Emp800 coin selector compatable?

[ScAtMaN]

Hi There

Is WH Berlin's EMP 800 electronic coin selector http://www.whberlin.de/neu/inhalt_e/index_e.htmlcompatible with Freebox's credit system?
It's the USB version using CCtalk interface.

If so is there anything special I need to do to set it up?

Cheers,
Steve

[Barcrest]

You need the coin acceptor to be able to send keystorkes to the computer. If that one does then it'll work.

[ScAtMaN]

Me again!
I am currently talking to the author of a utility that works with an EMP800 coin mech to send credit information to Silverjuke by DDE messages. (silverjuke is great but not as good as freebox at emulating a pub jukebox on a small touch screen) Anyway he says he can adapt the software to send key stokes instead.

I will let you know how I get on, perhaps in the future we can see native support for these coin mechs in Freebox.

[ScAtMaN]

Well I now have this working with my emp800 USB Coin validator with the help of Reto over at Amsaro http://www.amsaro.ch/_english_HP/default.htm who has adapted the software he wrote for silverjuke to send key strokes instead. 
If anyone else has a need he can be contacted on the link above
(I will probably post this information in the FAQ as well for future reference)
Ta .

[Barcrest]

How much is he selling those USB Coin mechs for? I see you are in the UK like myself i might be interested.

[ScAtMaN]

He does not sell the coin mechs himself, I got them from a company called Willings:
http://www.willings.co.uk/

It was around £60 I think.

[Barcrest]

I will have to search for one of those USB mechs