jalibu / advisemachine

A stupid but funny advise machine.

AdviseMachine

This my advise machine for Raspberry Pi and Arduino.

Watch the machine on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVNuRqM8TYg

About

A time ago I stumbled upon Nick’s Blog. He built an Advice Machine based on the credit card sized micro computer „Raspberry Pi“ and some additional hardware. I was totally impressed about his work and driven to build a similar machine on my own.
It came the day when I helped as a volunteer at my old scout association at the local christmas market. The scouts were selling „Glühwein“ and „Bratwurst“ to get some extra money for their next summer camp. I was trying to find a way to keep people’s glass deposit of 2 Euros in our hands. Just asking for a donation was embarrassing and unimaginative. This was when I remembered the machine as a way to give our customers a little gift for their donation and to put a little smile on their faces.

Partslist

• Raspberry Pi Model B 512 MB
• LM2596 Step-Down Switching Regulator
• Coin counter CH-926
• Adafruit 2×16 LCD character display
• Sparkfun Thermal Printer
• Raspberry Pi expansion board
• 1 Resistor (1k Ohm)
• LED Push Button (6 V)
• DC 5V power supply with 3A
• DC Power Jack