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Weigh Station Steven Hawley
Use this command to install Weigh Station:
winget install --id=Twistedst.scale-serial-reader -e An Electron application with node serialport that streams data from a serial-usb to a website.
Weigh Station is an Electron-based application designed to stream data from a serial-USB scale to a web interface. It provides real-time connectivity between hardware devices and digital platforms, enabling seamless integration of scale measurements into websites or applications.
Key Features:
- Real-time data streaming from serial-USB scales
- Integration with web pages for immediate data visualization
- Compatibility with various serial-USB devices
- Easy-to-use interface for developers and businesses
Audience & Benefit:
Ideal for developers, logistics professionals, and businesses needing to integrate scale data into web-based systems. Weigh Station simplifies the process of connecting hardware to software, allowing users to focus on their core operations while ensuring accurate and efficient data handling.
This application can be installed via winget, making it accessible to a wide range of users.
README
scale-serial-reader
An Electron app that utilizes Serialport to read from a serial-usb scale and then inject the data into a webpage.
Originally cloned from electron-serialport
This is a minimal Electron application based on the Quick Start Guide within the Electron documentation.
A basic Electron application needs just these files:
package.json- Points to the app's main file and lists its details and dependencies.main.js- Starts the app and creates a browser window to render HTML. This is the app's main process.index.html- A web page to render. This is the app's renderer process.
You can learn more about each of these components within the Quick Start Guide.
To Use
To clone and run this repository you'll need Git and Node.js (which comes with npm) installed on your computer. From your command line:
# Clone this repository
git clone https://github.com/electron/electron-quick-start
# Go into the repository
cd electron-quick-start
# Install dependencies
npm install
# Run the app
npm start
To Package and Create Installer
If these commands are successful, the packaged app will be placed inside the dist folder.
# Package for Windows
npm run dist
This repo contains the bare minimum code to have an auto-updating Electron app using electron-updater with releases stored on GitHub.
If you can't use GitHub, you can use other providers:
- Complete electron-updater HTTP example
- Complete electron-updater from gitlab.com private repo example
NOTE: If you want to run through this whole process, you will need to fork this repo on GitHub and replace all instances of iffy with your GitHub username before doing the following steps.
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For macOS, you will need a code-signing certificate.