AgeComes

AGE COMES WITH A PRICE: A Purchase-Tracking System Database for Senior Citizens

Requirements

1. XAMPP
2. Arduino IDE
3. Composer
4. Python
5. Any IDE for Python (e.g. VS code)

Setup

1. Download as ZIP or clone the Project.

2. Launch Composer setup executable and reference the php.exe usually in C:\xampp\php\php.exe.

3. Unzip the downloaded project and move it inside the C:/xampp/htdocs directory.

   Make sure the moved folder has all the files inside like index.php. (not just another age-comes folder, as it will not work)

4. Open XAMPP and click Config button in Apache module then Apache (httdp.conf).

5. Scroll down to find DocumentRoot "C:/xampp/htdocs" and <Directory "C:/xampp/htdocs">.

6. Modify it to reflect DocumentRoot "C:/xampp/htdocs/age-comes" and <Directory "C:/xampp/htdocs/age-comes"> respectively and save it.

7. Now in XAMPP landing page, click Config button in Apache module again then PHP (php.ini).

8. Scroll down to find ;extension=gd and simple remove ; leaving you with extension=gd. Then save it.

9. Start the Apache and MySQL module in XAMPP.

10. Open the command line and enter: pip install asyncio websockets serial requests

Running

Skip to step 6 if the arduino is already flashed.

1. Open the Arduino IDE and plug in the electronics, namely, the Barcode Reader module and the Arduino Uno R3.
2. Through the Arduino IDE, open the file which is located in the project folder age-comes > embedded > barcode_reader > barcode_reader.ino.
3. Select the select arduino port/board in the dropdown.
4. Upload the code to the arduino via the Upload button.
5. Open any IDE like VScode and open the age-comes folder located in the C:/xampp/htdocs directory.
6. Select the python script inside the embedded folder named: websocket_server.py. Run the python script.
7. While the python script is running, go to your browser and type in localhost. The website should show up.
8. Try registering to the website and try to see if everything works, including the barcode reader.