[Koha-devel] RFID and other hardware moves...

[Ignacio Javier]

Thanks, Galen, and excuses, I'm new to it, but in the information I've got
related to 3M's SIP seems to be a vacuum related to something that suposedly
has to handle the arrival of a defined message structure  (f.e.):

(...)
Sample checkin message:

09<no block><transaction date><return date><current location><institution
id><item identifier><terminal password><item properties><cancel>
(...)

My questions are (RFID related, I understand barcode is trivial):

a) Is this whole streamline of message mapped to keyboard (key strokes)?

b) What something knows when to start the process of and how to express the
fact that a book appeared in the RFID range in a or a succession of koha
form field/s?

Ignacio Javier Gómez Rodríguez
Analista - Programador

Tfno: 902905590 - Fax:  981571425
ignacio.gomez at coremain.com
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> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: Galen Charlton [mailto:galen.charlton at liblime.com]
> Enviado el: lunes, 10 de marzo de 2008 17:19
> Para: Ignacio Javier
> CC: Koha-devel at nongnu.org
> Asunto: Re: [Koha-devel] RFID and other hardware moves...
> 
> Hi,
> 
> On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 11:02 AM, Ignacio Javier
> <ignacio.gomez at coremain.com> wrote:
> >  I just was wandering if Koha 3 has done any integration with RFID
> and/or
> >  optical barcode readers, is already started, planned or is just a
> "wrap,
> >  wrap... doit yourself"?.
> 
> As far as I know, no special integration is required.  Most RFID and
> barcode readers simply pass the barcode or RFID number to applications
> via the keyboard interface, so as long as items.barcode is wide enough
> to accommodate the longest numbering standard in use, nothing special
> is needed.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Galen
> --
> Galen Charlton
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