News: Ca-Ching. LEGO Brick Bank Dispenses Real Cash

100% functional LEGO ATM by Ronald McCrae. This bonafide brick bank performs the following functions:

• Bill scanner can be calibrated to accept any type of banknote
• Machine accepts only the type of bill for which it is calibrated
• Tolerances for bill acceptability are adjustable directly on-brick
• Viewable histogram compares calibration and live data from bill scanner
• Functional numeric keypad uses a combination of touch and light sensors
• Entire customer database is restored from flash memory at startup
• Customer database is automatically saved after each transaction
• ATM card is retained if wrong PIN code is entered three times
• ATM card is retained after a period of inactivity
• Coin and banknote value can be configured directly on-brick
• Uses a custom created 9x13 pixel rotated text font (pictured below)
• NXT buttons function as selectors for menu options displayed on-screen

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