also we are experimenting with 10.5 tablets as POS stations. that takes care of touchscreen. the displays and drawer are done over the USB.
BJ Freeman sent the following on 8/29/2011 2:32 PM: > I am not sure how a VPS is different from a > Dedicated server. > So I will answer based on a Dedicated server. > I also run Centos 5.6. 3GHz cpu, 4 gig of memory > Using a 128GB SDXC for swap. > > I don't know mich about the inner workings of the > web POS, I use the POS with seperate computer for each station. > > The biggest different I do know is the Web uses the HTML, I am not sure > but WebPos can not interface to POS displays and drawer. > > The POS use java SWT under XUI and uses the JPOS libraries to interface > to the Displays and drawers, which is why only one instance can be run > on one machine under one instance of ofbiz. > > so to use JPOS, any Gui under linux will have to support the Java runtime. > > Touch screen has no relationship to ofbiz. it is a function of hardware, > or one c0mputer per touchscreen. the Touchsceen interfaces through the > keyboard port. > > Postgresql work on Server with may db's capabile. > > OOTB ofbiz uses 2 or 3 dbs per instance. I have 5 instances of ofbiz > running on a single Postgresql server. > > if the server is running on a Intranet, and not on the internet, then no > exrra security is required. > > > hzzg6y sent the following on 8/29/2011 10:40 AM: >> Need your help on architecturing OFBIZ. I am on a VPS with CentOS 5.6 Linux. >> I have taken Ofbiz 10.04 Zip & using PostgreSQL. >> This VPS is my Central upstream main server having single Postgresql DB >> server. >> >> Now consider a case : I have Retail shop having 3 tills. Every till should >> work even though the network is down so that they can indepenedently trade >> >> Option 1 :I need to know whether I need to have three independent postgres >> SQL DB on each till ? I feel yes, so that performance & >> network down do not impact trade. >> >> Option 2 : If We make any one main master Till having Postgres SQL DB ( or >> inside Retail shop inside server ) & other tills are just acting as >> Dummy tills emulated POS terminals then if master till ( Retail shop inside >> server ) goes down, we cannot trade at all. >> >> Option 3 : If the retail shop don't have Touch screens tills, can they use >> the Webpos based on Retail shop inside server based locally. >> >> Please can you explain me the difference between WEBPOS & POS instance on >> Touch Screen. >> Please advice how can I have just use Pos.jar ( light version if possible) >> file instead of ofbiz.jar >> >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://ofbiz.135035.n4.nabble.com/ofbiz-pos-architecture-advice-tp3776843p3776843.html >> Sent from the OFBiz - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >
