RaceMedic Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Has anyone every added a sensor to their donation box ?! My thought was to have a sensor inside the donation box and when someone makes a donation it would trigger a component of my display to turn on .. calling it our "Magical Donation Box". I was thinking of a through beam sensor but am looking for something that is long to cover the full length of the opening. Just curious if anyone has done / tried this before. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilmoney Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Might be overkill but a motion sensor installed inside the box wired up to any LOR controller that is capable of running standalone would work great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebuechner Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 I may be overthinking it but you can get an ultrasonic sensor to run off of an arduino board to set a trigger the microcontroller can be programmed to do anything you would like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaceMedic Posted January 15, 2015 Author Share Posted January 15, 2015 Might be overkill but a motion sensor installed inside the box wired up to any LOR controller that is capable of running standalone would work great!But would the motion sensor pick up bills of change being put in the box?That is why I was thinking a through beam sensor. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portcity_gt Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Put a lid over the slot with a micro switch that closes when you open the lid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Cockroft Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Most motion sensors will not pick up bills or change being put in the box. They are looking for the moving body heat of a person. A photoelectric beam or a switch on a cover/door would work best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cenote Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 keep it simple, micro switch on the door to a trigger on LOR or a stand-a-lone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spomalley Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 This is a fairly simple way to do it: How to make a letters to Santa box with trigger: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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