Retail weighing scale

A weighing scale, the weighing scale comprising:

• a weighing module, the weighing module comprising a housing in which a load cell is accommodated, the load cell comprising a fixed portion, a deformation portion, and a movable portion, the fixed portion being connected to the housing, and the movable portion bearing a spider having a platter, the deformation portion having a strain gauge for measuring a weight acting on the platter;
• a strip light attached to an external wall of the housing and attached substantially all around the housing;
• and
• a controller comprising a state machine which is configured to depict at least one technical state of the weighing scale, the controller being configured to actuate the strip light on the basis of a state of the state machine,
• wherein the controller is configured to:
• apply a voltage to the strip light in a pulsed manner in a condition where the state machine is in a first state, and apply a voltage to the strip light constantly in a condition where the state machine is in a second state, or
• apply a voltage to a third group of LED lamps of the strip light constantly in the condition where the state machine is in the first state, and apply a voltage to a second group of LED lamps of the strip light constantly in the condition where the state machine is in the second state,
• wherein the controller comprises a receiver which is configured to receive data from a computer unit, and
• wherein the state machine of the controller is configured to transition from the second state to the first state in a condition where the receiver receives a signal from the computer unit indicating that a software update is required.

A weighing scale, the weighing scale comprising:

• a weighing module, the weighing module comprising a housing in which a load cell is accommodated, the load cell comprising a fixed portion, a deformation portion, and a movable portion, the fixed portion being connected to the housing, and the movable portion bearing a spider having a platter, the deformation portion having a strain gauge for measuring a weight acting on the platter;
• a strip light attached to an external wall of the housing and attached substantially all around the housing;
• and
• a controller comprising a state machine which is configured to depict at least one technical state of the weighing scale, the controller being configured to actuate the strip light on the basis of a state of the state machine,
• wherein the controller is configured to:
• apply a voltage to the strip light in a pulsed manner in a condition where the state machine is in a first state, and apply a voltage to the strip light constantly in a condition where the state machine is in a second state, or
• apply a voltage to a third group of LED lamps of the strip light constantly in the condition where the state machine is in the first state, and apply a voltage to a second group of LED lamps of the strip light constantly in the condition where the state machine is in the second state,
• wherein the controller comprises a receiver, which is configured to receive data from a computer unit,
• wherein the state machine of the controller is configured to transition from the second state to the first state in a condition where the receiver receives a signal from the computer unit indicating that an operator has logged into the computer unit using their operator ID for a purpose of serviced sales, and
• wherein the state machine of the controller is configured to transition from the first state to the second state in a condition where the receiver receives a signal from the computer unit indicating that the operator has logged out of the computer unit using their operator ID.

A weighing scale, the weighing scale comprising:

• a weighing module, the weighing module comprising a housing in which a load cell is accommodated, the load cell comprising a fixed portion, a deformation portion, and a movable portion, the fixed portion being connected to the housing, and the movable portion bearing a spider having a platter, the deformation portion having a strain gauge for measuring a weight acting on the platter;
• a strip light attached to an external wall of the housing and attached substantially all around the housing;
• and
• a controller comprising a state machine which is configured to depict at least one technical state of the weighing scale, the controller being configured to actuate the strip light on the basis of a state of the state machine,
• wherein the controller is configured to:
• apply a voltage to the strip light in a pulsed manner in a condition where the state machine is in a first state, and apply a voltage to the strip light constantly in a condition where the state machine is in a second state, or
• apply a voltage to a third group of LED lamps of the strip light constantly in the condition where the state machine is in the first state, and apply a voltage to a second group of LED lamps of the strip light constantly in the condition where the state machine is in the second state,
• wherein the state machine of the controller is configured to be in the second state in a condition where the number of weighing operations performed by the load cell per unit of time is above a threshold value stored in the controller, and the state machine of the controller is configured to be in a first state in a condition where the number of weighing operations performed by the load cell per unit of time is below the threshold value.