Revision as of 21:22, 22 September 2026

Commander4j and its companion applications bridge the gap between your ERP system and factory-floor labelling.

Orders and materials come down from the ERP. Operators print GS1 / SSCC pallet and case labels and record what was made. Production and despatch data go back up. Because Commander4j keeps its own database, labelling carries on when the link to head office is down and catches up when it returns.

New here? Start with the Install Guide and you will be logged in within the hour. Everything is free and open source (GPL v3).

Start here

1. Download
Which installer file to pick for your PC.
Downloads page

2. Install
Database, installer and Setup4j, step by step.
Install Guide

3. First login
Default user, then set up your first materials and orders.
First Login

Already installed?
Upgrading to a newer version.
Upgrading

The core suite

Tools and utilities

ZPLRenderer	LogoRenderer	LogoClient	SocketTest
ModbusBridge	ModbusClient	ModbusServer	SFTPTransfer
SFTPGet	SFTPSend	XMLViewer	Menu4j
TreeDoc	LaunchPad

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+<span style="font-size:1.35em; font-weight:bold;"><span style="color:#1e40c8;">Commander</span><span style="color:#d92d20;">4j</span></span> and its companion applications '''bridge the gap between your ERP system and factory-floor labelling.'''
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+Orders and materials come down from the ERP. Operators print GS1 / SSCC pallet and case labels and record what was made. Production and despatch data go back up. Because Commander4j keeps its own database, labelling carries on when the link to head office is down and catches up when it returns.
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+'''New here?''' Start with the [[Install Guide]] and you will be logged in within the hour. Everything is free and open source (GPL v3).
+</div>
+<div style="max-width:980px; margin:0 auto; overflow-x:auto;">
+[[File:Commander4j_How_It_Fits.png|900px|center|link=]]
+</div>
+=Start here=
+{| cellpadding="10" style="width:100%; max-width:980px; margin:0 auto; text-align:center; border-spacing:12px; table-layout:fixed;"
+| style="border:1px solid #c8d1e0; border-radius:10px; background:#fff; vertical-align:top;" | '''1. Download'''<br>Which installer file to pick for your PC.<br>[[Downloads|Downloads page]]
+| style="border:1px solid #c8d1e0; border-radius:10px; background:#fff; vertical-align:top;" | '''2. Install'''<br>Database, installer and Setup4j, step by step.<br>[[Install Guide|Install Guide]]
+| style="border:1px solid #c8d1e0; border-radius:10px; background:#fff; vertical-align:top;" | '''3. First login'''<br>Default user, then set up your first materials and orders.<br>[[First Login|First Login]]
+| style="border:1px solid #c8d1e0; border-radius:10px; background:#fff; vertical-align:top;" | '''Already installed?'''<br>Upgrading to a newer version.<br>[[Upgrading|Upgrading]]
+|}
+=The core suite=
+{| cellpadding="8" style="margin:0 auto; text-align:center"
 ||[[File:Commander4j_256x256.png|link=[[Commander4j]]|100px]]
 ====[[Commander4j]]====
+Production recording, pallet and case labelling, despatch, quality, waste and weight checks. The core application.
+|
+||[[file:Middleware4j_256x256.png|link=[[Middleware4j]]|100px]]
+====[[Middleware4j]]====
+Converts and routes files between your ERP and Commander4j (CSV, XML, IDOC, fixed width).
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 ||[[file:LabelServer4j_256x256.png|link=[[LabelServer4j]]|100px]]
 ====[[LabelServer4j]]====
+Background service that sends label data to case and secondary labellers.
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-||[[file:LaunchPad_256x256.png|link=[[LaunchPad]]|100px]]
+||[[file:AutoLab4j_256x256.png|link=[[AutoLab4j]]|100px]]
-====[[LaunchPad]]====
+====[[AutoLab4j]]====
-|-
+Automatic pallet labelling triggered by the production line (MODBUS).
-||[[file:LogoClient_256x256.png|link=[[LogoClient]]|100px]]
+|}
-====[[LogoClient]]====
+=Tools and utilities=
+{| cellpadding="8" style="text-align:center; margin:0 auto"
+||[[file:ZPLRenderer_256x256.png|link=[[ZPLRenderer]]|100px]]
+====[[ZPLRenderer]]====
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 ||[[file:LogoRenderer_256x256.png|link=[[LogoRenderer]]|100px]]
 ====[[LogoRenderer]]====
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-||[[file:Menu4j_256x256.png|link=[[Menu4j]]|100px]]
+||[[file:LogoClient_256x256.png|link=[[LogoClient]]|100px]]
-====[[Menu4j]]====
+====[[LogoClient]]====
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-||[[file:Middleware4j_256x256.png|link=[[Middleware4j]]|100px]]
+||[[file:SocketTest_256x256.png|link=[[SocketTest]]|100px]]
-====[[Middleware4j]]====
+====[[SocketTest]]====
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 ====[[ModbusServer]]====
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+||[[file:sftpTransfer_256x256.png|link=[[SFTPTransfer]]|100px]]
+====[[SFTPTransfer]]====
+|-
 ||[[file:SFTGet4j_256x256.png|link=[[SFTPGet]]|100px]]
 ====[[SFTPGet]]====
-|-
+|
 ||[[file:SFTPSend4j_256x256.png|link=[[SFTPSend]]|100px]]
 ====[[SFTPSend]]====
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-||[[file:sftpTransfer_256x256.png|link=[[SFTPTransfer]]|100px]]
+||[[file:XMLViewer_256x256.png|link=[[XMLViewer]]|100px]]
-====[[SFTPTransfer]]====
+====[[XMLViewer]]====
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-||[[file:SocketTest_256x256.png|link=[[SocketTest]]|100px]]
-====[[SocketTest]]====
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+||[[file:Menu4j_256x256.png|link=[[Menu4j]]|100px]]
+====[[Menu4j]]====
+|-
 ||[[file:TreeDoc_256x256.png|link=[[TreeDoc]]|100px]]
 ====[[TreeDoc]]====
-|-
-||[[file:XMLViewer_256x256.png|link=[[XMLViewer]]|100px]]
-====[[XMLViewer]]====
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-||[[file:ZPLRenderer_256x256.png|link=[[ZPLRenderer]]|100px]]
+||[[file:LaunchPad_256x256.png|link=[[LaunchPad]]|100px]]
-====[[ZPLRenderer]]====
+====[[LaunchPad]]====
+|
+|
 |}