Design and Implementation of Finite State Machine based Smart Parking Meter

In today's scenario uses of vehicles are increasing day by day along with the population, it creates a problem for vehicles. Finding a parking spot in most large cities is very challenging and irritating, especially during rush hour. Almost every major city in the globe has expensive parking, making it difficult to find a safe spot to leave the vehicle. To solve this problem, Smart parking meters are the main component to resolve the issue of management of parking systems and payments during parking vehicles. The proposed smart parking meter will automate the payment process, improve vehicle security within the parking area, and effectively manage traffic congestion by limiting the number of vehicles in the space at any given moment.In this paper, a finite state machine (FSM) based payment method of parking meters will be presented using Verilog language. The synthesis and simulation of the proposed smart parking meter is done using Xilinx VIVADO 2019.1. This proposed smart parking meter can be used in various applications such as shopping malls, movie theaters, public or private offices etc.