SENTRON Knowledge Interface

Type: Mobile development

Requirements: The customer wanted one universal (iPhone/iPad) application which can scan QR and linear barcodes on different products and get up-to-date technical information. The application was required to have a convenient interface as well as the ability to download documentation in PDF, HTML, JPEG formats and store it on the device.

Challenge: The most complex issue was to implement barcode scanner which can recognize DataMatrix, QR and EAN13 barcodes. Additionally, the scanner had to be based on free APIs only.

Solution: Our developers spent much time to find a free solution, but no public scanner could decode all these types of barcodes. The iOS team combined two absolutely different APIs into one which has no analogs.

Results: The developed application provides the following functionality:

  • Barcode recognition
  • Asynchronous file downloading
  • Storing files in a database
  • PDF and HTML viewing

The application consists of the following sections:

  • Main menu with top news (provides the ability to choose the type of scanner)
  • History view (displays the last scanned MLFBs)
  • Favorites view (displays projects and devices marked as favorite)
  • Download view (shows downloading progress)
  • PDF view

SCREENSHOTS

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INFORMATION

Region: Worldwide

Industry: Automotive, Retail

Type: Mobile

Engagement model: Fixed cost model

Duration: 4 months

Staff: 2 developers

Platforms: iOS

TECHNOLOGIES

C/Object CCoreDataCoreVideoMapKitQuartzCoreUIKit

TESTIMONIAL

Since 2006 Siemens has been collaborating with Elinext in terms of the development of enterprise manufacturing execution system. With 348, 000 employees in more than 200 countries Siemens is one of the world’s largest supplier of power generation systems as well as medical diagnosis.