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myxpykalix
02-27-2014, 12:34 AM
Over 30 years ago in my video stores we would attach preprinted bar code stickers to videotapes and used a bar code reader to check out movies.

In the handibot video i saw them using a barcode and reader to automate making the parts and thought those of you who make several different parts for cabinets or whatever might benefit from some type of sorting system like that?

In my system we tied a certain barcode to a specific movie so when we called up a customer account we would scan the barcode and it would assign that movie to that person.

In the shopbot video it looks like he scans the barcode and that barcode triggers a specific toolopath.
I guess that eliminates calling up wrong toolpaths but i'm not sure how you, or if you need to, then tag the part with an associated barcode.

Brady Watson
02-27-2014, 09:53 AM
http://www.talkshopbot.com/forum/showpost.php?p=160760&postcount=17

Bob Eustace
02-27-2014, 04:14 PM
Yes I picked up on that too Jack. Just so cool and it even started the spindle. I like how the staff all wear Shopbot blue dust coats!

bcondon
02-27-2014, 05:04 PM
The bar code reader simply passes the text from the reader.

Ryan would need to confirm that you can redirect the input into the SB3 program....

But all it would be would be is a large SB script that functionally does the following


'Part Routine


'This is the only pen question is how to open a device in SB
Open "BarCOdeReader" for INPUT as #1


AskAgain:
Print "Please Enter Barcode"
' read bar code info
INPUT #1, &Partno

&ChooseSize = 99

IF &Partno = "12345" THEN FP, C:\SBparts\12345.sbp, , , , , 2
IF &Partno = "ABCDE" THEN FP, C:\SBparts\ABCDE.sbp, , , , , 2
IF &Partno = "Z1244" THEN FP, C:\SBparts\Z1244.sbp, , , , , 2


IF &In= 99 THEN PRINT "Bad Part Number "
GOTO AskAgain

CLOSE #1
END