Build a software that makes communication of digital equipment with PC as described in manufacturer's manual
Budget: $250 – $750 USD
I work as an Opthalmologist and I have very little knowledge on programming.
In my work we use an equipment to find out the prescription of the glasses, called refractor (equipment that changes lenses). The equipment I own is a digital refractor made by a Japanese company named NIDEK, and the model is an RT 5100.
This is a video of what the equipment looks like.
Most of the opthalmologists that uses this equipment, they use just the station without any connection with PC (they get the data found using the equipment and write it down or type it in a computer).
The Manufacturer, Nidek, developed the equipment and distributes this equipment worldwide. The Manufacturer developed a connection in the equipment and a manual of instructions for programming in order to export automatically the data to PC.
As an example, the US distributor of Nidek Equipment is called Marco, and they developed a software, called Marco Connect, to connect the equipment to PC. What I need is a software that has essentially the same function as Marco Connect (to connect and export data from the refractor, the RT 5100, to the PC).
In my country the distributor of Nidek equipments do not have a software developed, so the local engineer of the company handed down the manual to me and asked me to find a programmer to build a software to make my desired connection possible. That's why I'm posting this project.
Attached, is the PDF document that describes the architecture of the software and the cable details to connect the equipment to the computer.
I do already have a cable that connects the equipment to the PC and its connection is working well, and now I need a software in order to make the conversation between PC and equipment possible (as described in the manual).
The data to export is mostly numeric data.
My requirements are:
1. To develop a software that makes the connection possible
2. To export the data, from the RT-5100 to the PC, through XML file, with each data being positioned in a specific cell
3. The OS is Windows
4. To make video calls with the developer and see the person that I'm working with
5. To have the source code of the software available
6. To have the software loaded and ready to use connection upon OS initialization
7. If possible, have the option to export the data from the PC to the equipment as stated in the manual
8. To deliver full payment when the requirements are met
In my work we use an equipment to find out the prescription of the glasses, called refractor (equipment that changes lenses). The equipment I own is a digital refractor made by a Japanese company named NIDEK, and the model is an RT 5100.
This is a video of what the equipment looks like.
Most of the opthalmologists that uses this equipment, they use just the station without any connection with PC (they get the data found using the equipment and write it down or type it in a computer).
The Manufacturer, Nidek, developed the equipment and distributes this equipment worldwide. The Manufacturer developed a connection in the equipment and a manual of instructions for programming in order to export automatically the data to PC.
As an example, the US distributor of Nidek Equipment is called Marco, and they developed a software, called Marco Connect, to connect the equipment to PC. What I need is a software that has essentially the same function as Marco Connect (to connect and export data from the refractor, the RT 5100, to the PC).
In my country the distributor of Nidek equipments do not have a software developed, so the local engineer of the company handed down the manual to me and asked me to find a programmer to build a software to make my desired connection possible. That's why I'm posting this project.
Attached, is the PDF document that describes the architecture of the software and the cable details to connect the equipment to the computer.
I do already have a cable that connects the equipment to the PC and its connection is working well, and now I need a software in order to make the conversation between PC and equipment possible (as described in the manual).
The data to export is mostly numeric data.
My requirements are:
1. To develop a software that makes the connection possible
2. To export the data, from the RT-5100 to the PC, through XML file, with each data being positioned in a specific cell
3. The OS is Windows
4. To make video calls with the developer and see the person that I'm working with
5. To have the source code of the software available
6. To have the software loaded and ready to use connection upon OS initialization
7. If possible, have the option to export the data from the PC to the equipment as stated in the manual
8. To deliver full payment when the requirements are met