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Serial Communication
MPS2 has two two-serial communication channels. One is used exclusively for communicating with the reel
drive processor, while the other UART is used for communicating with either a printer or security unit.
A) Reel Drive Communication - UART4
A TMS 9902A, IC10, is used to communicate to the reel drive processor. The UART is controlled via the
CRU bus and is enabled via EN2, IC10 pin 17.
For communication on-board (i.e. to the reel drive processor), the receive and transmit lines are multiplexed
onto a single line, peripheral communication. For off-board communication separate RX and TX lines are
used, which conform with RS232 levels. These lines, PTX and PRX appear on HD3 pins 1 and 3
respectively. Level translation to and from RS232 levels are provided by IC2 pin 3 for the transmit mode and
IC1 pin 1 for the recieve side. IC10 pin 1 is in the interrupt output from this UART defining receive data or
transmit data.
B) Printer/Black Box Communication - UART2
The second TMS 9902A, IC5, is used for communication to and from a security unit or to a printer. This
UART is also controlled via the CRU bus and is enabled by ENO.
All lines from this UART (RX, TX, CTS, RTS and DSR) conform to the RS232 requirement and interface to
the board via HD3 for the printer or PL1 for the security unit.
Logic within ULA 1 is used to divert the transmitted data to either the black box or the printer.
IC5 pin 1 is the interrupt output from this UART. This interrupt is used to receive and transmit data.
Coin Handling, Switched Inputs and Outputs.
This part of the system is composed of four distinct areas. These are coin handling on HD10, meter outputs on
HD9, undefined direct outputs on HD8 and switch inputs on HD11.
1. Coin Handling - HD10
The coin handling interface allows tor the following:
A) Four coin inputs (open collector NPN transistors).
B) One coin input (Microswitch).
C) Four non-payout sensors.
D) Four level detectors.
E) Four TTL inhibit outputs.
F) One high current NPN output (series 10 inhibit).
G) Four high current NPN outputs (DC solenoid drives).
AII input and output lines are interfaced into the system by two 8255 peripheral devices, IC21 and IC26.
IC21 is used tor all outputs and IC26 is used for all inputs.
The coin inputs are interfaced into the system on inputs 19 to 23 in the same manner as system 80 (a 1K and
2K2 resistive divider chain pulled down to -12v). In normal operation all devices operate as current sinks to -
12v and input 19 is contigured to allow this by adding LK12 only. Inputs 20 to 23 are used for current sinks
with LK6-9 not loaded, whereas for current sources inputs 20A - 23A are used with LK6-9 loaded.
Low level inputs are interfaced into input 24 to input 27 and non payout detectors are interfaced into input 28
to input 31.
The Coin inhibit lines and payout drives are all generated by IC26. Port A - A0 to A2 and port B - B7 are
used to drive tour transistors Q34 to Q37, ZTX 450, used for payout drives, and Port B - B0 is used to drive
Q33, ZTX 450, used to drive the lockout coil of a series 10 mechanism. An LS541 buffer, IC28, is used to
provide sufficient drive to the transistors and is disabled by Port A - A3. This ensures that on power up, when
all outputs from the 8255 device are contigured as inputs, no spurious payouts occur. Since IC28 pin 19 will
be high, all outputs trom IC28 will be tristate and, due to Sil 10, the base of each transistor will be pulled
down, turning the transistors off .When paying out, port A - A3 is set low, which enables the LS541 and
allows it to turn on the transistors.
Inhibit lines output 7 to output 10, for a multi-mechanism are driven from Port A - A4 to A7 and are
interfaced to the mechanism by a 7407 open collector driver .
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