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Introduction

Gimmal Physical is a true thin application that is offered as either a cloud-based or on-premises solution. The system requirements in this document laid out in the following sections are specific to on-premises installations only.

Requirements

This document provides the list of requirements for supported operating systems, database servers, software, and hardware.

Gimmal Physical is deployed with two installation files:

  • A setup file to install the application on the web server

  • A backup file for the SQL Server database

Application Server

Microsoft® .NET Framework 4.5 must be installed on the application server running Gimmal Physical. A supported version of Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 or later must be configured and running before Gimmal Physical can be installed.

Databases Supported

Supported Software

Edition

Product Version Minimum

SQL Server 2012

Standard

Enterprise

Version 11.x

SQL Server 2014

Standard

Enterprise

Version 12.x

SQL Server 2016

Standard

Enterprise

Version 13.x

SQL Server 2017

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Standard

Enterprise

Version 14.x

SQL Server 2019

Standard

Enterprise

Version 15.x

Database Feature Requirements

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Devices (Optional)

  • Zebra DS4608/4278 or any general-purpose scanner: Gimmal Physical ScannerConnect must be installed and enabled in order to use tethered barcode scanners devices with Gimmal Physical.

  • Zebra TC52 Touch Computer: Gimmal Physical PortableConnect must be installed and enabled on the TC552 device.

SMTP Server

In order to use the e-mail notification feature, there must be an SMTP (Simple Mail Transport Protocol) server available to handle the actual mail requests for the organization. For example, Microsoft Exchange Server provides SMTP facilities for sending email messages, as do Sendmail, Postfix, QMail and other products.

Application Architecture

Typical on-premises Gimmal Physical architecture is depicted below.

Installation Components

Component

Description

Deployment Unit

Gimmal Physical Access

Software to access Gimmal Physical application.

Modern Web Browser

Gimmal Physical

ScannerConnect (optional)

A standalone application that provides an interface for the Zebra DS4608/4278 or any general-purpose barcode scanners.

Client Workstation

Gimmal Physical

PortableConnect (optional)

A standalone application that provides an interface for the Zebra TC52 barcode scanner.

Client Workstation

Operating Systems

Gimmal Physical requires Microsoft Windows 2012, R2 - 64-bit or later running on a physical or virtual computer.

Additional Supporting Applications

Optional Software

  • Gimmal Physical FileConnect: a Windows service that interfaces with Gimmal Physical web service to push data from network file shares or local folders to the Gimmal Physical for storage. A UI is provided to configure the service.

  • Gimmal Physical ScannerConnect: a standalone application that allows users to transfer items in Gimmal Physical. Used with tethered scanner devices to avoid issues with ActiveX which is specific to the Internet Explorer browser and nearing end-of-life.

  • Gimmal Physical PortableConnect: An Android application that allows the Zebra TC52 mobile computer device to collect scans and perform transfers in Gimmal Physical via download through the web application or directly using Gimmal Physical Web Services.

Identity Management Integration and Single Sign On (SSO)

Gimmal Physical can integrate with the following Single Sign On (SSO) technologies:

  • Okta

  • Azure Active Directory (AD)

  • Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS)

  • SAML2-based Identity Providers (IdP)

Gimmal Physical REST API

An extensive library of REST-based web services is available for consumption.

Windows Hardware

Hardware

Deployment Unit

Requirement

Hard Disk and Memory

Web Server

1 GB free disk space

1 GB RAM

Database Server

1 GB free disk space

1 GB RAM

Client Workstation

Client Workstation

Modern web browser

Optional barcode scanner device requires an available COM/USB port

Device Hardware

Supported Devices

Device

Description

Specifications

Zebra DS4608 or any general-purpose scanner

(Tethered Scanner)

A quick way to check in and out items within the ScannerConnect application, normally used at a file room checkpoint.

USB port

Direct-to-Serial cable for the scanner, with a COM-to-USB adapter

Driver for the adapter; PC recognize the scanner as a COM port connection

6ft range tethered scanner

Gimmal Physical ScannerConnect

application

Zebra LI4278 or any general-purpose scanner

(Wireless Scanner)

A quick way to check in and out items within the ScannerConnect application, normally used at a file room checkpoint. The base is connected to the computer and the scanner has a limited range.

USB port

Direct-to-Serial cable for the scanner, with a COM-to-USB adapter

Driver for the adapter; PC to recognize the scanner as a COM port connection

80-foot range

Gimmal Physical ScannerConnect

application

Zebra TC52

(Mobile Scanner)

This scanner is often used in a warehouse, office building, or campus environment to both check in and out items, as well as reconcile the Gimmal Physical database with where items actually are located.

USB port for the dock

Gimmal Physical PortableConnect application