Dolphin 75e Wearable: Honeywell’s Hands-Free Solution
A Honeywell survey stated that on average companies lose over $400,000 every year in picking errors. In order to combat these errors and help improve accuracy and efficiency companies are looking more towards wearable technology.
Select warehouses and distribution centers are the perfect example to look at as they are seeing wearable mobile computers revolutionize the industry. Providing increased flexibility, operational improvement, improved productivity, and significant cost savings. With wearable computers users will be free from the constraints of using one hand to carry a scanner or mobile computer; instead users will have the flexibility to work hands-free while still accessing the data they need to complete the tasks at hand. A hands-free user will be able to accelerate picking, packing, and shipping operations.
Honeywell’s rugged Dolphin 75e Wearable has a large display with flexible touchscreen keypads. The accessories provide increased comfort and improved hygiene over conventional wearables. Combine it with the 8620 Ring scanner to get a truly hands-free experience that is guaranteed to help improve productivity in the workplace. With these lightweight and compact computers, users will have a wide range of motion. This allows users to complete tasks in less time without losing the valuable accuracy that is needed.
Dolphin 75e Wearable Features:
- Multi OS: Flexible support and migration of Windows Embedded 8.1 Handheld or Android 4.4 KitKat, seamlessly upgrade later as business needs grow to Windows 10 or Android 5.0L
- 4.3 in large clear display with capacitive touchscreen provides outstanding readability and plenty of space for data and keypads.
- Increase productivity and throughput with an ergonomic ring scanner based on an industry-grade imager that provides high-performance scanning of linear and 2D barcodes.
- The watchband style armband improves comfort and eliminates hygiene concerns.
- The rubber watchband straps are comfortable, reduce sliding or rotating on the arm and don’t absorb perspiration.
Feel free to contact our dedicated account managers for any questions or a quote on your mobile computing needs.
High Quality Label Supplies From Zebra
Labels are a crucial element in any application barcodes are used that can easily be overlooked. Thermal printing isn’t rocket science but having the right high quality label for your specific needs can be the key to success and profitability.
Not all thermal labels are created equal. Zebra has been a label printing leader for decades now. Using their supplies means you have access to a large selection of quality, pre-tested, supplies manufactured by a thermal industry expert, reducing your risks.
Zebra has intimate knowledge of thermal printers and understands the importance of using quality materials and processes. With one of the largest selections of thoroughly tested label materials to choose from you cab rest assured with any Zebra label you may need. Continue reading »
Honeywell Reread Delay and Superior Scanning Speed
Barcodes, Inc. was talking to a customer about the Honeywell Xenon 1900’s blistering scanning speed. We hooked up the scanner and put it in its stand which automatically puts the scanner in presentation mode (scanner scans without a trigger pull). The customer did what customers do all the time – started passing the same barcode underneath the scanner over and over. He was not impressed. The scanner seemed sluggish.
Here is why – Honeywell programs its scanners to pause for 750 ms (this is the default) before the scanner can reread the same barcode. 750 ms – if my math is correct – is ¾ of a second. This protects against accidental rereads of the same barcode. It can also be used to keep the scanner from reading codes to fast into an application.
Barcodes, Inc. explained this to the customer and told them to turn off Reread Delay if they really wanted to see the scanner fly. We explained that the best way to test scanning speed is to put the scanner into a real life environment or scan different barcodes vs the same one over and over.
In the user guides are barcodes that set the reread delay to 500 ms, 750 ms, 1,000 ms and 2,000 ms. There is even a barcode that allows the user to set their own time.
So why is understanding this so important? It allows your scanner to optimize its scanning speed.
Seagull Scientific BarTender Editions Breakdown
Seagull Scientific’s BarTender design software has been the leading application to create any kind of barcode or RFID label and ID cards for customers due to it’s comprehensive feature set and ease of use. One of the key benefits of BarTender is the various available editions it comes in.
BarTender’s four editions enable you to easily upgrade your system as your business grows, without the extra cost and complexity of buying add-on products.
Basic Edition
Designed for individuals and small departments, the Basic Edition lets you start designing and printing barcode labels and cards in just minutes thanks to its intuitive design tools and helpful wizards.
- Design and print labels, cards, mag stripe cards and more
- Optimize print speed to any printer or marking device
- Design data-entry forms that provide data validation and accept print-time input from the keyboard or a barcode scanner
- Licensed per PC
Night Time Modes: Ensuring Patient Comfort with the Honeywell Xenon 1902h
Adaptability is a necessity in healthcare. Every clinician has a wide variety of daily tasks and responsibilities to ensure quality patient care. As such, data collection tools need to be just as adaptable as their users. With the Xenon 1902h, such adaptability is not only possible, it is also easy to implement and change to support varied clinician workflows.
A typical standard scanner provides a loud, audible “beep” to indicate a “good read.” While this kind of operator feedback is widely understood, it can be highly disruptive in certain environments; say, during night time operations in an inpatient recovery ward. In these environments, maintaining patient comfort while keeping clinicians productive can be a challenge. That is why our Enhanced Xenon 1902h includes a quick-toggle mode we call Patient Do-Not-Disturb. In this mode, audible feedback is disabled and replaced by additional visual display options that provide positive status indication to the clinician—without disturbing resting patients. Select from multiple silent status indication options, including pulsing of the scanning aimer/imager and/or activation of the back-mounted status LEDs.
Zebra DS4208 vs. DS4308 Side-By-Side Comparison
When choosing the right 2D imager you ultimately need a device that meets the demands of your specific application while being easy to use out of the box.
Historically, the DS4208 was one of the most popular imagers from Motorola/Zebra which has been discontinued and replaced with the even more capable Symbol DS4308. The chart below is a quick comparison of the new features and capabilities found in the newer DS4308.
If you’re looking for a new 2D imager, the DS4308 is a scanner that will easily improve the efficiency and speed of any scanning application.
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 DS4308 |
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| Market Positioning | Introductory: 1D/2D Imager for paper/ mobile bar codes | 2nd Generation: 1D/2D Imager with PRZM technology which enhances decode performance and snappiness, dramatically improving the user experience |
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| Quick Keypad Emulation | Disabled | Enabled |
| Unique Barcode Reporting in Continuous Barcode Mode | Disabled | Enabled |
| Emulate Numeric Keypad | Disabled | Enabled |
| Length for Code 39 | 2 to 55 | 1 to 55 |
| Code 93 | Disabled | Enabled |
| Length for Code 93 | 4 to 55 | 1 to 55 |
| Interleaved 2 of 5 (ITF) | Disabled | Enabled |
| Lengths for I 2 of 5 | Fixed Length = 14 | 6 to 55 |
| Length for D 2 of 5 | Fixed Length = 12 | Any Length (1 to 55) |
| Codabar | Disabled | Enabled |
| Lengths for Codabar | 5 to 55 | 4 to 55 |
| Matrix 2 of 5 Lengths | Fixed Length = 14 | 4 to 55 |
| GS1 DataBar Limited | Disabled | Enabled |
| USB Fast HID | Disabled | Enabled |
| USB Polling Interval | 8ms | 3ms |
| Different Symbol Time-out | 200ms | 100ms |
Advanced Record Keeping and Document Capture with Honeywell’s 4850dr
Document scanning and processing has historically been a task for traditional flat-bed style scanners to capture a basic image of the document. While these devices were once the only real option, they were limited by their slower speeds and moving parts that require regular maintenance.
Today we have options beyond the standard flat-bed scanner with faster, more capable full 2D imagers like Honeywell’s 4850dr. With no moving parts, the 4850dr can take full imagers of 8.5″ x 11″ or A4 documents on any color paper. On top of this, the 4850dr can also decode any linear, stacked, and 2D codes. on the documents for easier processing.
The 4850dr comes with an integrated suite of easy-to-use image enhancement tools can be used to sharpen text, improve contrast, reorient or magnify the image. In addition, built-in auto-cropping and an array of file configuration options and compression functions ensure optimum image quality and file size for your application requirements.
Streamline your recordkeeping and document management process with the accurate, full-featured 4850dr Document Imager.
The Hidden Costs of Using Consumer Grade Mobile Devices for Data Collection
With the widespread use of consumer grade smartphones and tablets, many business have been looking to these types of devices for a variety of applications. While consumer grade devices may be viable solutions in limited environments like Point of Sale, most enterprise applications will find that for the same costs a dedicated ruggedized mobile device will greatly reduce the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and improve your ROI.
For more in depth comparison of consumer based devices vs dedicated mobile devices see this previous post as well – How Durable Handheld Computers are Better Suited to the Mobile Workplace than Consumer-grade Smartphones
Comparing Mobile Computers and Cordless Barcode Scanners
With a variety of terminology out there these days it can be confusing and difficult to find exactly what kind of scanning device you need. One of the more common terms to get mixed up is the difference between cordless scanners and mobile computers.
Outside the physical shape and size differences, there are a couple key functional use differences between them:
- A cordless barcode scanner only scans a barcode and either transmits to a computer in real-time or stores the code into memory for a bulk upload at a later time.
- Cordless barcode scanners only captures the data and cannot process or manage it.
- A mobile computer combines a computer and a barcode scanner into one device with an operating systems (OS) to run apps and process the data beyond just storing it.
- With a mobile computer you can edit and share information on the spot using Wi-Fi or Cellular networks. You can also get feedback or look-up information through a variety of apps based off of the scanned information.
APG Cash Drawers Product Overview Video
APG has been providing high quality cash drawers in POS systems worldwide for the past 35 years.
APG drawers offer a wide selection of options for size, interface, color, and integration options to fit into any application with any currency. Add to this their extreme durability and you have a cash drawer you can install and never worry about again.
For assistance finding the right APG cash drawer for your business, contact us at Barcodes Inc.
