So for the capstone design project, I created a water vending dispenser (just a prototype) to solve single-use plastic bottle waste problem β»οΈ. This machine is designed to dispense water according to the amount of water paid by user.
Specifications:
- π» Raspberry Pi 3 as its processing module
- π³ RFID reader module as its payment system
- πΊ 7-inch capacitive touch screen LCD
- π Diaphragm water pump
- π§ e-mail notifications when water runs out
- βοΈ 000webhost as database server to store userβs balance
- π Main code written in Python
- π¨ GUI's are designed using PyQt5 framework