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Specifies an API call on our server.
Because it uses the ultimate standard – a simple web URL
Pick-to-Light URL Sections
Our Pick-to-Light system works with your existing ERP or WMS or even Google Docs. A simple URL request, sent to our server on the Amazon Cloud, causes the associated Pick-to-Light device to light up with the picker’s name, SKU and quantity to pick!
Code Samples
These code samples will help you integrate the Pick-to-Light devices with your WMS or ERP.
PHP Example
function init()
{
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL,"https://www.sku-keeper.com/?q=node&destination=node");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, 1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_USERAGENT, 'PHP script');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, 1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_COOKIEJAR, "cookie.txt");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_COOKIEFILE, 'cookie.txt');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, "name=yourname&pass=yourpassword&form_id=user_login_block");
ob_start(); // prevent any output
curl_exec ($ch); // execute the curl command
ob_end_clean(); // stop preventing output
curl_close ($ch);
unset($ch);
}
function lightDevice($devID,$line1,$line2,$time = 10,$flash = TRUE) {
if ($flash) {
$cmd = 'message';
}
else {
$cmd = 'pick';
}
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, 1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER,1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_COOKIEFILE, "cookie.txt");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL,"https://www.sku-keeper.com/api/$devID/$cmd/$line1/$line2/15,c5,4/$time");
$buf3 = curl_exec ($ch);
curl_close ($ch);
}
init();
lightDevice('E8D787:72D9D7','hell','yeah');
lightDevice('FFFE81:A42B35','hell','yeah');
lightDevice('FAAD4B:8E336A','hell','yeah');
lightDevice('FF754A:E24C16','hell','yeah');
lightDevice('FB9915:C956FC','hell','yeah');
Python Example
'''Still untested! Sorry.
import requests
session = requests.Session()
def init():
postData = {
'name': 'yourusername',
'pass': 'yourpassword',
'form_id': 'user_login',
'op': 'Log in'
}
loginUrl = 'https://www.sku-keeper.com/?q=node&destination=node'
response = session.post(loginUrl, data=postData)
def lightDevice(devID,line1,line2)
newUrl = 'https://www.sku-keeper.com/api/'+devID+'/message/'+line1+'/'+line2+'/15,c5,4/10'
response = session.get(newUrl)
init()
lightDevice('E8D787:72D9D7','hell','yeah')
lightDevice('FFFE81:A42B35','hell','yeah')
lightDevice('FAAD4B:8E336A','hell','yeah')
lightDevice('FF754A:E24C16','hell','yeah')
lightDevice('FB9915:C956FC','hell','yeah')
Javascript Example
//still untested
var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
function init()
{
xhr.open('POST', 'https://www.sku-keeper.com/?q=node&destination=node', true);
xhr.setRequestHeader('Content-type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded');
xhr.send('name=yourname&pass=yourpassword&form_id=user_login_block');
}
function lightDevice(devID,line1,line2,time = 10,flash = TRUE)
{
var cmd = '';
if (flash) {
cmd = 'message';
}
else {
cmd = 'pick';
}
xhr.open('GET','https://www.sku-keeper.com/api/'+devID+'/'+cmd+'/'+line1+'/'+line2+'/15,c5,4/'+time);
xhr.send();
}
init();
lightDevice('E8D787:72D9D7','hell','yeah');
lightDevice('FFFE81:A42B35','hell','yeah');
lightDevice('FAAD4B:8E336A','hell','yeah');
lightDevice('FF754A:E24C16','hell','yeah');
lightDevice('FB9915:C956FC','hell','yeah');
Google App Script Example
function init()
{
var formData = {
'name': 'yourname',
'pass': 'yourpassword',
'form_id': 'user_login_block',
};
var options = {
'method' : 'post',
'payload' : formData,
'contentType': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
'muteHttpExceptions': false,
'followRedirects':false
};
var response = UrlFetchApp.fetch('https://www.sku-keeper.com/', options);
return response.getAllHeaders()['Set-Cookie'];
}
function lightDevice(devID,line1,line2,time,flash,cookie)
{
var cmd = '';
if (flash) {
cmd = 'message';
}
else {
cmd = 'pick';
}
var options = {
'muteHttpExceptions': false,
'headers': {'Cookie':cookie},
};
UrlFetchApp.fetch('https://www.sku-keeper.com/api/'+devID+'/'+cmd+'/'+line1+'/'+line2+'/15,c5,4/'+time,options);
}
function go()
{
var cookie = init();
lightDevice('D8927E:C752D3','hell','yeah',10,false,cookie);
lightDevice('FFFE81:A42B35','hell','yeah',10,false,cookie);
lightDevice('FAAD4B:8E336A','hell','yeah',10,false,cookie);
lightDevice('FF754A:E24C16','hell','yeah',10,false,cookie);
lightDevice('FB9915:C956FC','hell','yeah',10,false,cookie);
}
It’s Simple!
Our Pick-to-Light system uses the ultimate standard – a simple web URL.
The Pick-to-Light devices easily integrate with your existing ERP or WMS. A simple URL request, sent to our server on the Amazon Cloud, causes the associated Pick-to-Light device to light up with two lines of custom text. For example, the device can display the picker’s name, SKU and quantity to pick or it could indicate into which bin the picked inventory should be placed.
Here are some ideas:
- Light up the device with the picker’s name, quantity, and SKU to pick.
- Indicate the bin or tote where a picked item should be placed.
- Display special instructions.
- Indicate who has been assigned to this forklift.
- Indicate what area of the warehouse a picker with a cart should begin picking.
- Indicate that all items for an order have been sorted and it is ready for packaging.
It’s so easy that you can even use Microsoft Excel to generate URL’s and light up the devices!
Videos
Even Microsoft Office can be used to activate our Pick-to-Light devices. A very simple Excel spreadsheet can be used to construct URLs for lighting up or storing data on the PTL devices. Just think about it: you could have PTL devices that continuously mirror the content of cells in a spreadsheet. Whoa! Suddenly, Pick-to-Light can be used in new ways.
The SKU-Station is a beautiful touch display kiosk for your warehouse. Your current ERP or WMS can be used to activate multiple devices at once, simulating a Pick-to-Light or Put-to-Light scenario. Integrating with picklists is so simple: It’s just URL calls.