Weighing Machine configuration in Retail POS
Weighing Machine is a device which is used to measure the weight of an object. Weighing machine will be connected and configured to POS system to load the weight of the sales items in qty column.
Business rules
- Weighing machine should connected to the POS system in specific local port by the hardware vendor.
- The connected port of the weighing machine is will be found by Hyper-terminal application which will be downloaded from online*.
- Link for hyper-terminal download is https://www.hilgraeve.com/hyperterminal-trial/
- Once hyper-terminal is downloaded, run the application and install.
- After installation, few following settings to be enabled, country should be correct (india), area code should be entered (91) and after that enable all default settings.
- Once setting done, create a new file in hyper-terminal enter the name and run the file in one of the port which is showing, then the weight will be shown in hyper-terminal. If weight not shown try with other port names.
- Once user found the port in hyper-terminal, Open POS application, enable weighing machine in weighing scale menu. Also select the correct port where the weight is shown in hyper-terminal.
- Once the Weighing machine port is connected to POS System, the in Bill entry, the weight should be auto loaded on qty from the machine to POS when the item is loaded.
- Weight will be auto loaded to the weigh-able items only. Rest of the items will be unit based in billing screen.