Need help organizing my electronics. Software Catalog solution?

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#1

Guys, not sure if this exists or not, but I was hoping for a software, online or not, that would allow me to categorize all my electronics and take pictures with the webcam for instant input. I could take pictures with my camera and just add one by one in a text editor, but I would love to see an option that would use the webcam and be faster to handle. ;-) It would be nice to put something like this:

  • 5 ATtiny85 "description here" "picture here"
  • 50 capacitors 1uf 16V "picture of where I store it" something like that...

Any ideas?

Best Regards, WilliamK

#2

think it’s called a database.

There are databases to store peoples names and pictures which may be patched quite easily. Search for PHP / MySQL examples or so.

just imagine that your components are little people (in fact the components are the houses of those little people :slight_smile:

#3

Thanks bud, I do program in MySql & PHP, but I’m also very lazy, so I was hoping for an alternative that was done and done. :wink: :blush:

Wk

#4

WilliamK: Thanks bud, I do program in MySql & PHP, but I'm also very lazy, so I was hoping for an alternative that was done and done. ;-) :blush:

Wk

Have you thought about a spreadsheet? You can put/anchor a picture in a cell on the spreadsheet...

#5

Search for software used to manage household inventory for insurance purposes. I've seen some that have the basic features (picture, description, location) you want.

#6

Thanks guys. So far, since I'm just lazy, I'm doing in a plain txt file that is added to my daily backup. ;-)

Here's the current draft, still a work in progress...

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Capacitor

    100 x 1nF 50V
    20  x 820pF 50V
    50  x 150P 150pf 0.00015uf 50V
    50  x 22P 22pf 50V
    10  x 100nF 50V
    25  x 47uF 50V - Electrolytic
    20  x 10uF 50V - Electrolytic
    1   x Capacitors Kit
        15 x 2.4pF
        15 x 22pF
        15 x 4.7nF
        15 x 10nF
        15 x 15nF
        15 x 100nF

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Resistor

    2   x Resistor Set 61x5ea 10R~1M ±1% 1/4W, Total 305pcs

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Diode

    20  x 1N5822 Schottky Diode - 3A - 40V

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Transistor

    12  x 2N5087 PNP
    20  x PN2222 NPN
    25  x 2N3904 
    25  x 2N3906

(.....)

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Misc

    0   x (from 1) Sound Sensor Module - 1 Used: Clapper
    2   x 433MHz Superheterodyne RF (transmiter and receiver)
    2   x Electric Solenoid Valve for Water Air 12V DC - 1/2" - 250 ma
    4   X (from 5) Relay JQC-3F(T73) DC 5V - 250VAC / 28VDC - 1 Used: Clapper
    1   x MiniQ 4WD DFRobot Kit

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Tools

    2   x Bottle Butane Fuel Universal Tip Gas Lighter Refill
    2   x 2.5FT 2.0MM Desoldering Braid Solder Remover Wick Cable
    1   x Advanced Solder Grease Paste For Soldering BGA SMD SMT
    9   x Solderless Breadboard 400 Tie Points (DipMicro)
    4   x Solderless Breadboard Jumper Cable Wire Kit
    1   x Digital Caliper - 0~150mm
    1   x BitScope BS 50

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#7

You might be able to set up something like this via Flickr.. but are you looking to query it like a database?

#8