Configuration and Usage

The primary class is called ApexValidator and it requires an RS232Configuration in order to instantiate.

Your configuration options:

Property	Required	Default	Description
CommPortName	true		String name of the comm port the acceptor is connected to
PollRate	false	100	Time in milliseconds between polls to the slave
IsEscrowMode	false	false	If true, your client code will be asked to acceptor or return every note in escrow. If false, the note will be accepted as long as it is valid
EscrowTimeoutSeconds	false	0	Time in seconds to hold a note in escrow before returning. This is only observed is IsEscrowMode is true
EnableMask	false	0x7F	Enable mask for denominations. Each bit (0b00000000) corresponds to a note index, 1-7. If the bit is 1, the note is enabled. 0 is disabled.

With that in mind, creating a default acceptor is easy:

using Apex7000_BillValidator;
...

// Create a new instance using the specified port
RS232Config config = new RS232Config(PortName);
ApexValidator validator = new ApexValidator(config);

Connecting

Once you've created your acceptor, you may connect and the bill acceptor (if correctly configured) should enable and begin accepting notes)

// This starts the acceptor - REQUIRED!!  
validator.Connect();

Now you're ready to configure some event handlers so you can be notified of credits, current state, and possible errors.