Hello again, and again, sorry for not updating in a while.
So progress is being made.
All the components have been assembled and we should see some vending machines put up in Ghana in
the next few weeks.
I have spent today(Thursday) assembling packets of
electronics that will make it easy for travel and then easy to assemble as
well.
The code for the Arduino currently:
· *
Registers when a purchase occurs.
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*Registers when the machine is “low” (3 items or
less)
· *
Registers when the machine is empty
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*Registers when the machine is refilled.
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*Send SMS for any scenario to multiple phone
numbers
The hardware we are using also has place for a battery
monitor so the arduino can send an SMS when its batteries need to be recharged.
That code will be added shortly (as they are going to be deployed
shortly). As soon as that is done, I am
going to update GIThub with the new code.
I am also working on a detailed account of all the hardware components
involved so the entire project can be easily duplicated.
Also in the past week, I worked on a project from last year that was a computer that received SMS and sent the location of the nearest vending machine. It was a lot of frustrating work, and I hope that once it gets to Ghana it will be working again.
This past week has been busy, and I think the next few will be busy as well. I can't wait to get these machines out there and running!
Also:
Like TED talks? (Who doesn’t?) Here is one about Arduino,
open source hardware, and the maker community. Enjoy!
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