BoilerMake/podpod

[deprecated] Communication software for podpod base stations

PodPod Communication

Project Status

Project is now deprecated.

Info

This script is used to communicate with the BoilerMake Backend, and allows for ID barcodes to be scanned and then recorded on the API server. We used a Raspberry Pi to process the scanner input.

Prerequisites and Installation

• You must have the BoilerMake Backend installed
  • Setup the backend and generate a PODPOD_KEY
• Install Python 3
• Install Requests
• Copy config.sample.ini to config.ini and fill in your details. Make sure that your API url does not have a trailing slash

Make sure that your Raspberry Pi is connected to the internet, and has a USB Barcode Scanner plugged in. Then, execute sudo python task.py

If you want to run this on a desktop or laptop, run the script with the --stdin option.

Use --help to view all options.