Enhance Daily Vending Operations With DEX
DEX is a well known term among vending machine operators. In the coming time, it will play an important role in enhancing daily operations of vending business as well as industry.
Different operators have different level of knowledge about DEX and its ability to improve operational efficiency. In simple words, DEX stands for Data Exchange and is used to refer to the DEX/UCS data exchange standard. It’s a protocol used to collect audit information through vending machines built in the last 6-12 years.
For using this system, you will need to install a DEX cable. It looks like an old quarter inch headphone cable that can be connected through the female connector of a vending machine, which may be available as a loose cable wired to the board or mounted on the controller board.
A standard RS-232 or serial protocol is used to transfer data between machines and the host which is typically a handheld computer or remote retrieval system. As an Antares vending operator, you can reap various benefits by using DEX but it requires:
a. Purchase and use of vending machines that have this feature. Your vending equipment should be DEX enabled.
b. you must ensure that there is a method of capturing the DEX data electronically. Since the last 20 years, driver handheld has been the most common option for this function but a new alternative can be the remote monitoring solutions.
c. once the hardware is obtained, you will need software that can convert raw data into meaningful information.
Using DEX enabled vending machines is a great way to enhance daily operations as well as keep the vending business sales and profits estimates in accurate figures and statements.
You should only use good quality, reliable vending equipment that has this feature and does not result in any errors in software programs, DEX support, etc. Planet Antares vending machines do not have any problems of this kind and support DEX for better daily operations and vending business efficiency.
Different operators have different level of knowledge about DEX and its ability to improve operational efficiency. In simple words, DEX stands for Data Exchange and is used to refer to the DEX/UCS data exchange standard. It’s a protocol used to collect audit information through vending machines built in the last 6-12 years.
For using this system, you will need to install a DEX cable. It looks like an old quarter inch headphone cable that can be connected through the female connector of a vending machine, which may be available as a loose cable wired to the board or mounted on the controller board.
A standard RS-232 or serial protocol is used to transfer data between machines and the host which is typically a handheld computer or remote retrieval system. As an Antares vending operator, you can reap various benefits by using DEX but it requires:
a. Purchase and use of vending machines that have this feature. Your vending equipment should be DEX enabled.
b. you must ensure that there is a method of capturing the DEX data electronically. Since the last 20 years, driver handheld has been the most common option for this function but a new alternative can be the remote monitoring solutions.
c. once the hardware is obtained, you will need software that can convert raw data into meaningful information.
Using DEX enabled vending machines is a great way to enhance daily operations as well as keep the vending business sales and profits estimates in accurate figures and statements.
You should only use good quality, reliable vending equipment that has this feature and does not result in any errors in software programs, DEX support, etc. Planet Antares vending machines do not have any problems of this kind and support DEX for better daily operations and vending business efficiency.
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