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AUTOMATIC MEDICINE VENDING MACHINE

Abhijeet Bhande*1, Aniket Tambe*2, Falguni Nimkar*3, Mr. Prabhu Reddy*4
1,2,3 Students , Dept. of Electronics & Telecommunication , D.Y. Patil College Of Engineering , Akurdi
Pune, Maharashtra, India.
4 Project Guide , Dept. of Electronics & Telecommunication , D.Y. Patil College Of Engineering , Akurdi
Pune, Maharashtra, India.
ABSTRACT
Although looking towards the requirement, need of medicine . This vending machine provide medicine 24*7.
This machine will store medicine into it and according to user requirement it will dispatch the medicine. It
include major components such as Atmega16 controller, ESP8266 , DC Motor, IR sensor, Motor driver IC
(L293D) and container to dispatch medicine. Our vending machine can store different types of medicine such as
pain killers , cold , cough , fever, dizziness etc . DC Motor will rotate and accordingly it will dispatch the
medicine. IR sensor will sense the dropping count of medicine . Action of DC motor are controlled by motor
driver IC . All these systems are controlled by central ATmega16 controller, which is programmed to receive
input from the user via ESP8266 wifi module and to perform and control all the necessary components
required to dispense the medicine requested by the user. To place order user have to select the medicine from
the webpage . Webpage will introduce different section such as to select medicine, quantity of medicine
required , order confirmation and payment section . After user successful payment on the webpage order of the
medicine will be communicated to the controller through ESP8266 wifi module. ESP8266 wifi module can work
both as access point (can create hotspot) and as a station (to connect wifi ) . Main purpose is to provide
medicine in remote area , rural area where medical stores are not within reach . So this medicine vending
machine can be viewed as an automatic medicine vending machine to place the order on large scale so that
infinite number of user will be able to access it anytime.
Keywords: Atmega16 , ESP8266 , Medicine ,Webpage , Motor driver(L293D).
I. INTRODUCTION
As medical stores are not available at all circumstances, we can set up this machine at any place. Vending
machine have the mobility, they are portable and continue to deliver the services.
Customers can easily access the medicines in cases of emergency or whenever required and to avoid faulty
distribution of medicines to customers . There are a lot of people in India die due to lack of diagnosis in first
place and non-availability of medicine on time . This type of trouble arise when need of some medicine is
urgent and medical stores are not open , especially during night time. In remote areas and rural areas where
population is less, the patients have to face issue for absence of medicines . These are some of the main issues
that are being faced by the society in present scenario. To solve this problem automatic medicine vending
machine will provide medicine 24*7 anytime, anywhere.
It provide user-friendly environment to the user to have contact less payment method and delivery of medicine.
This make the system easy to use . All the order are placed on webpage which is easy to access and payments
are done from (open source) payment gateways . System will also show the availability of medicine to user . all
the data regarding payment , medicine stock can be access by owner of machine easily. All the updation can be
done by owner itself into the machine . In the case of payment fail or medicine not dispatch the user can easily
contact to owner regarding any query and problem will be solved from owner side itself . looking towards
increasing demand of medicine we can place more vending machine so it will be more helpful to user to access
it. This machine can be use in offices, schools, railway stations , and many more public places . An automatic
medicine vending machine with a inbuilt pill dispensing mechanism and a storage facility for the heaps of pills
that can be dispensed based on the user requirement. These machines can enhance the efficiency of medication
distribution. Automated dispensing machine improve patient safety.

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II. LITERATURE REVIEW
 ATM (All Time Medicine) Counter For Medicine Self-Dispensing :- All Time Medicine (ATM) is a machine
which delivers the medicine in emergency cases and ensure availability of medicines 24x7 and hence the
name “All Time Medicine”.
 Automatic Vending Machine For Medicines :- Accessibility to basic healthcare is an important part of
development towards building a healthy future. Medicines play important role in human’s life. Therefore
Medicine ATM will be very useful.
 Automatic Medicine Vending System Medical ATM :- This Medicine ATM is the one stop integrated
electronic machine which provide medicine anytime and anywhere. It is a convenient, faster and safest
with medicine at anytime and anyplace.
 Any Time Medicine Vending Machine :- The aim of this project is that people would be able to access the
medicines via patient kiosks in public places such as medical stores, malls, bus / railway stations, on
highways, areas where medical stores are limited.
III. DESIGN METHODOLOGY

Fig 1: Block Diagram

In the above figure of block diagram we can see different blocks such as ATmega16 controller, with the help of
the motor drivers, drives the concerned medicine cabinet having the medicine that the user needs. These motor
drivers control the rotation of the motor that dispenses medicines from the medicine cabinet. ESP8266 wifi
module will help in communication between controller and webpage . IR sensor sense medicine dropped . LCD
Display show IP address of webpage.
IV. WORKING PRINCIPLE
4.1 CIRCUIT DIAGRAM:
From the fig given below we have build the circuit diagram on proteus software . We are storing 5 different
medicines such as pain killer , cold , cough , fever, dizziness . In this circuit diagram we have used 5 IR sensors
to detect the count of medicine. We have also used DC motors to dispatch the medicine. Motor driver IC will
provide sufficient current to the DC motor for the operating purpose. LCD will display the IP address on its
screen that will be access by user.
The purpose of ESP8266 is to provide serial communication between user and controller. We have provided 5v
and 3.3v power supply to the circuit.

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Fig 2: Circuit Diagram

ATmega16 controller :- We use this controller to control all the necessary components . ATmega16 micro
controller is manufactured by Atmel corporation and comes under RISC family. It consist of 40 pins. ATmega16
has programmable watchdog timer with separate on-chip oscillator. It consist of four 8 bit ports such as port A,
port B, port C, port D. It also has some necessary peripherals like ADC , USART, SPI and analog comparator. It
consist of two 8 bit timer/ counter and one 16 bit timer/counter.
ESP8266 wifi module:- We use esp8266 for serial communication between user and controller. It is very user
friendly and low cost device to provide internet connectivity to the projects. This module having very powerful
enough onboard processing and storage capability that allows it to be integrated with the sensors. To
communicate with ESP8266 module, micro controller needs to use set of AT commands.
IR Sensor:- It detect the count of medicine. IR sensor is a electronic device , that emits the light to sense the
object of there surroundings . It also measure heat of an object as well as it detects the motion. It have 2 types
active infrared sensors and passive infrared sensor .The basic concept of IR sensors is used to detect the
obstacle
LCD Display 16*2:- We are using LCD display to display the IP address . 16*2 LCD is named because, it have 16
columns and 2 rows .It mainly operate on 4.7-5.3 volts. Basically it uses liquid crystal to produce visible image .
It consist of 2 registers namely , command and data register. We use 4 data pins (D4-D7) it is connected to the
controller pin (PB4-PB7). This displays are basically preferred for multi segment light emitting diode and seven
segments .
4.2 MEDICINE STORAGE MECHANISM
As we can see that we are having stack, shaft and motor. As we can see stack in the fig we are storing medicine
in the form of stack as we have 5 different medicine for a single medicine we are using one complete stack for it
to store medicine . We use rotating shaft is used to drop the medicine towards outlet . we are using motor to
rotate the shaft . By using this mechanism we can drop the particular medicine in required amount successfully.
V. SELECTION OF COMPONENTS
 ATmega16 controller
 6 – DC Motor
 3 – Motor Driver IC (L293D)
 5 – IR Sensor
 Wi-Fi module (ESP8266)
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 LCD 16*2
 Copper clad board (PCB)

Software used:
 Proteus (CKT DIAG)
 EasyEDA (PCB LAYOUT)
 Embedded C (ESP 8266)
 AVR C++ (MAIN PROG)
 Node.js (WEBPAGE)
VI. WEBPAGE
We have design webpage our with webpage IP address 192.168.43.89:5050 . By using webpage user can place
order of medicine which they required.

Fig 3 : View of webpage

In the above fig we can see webpage which we access by entering IP address in web browser. In medicine
section user can select the medicine they want and in quantity section user can enter quantity of medicine
required .

Fig 4: Order Medicine

In above fig we can see the list of medicine ordered by the user . After selecting medicine and quantity of
medicine required user will click on Add button to create list. Again user will select next medicine and click on
Add . In this way user can create their order list. After creating order list user will place order by clicking on
Order button. After this process order will be placed successfully.

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Fig 5: Payment Section

In the above fig we can see payment page . After placing order webpage will direct user to the payment section
where user have to make payment of order given . When the payment will be done successfully the machine
will dispatch medicine . If payment fails the medicine will not dispatch from the machine.
VII. APPLICATION
1.The concept is very much useful in day to day life for common people.
2. This can be implemented everywhere such as shopping malls.
3. It can be implemented on National Highways.
4.It can be installed in Railway stations
5. This medicine vending machine is mostly used in healthcare field.
6. In providing the medical facility at the doorstep to the required one.
7. It will be useful in providing medical facilities in busy areas such as Railway Stations, Airports, markets etc.
8. Provide facilities to people during their journey as this can be installed in the aircrafts, rails and ships.
9. This system can be used by the defense organization such as military, air force etc.
10. It will help rural India to get better medical facilities at much lower costs.
VIII. RESULT ANALYSIS
This paper has presented to our knowledge about vending machines present all over the world. The desired
outcome of the project is achieved as per the user’s requirements in the form of medicines dispensed by the
machine. It becomes easier for people to obtain medicines from vending machines rather than waiting in
queues for long hours. We also learned about the functioning of various instruments. This includes the
functioning of ESP8266 , Microcontroller ATmega16 controller, Motor drivers, IR Sensor, DC Motor , LCD
Display .
IX. CONCLUSION
From this concept we are conclude that, the automatic medicine vending machine is technically feasible to the
peoples. It is based on ATmega16 controller provide service. It gives availability of medicines all the time, also
in rural areas. it is very helpful and it gives e
Automated medical ATM system plays its major role in hostel areas, railway platforms, airports, and rural
areas. Implementation of this system reduces man power 24 hours availability service and also reduces time
consumption of access also.
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