Lab Inventory System
Transcript of Lab Inventory System
Hans-‐Pe(er Halvorsen, M.Sc.
Label Writer Access Card with Barcode Barcode Reader
Lab Inventory System
Lab Inventory System (LIS)
1. Register Equipment Data -‐ Then Print out a Barcode Label and sFck it to the Equipment . This is done by the Lab Administator
2. Register User Data -‐ Then Print out a Barcode Label and sFck it to the back of the Users Access Card (some cards have already a Barcode that can be used)
3. Equipment Loan -‐ Scan the Barcode on the Users Access Card -‐ Scan the Barcode located on the Equipment -‐ Do the same when returning the Equipment
System Overview
Lab Inventory System
3. Ready to Loan
Print Labels with Label Printer App
SFck Labels on the Equipment
SFck Label on the Users Access Card (if they dont have it already)
2. Register User Data
1. Register Equipment Data
You may use either Lab Inventory Web Site or Loan App
Lab Inventory Web Site
Label Printer App
Equipment Loan App
Register InformaFon
Print Labels
Loan Equipment
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3 Simple Steps
User InformaFon
Equipment InformaFon
Barcode Labels
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Lab Inventory System (LIS)
Lab Inventory Web Site
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• Register Equipment Data (Administrators only)
• Register User Data • Loan/Retur Equipment • Reserve Equipment • Get Overview of exisFng Equipments and Loans
• etc.
Label Printer App
• Used by the Lab Administrator in order to Print Barcode Labels on the Lab Equipment and on the Users Access Cards.
• Note! You need to use the Lab Inventory Web Site in order to Register Equipment and User Data
• Install the App on you Computer and a(ach a Dymo LabelWriter 450, then you are ready.
Note! The App needs to be installed on the Computer you are using
Label Printer App Select between different Label Sizes, Label Text, Number of Copies, etc.:
Note! Each unit of Equipment will have an unique Barcode
Label Printer App
Small: 19mm x 51mm Medium: 25mm x 55mm Large: 28mm x 89mm
Labels Sizes
USB-‐6008
10001-‐1 10001-‐1 10001-‐1
3 Text Lines
12345
Per Hansen
Student Number
Student Name
Equipment Name
Default choice
Equipment Type
Running Number that makes all units unique
Use this size for small equipment
Equipment Loan/Return App • Used by the Person that needs to Loan (and Return) Equipment
• You need to use a Barcode Scanner in order to use it.
Equipment Loan: 1. Scan the Barcode located on the Equipment 2. Scan the Barcode on the Users Access Card -‐ Do the same when returning the Equipment
Note! The App needs to be installed on the Computer you are using
Note! Each unit of Equipment will have an unique Barcode
This means the students need to give back the correct unit (not a unit borrowed from a friend)
Lab Inventory StaFon
Barcode Scanner Dymo Label Writer 450
Intel NUC small-‐size Computer
Preconfigured Lab Inventory System with everything you need, including Lab Inventory Web Site, Label Printer App and Equipment Loan App. Use the Touch Screen in order to register Equipment, Print Labels or Loan Equipment
20” Touch Screen Monitor
Barcode Scanner Barcode Printer Lab Equipment
Touch Screen Lab Inventory System Sodware installed 1. Lab Inventory Web Site 2. Label Printer App 3 Equipment Loan App
PC
Lab Inventory StaFon Prototype
System Architecture
Data-‐base
Server Clients
Web Server
Web Browser
Label Printer App
Loan App
WinForm, C#
HTML, CSS, JavaScript
Web Service
Internet
C#
Inventory System Web Site
ASP.NET
Furter Work • Create Mobile/Phone Apps for loan/return of Equipment where we use the phones camera for reading the Barcodes (iOS, Android, Windows Phone)
• Replace exisFng “Label Printer App” and “Loan App” (using old WinForm technology) with new Windows Store Apps
• Extend “Lab Inventory Web Site” with more funcFonality and improved usability
• Use RFID technology which is built into the Access Cards
Hans-‐PeRer Halvorsen, M.Sc. Telemark University College Faculty of Technology Department of Electrical Engineering, InformaXon Technology and CyberneXcs
E-‐mail: [email protected] Blog: hRp://home.hit.no/~hansha/
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