Every year, [Nathan] holds an Oscar celebration with a great deal of drinking, adoring the off-color comments of [Joan Rivers] as well as some low stakes wagering. everybody throws a dollar into the pot for a specific award, as well as when the champion is announced, [Nathan] splits the pot between the winners as well as begins counting out coins. As convenience stores have discovered, there’s an easier method to dole out pocket change, so this year [Nathan] produced a modification machine that dispenses coins for the winners.
The modification machine is just like the ones you would discover at a supermarket or convenience store; tons up the machine with a few rolls of coins, as well as a few solenoids terminate in response to serial data got from a computer. [Nathan] utilized an Arduino, Serial shield, button matrix, as well as LCD screen for his modification machine interface, enabling him to dispense pocket modification to every of the winners after an award is announced.