New Live Entry: Connecting Devices to Stockbook

New Live Entry: Connecting Devices to Stockbook

Live Entry: Connecting Devices to Stockbook

If a COM port is not assigned, then Stockbook can't communicate with it, and you will need to contact your hardware manufacturer.
If you are using a USB-Serial adaptor to attach your hardware with a cable, you will need to ensure that the correct driver for that adaptor is loaded on your computer.
Drivers may need to be downloaded.  Please see below for some common downloads:****
If you connect the cable while you have internet access (or the CD that came with it), it should automatically install the driver.  You might be able to download the driver from the manufacturers website too.

Step 1. Connect Device

Connected devices can be setup from three different parts of Stockbook:

► OPTION 1: Live Entry Window
i. Click on the Live Entry toolbar icon.
ii. Click on the Devices icon.


 

► OPTION 2:
From within Stockbook after clicking on the green "Start Live Entry", click on:
  1. Setup, 
  2. Setup Devices. 


 

► OPTION 3:
In Stockbook, click on the 
  1. Electronic Id.,
  2. Setup.


 

Step 2. Configure your Device

In the Device Set Up / Discovery screen, you can start to configure your devices:
  1. Click on the drop-down arrow to select the device (Brand/Model) you wish to connect.
  2. If your device is discoverable, click on Find my reader/scales/barcode/drafter. This will search for the device.


  • Click OK to the Warning message: 'Before proceeding, please ensure that the device is plugged in (or connected via Bluetooth) and turned on.'

  • Click OK to the Information message: 'The device was found on COMP9'. 
    This message will only appear if your device is discoverable.

    OR

  • Click OK to the Warning message: 'The selected device could NOT be located.'  
    This message will only appear if your device is non-discoverable.
Step 3. Device Discoverable or Non-Discoverable
  1. Stockbook will find your device if it is discoverable.
    • If it is discoverable, a green light will appear beside the device name. Status: Device found on applicable port COM9.
    • COM9 is just an example port, it could be another

For example:



ii.  If your device is non-discoverable, you will need to manually set up it up. Click here for Manual Setup
    1. If it is non-discoverable, a white light will remain beside the device name. Status: Device could not be found port COM9.
  For example:


 

Step 4. Test Device

  • Once your device has been discovered and is connected, you can test that it is working properly by clicking on the Test button.

  • For example: To Read An EID Tag Reader:
    •  Click on the Test button.
    •  Read an EID Tag.
    •  The EID number of that tag will appear in the Terminal Test box. 

  • If nothing appears in the Terminal Test box, the device (reader in this case) is not connected properly.

  • Refer to Manual Setup for Devices or contact Practical Systems for more help.


v.  Once the test is working, close out of this test window and the Setup Devices window.

Step 5: Starting Live Entry

Open Live Entry and you will see that you should have green buttons next to your connected devices.

Click Start Live Entry.


You are now ready to use your devices for data entry in Stockbook Live Entry. 

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