Difference between revisions of "Best Practice for Designing a Rifidi APP"
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− | Once you have a clearer understanding of the Goal | + | Once you have a clearer understanding of the Goal then ask your self what problems are you looking to solve such as Asset Tracking, Inventory Control, Inventory Management, Automation of a business process through sensors/RFID, Work in Progress (WIP). Defnitions of these can be found in the business solutions offered by Transcends using the Rifidi Platform [http://www.transcends.co/solutions/business-solutions Transcends Sensor Business Solutions] |
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***No - One can be developed using the Sensor API - [[How_to_create_a_sensor_plugin | How_to_create_a_sensor_plugin ]] | ***No - One can be developed using the Sensor API - [[How_to_create_a_sensor_plugin | How_to_create_a_sensor_plugin ]] | ||
*The Application Design - Basically a Rifidi APP has access to any configured sensor/reader | *The Application Design - Basically a Rifidi APP has access to any configured sensor/reader | ||
+ | **What are you integrating with? (Such as MySQL database, Messaging Queue, ERP/CRM system via WebServices, Cloud/AWS) | ||
+ | **Example Jumpstart Rifidi Applications for those integrations mentioned can be found here [[Development_Jumpstarts | Rifidi APP Jumpstarts]] | ||
**1 What are the sensor business rules such as asset have arrived/departed, a group of tags have been identified, which asset is seen based on signal (RSSI) strength - An example application for capturing has a asset arrived can be found in the [[HelloWorld_App_Jumpstart | HelloWorld Application]]. | **1 What are the sensor business rules such as asset have arrived/departed, a group of tags have been identified, which asset is seen based on signal (RSSI) strength - An example application for capturing has a asset arrived can be found in the [[HelloWorld_App_Jumpstart | HelloWorld Application]]. | ||
***Are the business rules out of the box via Rifidi Services? | ***Are the business rules out of the box via Rifidi Services? | ||
***Yes - A list of out of the box Rifidi Services addressing these design challenges can be found in the [[Developer%27s_Guide | Developer's guide] or [[Rifidi_Services_Jumpstart]] | ***Yes - A list of out of the box Rifidi Services addressing these design challenges can be found in the [[Developer%27s_Guide | Developer's guide] or [[Rifidi_Services_Jumpstart]] | ||
− | ***No - A custom business rule can be developed using Esper (Esper is a trademark of EsperTech Inc) An example of custom Esper to create a work in | + | ***No - A custom business rule can be developed using Esper (Esper is a trademark of EsperTech Inc) An example of custom Esper to create a work in progress business rule can be found in the [[Northwind_Example_Application_-_Advanced_Development_Topic | Northwind Example Application]] - Note: A more advanced topic once familiar with developing a basic application such as [[HelloWorld_App_Jumpstart | HelloWorld Application]]. |
− | + | **Define the read zones required - This defines the relations the readers/sensors have to each other within the application such as 1 to 1 relationship, 1 to many, many to 1 (Note The readzone configurations also support regular expressions in the event you use a naming convention when defining read adapters to potentially represent relationships - How to define readzones can be found in the [[Developer%27s_Guide | Developer's guide] | |
− | * | + | **Are there any application properties required? Such as database parameters, Rifidi services parameters (timeouts, thresholds) |
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Revision as of 19:00, 26 August 2014
Here is an overview on the best practices for How to Approach designing a Rifidi Application
The Goal
First ask your self what is the goal of the application such as automation of a business process, increased productivity/efficiency, tracability of an asset, security, visibility into the supply chain etc..
Problems to be solved
Once you have a clearer understanding of the Goal then ask your self what problems are you looking to solve such as Asset Tracking, Inventory Control, Inventory Management, Automation of a business process through sensors/RFID, Work in Progress (WIP). Defnitions of these can be found in the business solutions offered by Transcends using the Rifidi Platform Transcends Sensor Business Solutions
Design
- What Hardware (readers and sensors) are you looking to use?
- Do these sensors come out of the box with Rifidi? (LLRP, Motorola, Impinj, Alien, ThingMagic, CSL, Thinkify, any handheld vis Generic Reader Adapter, Opticon Bar Code)
- Yes - Following the user's guide User's_Guide and/or quick start guide the sensor/reader adapter can be configured to start reading
- No - One can be developed using the Sensor API - How_to_create_a_sensor_plugin
- Do these sensors come out of the box with Rifidi? (LLRP, Motorola, Impinj, Alien, ThingMagic, CSL, Thinkify, any handheld vis Generic Reader Adapter, Opticon Bar Code)
- The Application Design - Basically a Rifidi APP has access to any configured sensor/reader
- What are you integrating with? (Such as MySQL database, Messaging Queue, ERP/CRM system via WebServices, Cloud/AWS)
- Example Jumpstart Rifidi Applications for those integrations mentioned can be found here Rifidi APP Jumpstarts
- 1 What are the sensor business rules such as asset have arrived/departed, a group of tags have been identified, which asset is seen based on signal (RSSI) strength - An example application for capturing has a asset arrived can be found in the HelloWorld Application.
- Are the business rules out of the box via Rifidi Services?
- Yes - A list of out of the box Rifidi Services addressing these design challenges can be found in the [[Developer's_Guide | Developer's guide] or Rifidi_Services_Jumpstart
- No - A custom business rule can be developed using Esper (Esper is a trademark of EsperTech Inc) An example of custom Esper to create a work in progress business rule can be found in the Northwind Example Application - Note: A more advanced topic once familiar with developing a basic application such as HelloWorld Application.
- Define the read zones required - This defines the relations the readers/sensors have to each other within the application such as 1 to 1 relationship, 1 to many, many to 1 (Note The readzone configurations also support regular expressions in the event you use a naming convention when defining read adapters to potentially represent relationships - How to define readzones can be found in the [[Developer's_Guide | Developer's guide]
- Are there any application properties required? Such as database parameters, Rifidi services parameters (timeouts, thresholds)