Coin Collector

Sample code for Coin Collector attached to an Arduino. This code was taken from Instructables

const int coinInt = 0;


volatile float coinsValue = 0.00;
int coinsChange = 0;
//A Coin has been inserted flag

void setup()
{
  Serial.begin(9600);

  attachInterrupt(coinInt, coinInserted, RISING);
  //If coinInt goes HIGH (a Pulse), call the coinInserted function
  //An attachInterrupt will always trigger, even if your using delays
}


void loop()
{
  if (coinsChange == 1)
    //Check if a coin has been Inserted
  {
    coinsChange = 0;
    //unflag that a coin has been inserted

    Serial.print("Credit: £");
    Serial.println(coinsValue);
    //Print the Value of coins inserted
  }
}




//The function that is called every time it recieves a pulse
void coinInserted(){
  coinsValue = coinsValue + 0.05;
  //As we set the Pulse to represent 5p or 5c we add this to the coinsValue
  coinsChange = 1;
  //Flag that there has been a coin inserted
}