4 replies to this topic

[bobbybrown]

Hi,

On my MPU5 machine when I go through the options and test the datapak it comes up with fail, what is the datapak and would one be installed on my machine? Its an Austin Powers one.

Cheers.

[civilcalc]

I believe the datapak to be an add-on device that logs everything, I dont just mean the money in and out, like the counter that you can hear clicking, but what actual coins have been inserted, what the % was for the last session, what features have been taken, how much was won from each feature..... the list goes on. The device would have a removable sort of media such as a PCMCIA memory card, you would then need special software to download the data and analyse it.

I am 99% sure you DO NOT have one. I have seen inside 1000's of machines over the years, my own machines, other poeples, arcades meachines and service stations etc.... not one has ever had a datapak fitted. The reason is they are pretty much worthless, the only thing a fruit machine owner should be interested in is profit, and you only need to remove the cash box door to see how thats going, not some datapak that requires effort.

[bobbybrown]

Thank you.

Very clear on that now.

Worthless to me then! lol

Thanks again!

[skabaz]

you wont have or ever need one as its only breweries and large bookies that ever request then.

baz

[nails]

datapak is the end result of a device that the industry said couldnt be made for a muti-vendor environment.

the datapak and key is merely a system for third party operators to access the figures of in and out coins. Corals/Ladbrokes and pub operators are classic examples of people who dont even trust their own managers. The manager access`s his figures and send these daily to the head office, Epos for corals, and dion i believe for ladbrokes.

Ontop of all this, the likes of leisurelink will send a bimbo round to plug in or access wirelessly to the datapak and retrieve a seperate set of in and out figures which are process and viewed along side the managers compiled figures.

if they dont balance the power that be investigate a possible fraud. oh, if the bimbo forgets to plug in the datapak plug key, the machnie will not reset, with a comm link error.