Glossary
Web Config
The browser-based configuration interface used to set up and manage SpoolEase remotely from a computer or mobile device.
Console
The primary local interface shown on the device’s display, used for scanning tags, viewing spool information, and performing common operations.
Terminal Screen
A screen within the Console that displays textual initialization progress and important system events the user should be aware of.
Settings Screen
The configuration screen accessible from the Console, used to adjust device settings such as network configuration, firmware updates, scale calibration, and more.
Security Key / Fixed Security Key
A unique code required to access protected features like inventory and configuration through Web Config. The fixed security key can be randomly generated per session or manually set to a permanent value.
Inventory
The central database of all spools stored on the SD card, along with the application that manages it. It contains details such as weights, filament type, K-values, tag links, and more.
Spool Record
An entry in the inventory representing a single physical spool, including its properties, tracking data, and tag association.
Slot
A virtual location representing either an AMS slot or another position where a spool can be placed. Each slot can be associated with a spool to track its status.
External
A special slot representing external spool usage, typically for spools not loaded into the AMS but still tracked by SpoolEase.
Staging
A temporary state for scanned tags before assigning them to operations such as linking, encoding, or loading. It serves as a hub for spool-related actions.
Tag
An NFC tag attached to a spool, used to identify the spool by scanning. Each tag can be linked to exactly one spool record in the inventory.
Tag Emulation
A feature where the device emulates an NFC tag, allowing a mobile phone to scan it and quickly open a specific application.
Tag Encoding
The process of writing spool information onto an NFC tag so that scanning it with a mobile device opens the spool’s information in a browser.