Falcon® 4210 Windows® CE PDA Data Collector

Specifications

 

Flexible Mobile Computing Featuring Windows® CE The new Falcon® 4210 is a compact, rugged handheld computer combining the flexibility of Microsoft’s® Windows® CE operating system and applications with RF data communications, bar code scanning and optional magnetic stripe card processing. The Falcon® 4210 is designed for retail, logistics, and field service applications where maximum performance is required in a compact form factor.   Features Users Demand The Falcon® 4210 incorporates all the top features users are demanding today. Laser, Magnetic Stripe Input, and large 1/4 VGA touch screen display. A user accessible PC Card slot allows easy expansion for additional memory, modem, or RF communications. A built-in 16 key numeric keypad provides additional ease of data entry. Tested to repeated 4.0' / 1.2m drops to concrete, the Falcon® 4210 is designed to handle demanding data collection tasks.   Ready to Run The Falcon® 4210 includes Microsoft® Pocket Word, Pocket Internet Explorer (browser), and Inbox (email) applications so you are ready to run right out of the box. Application development is a snap with Windows® CE as many 3rd party development tools are available for both batch and RF environments. Additionally, PSC offers a variety of development tools for the Falcon® 4210 including RFBuilder, and our PowerNet terminal emulation solution for VT100, VT220, HP700/92, IBM 3270, and IBM 5250 emulations.   Batch and Wireless Models For both local and remote data collection applications, the Falcon® 4210 Batch portable is an ideal solution. Data can be sent to a host using standard RS232 communications using the docking cradle or a direct connect cable. An optional integrated modem kit is available for dial-up communications supporting speeds up to 56Kbps. The Falcon® 4210 RF portable sets the standard for flexibility when it comes to wireless communications, providing connectivity for data collection applications where real-time information is critical. The Falcon® 4210 is available with the leading 802.11b radios including Cisco Aironet, Lucent (Agere) Orinoco, and Symbol S24 HR providing interoperability with other leading WiFi compliant radios.

Falcon 4210 Specifications

Mechanical Dimensions

• Length: 6.85” / 17.4 cm

• Width: 3.35” / 8.5 cm

• Depth: 1.57" / 4.0 cm

Weight (w/battery pack)

• 12.87 oz. / 365 g

Display

• FSTN panel, grayscale LCD, EL Backlit

• 240 (W) x 320 (L) pixels

Keypad

• 16 physical keys including numeric, TAB, ESC, FUNC, brightness and contrast controls

Environmental

IP rating

• IP 42

Temperature rating

• Operating: 32° to 122° F / 0° to 50° C

• Storage: -4° to 158° F / -20° to 70° C

Humidity

• 5 to 95% RH non-condensing

Shock

• Withstands multiple 4.0’ / 1.2m drops to concrete

Optical

Light source

• Visible Laser Diode (VLD) 650 nm

Scan rate

• 39 ±3 scans/sec. (1D Laser)

Depth-of-Field Chart - (printing resolution, contrast and ambient light dependent)
* Minimum distance determined by symbol length & scan length

Decoding Capability

1D Laser:

• UPC A, E / EAN 8, 13

• EAN 128

• Code 128

• Code 93

• Interleaved 2 of 5

• Standard 2 of 5

• Code 39

• Code 39 Full ASCII

• Code 11

• Code 32

• Codabar

• MSI / Plessey

• Delta Toshiba

Safety & Regulatory

Electrical

• Complies to CE

Emissions

• FCC Part 15 - Class A

• VCCI-A

• EN 55022-A

• EN 55024

Laser classification

• CDRH Class II; (CAUTION: Laser Radiation – do not stare into beam)

• IEC 60825 Class 2

System

Operating System

• Microsoft® Windows® CE 3.0

CPU

• MIPS core RISC CPU, 32 bits, 92 MHz

• built in real-time clock

Memory

• Flash ROM: 32 MB for OS and applications

• SDRAM: 32 MB for data

Buzzer

• Piezoelectric buzzer, software controlled

LED Indicator

• Dual color (green/red) good read indicator for scanner or MSR

Power Options

• 9VDC external adapter, 2 Amps

• LiIon Pack 1550 mAhr

Power Consumption (LiIon battery @ 4V)

• Standby: 85 mA

• Suspend: 3.1 mA

Battery Charge

• 3 hours with external adapter, 2.5 hours with docking station

Input Devices

• Touch screen

• stylus

• numeric keypad

• full alphanumeric software keyboard

• mag stripe reader (3 track) and bar code scanner

Docking Station

• Interface: RS232

• Charging: Quick charge; 2.5 hours

• Power input: Regulated AC adapter; 9 VDC @ 2 Amps