In retail business especially supermarkets there are 3 features that are not part of ERPNext
- Weight machine integration. This is an essential tool when selling loose items like fruits, vegetables, nuts etc. The price is printed on the barcode stickers and scanned at cash counter. Am sure all know how the process works. Here’s an example of the machine
https://www.mycomsys.com/weighing_scale.html
Here’s the script by @adam26d shared on the thread
@olamide_shodunke were you able to make it work?
- Price display using customer VFD
Customer displays LPOS-VFD
VFD are either connected via USB or RS232 ports. They can be integral part of a point of sales machine or connected separately as independent unit. Some countries have consumer law which mandates seller in displaying price as the items are scanned at the cash counter. I searched discuss thread for VFD but didn’t come up with any result.
Am sure some member of community has done this. Odoo has done it and I was able to get the script folder. I have uploaded the whole folder here. I have never tried Odoo so dont know if it actually works.
Some of our whiz members may look at the script and find ways of using it in ERPNext.
- 2nd screen display. Some POS machines have a smaller non-touch LCD. They usually mirror the POS display. Some software display the item, qty price etc. Maybe run advertisement as header or footer.
It is always either VFD or LED Display that is used. On priority basis I would work on VFD before LED.
Along with enhancement of POS lets look at how these 3 features can also be accommodated in the core to make it rock solid.