MDB vs Pulse: how to modernize an existing vending fleet
Understand the practical difference between the two legacy paths and what modernization really means for operators sitting on older assets.
Resources
Guides for vending machine retrofit, QR payments, telemetry, and regulated deployments.
These guides explain the key retrofit, payment, telemetry, and regulated-deployment questions, then link to the relevant solution pages.
Featured guides
Featured guides connect directly to the main solution pages.
That keeps the research content closely tied to the main product paths.
How dynamic QR payments work in vending
See how machine selection, QR presentation, phone payment, and confirmation fit together without promising the impossible.
What is vending telemetry?
Get a clear explanation of live fleet visibility, alerting, and why operators care about telemetry once the machine count stops being tiny.
Metrc integration for cannabis vending machines
Understand where workflow review belongs in a cannabis vending deployment without burying the reader in generic compliance claims.
How to set up a Narcan vending programme
Walk through the programme, machine, reporting, and deployment questions that matter before the cabinet even arrives.
Grouped by theme
Follow the topic that matches the buying question.
The structure is grouped so visitors can find the right topic quickly.
Retrofit and machine-path guides
Best when the buyer is still figuring out what they already own and how to modernize it.
Payments and checkout guides
Dynamic QR payments in vending
Best when the team wants modern checkout without pretending every terminal and region behaves identically.
Operations and visibility guides
Best when the operator is thinking about daily control, machine health, and how to reduce blind spots.
Regulated deployment guides
Metrc integration for cannabis vending
How to set up a Narcan vending programme
Best when workflow, programme design, and rollout details matter as much as the machine itself.
Glossary
Short definitions for the terms people ask about most often.
Keep it brief, useful, and attached to commercial reality.
MDBA common legacy vending communication standard often involved in retrofit discussions and modernization projects.
PulseAnother legacy vending interface path that often appears in older machine fleets needing upgrade review.
Dynamic QR paymentA checkout flow where the machine presents a transaction-specific QR code and the shopper completes payment on phone.
TelemetryLive machine and fleet visibility used for monitoring, alerts, stock awareness, and operational decision-making.
Metrc-related workflowA deployment process where track-and-trace or reporting touchpoints need to be considered before rollout.
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