Hi, can someone please help me on how to connect my coin acceptor(model:633(accepts 3

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Hi,
can someone please help me on how to connect my coin acceptor(model:633(accepts 3 kinds of coin) to my beaglebone black.
I need to detect which coin has been inserted.
thanks.

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Have you decided which language you will use?

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coin is what?

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@Pablo_Oyarzo English?

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Programming language

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#exactsteps

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  1. read the documentation on GPIO
  2. connect the coinslot switches to 3 different GPIO pins
  3. enable the GPIO pins
  4. set the GPIO pins direction to ‘in’
  5. write code (in the language of your choice) to poll the pin values ever 2 or 3 milliseconds
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@Jezra #exactsteps !

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@Tom_King #AddToTheConversation !

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for now I just want to connect my coin acceptor to my computer and make some visual basic program to identify which coin has been inserted…can someone please help me with the code and wiring…tnx in advance