Using QR Codes for writing test properties

[Dmoss]

Hello,

i am looking for a solution to fill up the test properties with a QR-Code Scan.

We are using about 7 test properties to describe the test setup and sample and every field must be filled manually by the test operator.

Due to very special and crytpic descriptions the operator was asking if it would be possible to scan a QR Code with all this information before the test. 

Does anybody has an idea if this will be possible?

Regards,

Dennis

[Brad]

There is not currently a way to have a QR code scanner fill in multiple properties in FlexLogger. Just so I understand your current work flow. Do you have a text editor open and the operator presses a button on a QR Scanner and it applies the text of the QR code in the text editor (i.e. like the key board had typed the information), and then you can copy/paste from the text editor to FlexLogger to fill in the various properties at the start of a test? I assume the text is multi-line and you want each line copied to a separate property in FlexLogger. Is that correct? If this is how you currently do things, I can bring up this feature request so it can be considered for future improvements.

Thanks,

Brad

[gregstoll]

Hi Dennis -

I believe you could do this through the FlexLogger Python API - it has the ability to connect to a running FlexLogger and set test properties. You'd have to figure out how to read the QR code in Python somehow, although it looks like there are external libraries that provide this.

Hope this helps!