Klanky with orchid

Klanky the Robot's Orchids

Klanky with orchid

ORCHIDS HOME

CULTURE

COLLECTION
MANAGEMENT

GALLERY

LINKS

KLANKY HOME

 


Orchid Collection Management Software

I'm in the process of developing some orchid collection management software.  The general idea is to use barcodes on each plant (either on a plant pick or on the pot) and a Symbol SPT1500 Palm-based handheld barcode scanner to read them.

SPT1500 handheld Palm scanner (click for larger picture)

 While doing normal maintenance on your collection, whenever there's a noteworthy event (plant starting a spike, starting to bloom, finishing blooming, repotting, division, pest or disease found, etc.) you simply point the scanner at the barcode and tick off the note you want to make.

Whenever it is convenient, you then simply connect the device to your Windows-based PC and one click synchronizes the data you've collected with the PC-based database, which can be set to remind you about problems and can help you track other aspects of your collection.

As I get further along on this project, I'll have development notes and test versions here for download.

Got questions, comments or suggestions for this software?
  me!


 

Klanky the Robot® TM & Copyright 1975-2007 Tom Hudson