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Connect a Scale
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When using your **IoT Box** in Odoo, you could need to use a scale. Doing so is easy and convenient
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as it can be done in a few steps. Then, you can use it in your **Point of Sale app** to weigh your
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products, which is helpful if their price are based on it.
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Connection
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To link the scale to the **IoT Box**, connect them with a cable.
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.. note::
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In some cases, a serial to USB adapter may be needed.
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If your scale is `compatibale with Odoo IoT Box <https://www.odoo.com/page/iot-hardware>`_, there
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is no need to set up anything because it will be automatically detected as soon as it is connected.
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.. image:: scale/iot-choice.png
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:align: center
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:alt: IOT box auto detection.
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You may need to restart the box and download your scales’ drivers from the box in some cases. To do
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so, go to the *IoT Box Home Page* and click on *drivers list*. Then, click on load drivers.
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.. image:: scale/driver-list.png
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:align: center
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:alt: View of the IoT box settings and driver list.
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Use a Scale in Point of Sale
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To use the scale in your *Point of Sale* app, go to :menuselection:`Point of Sale --> Configuration
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--> Point of Sale`, open the one you want to configure, then click on *Edit* and enable the *IoT
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Box* feature.
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.. image:: scale/iot-box-pos.png
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:align: center
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:alt: View of the IoT box feature inside of the PoS settings.
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Now, choose the *IoT Box* in the dropdown menu and check the *Electronic Scale* option. Then, you
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hit save.
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.. image:: scale/electronic-scale-feature.png
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:align: center
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:alt: List of the external tools that can be used with PoS and the IoT box.
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The scale is now available in all your *PoS* sessions. Then, if a product has a price per weight
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set, clicking on it on the *PoS* screen opens the scale screen, where the cashier can weigh the
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product and add the correct price to the cart.
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.. image:: scale/scale-view.png
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:align: center
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:alt: Electronic Scale dashboard view when no items are being weighed. |