Datalogic Falcon 345 Handheld Computer

Falcon 345 Ideal for:

• Retail In-Store
• Inventory Control
• Warehouse Management
• Outdoor Data Collection

Falcon 345 Features:

• Standard, Long Range and Advanced Long Range integrated laser scanner options
• Removable handle with trigger
• Batch or Real-time Data Collection
• Powerful 486 Class Processor
• DOS 6.22 Operating System
• Three keypad options
• Supports leading wireless LANs including Cisco Aironet and Symbol

Solving Data Collection Needs The Falcon 345 are the most feature-rich members of the growing family of Falcon industrial handheld data collection terminals from PSC. They were designed for easy integration in the supply chain of companies involved in logistics, manufacturing, warehousing and distribution, and in-store retail.

A Favorite Among Users These sleek portable terminals were ergonomically designed with the end-user in mind. They are the lightest weight unit in their class, only 16.3 oz./465 g. Engineered to reduce fatigue, this weight is ideally balanced over the hand using a removeable form-fit rubber-grip handle. Combine this with an integrated scan trigger, a large 16-line back-lit display, three keypad options and the user enjoys hours of high performance data collection.

No Lack of Performance Here At the heart of the Falcon 345 portable data terminals is a powerful 32 bit 486 class processor, running at 33MHz, with 8MB of RAM and 2MB of Flash ROM. This flexible architecture also supports an internal PCMCIA Type II PC card for additional memory or wireless LAN connectivity. Because the Falcon 345 use a standard operating system, DOS 6.22, you can run applications previously developed for other Falcon® terminals and other DOS terminals. Thin client systems can be instantly integrated with terminal emulation and text browser support. You can also use popular PC-based development tools like PSC's Universal Program Generator (UPG) to create custom applications for your data collection needs.

Batch and Wireless Models The Falcon 340 with the 486 processor and 8MB of RAM is one of the most powerful batch terminals on the market today. Fast lookup and validation of your data is critical to productivity.

The Falcon 345 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 345 can be configured with any of the leading 2.4GHz spread spectrum wireless LAN solutions including Cisco Aironet and Symbol.

Additional flexibility comes when you can have a wireless connection of the Falcon 345 terminals into your existing legacy system. With our PowerNet Twin Client™ product these Falcon terminals can support VT100, VT220, HP700/92, IBM 3270 and IBM 5250 terminal emulation, with screen formatter capabilities.

Falcon® 340/345 Specifications

Mechanical

Falcon 345 Dimensions

• Length:7.8 "/19.8 cm
• Width at display: 3.4"/8.6 cm
• Width at grip: 2.5"/6.4 cm
• Height at grip: 1.6"/4.1 cm

Weight (w/battery pack)

• No radio, w/laser: 16.3 oz /465 g
• Radio, w/laser: 17.3 oz /490 g

Display

• Super-twist graphics LCD
• Backlight w/programmable timeout
• 128 x 160 pixels, plus 8 on-screen icons
• Formats 16 x 26, 16 x 20 & 8 lines x 20 Characters
• International support for Japanese and Chinese

Keypad

• 38-key standard alphanumeric
• Single and double-click alpha
• 5 dedicated function keys, 5 shifted
• Western-European character support
• 48-key full alphanumeric
• Single stroke access to full alphabet
• Function key support via functions and numbers
• 25-key large numeric
• Alpha accessed via function key
• 5 dedicated function keys, 5 shifted

Falcon 345 Construction

• Industrial, high-strength polycarbonate/ABS-blend plastic

Environmental

Temperature rating

• Operating: -4° to 122° F /-20° to 50° C
• Storage: -22° to 158° F /-30° to 70° C

Humidity

• 5 to 95% NC

Shock

• multiple 4.0' / 1.2 m drops to concrete

Optical

Light source

• Visible Laser Diode (VLD): 650nm

Scan rate

• 35 scans/sec. nominal

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

Falcon 345 Indicators

• Good read
• Scan

Ambient light immunity

• Artificial light: 450 ft-candles /4,844 lux
• Sunlight: 8,000 ft-candles /86,112 lux

Decoding Capability (autodiscriminates between)

• UPC A, E /EAN 8, 13 /JAN 8, 13 (P2 /P5, Code 128 EAN add-ons)
• Code 128
• Code 39
• Code 39 Full ASCII
• Code 93
• Code 11
• Codabar
• ISBN conversion
• Interleaved 2 of 5
• Standard 2 of 5
• Matrix 2 of 5
• MSI /Plessey
• Ames
• Label Codes 4/5

Safety and Regulatory

Electrical

• Complies to CE

Emissions

• FCC Part 15 -Class A

Falcon 345 Laser classification

• CDRH Class II; (CAUTION:Laser Radiation –do not stare into beam)
• IEC 60825 Class 2

System

Operating System

• ROM-DOS 6.22

Microprocessor

• 486 Low Power, 32-bit microprocessor
• Programmable speeds up to 33 MHz
• Real-time clock

Memory

• Flash: 2MB (DOS, BIOS, applications and data storage)
• RAM: 8MB (for system operation, virtual-disk data storage)

IR Communications Port

• Communication with Falcon IR dock
• Supports IR portable printer
• IrDA compatible

Dock Communications

• RS232
• X modem
• Z modem
• 16550 UART, up to 57,600 bps

PC Card

• Internal PC Card Type I/II slot

Speaker

• Programmable for volume, duration and pitch
• 84 dB @ 24"

Falcon 345 Power Options

• Rechargeable NiCd & NiMH battery packs
• Falcon® dock
• Falcon® battery charger

Advanced Power Management (without PC Card)

• Sleep/off mode with programmable timeout: ~2 mA
• Doze mode: ~50 mA
• Operating mode: ~80 mA (option dependent, CPU speed and application)
• Rechargeable lithium backup battery
• Low battery indicator (display icon)

System Support

• VT100/220, HP700/92, IBM 3270 & 5250 emulation via PowerNet Twin Client™
• Simple VT100/220 support via VT-Lite
• Browser support via Falcon® Lynx
• wireless software distribution via FAST Update
• TCP/IP Communications

Development Environments

• Many standard development tools
• Falcon® Developer´s Toolkit
• Universal Program Generator (UPG)
• RFBuilder™
• Wavelink®

Falcon 345 Radio Support (Falcon® 345 w/Internal Antenna)

• Cisco Aironet 350 Series
• Symbol Spectrum24®