This is a DiscontinuedProject. It has been finished and is in a stable state now. Currently, no effort is made for further work here. The inventory system works fine, and does everything I wanted it to do. Meanwhile, though, I have found more and more useful features for this, which I am currently implementing. I plan to generate a releasable version of this in the nearer future, with documentation and the possibility of easy adoption for other people's use.
For my CategoryElectronics projects, I need several small parts in small to huge quantities. It is critical to keep an overview of which parts are in stock, which are needed for specific projects, and which I should order.
For this, I have started to implement an web-based electronics inventory management system, based on python and mysql. Currently, I use it with manual data input, that is, whenever I add things to the inventory or take parts out of it, I have to manually search the right inventory item, and correct the number of things in stock.
I have written some script to generate barcoded labels for the bags and boxes I keep my parts in, use a barcode reader for easy input to keep the stock database current. The script also includes another file, where some checksumming routine is defined: tags.py
As the barcode reader I have had "in stock" had quite a hard time reading the codes from plastic bags, I have now ordered a more professional hand-held USB barcode reader and will develop (and publish) more software later. For example, a working prototype of a small X application (also written in Python using PyGTK) exists that provides a quick method for adding to and removing from the inventory database. Pick the right box or bag, swipe the reader over it, and a part at a time will be booked out of the inventory for use in projects.
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As an example of the features implemented so far, a few screenshots... I will write more documentation when I have finished writing code.
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