General Function
Using the smart warehouse application as an example, we can display the information of warehouse item numbers on individual ePaper displays through the following four steps:
Data Collection: Gather the item number information from the warehouse management system.
Template Design: Design a template with a user-friendly template designer.
Data Assignment: Assign the transmitted data to specific EPD displays corresponding to the designated items.
EPD Display Update: Update the EPD displays with the assigned item number information, ensuring each display shows the correct data for its respective item.
Data Collection
Step 1. Prepare and import your item (storage) data
Open an Excel, generate the item (storage) data you want to show on the EPD device, and save as a CSV file.
Step 2. Navigate to the Item Data page on DeviceOn/ePaper, and create a data source named as Storage.
Step 3. Click the Select File button and import the item (storage) data you just prepared.
Step 4. Upload successfully.
Template Design
Create a new template
Step 1. Navigate to Template page, and click the Create a new one option.
Step 2. Decide a template name.
Step 3. Based on EPD devices, you should choose the correct EPD model.
Step 4. Use the data source you just created. In this case, we use Storage as our data source.
In the Canvas setting, you can decide the following:
EPD Model: as EPD-230 (2.9” BW) according to which EPD device you have.
Data Source as Storage, which is the item (storage) data you just upload in the Data Collection section.
Template Name as Storage_t1.
Direction as Landscape or Portrait and Display Orientation as Reverse or Forward, which you can check schematic view below.
Background color for the canvas.
After setting these, please save it by clicking the save icon.
Static Label Component
Step 1. You can set up a Label by dragging the first icon to a specific position.
Step 2. In the Property setting, you can decide the following:
Position and Size
Value, which is the static text you want to show permanently
Font family, Font size, Alignment, Font color, and so on.
Step 3. After setting these, please save it by clicking the save icon.
Image Component
Step 1. You can set up an Image by dragging the Image icon to a specific position.
Step 2. In the Property setting, you can decide the following:
Position and Size
Value, which have two kinds of situations.
When you choose == User Defined ==, you can upload a Static Image as Logo.
When you choose others, you assign the column of your item data as an image file name (Dynamic Image).
Brightness Enhancement
Dithering Enhancement
Step 3. After setting these, please save it by clicking the save icon.
Shape Component
Step 1. You can set up a Shape by drag the Shape icon to a specific position.
Step 2. In the Property setting, you can decide the following:
Position and Size
Value, which you can choose Rectangle, Triangle, and Circle
Line Width
Line Color
Fill Color
Background Color
Step 3. After setting these, please save it by clicking the save icon.
Dynamic Text Component
Step 1. You can set up a Text by dragging the Text icon to a specific position.
Step 2. In the Property setting, you can decide the following:
Position and Size
Value, which you can choose the column of your item (storage) data
Font family, Font size, Alignment, Font color, and so on.
Step 3. After setting these, please save it by clicking the save icon.
Line Component
Step 1. You can set up a Line by dragging the line icon to a specific position.
Step 2. In the Property setting, you can decide the following:
Position and Size
Direction, which is Horizontal or Vertical
Line color
Line Width
Step 3. After setting these, please save it by clicking the save icon.
QR Code Component
Step 1. You can set up a QR Code by dragging the QR Code icon to a specific position.
Step 2. In the Property setting, you can decide the following:
Position and Size
Value, which have two situations.
When you choose == User Defined ==, you can assign it as Static Content by filling in the data in the Sample field.
When you choose others, you assign the column of your item data as Dynamic Content. This will change value according to bound data.
Step 3. After setting these, please save it by clicking the save icon.
Barcode Component
Step 1. You can set up a Barcode by dragging the Barcode icon to a specific position.
Step 2. In the Property setting, you can decide the following:
Position and Size
Value, which have two situations.
When you choose == User Defined ==, you can assign it as Static Content by filling in the data in the Sample field.
When you choose others, you assign the column of your item data as Dynamic Content. This will change value according to bound data.
Step 3. After setting these, please save it by clicking the save icon.
Preview & Export
Step 1. You can click the preview icon to give you the first view of your template. You can modify and save it if necessary.
Step 2. You also can export as a JSON file as a backup copy in case next time you want to use it on another DeviceOn/ePaper server.
Data Assignment
In this section, you can bind the item data (from Data Collection) and the template (from Template Design) to an EPD device
Step 1. Navigate to the EPD Controller page, and choose the EPD device you want to bind with. Click the Bind action as below.
Step 2. Select a specific item and a specific template.
Step 3. Bind the template and data successfully.
EPD Display Update
In this section, you can trigger the transmit command on an EPD device.
Step 1. Navigate to the EPD Controller page, and choose the EPD device you want to transmit the image. Please click the Transmit icon as below.
Step 2. You can decide the following transmit parameters:
Which page
Refresh immediately after transmit
Blink LED lights or not after transmit
Step 3. Send command successfully. After few minutes, you will see EPD device displays the content.
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