Not sure where to start - Possible Arduino Project

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Hello all,

I have a fairly simple task that I think would play nice with an arduino, but I really don’t know where to begin.

So here’s what I want to do-

I want to create a device that I can attach a barcode reader to, that could scan the code and do a curl command or something similar so that the below URL would be accessed, replacing below with the code that was scanned…

http://www.xyz.com/api/order/complete?barcode=<VARIABLE>

That’s it. This is to update the status of a job throughout our shop. I would like to have several of these so we know where jobs are…

Thanks!

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What bar code reader did you have in mind?

http://www.circuitsathome.com/mcu/conne … ost-shield

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Just because I have a few laying around from another project:

symbol ms-1207fzy-1000r

but I can get whatever, trying to determine if this one will work.

Ok, so that’s an excellent tutorial on how to get it all connected and reading - is it possible then to also have an ethernet/internet connection and do a curl command or something similar?

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And also, can I use more than one shield on a board? Wouldn’t I need both a USB and Ethernet shields?

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You can use more than one, but check to see if any pins are being used by both. If they are, you might have some hacking to do…

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lol, there’s a shield for that. You can stack multiple shields, however as codlink mentioned, if the same pins are used on both shields then you will have problems. The simple solution to this issue is a Go-Between shield.

https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11002

This allows simple hardware remapping of your shield pins. Have a look!