The document discusses hardware integration with FileMaker. It begins with a brief history of early integrations starting in the 1980s. It then covers different types of integration including data capture (e.g. barcodes, RFID) and data control (e.g. displays, motors). Examples of recent integrations are also presented. The remainder of the document demonstrates an automated store integration, explaining the various hardware components and how they connect and communicate with FileMaker.
2. HOnza Koudelka
Co-founder and co-owner of24U Software,
FBA Platinum Member
Developing FileMaker solutions since 1991
Mad Optimizer and Achiever of the Impossible
Vendor session speaker at FileMaker DevCon,
spoke at Pause[x]London and Pause[x]Berlin,
remotely at PauseOnError Portland,
FileMaker Konferenz 2016, 2017, 2018
FileMaker 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
Certi鍖ed Developer
FileMaker Mad Dog Award 2011 winner
Winner of the FileMaker DevCon 2015
Developer Cup
6. Growing Experience
Dongles
Phone Systems
Phidgets
Digital Scales
Medical Devices
RFID
Barcodes
Raspberry Pi
LED Strips
Mobile Printers
Payment Terminals
Arduino
9. Data Capture
Person/Asset/Good/Document Identi鍖cation
Barcodes, RFID, Caller ID, Credit Card
State/Quality Evaluation
Physical, Chemical, Electrical, Medical
Information Exchange
OCR, Communication Interfaces
10. Data Control
Driving Human Decisions
Optical: Displays, Lights, Printers
Audible: Alarms, Bells, Buzzers, Beeps
Automation
Motors, Valves, Pumps, Lasers, Relays
Analog, Multi-State, Digital
11. Internet of Things
Kevin Ashton, co-founder of
the Auto-ID Center at MIT,
鍖rst mentioned the internet
of things in a presentation he
made to Procter & Gamble
(P&G) in 1999.
12. Technology Decisions
Power
Connection
Communication
Integration
Durability
Reliability
Security
Efficiency
Ease of Use
Cost
13. Integration Choices
Native (Free)
Keyboard Simulation
Data API
Insert from URL
Smooth (Easy to use, Easy to implement)
Plug-In
15. Demo Under The Hood
Data
API
Phidgets
RFID
Barcode
Motors
USB
Weight
Credit Card
Receipt
Bluetooth
Laser
iOS App SDK
LED
s
Raspberry Pi
Data API
HTTP
iPad
iPhone
Bluetooth
iOS App SDK