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E-Touch General Category => Tutorials => Topic started by: mebronx2000 on June 28, 2017, 11:10:49 PM

Title: how do i setup etouch to accept coins?
Post by: mebronx2000 on June 28, 2017, 11:10:49 PM
i have a coin mech on my new jukebox and want people to have to pay to play a song!
Title: Re: how do i setup etouch to accept coins?
Post by: Mark Norville on June 29, 2017, 07:28:25 AM
You need a commercial license to be able to do this.
Title: Re: how do i setup etouch to accept coins?
Post by: Gaucho on June 29, 2017, 11:35:56 AM
As Mark said.

See this post:
http://www.freeboxjukebox.com/Forum/index.php?topic=1477.0
Title: Re: how do i setup etouch to accept coins?
Post by: Barcrest on June 29, 2017, 11:56:38 AM
You can set it up without the commercial licence file to test everything works. You need a coin mech and a keyboard encoder like an iPAC to send a different keypress for each coin type inserted into the jukebox. I used a C220 back when i did it but what is available to you depends on your region. I wired each coin output from the C220 to a different key on the iPAC then set up E-touch to accept those keys to give the credits.
Title: Re: how do i setup etouch to accept coins?
Post by: Mark Norville on June 29, 2017, 11:59:44 AM
Oh thanks, bang goes my commission and your extra bucks. Why bother trying to get you sales when you shoot yourself in the foot lol
Title: Re: how do i setup etouch to accept coins?
Post by: Barcrest on June 29, 2017, 12:04:13 PM
Quote from: Mark Norville on June 29, 2017, 11:59:44 AM
Oh thanks, bang goes my commission and your extra bucks. Why bother trying to get you sales when you shoot yourself in the foot lol

He will still need a commercial licence to use it correctly but to test the set up the licence isn't required. I always recommend that people get it working first before buying the licence. Without the licence the jukebox will start up with 30 credits and will still let people play songs and run into negative credits.
Title: Re: how do i setup etouch to accept coins?
Post by: Mark Norville on June 29, 2017, 12:08:41 PM
Do I still get my commission though? lol
Title: Re: how do i setup etouch to accept coins?
Post by: Mark Norville on June 29, 2017, 12:27:55 PM
I am going to sound like Adele now.

Hello, hello oh fook it he has gone.

I take it my commission is out the window lol
Title: Re: how do i setup etouch to accept coins?
Post by: mebronx2000 on June 30, 2017, 03:48:39 AM
Quote from: Barcrest on June 29, 2017, 11:56:38 AM
You can set it up without the commercial licence file to test everything works. You need a coin mech and a keyboard encoder like an iPAC to send a different keypress for each coin type inserted into the jukebox. I used a C220 back when i did it but what is available to you depends on your region. I wired each coin output from the C220 to a different key on the iPAC then set up E-touch to accept those keys to give the credits.
thanks for the info i just want it for my game room so to pay that fee and not make money on it is just out of reach!
Title: Re: how do i setup etouch to accept coins?
Post by: dwade12345 on February 04, 2019, 07:47:36 PM
hello, home use here but want to at least make credits increase with coin mech.  I am using a usb arcade controller.  Computer sees USB joystick fine and the only button i have wired is button 1 - which i plan to connect to the coin mech.  tested it under devices and test mode shows button 1 working (turn red) when i close the circuit/connection.  set options in etouch  ver 10 to use credits and saved.  Went to creditmodule, admin mode, set value, X and gives all to 1.  "Coin 1" is a mystery to me however: i tried using the drop down or just pressing keyboard keys 1 and 5 nothing seems to work.  Do not seem to do anything the option to close out of the creditmodule window is greyed out i have to kill the window.  I did have to change the path to etouch10 the default was Etouch9 for some reason, but still no dice.  it will at least show 1 or 5 in the coin 1 dropdown when i press the keyboard but 1 or 5 wont add credit in the etouch program.  and closing the circuit on my USB controller for button 1 does not even show up under the dropdown in creditmodule.
Title: Re: how do i setup etouch to accept coins?
Post by: Mark Norville on February 04, 2019, 07:51:34 PM
You need the commercial version and not the home version for credits to work.

The screen that you see is because it would be too much hassle to remove it.

Regards

Mark
Title: Re: how do i setup etouch to accept coins?
Post by: dwade12345 on February 04, 2019, 08:32:38 PM
Barcrest said: "You can set it up without the commercial licence file to test everything works"
Title: Re: how do i setup etouch to accept coins?
Post by: dwade12345 on February 04, 2019, 09:00:16 PM
got keyboard 1 to add credits now, still working through how I map this to button 1 on my USB joystick controller

Title: Re: how do i setup etouch to accept coins?
Post by: dwade12345 on February 04, 2019, 09:10:14 PM
will etouch10 recognize the USB joystick controller or will i have to install a program like "joytokey" to make the joystick seem to be a standard keyboard?
Title: Re: how do i setup etouch to accept coins?
Post by: dwade12345 on February 04, 2019, 09:22:40 PM
joytokey has it working now, no doubt my coin mech will add credit but would be nicer if the etouch software can recognize the USB joystick directly, any suggestions?
Title: Re: how do i setup etouch to accept coins?
Post by: Barcrest on February 05, 2019, 01:37:39 PM
You have to use joy to key. E-Touch was set up to use keyboard encoders like the iPac which sends keypresses and this is what I have used to hook up a multi coin mech.
Title: Re: how do i setup etouch to accept coins?
Post by: dwade12345 on February 05, 2019, 03:42:44 PM
copy, thanks! I am using this at home but having it fully functional may be nice, other than the fully supporting coin mech what other features will the commercial license get me?  Was also on the fence about the lifetime upgrade to get access to all the skins, i assume commercial get access to all the skins?
Title: Re: how do i setup etouch to accept coins?
Post by: Barcrest on February 06, 2019, 09:32:32 AM
Quote from: dwade12345 on February 05, 2019, 03:42:44 PM
copy, thanks! I am using this at home but having it fully functional may be nice, other than the fully supporting coin mech what other features will the commercial license get me?  Was also on the fence about the lifetime upgrade to get access to all the skins, i assume commercial get access to all the skins?

Commercial is the same as lifetime with the additional access to the commercial section of the forum and also the coin mech will work correctly.