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Thanks to pledges from our members we able to acquire a second hand vending machine.
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We currently have two vending machines:
* A [[Vending Machine/Westomatic|Westomatic]] snacks vending machine, purchased June 2011
* A [[Vending Machine/BevMax45|BevMax45]] can/bottle drinks vending machine, purchased mid 2018


===Quick details===
Both machines support [[Vending Machine/Cashless Device|MDB cashless devices]], and have been fitted with [[Vending Machine/Cashless Device Implementation|custom RFID cashless devices]] that use the same cards as [[Gatekeeper]]. They use the [[/MDB-ICP protocol|Multi-Drop Bus/Internal Communications Protocol (MDB/ICP protocol)]].
* Westomatic
* 6 shelves, 31 vent slots
* Missing the coin mech, about £100 off eBay to replace
* Missing lock, £12 off eBay
* Seller said there was an issue with the refrigeration unit, something about a probe (possible temperature probe --[[User:Lwk|'RepRap' Matt]])
* MCU is a MC68HC11E1CFN2 ([[User:Lwk|'RepRap' Matt]] I have a few 68HC11E1CFN3's of we ever wanted to swap out for our own logic)
* All Coin mech's use a common protocol called the Mulit-Drop Bus, pdf of this here: [[File:MDB_3.0.pdf]]
** Adding RFID payment using same members cards as use for [[Gatekeeper]]
** This is made very easy due to the MDB spec
* Looks like firmware might be stores on the UV erasable EPROM chip next to the MCU


===MDB/ICP protocol===
The [[Team:Snackspace|SnackSpace team]] are responsible for keeping the vending machines stocked.


The Multi-Drop Bus/Internal Communications Protocol is a voluntary standard for vending machine communication.
[[File:Westomatic1.jpg|link=Vending Machine/Westomatic|alt=Westomatic vending machine|x300px]] [[File:BevMax.jpg|link=Vending Machine/BevMax45|alt=BevMax vending machine|x300px]]
This is a serial bus interface working at 9600baud in a master-slave arrangement, where the vending machine controller is the master.Each peripheral is assigned a unique address and command set.


MDB has support for the following devices:-
* Coin Changer
* Bill Validator
* Cashless devices
* Communications Gateway
* Universal Satellite Device
* Coin Hopper or Tube Dispenser
In order to operate the serial line as a bus with multiple devices attached MDB uses a 9bit serial over the traditional 8bit, 9n1 vs 8n1
The master Poll's each device for activity, all communication  sessions are initiated by the master addressing a slave, slaves are only allowed to respond when addressed, this prevents bus collisions.
The master indicates an address byte/start of session by setting the 9th bit, the  correct slave responds as needed and on sending it's last byte it also sets the 9th bit to indicated end of it's session (although the master will ACK this)
We've started build now on own home grown [[Vending Machine/Cashless Device|Cashless Device]]
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Latest revision as of 09:21, 15 July 2022

 Items to sell in the vending machines can be requested from the Snackspace Team. Please request via this form. 
Vending Machine
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Intended Use Purchase of liquids and solids.
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Area Studio
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We currently have two vending machines:

  • A Westomatic snacks vending machine, purchased June 2011
  • A BevMax45 can/bottle drinks vending machine, purchased mid 2018

Both machines support MDB cashless devices, and have been fitted with custom RFID cashless devices that use the same cards as Gatekeeper. They use the Multi-Drop Bus/Internal Communications Protocol (MDB/ICP protocol).

The SnackSpace team are responsible for keeping the vending machines stocked.

Westomatic vending machine BevMax vending machine

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