Pills and Care
Intelligent Pill Dispenser
Hardware development for a connected pill dispenser designed to improve medication management through secure dispensing, real-time monitoring, and optimized motor control.
Pills and Care develops electronic solutions to help patients manage their medication and enable healthcare providers to monitor treatment remotely. For their next-generation intelligent pill dispenser, they needed to integrate multiple hardware modules and functionalities into a more robust, secure, and manufacturable design.
The challenge was to combine reliable medication dispensing, access control, environmental monitoring, and connectivity within a compact hardware platform while maintaining ease of use and manufacturing efficiency.
What We Built
Focus designed and developed the hardware architecture for the next generation of Pills and Care's intelligent pill dispenser.
The solution centered around an ESP32-WROOM SoC and integrated Wi-Fi connectivity, motor drivers, temperature and humidity sensors, case-opening detection, RFID-based access control, audio feedback, and power management.
The development included schematic design, component library creation, PCB layout for the main and auxiliary boards, prototyping, and hardware validation.
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Impact
The redesigned hardware platform brought multiple functions together into a single, reliable system designed around secure medication management.
Integrated Hardware Platform
Multiple development modules and functionalities were consolidated into a unified hardware design, simplifying the product architecture and integration process.
Secure Access & Dispensing
RFID-based access control and case-opening detection helped prevent unauthorized access while supporting controlled medication dispensing.
Real-Time Monitoring
Integrated sensors and Wi-Fi connectivity enabled the dispenser to monitor relevant conditions and transmit data to support remote medication management.
Optimized Motor Control
The hardware was designed to provide more reliable and precise control of the dispensing mechanism, supporting consistent medication delivery.
The result was a more robust and manufacturable hardware platform that strengthened Pills and Care's connected medication management solution.
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