Re: Connecting a Weighing Scales to the AS/400

Frank

At 03:19 PM 4/23/1998 -0800, you wrote:
>
>     Hi Folks,
>     
>     I have a client that wants to connect an Industrial Strength Weighing 
>     Scales to their AS/400. They currently are feeding data from their 
>     Shop floor devices into a PC (Using software called DCS 2, I think ?)
>     
>     Now I don't claim to know anything about this, however I have been 
>     told that there is an IBM wieghing scales (a model 4595 I belive ??)
>     
>     In short ;
>     1) Has anyone used any type of weighing scales directly or indirectly 
>     connected to the AS/400 ?
>     2) What problems could we encounter ?
>     3) What Scales are currently in use out there and where can I get 
>     advice on them ?

I was involved with a project that used scales in a shipping department
process. The key there was using the indicator (right term? been a while),
which had an RS-232 output, with the serial port on a PC. We were running a
VB app on the PC, which was connected to the 400. The VB app read and wrote
records to the 400, including order and customer information.

Another option is what is called a keyboard wedge, which can be directly
connected to a 400 dumb terminal. I don't know more about this, but believe
it's fairly straightforward. Again, the output of the electronic indicator
would be available to the application.

As far as info on scales, check your Yellow Pages. They'll be under scales
and/or bar code equipment, etc.

Feel free to contact me if you want. Can't promise much more, but maybe my
memory can be tweaked.

HTH

Vernon Hamberg
Systems Software Programmer
Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
400 Second Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN  55401-2499
(612) 371-1111 x480


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