InOne Technology is the industry leader in providing DEX audit systems. As a NAMA member since 1980, and a member of the Vending Technology Standards Committee, InOne has been a driving force in the standardization of DEX collection.
What Is DEX?
Where Can I Find DEX?
What About Non-DEX Machines?
Is DEX Hard To Implement?
How Do I Know If My Machine Is Already DEX Equipped?
How Do I Get The DEX Data Out Of The Machine And Into My Software?
What Is DEX?
The need for an indisputable accounting method
of actual cash collections, units sold, and price
of product was not possible until the advent of
DEX/UCS (DEX/UCS, or DEX is the NAMA standard
for electronically retrievable audit data). DEX
specifies a data format to enable all machine
types and machine models to communicate electronically
in a similar manner. The DEX information available
includes: sales, cash collections, product movement,
and other vending machine activities.
Read DEX Analysis-PDF
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Where Can I Find DEX?
Many of the new generation vending machines in
production include factory installed DEX audit
or 'Resident DEX'. Your company probably already
has machines in service with DEX since the OEM's
began to include the DEX feature in 1995. There
are also some single price changers that can be
purchased with DEX audit, but they tend to provide
limited information.
For more information on which machines, machine models and changers provide factory installed DEX. (DEX Ready Machines List)
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What About Non-DEX Machines?
InOne's SmartOne
Electronic Audit Box retrofit those machines
that do not already have DEX. You can easily implement
audit for virtually all of your machines! InOne
offers the only solution which works in most every
vending machine. It is for this very reason the
SmartOne Audit Systems have been so successful
throughout the industry and are chosen by operators
over 90% of the time as their DEX retrofit solution.
In addition to the SmartOne Electronic
Audit Box, InOne has the SmartOne
VMC replacement controllers for many of the
older snack vendors. With these controllers you
can implement DEX and get the latest functionality
that is offered with today's MDB peripherals as
well as Guaranteed Vend Sensing.
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Is DEX Hard To Implement?
No! Both the SmartOne Audit Box and the SmartOne
VMC replacement controllers make DEX surprisingly
easy to implement. The Audit Box installs in about
5 - 15 minutes per machine with simple connections.
InOne has taken a "kit" approach to
DEX installation. There is no drilling or soldering
involved. All connections are made to existing
harnesses in your machines. Installing audit is
as "EASY" as 1- connect to the coin
and bill mechanisms, 2- connect to the selection
motors at the controller, 3- set up the SmartOne
with your machine information. Simple!
The SmartOne VMC replacement controllers
are easily installed in about 30 - 45 minutes
and use the same connection points, existing harnesses
and mounting hardware as the original board.
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How Do I Know If My Machine Is Already DEX Equipped?
Many recent machine models come with a factory installed DEX system. To determine if your machines are DEX equipped or Non-DEX use our handy list of (Factory Installed DEX Machines-PDF.)
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How Do I Get The DEX Data Out
Of The Machine And Into My Software?
DEX data in an EASY, SmartOne VMC or in a DEX-equipped
machine can be retrieved with the Pocket
Probe, SmartOne
DEXmate or with any other DEX-compatible hand
held unit. It can also be downloaded and transmitted
via a remote data collection system like InOne's
inVision
Remote Monitoring System. Data from all your
route stops is collected and down-loaded daily
from the handheld or telemetry device into your
central office computer. From here, your office
personnel can analyze the data to your specifications.
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