system are:
    Dispenser 0: MCL Serial Compact Hopper 2 - <>, Serial Number 0,
        Coin Value 200, Number Paid 6162,
        Inhibit 0, Address 9
    Dispenser 1: MCL Serial Compact Hopper 2 - <>, Serial Number 0,
        Coin Value 100, Number Paid 3463,
        Inhibit 0, Address 3

Acceptors on the system are:
    Acceptor 0: MCL SR5 - <>, Serial Number 0,
       Default Path 5, Currency <EU>, 16 coins:
          Coin  0: <>, Value   200, Count   42, Path 2, Coins    0
          Coin  1: <>, Value   100, Count   31, Path 1, Coins    0
          Coin  2: <>, Value    50, Count    8, Path 1, Coins    0
          Coin  3: <>, Value    20, Count    6, Path 1, Coins    0
          Coin  4: <>, Value    10, Count    1, Path 1, Coins    0
          Coin  5: <>, Value     0, Count    0, Path 5, Coins    0
          Coin  6: <>, Value     0, Count    0, Path 5, Coins    0
          Coin  7: <>, Value     0, Count    0, Path 5, Coins    0
          Coin  8: <>, Value     0, Count    0, Path 5, Coins    0
          Coin  9: <>, Value     0, Count    0, Path 5, Coins    0
          Coin 10: <>, Value     0, Count    0, Path 5, Coins    0
          Coin 11: <>, Value     0, Count    0, Path 5, Coins    0
          Coin 12: <>, Value     0, Count    0, Path 5, Coins    0
          Coin 13: <>, Value     0, Count    0, Path 5, Coins    0
          Coin 14: <>, Value     0, Count    0, Path 5, Coins    0
          Coin 15: <>, Value     0, Count    0, Path 5, Coins    0
    Acceptor 1: MCL Ardac / WACS - <>, Serial Number 0,
       Default Path 0, Currency <>, 8 coins:
          Coin  0: <>, Value   500, Count    0, Path 0, Coins    0
          Coin  1: <>, Value  1000, Count    7, Path 0, Coins    0
          Coin  2: <>, Value  2000, Count    2, Path 0, Coins    0
          Coin  3: <>, Value  5000, Count    0, Path 0, Coins    0
          Coin  4: <>, Value 10000, Count    0, Path 0, Coins    0
          Coin  5: <>, Value 20000, Count    0, Path 0, Coins    0
          Coin  6: <>, Value 50000, Count    0, Path 0, Coins    0
          Coin  7: <>, Value     0, Count    0, Path 0, Coins    0


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Diagnostic Information

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19 November 2012     Driver:
12:02:06.790 Driver Thread Started
12:02:06.790 






12:02:06.790 PC: Driver start up
12:02:07.086 Unit 0 OK, ID: 0x0403 0xde50
12:02:07.086          Type: Revison 3 (Original)
12:02:07.086   Description: Genoa USB Hub
12:02:07.086  Manufacturer: Aardvark (AE)
12:02:07.086     Serial No: AE000001
12:02:07.086       Latency: 16
12:02:07.180 PC: Memory Reset - new protocol
12:02:07.196 USB: PC Link Up
12:02:07.415 DP: ccTalk coin acceptor 2020103 at b70 setup
12:02:07.493 DP: WACS acceptor 12050101 at ea4 setup
12:02:07.508 DP: SCH2 Hopper S/N 293409, Address 9, Value 200 at 1058 setup
12:02:07.524 DP: SCH2 Hopper S/N 294319, Address 3, Value 100 at 1090 setup
12:02:07.680 DP: Interface memory set up


12:02:07.680 
19 November 2012     Firmware: 4.1.10.15 from Apr 11 2011 at 16:56:04     Driver:1.1.4.3
12:02:07.680 Exec: DP App. task took 487 msec
12:02:11.665 8096 bytes memory free
12:02:25.602 504:25
12:02:27.461 v
12:02:27.461 
12:02:27.461 
12:02:27.461 
12:02:27.461 
12:02:27.461 
12:02:27.461 Milan / Paylink
12:02:27.461 Ver 004.001.010.015 Apr 11 2011 16:56:04
12:02:27.461 Intelligent Money Handling Equipment
12:02:27.508 Checksum: 3283d04c
12:02:27.524 New USB protocol,   RS232 Ardac only
12:02:27.524 Diagnostic Output
12:02:27.524 $ Exec: DP App. task took 64 msec

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[davebush]

Many apologies. The version I pointed you at before only had half the updates made.

The version at http://www.aardvark.eu.com/downloads/so ... 1-11-9.zip (the same place) with a datestamp of 17 Nov 2012 should work for you.