DEX - What Is It?

DEXDEX is an acronym which stands for Digital EXchange. It is a Uniform Code Standard which was originally created for the grocery industry. The DEX standard was chosen as the foundation for the Vending Industry Data Transfer Standard (VIDTS) in 1990, when the Vending Industry came together with NAMA to create a communication standard to allow Vending Machines to communicate their transaction information to Handheld computers. The data which is defined includes, among others:

  • Cash Meter sales
  • Vend Count by column
  • Price set for each column
  • Value of Coin in the Coin box
  • Value of Bills in the bill stacker.