Looking for an easy way to connect your vending machine to an MDB cashless terminal?
We have a simple digital solution for accepting cashless payment (Credit card, Metro card, QR payment, Wechat, etc…).
With PIC-033, your vending machine can simply focuses on issuing commands to collect payment instead of handling the complex MDB communication.
PIC-033 has two versions.
- PIC-033-RS232 (RS232 to MDB converter)
- PIC-033-USB ( USB to MDB converter)
Both devices allow your computer or vending controller board to connect to an MDB-based cashless payment terminal.
Your system simply sends a command for the payment collection amount, and the payment terminal will respond back with a success or failure of the payment transaction. All this communication will be through the RS232 or the USB port.
For a vending machine that is currently using a coin/note acceptor pulse system, you can use our other solutions,
- PIC-031 MDB to Pulse Converter
- PIC-032 Cashless Payment for Pulsed Vending Machine.
RS232 to MDB
For custom-built vending machine that has an RS232 or a USB port where you can have control over, PIC-033 is the right solution for you.
PIC-033 is an interface board that connects between your vending machine’s RS232/USB and the cashless payment terminal MDB connection. It translates your request (RS232) and communicates to a cashless payment terminal (MDB). MDB “multi drop bus” is a standard protocol or communication language that enables devices to communicate with each other within a vending machine. It is a global plug-and-play standard that is designed for the vending industry.
With PIC-033 (RS232-MDB converter), your vending machine can send a command to PIC-033 for payment collection and simply wait for the payment result.
The converter will pass your request via MDB to the payment terminal to collect payment from your customer. Depending on the payment terminal that you get, you can collect from a wide range of payment methods. Your vending machine does not need to handle those various payment processes, which can be pretty complex. PIC-033 simply your payment process via RS232 commands.