⚠ Experimental — Vendilator is in beta. It is being actively developed and tested on real machines; features and hardware support may change. Get in touch before deploying in production.
// smart vending · MDB cashless · Raspberry Pi
Your vending machines,
fully connected.
Vendilator turns an MDB vending machine into a connected device with card payments, legal receipts and live monitoring — on your own POS, with no per-transaction commission to a vending network. One dashboard for the whole fleet.
08:14:32 IELKO-AABBCC → vend_success slot=A1 product="Coca-Cola 330ml" $1.50
08:14:51 IELKO-112233 → vend_success slot=B1 product="Red Bull 250ml" $2.50
08:15:03 IELKO-DEADBE → stock_low slot=C2 remaining=2
08:15:18 IELKO-AABBCC → vend_success slot=E1 product="Nescafé Can" $2.00
08:15:22▋
// features
Everything you need to run your fleet
Card payments on your own POS
The customer taps, the machine vends. Works with SumUp today; Viva.com and others are in progress. No vending-network middleman, no per-vend commission.
Legal receipts, automatically
Every sale can issue a fiscal retail receipt through a tax provider and print it. Greek AADE myDATA is supported today via accgr.com; more markets to follow.
MDB native
Direct MDB bus integration from a Raspberry Pi through a supported controller board. Card vend is verified end-to-end on a 2004 Azkoyen Palma B.
Real-time monitoring
Live telemetry from every machine — vends, errors and per-slot stock as they happen, with alerts before you run out.
Age verification
Planned: hold a vend for age-restricted products until the buyer confirms their age from their phone via an identity provider.
One-command setup
Run one command on the Pi. It registers the device, sets up the serial link and starts the agent. Updates roll out over the air.
// how it works
Up and running in minutes
Install the hardware
Connect a supported MDB controller board (Picovend EZ Bridge or qibixx MDB Pi Hat) to a Raspberry Pi 4/5, and the board to the machine's MDB bus. Add an optional receipt printer. Install Raspberry Pi OS Lite.
Run the install command
Copy the one-line command from your dashboard and run it on the Pi. It registers the device, sets up the serial link and reboots.
Device appears online
The agent connects to your account and the machine shows up in your fleet immediately. It stays reachable even without a controller attached.
Configure payments & receipts
Point it at your card terminal and, if you need them, a tax/invoicing provider. Assign products to slots and set stock — every vend is tracked from then on.
// pricing
Simple, transparent pricing
One-time hardware cost + low monthly subscription. No hidden fees.
// bill of materials
one kit per vending machine · off-the-shelf
What you need to build a node
| Item | Role | ≈ price | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| ● Raspberry Pi 4 or 5required | Runs the agent, talks to the cloud | €45–75 | raspberrypi.com ↗ |
| ● microSD 16GB+ · USB-C PSUrequired | Raspberry Pi OS Lite · the Pi needs its own supply | €15 | any |
| ● Picovend EZ Bridge (slave)required | MDB controller — this is the board we test with (card vend verified end-to-end). B2B order. | €60–90 | picovend.com ↗ |
| ○ qibixx MDB Pi Hatoptional | Alternative MDB controller — slave / master / sniffer. Integration in progress on older Azkoyen. | €80–120 | qibixx.com ↗ |
| ○ Neural Gear NG 2201 / 2202 printeroptional | 80mm thermal receipt printer · USB / serial / Ethernet · prints Greek + AADE QR | €65 | gerasis.net ↗ |
| ○ SumUp Solo readeroptional | Card payments · any supported provider works | €79 | sumup.com ↗ |
Base node (Pi + controller + card reader): ≈ €160–200 one-time. Add a receipt printer if you need fiscal receipts.
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// try it now
See it live with demo data
Open the demo dashboard — no sign-up. Explore controllers, vending machines, MDB settings, payments, receipts and transactions with pre-seeded data.
OPEN DEMO DASHBOARD →