Scan to add to cart

[dvejsada]

Hey, @eMeF1 , I am very interested in your initial idea to add item to cart by scanning the barcode. Do you have any idea how to implement it? From my perspective, the issues at hand are the following: 1. Hardware for scanning the barcode (ideally EspHome based?), 2. Barcode to ProductId, 3. Implementing automation at HA. The third is now possible with the integration,any ideas about 1. or 2.?

[eMeF1]

That wasn't me suggesting that... but I have seen a nice solution here

• https://youtu.be/08J4WN4iDI0?si=fMLd7Gs9FeQPLEoi&t=47
• https://youtube.com/shorts/6EKOk3bfEmU?si=5-WiNp6dcegWKG85

[dvejsada]

Oh sorry I thought it was you:). Yes, I have seen this, but to be honest, I am terrible with DYI hardware:)

[dvejsada]

So I actually figured it out and found a solution for barcode scanner in HA without soldering etc.

I bought Atom Lite with QRCode2 base. It was quite a pain to get it working with ESPHome, but with some AI help I figured it out - see the repo for the device here

I have working automation when I scan the barcode, it adds item to cart and announces what item was added to cart via TTS.

I will share more details about the setup in the coming days...