Hello, and thank you for your interest in the Open Source Self Checkout Project! Below are some resources to get you started on your way:

Help Guides

• Start here! Teton County Library’s guides for setup and installation – This guide is written for Windows XP, but the steps transfer very well to Win 7.
  • Note that for Step 3 in this guide, Evergreen Indiana libraries will want to download the following software package instead of the one the guide points to: Open Source Checkout Code (for Evergreen Indiana)
  • In step 8d, the adress of your self-checkout software should be http://localhost/selfcheck (or something very similar – you can optionally omit the http://)

Software Downloads

• Open Source Checkout Code (for Evergreen Indiana) – If you are a member of the Evergreen Indiana consortium, try this code first.
• Eric Melton’s Open Source Checkout Code – If you are not an Evergreen Indiana library, or if you are having trouble with the Evergreen code, feel free to check out the original Open Source Self Checkout project.
• WAMP Server
• Depending on your version of Windows, you may need to install several Visual Studio C++ Redistributable files.
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Videos

• Teton County Library Self-Checkout Presentation – Another description of the self-checkout software couched within a narrative of one library’s quest to build their own self-checkout machine.

Special Thanks:

• Conlin Durbin, for tons of help getting the project setup and working!
• Eric Melton, for creating the software and answering lots of questions.
• Teton County Public Library in Jackson, Wyoming, for their fantastic how-to guide write-up.

Questions?

Please feel free to contact me here.