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Vending machine should be flexible enough to allow for multiple programming modes Vending machine needs to be reliable and userfriendly
DEFINITION:-
Vending machine is a machine which dispenses items such as snacks, beverages, alcohol, lottery tickets , consumer products and even gold and gems to customers automatically when he inserts currency or credit into the machine.
Coin Insertion monitors coin input including nickels, dimes, quarters, and dollars and communicates coin type and coin value Item Selection monitors row selection and column selection Change Dispenser outputs the appropriate amount of change Vending Machine Control keeps track of the numeric insertion value, price of selected item, and controls the flow of the vending machine from coin insertion to item selection to item dispensed and change dispensed
Change Insertion
Inputs
CLK, reset Coin Signal detect insertion of a coin Coin Type detect type of coin
Outputs
STATE DIAGRAM
The coin entry and value measurement system The liquid dispensing system The retracble tray system
Liquid dispensing system whose valve is opened for a time proportional to the money Retraceble tray system opens after coin insertion and supposed to close manually after filling the cup
INOVATION
Green
wick proposed first ever bill acceptor MDB technology Industry peers to install coin mechanism that held patrons money
Advantages :
Works for 24h day 365days a yr They need neither stuff nor specialized attention Mobility of vending machine It only needs investment Business dont take long time No problem of bad checks or credit risks
Disadvantages:
Vending machine used to be displaced in public places and can suffer vandalism No provision for bargaining and therefore fixed prices apply Fraud cases are also common in this kind of business by customers who formulate means of hacking into system dispense products