Generating QR-code labels for plot navigation in Field Book: How-to

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About these instructions: The following QR-code label instructions are specifically for generating labels that Field Book users can use for plot navigation. Instructions and best practices for other QR-code use cases are in development.

 

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How to generate QR-code labels for plot navigation in Field Book

Step 1. Download plot layout from BreedBase

  1. Login to your program’s instance of BreedBase.

  2. Under “Search” in the top tool bar, select “Field Trials” (Fig. 1.1)

Fig. 1.1 Select “Field Trials” under the Search menu.
  1. In the Search bar (upper right-hand corner), type in the name of the trial for which you wish to create labels.

  2. Your trial should appear.

  3. Select “

Download Plot Layout” (Fig. 1.2).

Fig. 1.2. Select “Download Plot Layout”.
  1. A .csv file should begin to download automatically.

Step 2. Select label information and print labels

  1. In the dowloaded .csv file, you will find information that you may choose to include on your labels: “plot_name”, “plot_id”, “accession_name”, “plot_number”, “block_number”, “is_a_control” (indicating if the plot is a control), “rep_number”, “row_number”, and “col_number”.

  2. You’ll need to use “plot_id” (Fig. 2) to make barcodes that Field Book can scan to navigate to the plot for data entry.

3. Most breeding programs already have printers for label printing and other uses.

4. Use the unique 5-digit numbers from the “plot_id” column to generate barcodes, in addition to any other information from the .csv file that you wish to include on your labels, to generate labels using the label-printing software that comes with your printer.

5. Contact your BI coordinator if you need assistance with label printing.

Step 3. Place labels in the field.

  1. Recall that Field book advances to the next sequential plot based on plot number (120, 121, 122) independent of the X, Y coordinates or Row, Column numbering.

  2. Your field navigation will depend on how you number your plots (Fig. 3).

Step 4. Configure Field Book to scan bar codes for plot navigation

  1. Open Field Book on your device.

  2. Select “Settings”.

  3. Select “General”.

  4. Ensure the box “Move to entry via barcode” is selected (Fig. 5, left).

  5. Use the back arrows to return to the main menu.

Step 5. Navigate using bar codes in Field Book

  1. Select “Collect” from the Field Book main menu.

  2. There should be a bar code icon at the top of the screen (in the green bar).

  3. Select the bar code icon to scan a bar code.

  4. Field Book will read the bar code and navigate to that plot for data entry.

 

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