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How to Make a Secured Parcel Pickup Box with Arduino -- Episode 575

Everyone knows the dreaded feeling of having to pick up your parcel full of project parts from the Couriers pickup station, but at least it arrived! Being able to do that around the clock without worrying what time the shop opens is pretty convenient.  Clem sells stuff online and local customers like to save on shipping costs by picking the items up in person. Since Clem can't be available 24/7 he decided to build an open source electronic pickup box. A 6 digit code sent via email is all the customer needs to get the desired item from the box! Powered by an Arduino Leonardo and wrapped in a convenient easy to use shield, this should enable anyone to build their own pickup box for various tasks.

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Bill of Material:

Product Name Manufacturer Quantity Buy Kit
"SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC Metal Enclosure SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 1 Buy Now
"DFROBOT Battery Holder DFROBOT optional Buy Now
"PANASONIC Solid State Relay PANASONIC AC variant Buy Now
3V relay PANASONIC 1 Buy Now
"ARDUINO leonardo Development Board Arduino 1 Buy Now
"MULTICOMP 3D Printer Filament MULTICOMP 1 Buy Now
 

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Keypad shield pcb – files in the downloads

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  • I like the overall design. I could also see such a lockbox in a workshop to limit access to tools or materials.

    It won't stop someone that REALLY wants to get in, but it also provides some basic access control with a potential for logging.

    Other additions I would consider: NFC reader (especially for owner access), battery backup, and WiFi for remote access/logging.

    Bummer about the solid state relay. I highly doubt you're the only one who didn't realize they require an AC waveform to work correctly. (They're basically just an SCR.) But, good job past-Clem for designing a mechanical relay footprint!

  • in reply to baldengineer

    I agree with al lthese points, the things that makes soldi state relays trippy is that they correctly switch on from a reset, but never deactivate, which makes debugging stupidly nervwrecking when you don't know whats going on.

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