Difference between revisions of "Skittles M&M's Sorting Machine"

Revision as of 17:26, 18 November 2013

This is a Sorting Machine for separating the colors of Skittles and M&Ms into 5-6 cups.

Below is the BOM for the project. Useful if you want to replicate or make something similar to this.

No.	Part number	Description	Quantity	Cost
1	ARD-UNO	Arduino Uno	1	29.95USD
2	RE210-S1	Prototyping 2.54mm Pitch Board	1	2.95 USD
2	PSU-9V1A	Regulated switching 9VDC 1A power adapter	1	5.00 USD
2	ROB-09453	Analog Line Sensor (QRE1113) Breakout Board	1	2.95 USD
3	SEN-10701	Color Light Sensor (ADJD-S311-CR999) Evaluation Board	1	14.95 USD
4	S35-STD	GWS Robotic Continuous Rotation Servo	1	13.49 USD
5	S125-1T	GWS Sail Winch 360-degree Rotation Servo	1	19.95 USD
6	FEEDER	3D Printed Hopper/feed wheel	1	8.00 USD
6	SEEDER	3D Printed Carousel/item seeder	1	8.00 USD
4	PRT-10373	Jumper Wire 3-pin 12-inch	1	1.95 USD
5	PRT-10375	Jumper Wire 5-pin 12-inch	1	1.95 USD
6	IC-TUBE	IC/compoment plastic tube 23x20x500mm	10	free/0.50 USD
			Total	99.00 USD

The C code for the project is available below. It is Arduino IDE compatible and opens all the required libraries.

Download the package below to 3D print your own parts. The files are STL and ready to be imported into most 3D printing software.

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 | 5 || S125-1T || GWS Sail Winch 360-degree Rotation Servo || 1 || 19.95 USD
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-| 6 || FEEDER || 3D Printed Hopper/feed wheel || 1 || 5.00 USD
+| 6 || FEEDER || 3D Printed Hopper/feed wheel || 1 || 8.00 USD
 |-
-| 6 || SEEDER|| 3D Printed Carousel/item seeder || 1 || 5.00 USD
+| 6 || SEEDER|| 3D Printed Carousel/item seeder || 1 || 8.00 USD
 |-
 | 4 || PRT-10373 || Jumper Wire 3-pin 12-inch || 1 || 1.95 USD