Microcontroller-based coin counter with

segregator and packing system

Mr. Marjun Sequera, MSCA Adviser
Cozzete Ebora, Kent Excel Lagare, Mark Dariel Laid, Keno Lamaclamac,
Vhynne Clyve Llamis, Cayetano Moreto III, Mary Kathleen Panaligan
Department of Electro-Mechanical Technology
Mindanao University of Science and Technology, Lapasan, Cagayan de Oro City

ABSTRACT METHODOLOGY CONCLUSIONS

This paper presents the design and
development of a micro-controller based coin
segregator with counter and packer. The objective
of the project is to provide automation and to
eliminate the errors occurring in coin handling. To
make the project possible, the researchers
followed a guiding framework along the
implementation of the project. The microcontroller
and programming language used by the system is
the Gizduino ATMEGA 328 and Arduino
programming language respectively. The machine
will only process the Philippine peso coins: one
peso, five peso and ten peso. The final output of
the system is the packed twenty pieces of coins of
the three denomination mentioned. The
researchers gathered feedback with regards to the
project prototype for evaluation. The respondents
were satisfied with the output of the project,
however, there were several recommendation that
were considered. The results of the evaluation of
the machine shows that the machine has
satisfactory rating in the machine over all
evaluation. Hence the result indicates that the
machine is of good quality evidently to be
technically and physically functional machine
capable of performing its system process.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE
 The Filipinos are too inclined in retail than in
wholesale. With this, the researchers suggest
that this demand should be given attention. In
connection to this, the business industry uses
coins in wide variety nowadays. This made the
researchers to come up with the idea of coin
sorting, counting and packing system.
 Primarily, the said system can eliminate
precious time on finishing the said task and it
would take fewer personnel to finish the task. It
will also give way to aspiring students that are
more interested in instrumentation and control
systems to have an essential experience. The
project can also support those entrepreneurs
who have businesses like “peso nets”, “coffee
vending machines” and any sort of business
which demands the excessive use of coins.
 Problems can be avoided with precautionary
measures. Programs on the microcontroller
must be checked thoroughly and must conduct
several simulations. For maintenance, the
reliable sources of the parts of the machine
must be identified especially those delicate
equipment which are not locally available
OBJECTIVES
A. Design and Development  The evaluation conducted on the coin
segregator, counter and packing machine
showed that the machine is able to perform the
commands and program embedded in the
microcontroller. The machine used Gizduino
microcontroller and utilized C Language for the
embedded program.
 The survey conducted for the developed coin
segregator, counter and packing machine yield
good results based on the evaluation
parameters.
 The respondents responses towards the
machine’s relevance to Mechatronics is found to
be satisfactory having an average mean of 4.0
which shows that the machine is relevant to the
researchers chosen field.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Isometric View
The following are recommended to further
enhance the potential and performance of the
Coin Hopper
device:
 The assembly of machine must be improved by
using precision tools to shape quality and
better workmanship.
 The speed of process must be improved by
decreasing the pulses by sampling and setting
Coin Pathway
the pulse per coin from 5 to 1 pulse , 10 to 2
pulse for 5 peso and 10 peso coins respectively
 The design of the hopper must be improve to
increase the machine’s capacity and speed due
Coin Slot
to smaller volume and torque and speed
capacity of the motor.
 The automation of feeding the coin wrapper for
additional feature due to manual operation.
 The power supply must be chosen properly to
avoid power shortages.
Coin Feeder
 The proximity sensor must be positioned
higher to have more accurate reading to avoid
occurrence of multiple counts from bouncing.
 The design of the packing system must be
improve to produce better output because the
Prototyping present setup only heat one side.
 The height of the coin bins must be increase to
eliminate the chance of coins to stand.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We want to acknowledge our beloved dynamic adviser,
Mr. Marjun Sequera, who has greatly shared his
knowledge to us with patience and diligence in
helping us meet the necessary works for the
Testing
completion of our study.
We also want thank the Panel Members of Research
Project Evaluators for their constructive comments
and suggestions.

This study aims to manifest the principles of an

actual microcontroller-based counting, sorting, and
RESULTS/ FINDINGS
packing system of coins. Thus, the study needs to
satisfy the following:
 To design and develop a coin counting, segregator
and packing machine.
 To implement a microcontroller – based coin
counter with segregator and packing machine.
 To evaluate the developed machine in terms of
machine assembly, functionality, relevance and
accuracy.
Summary of the mean response in terms of
Machine’s Over – all Mean Response
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