Counting Integration in Your Workflow

Multiple ways of integration

The “CountThings from Photos” app integrates with a variety of systems and services to fit your operational needs, such as ERP, databases, inventory management systems (IMS), or your proprietary systems.

• Web Service Integration (Windows, iOS, Android)

  Web Service Integration feature (on iOS app is called Custom API Calls) uses calls to import data to CountThings from Photos app (in forms) and send data to any systems. It can be used in use cases that require bidirectional function (import and send data), cases that requires only to import data or only to send results.
  For setup, check the following guide for Windows or this guide for Mobiles.

• InterApp Communication (iOS, Android)

  Enable a third-party app to call/start an action on CountThings from Photos app.
  For prerequisites and setup, check the following guide.

• Cloud services (iOS, Android)

  Save your results in the cloud using cloud services like Dropbox, Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive.
  For setup, check the following guide.

• Server Message Block – SMB (iOS, Android)

  Save the counting results in an SMB folder that already exists, so it can be accessed by multiple computers on your network, using the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol.
  For setup and example, check the following guide.

• Integrate results using Modbus Server

  The Modbus server helps you integrate the counting results in the hardware using addresses, without your intervention.
  For setup, check the following guide.

• Direct Database integration (Windows)

  This feature is available only for CountThings from Photos app and CountThings from Video app on Windows devices.
  This option can be used in cases that require bidirectional function (import and send data), cases that requires only to import data or only to send results.
  For setup and examples, check the following videos:

  Database Integration - Simple
  Customize Forms with CSV/Excel Integration

• OPC integration (Windows)

  This feature is available for CountThings from Photos app and CountThings from Video app on Windows devices. With this option you can write and read data to and from an OPC system.
  The OPC integration feature can help you to create different automatic events such as capturing photo, counting and saving.
  For setup and example, check the following guide.

• CountThings Backend (API+Engine+CountingTemplate)

  Make your own user interface.
  Contact us at Support@CountThings.com or more details and to schedule an exploratory call to better understand your setup and confirm the development required and estimated cost.

• Real-Time Factory Automation (Windows)

  Connect directly to your factory control hardware, like PLCs, to automate tasks based on counting or identification results, while ensuring compliance with GXP guidelines.