ALWAYS POWER DOWN MACHINES THROUGHOUT DEVICE INSTALLATION.
Please reference the general Penny and Pulse Installation guides found below:
All generations of Dexter machines prior to "C-Series" operate in a coin pulse only mode. This means that the Cents device will connect only to power, to the coin drop, and to the coin interface on the machine. As such, Cents devices will not report machine state, as this will not be known. Additionally, these machines can only operate in single vend mode.
See the table below for the various generations and machine types with linked schematics for each. Note that each machine type has a slight variation with its coin interface.
Era | Machine Type | Power | Coin Interface |
A-Series & V-Series | 120V to 24V Adapter | 4-pin | |
A-Series | 120V to 24V Adapter | 4-pin | |
A-Series | 120V to 24V Adapter | 11-pin adapter | |
N-Series | 120V to 24V Adapter | 9-pin adapter | |
N-Series | 120V to 24V Adapter | 4-pin | |
N-Series | 120V to 24V Adapter | 11-pin adapter |
Legacy Dexter machines of the following generations require a coin adapter harness:
N-Series (washer and single dryer)
A-Series (single dryer only)
See the guide above for the correct adapter type for each machine variant. Highlighted rows represent machine types that require adapters. Non-highlighted rows will simply use the 30-00879 harness alone.
Required Materials
Cents device (Penny or Pulse)
Dexter Coin Count Harness (30-00879)
Dexter 9-pin Coin Adapter (30-01400) see table above
Dexter 11-pin Coin Adapter (30-01334) see table above
24V Adapter (81-01613)
2x Wire Splices (81-01616)
Harness Installation Steps
N-Series Washer
Dexter N-Series Washers use a "Coin Accumulator" board. The coin drop connects to the this board via a 9-pin connector. A snippet of the schematic is found below, highlighting the coin accumulator (red) and the 120V transformer (purple).
Identify the 115V transformer on the machine. Use the provided splices to connect the two bare wires of the 24V adapter to the input of the transformer.
Connect the male 2-pin on the DC output side of the 24V transformer into the female 2-pin connector on the 30-00879 harness.
Trace two black wires coming from the coin drop into the main machine control board. These are connected to a 9-pin connector on the board. Unplug this connector.
Take the 30-01400 harness and plug the male 9-pin connector end into the female 9-pin connector that was just removed from the machine control board. Take the female 9-pin connector of the 30-01400 harness and plug it into the male 9-pin header on the machine control board.
Take the male 4-pin header on the 30-00879 harness and plug it into the female 4-pin connector on the 30-01400 harness.
Take the female 4-pin connector on the 30-00879 harness and plug it into the male 4-pin connector on the 30-01400 harness.
Verify power by plugging the 16-pin connector into the device.
A-Series & N-Series Stacked Dryer
N-Series stacked dryers use a 4-pin connector typical to newer Dexter machines. 120V power must be pulled from line power coming into the machine at the control board. See the schematic here, highlighting the coin connector (red) and 120V power (purple).
Identify line power coming into the machine. Trace this power to the main machine controller by identifying a white and black wire.
Use the provided splices to connect the two bare wires of the 24V adapter to the input of the white and black wires, respectively.
Trace two black wires coming from the coin drop into the main machine control board. These are connected to a 4-pin connector on the board. Unplug this connector.
Take the male 4-pin header on the 30-00879 harness and plug it into the female 4-pin connector coming from the coin drop.
Take the female 4-pin connector on the 30-00879 harness and plug it into the machine control board where the coin drop was originally plugged in.
Verify power by plugging the 16-pin connector into the device.
A-Series & N-Series Single Dryer
N-Series single dryers use an 11-pin connector. 120V power must be pulled from line power coming into the machine at the control board. See the schematic here, highlighting the coin connector (red) and 120V power (purple).
Identify line power coming into the machine. Trace this power to the main machine controller by identifying a white and black wire.
Use the provided splices to connect the two bare wires of the 24V adapter to the input of the white and black wires, respectively.
Connect the male 2-pin on the DC output side of the 24V transformer into the female 2-pin connector on the 30-00879 harness.
Trace two black wires coming from the coin drop into the main machine control board. These are connected to a 9-pin connector on the board. Unplug this connector.
Take the 30-01334 harness and plug the male 9-pin connector end into the female 11-pin connector that was just removed from the machine control board. Take the female 11-pin connector of the 30-01334 harness and plug it into the male 9-pin header on the machine control board.
Take the male 4-pin header on the 30-00879 harness and plug it into the female 4-pin connector on the 30-01334 harness.
Take the female 4-pin connector on the 30-00879 harness and plug it into the male 4-pin connector on the 30-01334 harness.
Verify power by plugging the 16-pin connector into the device.
Device Installation Steps
NOTE: optimal device mounting location varies by machine and store. Always ensure that the provided harness length will be sufficient in the selected location.
Devices may be installed in various locations, two of which are shown below (note that the machine shown is not A or N-Series but is extremely similar):
Reference the Dexter C-Series installation guide for specific details:
Device Provisioning
Ensure that the VLAN setup has already been performed in order to move forward with device provisioning.
Follow the generic Penny Installation guide for overall instructions on device provisioning. Shown below are machine-specific provisioning instructions for Dexter N-Series Washers.
Using any smartphone, scan the QR code. A URL with the device's unique ID will be opened. You will be prompted with a login page. Use the provided login. After logging in, a provisioning page for that device will appear.
Washers
For this machine type, copy the settings as shown above:
Washer
Device Number: Input the machine number according to the store's numbering convention.
Short device Name: This identifier will prepend each credit card transaction unique ID. Most commonly users prepend the number with "W".
Choose Machine Type: GPIO
Choose Serial Type: DEXTER
Price in Dollars: Enter your machine vend price. Note that this machine type only supports single vend pricing.
Minutes per Quarter: Ignore
After pressing submit, the device will reboot. Each time the device reboots it will display its QR code which can be scanned to verify the settings previously chosen for that device. In the event that a setting was entered incorrectly, contact Cents.
Dryers
For this machine type, copy the settings as shown above:
Dryer
Device Number: Input the machine number according to the store's numbering convention.
Short device Name: This identifier will prepend each credit card transaction unique ID. Most commonly users prepend the number with "W".
Choose Machine Type: GPIO
Choose Serial Type: DEXTER
Price in Dollars: Enter the default vend price shown on the device. This is the minimum amount of money that the machine will vend.
Minutes per Quarter: Choose from the menu the correct value for how many minutes of dry time that $0.25 purchases on the machine.
After pressing submit, the device will reboot. Each time the device reboots it will display its QR code which can be scanned to verify the settings previously chosen for that device. In the event that a setting was entered incorrectly, contact Cents.
Machine Programming
These machines do not require reprogramming for the successful installation of Cents devices.