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# Canto Plus Model ES-8/IQ

To connect your Necta Canto Plus Model ES-8/IQ coffee machine to the SmVend controller via MDB interface, please follow these steps:

1. **Preparation**\
   Ensure you have the MDB cable as shown below. Indicators in the picture show the exact connector and to which place it must be connected.

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2. **Connect MDB cable** \
   Plug the MDB connector marked blue into the MDB port (J14 on the scheme below) on the coffee machine's mainboard.

<figure><img src="/files/7K37Pu02zJ83SQNsrpla" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

3. **Connect coin acceptor**\
   Plug the connector marked green in the picture into the coin acceptor.
4. **Connect SmVend controller**\
   Plug the connector marked red into the suitable port on the SmVend controller.

{% hint style="info" %}
If you want to collect information about errors and events on the machine, plug the DB9 connector into the mainboard and leave the connector dedicated to the coin/bills unplugged.
{% endhint %}

Once these steps are completed, please do not forget to set up the [product matrix](https://help.smvend.io/machines/product-matrix).