Bar Code Scanners read high resolution codes.
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ScanPlus® 1802 and Sabre® 1552 cordless scanners incorporate Vista linear imaging engine. Both can scan bar codes up to 19 in. away and read high resolution codes as small as 2 mil and as large as 100 mil. Both work with radio frequency base stations to form wireless personal area networks that let scanners operate up to 50 ft from base stations. MicroBar(TM) 9735 base station can interface with up to five scanners.
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Intermec's Vista Linear Imagers Go Cordless
New versions of Intermec 1802 and 1552 bar code scanners now available with Vista imager scan engines for superior scanning performance and reliability
EVERETT, Wash., July 31, 2002 - Intermec Technologies Corp. expands its line of Vista(TM) - powered linear imagers with new versions of its ScanPlus(R) 1802 and Sabre(R) 1552 cordless scanners, the first cordless scanners to incorporate the Vista linear imaging engine. Intermec's Vista technology allows scanners to read bar codes that typical laser scanners can't, providing increased flexibility in light and heavy industrial, retail, and healthcare applications.
In addition, both the 1802 and 1552 work with radio frequency base stations to form wireless personal area networks (PAN), eliminating the need for cables. These PANs allow the scanners to operate up-to 50 feet from their base stations, allowing workers to take the scanners directly to a product's bar code.
"Our Vista technology has been extremely popular because of its superior scanning performance, safety, and reliability over lasers," said Intermec Director Dan Bodnar. "The addition of the ScanPlus 1802 and Sabre 1552 to the Vista family gives our customers the choice and flexibility to take scanning virtually anywhere, into any environment."
Vista-powered Linear Imagers
The Vista-powered linear imaging engine makes it possible to scan bar codes up to 19 inches away, a performance comparable to standard-range lasers. But Vista-powered scanners have a faster scan rate than lasers (270 vs. 40 scans-per-second) and a dedicated custom ASIC chip for advanced decoding that makes it possible to read a variety of bar codes that lasers either can't read or would require multiple laser scanners to read.
For example, Vista-powered linear imagers can read high resolution codes as small as 2 mil and as large as 100 mil. Traditionally, you would need multiple lasers to scan that variety of codes. It also can read codes on curved surfaces, as well as poor quality, damaged or over-laminated codes that lasers are incapable of reading.
The linear imaging technology of the Vista scan engine is inherently more reliable than lasers. Lasers use oscillating mirrors to automatically move the beam back and forth across the bar code symbol. Linear imagers are solid state with no moving parts, which increases the mean time between failures one-hundred fold.
ScanPlus 1802 Vista/ Microbar 9735 Base Station The ScanPlus 1802 Vista is designed for healthcare, retail, office and light industrial environments. It's ideal for applications requiring mobility, intensive use and quick access to information. For example, the 1802 Vista allows healthcare facilities to get the performance they require without the unnecessary safety risks associated with lasers. And in retail point-of-sale, imaging allows the scanner to go to large, heavy or mixed-size products instead of moving the product to the scanner. It can also be used in the back office for checking stock, price or goods receipts.
The MicroBar(TM) 9735 base station can interface with up to five scanners and includes advanced data formatting capabilities, such as re-ordering, masking and pre- and post-ambles, a capability that allows insertion of small bits of information before or after a bar code. The 1802 Vista can be configured to read and decode approximately 20 types of symbologies, including PDF 417 and Reduced Space Symbology. It can interface with more than 1,500 terminals and can be flash upgraded to take advantage of enhancements offered in future software releases. Its NiMH battery allows full day's work, up to eight hours use (10,000 scans). The 1802 uses Intermec's EasySet Windows(TM) configuration software, which updates the flash memory in less than two seconds. The interchangeable technology in Intermec's scanners reduces the time and effort required to configure or reconfigure a scanner for a specific task, further enhancing productivity.
Sabre 1552 Vista/ Microbar 9745 Base Station
The Sabre 1552 Vista is designed for the harshest industrial environment - windblown rain and dust, arctic to desert temperature ranges, off-road vehicle levels of vibration and multiple six-foot drops to concrete. It can operate up to 50 feet from its MicroBar 9745 RF Base Station.
Up to nine scanners can interface to a single base station, giving users unparalleled flexibility in locating host terminals throughout the work area. It also lowers acquisition costs, since fewer base stations and host terminal connections are required.
Its NiMH battery enables up to 11 hours use (14,000 scans). The "smart" battery packs with integral charger eliminate the need for a separate charger.
About Intermec
Intermec Technologies Corp., a UNOVA Inc. (NYSE:UNA) company, has been named Microsoft Corp.'s OEM Embedded Partner of the Year. Intermec is a leader in global supply chain solutions and in the development, manufacture and integration of wired and wireless automated data collection, Intellitag(R) RFID (radio frequency identification), mobile computing systems, bar code printers and label media. The company's products and services are used by customers in many industries to improve productivity, quality and responsiveness of business operations, from supply chain management and enterprise resource planning to field sales and service.
To learn more about how companies can benefit from Intermec's supply chain technologies, contact Intermec Technologies Corp., 6001 36th Ave. West, Everett, WA 98203-9280 USA; telephone 800-347-2636; or visit Intermec's web site at www.intermec.com. To learn more about UNOVA, visit www.unova.com.
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