Virtual Booth

A coupon refers to a discount or special offer for a particular payment or service provided by a company or merchant to customers as an incentive to purchase specific products or services. Therefore, at UPNM (National Defence University of Malaysia), food coupons are used as an incentive by the Student Affairs Department to help alleviate the burden on students. The coupons used by UPNM are small printed paper vouchers representing RM 5 each. Consequently, a digital food coupon system was developed to replace the existing paper voucher system with a more systematic and effective medium. This system is designed specifically for UPNM students, food vendors, and the Student Affairs Department. It is a food coupon system that utilises RFID cards and data storage managed by the Student Affairs Department at UPNM. The existing coupon system has drawbacks because it relies on small paper vouchers. Additionally, the distribution of coupons still relies on manual methods, which can result in integrity issues as coupons may not be distributed to the correct students. The Digital Food Coupon System is built on the concept of the Internet of Things (IoT) using Arduino, RFID cards, and other hardware components. PHP MyAdmin is used as the database for storing data related to coupons and students. The system also employs HTML and PHP programming languages for the web application interface. This system simplifies the process of managing these coupons for both students and the management, specifically the Student Affairs Department at UPNM. Furthermore, it aligns with current technological advancements by implementing the IoT concept.