Power Down Before You Power Up

Before touching anything, kill power at the wall — live wiring can blow a $300 control board. Grab your MDBY cable, then wire in this order:

• Coin mech → Card reader → Control board

• Thread the antenna up to the cabinet top for signal strength

• Reinstall coin mech carefully — no wire pinching — then restore power

Let the system boot for 90 seconds. Don’t rush. Watch for LED cycle: green → blue → logo screen.

Testing the Hardware & Fixing Early Errors

The bill validator should whir and flash green. Coin mech must accept and dump test coins without glitch. If your reader reboots twice and flashes red, your MDB polarity is likely flipped. Just swap harness ends and reboot — that solves it 99% of the time.

Back Office Sync & Telemetry Check

1. Log into NIAC’s back office

2. Go to Devices → Select your serial number

3. Match spiral numbers to database slot codes (e.g., spiral 17 = code 17)

4. Set price tiers, hit sync, and wait for "update okay" on reader

Run a test vend on a cheap item — check that the live sale appears in the portal. Swipe a credit card, then test Apple or Google Pay — you should get a real-time sales email. Run a cash vend, confirm change, and cross-check with portal data for parity.

Final Verifications Before Launch

• Confirm shelf labels match pricing

• Reader should be flush and secure, no wobbles

• Antenna signal must be 3 bars or more

• Add a “Tap & Go” decal

• Set SMS alerts for low sales (<$10/day)

With that, your machine is fully connected, cash-ready, and telemetry-synced.