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From: Campbell McKellar-B. <cam...@bi...> - 2014-05-16 11:15:32
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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 > > > > -- > -- > You received this message as subscriber to the "Bika Health" group. To > post, send email to bik...@go.... To unsubscribe, mail > bik...@go.... For more options, visit this > group at http://groups.google.co.za/group/bika-health?hl=en > |