Re: [bika-dev] [Bika Health] Bika LIMS instrument interfaces Re: Another. Resolved

[Campbell McKellar-B. <cam...@bi...>]

Hi,

When you say documentation are you referring to this:
https://github.com/bikalabs/Bika-LIMS/wiki/Creating-an-Instrument-Import-Interface?

If anything is left unsaid there, please mention it here or make a github
issue, so we can update the wiki.

Cheers,
Campbell



On 12 May 2014 15:16, lemoene <le...@bi...> wrote:

>  Thanks Adrian
>
>   Wrt instrument interfacing I am struggling to understand how this works
> from the documentation.
>
>
>   Probably the clue in the documentation is this part:
>
>  “Only instruments for which the import templates are available in the
> LIMS will be listed. Select the instrument where the results originate from”
>
>
> Could be
>
>    Does the above mean that you need to configure the instrument within
> BIKA yourselves?
>
>
> Any coder can add these file imports, those available already are released
> on the AGPL with the system and are available on the import and export
> menu's - the latter for those instruments capable of bi-directional file
> exchanges.
>
> Jordi and his team is developing another for our Brazilian friends on the
> list here and the technical documentation on how to do so is being
> developed in Bika's wiki, kindly sponsored by Aureo and team too.
>
> As for serial interfaces, most sponsors seem to opt for proprietary middle
> ware as a quicker and more affordable, with Bika speaking to that via the
> same such file exchange mechanism, with the option to import/export the
> files either automatically or manually by authorised users.
>
> Re getting these developed in say Python/Linux as FOSS remains first
> prize. I cc the dev list where this topic comes up from time to time
> (Alfonso are you listening?-) and also Huda and Nagesh who have plenty
> experience and starting to evaluate Bika Health now.
>
> It'll be great if we can have sponsors put bounties on the interfaces and
> they then be taken on from a wide developer base to deliver a free standing
> instrument server that can be used by other projects too (Bill?-).
>
> To get the ball rolling we might break the piggy bank and put a bounty on
> say the BD MGIT 960 or FACSCalibur that we regularly see in RFPs.
>
> Any bids? We have good valid specs for both.
>
> Any other instruments/specs sponsors? <grin>
>
>   Is this a setup that can be done by end users?  If not, what
> information would you require?
>
>
> It'll all be available in the wiki real soon  now.
>
>   I know that we have an instrument that uses ELISA as the calculation
> method but do not have further details at the moment.  I believe it is
> BioTek Elisa Plate Reader, but will confirm in another email.  Also please
> tell me the exact details that you require.
>
>
> If it does file exchanges, a layout specification and example files are
> enough.
>
> If serial/RS232 only, we can look around in the middleware catalogues. If
> you have a clear and up to date technical specification for the
> instrument's interface, please share that. Often difficult to get hold of.
>
> Bests
> Keep going!
> l
>
>
>
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