LAGUNA UNIVERSITY
SOLAR COIN OPERATED MULTI-PURPOSE WATER
VENDING MACHINE USING ARDUINO
(COINTER)
Capstone Project Presented to the Faculty of the
College of Computing Studies in
Laguna University
In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the
Degree Bachelor of Science in
Information Technology
Submitted by
Bardaje, Bryan
Borjal, Adrin Paul
Garcia, Eugene
Maranan, Jan Carlo
BSIT – 4D
October 4, 2022
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Chapter 1
RESEARCH DESCRIPTION
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In this coin-operated water vending machine, we are attempting to develop a
machine which will dispense water in two forms: hot and cold, which will be operated using a
microcontroller and a coin. A user will insert the coin into the machine and select the
available options, and accordingly, water will be dispensed to the user. In existing vending
machines, most of the developed countries' vending machines are located in public places.
These machines are enabling the remote areas where electricity is a problem to get the
provision of having this service with them. We are using the Arduino Uno board for running
this automated system with supporting elements like a 12V avoid shortened words during
first discussion pump, universal coin slot, rectifier diode etc.
Operation done using a coin-operated machine is the most popular due to its
easiness. Customers can request the water in various quantities using the coins, but in this
system, we are checking its feasibility, so we are working on only one coin. I.e., We got this
idea from existing systems and thought to test it in even lower power if it can dispense the
water and match the required rate. We also use a single tap for releasing hot, cold, which
gives us an advantage of saving the cost of taps and unnecessary use of space.
We are using two water storage tanks in this system the hot tank and cold tank. A hot tank is
used to store hot water and then dispense it when the user requests it. Cold water storage is
used to store the cold water and it also keeps cold water storage and delivers it whenever
needed.
OVERVIEW OF THE CURRENT STATE TECHNOLOGY
We are all aware that there is a massive water crisis. Despite having 72% of the
world's water, there are still areas with inadequate or no access to clean water. Water
vending machines are available today and are powered by electricity, but our goal is to build
a water vending machine that is powered by solar panels. By doing so, we enable isolated
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places where energy is scarce to receive this service. For this automated machine, we're
using an Arduino Uno board.
Cointer is a coin-operated water vending machine that allows users to obtain water
automatically and without wasting time by inserting a single coin into the machine.
To test the feasibility of our project, we are utilizing small containers with 1-gallon
capacities for both hot and cold water. In the lack of a water container, we used the timer to
save extra water flow. We calibrated a single coin on a coin machine to process water
dispensing for approximately one cup. We provide the user with two options: hot or cold
water, user can request as per his/her choice.
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RESEARCH OBJECTIVES
The general objective of this study is to design and develop a Solar Coin-Operated
Multi-Purpose Water Vending Machine (Cointer) that will help the owner and the users to
save money and to avoid inconvenient.
The specific objectives of the study are: (the objective is not yet convincing)
1. To develop flexible Water Vending Machine
2. To reduce the man power and save money
3. To adopt mechanism that can be easily maintain
4. To avoid wastage of water
Scope and Limitation
Please conduct a proper study on how to construct SCOPE AND LIMITATION.
Sa scope, ang dinidiscuss doon kung ano kung kakayanan ng output na gagawin nyo. Sa
limitation, ano yung mga hindi nya kayang gawin. Hindi kailangan ng paligoy-ligoy na
discussion.
