Counting money

Dear Friends

Happy New Year

I have a question.
Did anyone here try to deal with counting money (coins and bills) via a PLC?

Do you know of any standard element that one can buy and talk to in RS232 or I/O?

Thanks in advance

Avner

Avner,

Yes I have counted coins using a fiber optic photo-eye output to a PLC, but I have not counted bills. I know that bill counters use photo-eyes as well to count bills, but with a photo-eye you do not know the denomination of the bills.

When I counted coins they were the same coin, so there was no need for determining the value of the coin.

I am sure you could use a vision system and a PLC together if the value of each coin or bill was needed.

Mike

Vending machine supply companies are a good source for coin and bill counters. They have both serial and parallel interfaces.
Capital Vending Supply

Thanks

Thanks Jay

Your link gave me exactly what I wanted.

Avner