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Things I want to improve at Stage 5

A project log for Vending Machine for Birds

Simple, inexpensive bird feeder that dispenses peanuts in exchange for dropping stuff in a hole. A vending machine for clever birds.

stephen-chaseyStephen Chasey 02/11/2025 at 20:570 Comments

There are a few things I want to improve on the VMFB, but don't really have the time to knock out right now. The current design works well enough and has worked reliably for a few months with minimal supervision. 

I'm trying to get to Stage 5 before May. Then I will be more motovated to do the following:

  1. port the software to a lower-power solution 
  2. make the dispense pathway impossible to jam
  3. move the PIR sensor to the camera arm
  4. make deposit sensor placement easier
  5. make the deposit pathway shorter 

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