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8300 Series Mobile Computer Reference Manual
1.6 DATA CAPTURE
A wide variety of scan engines is available for delivering flexibility to meet different
requirements.
Scan Engines
8300 8320 8330 8360 8370
CCD
Light source: linear imager, 650 nm red LED
Scan rate: 100 scans per second
Reading range: 5 ~ 29 cm
Laser
Light source: visible laser diode
Scan rate: 100 scans per second
Reading range: 1 ~ 45 cm (scan angle 47°)
1D Barcode
Reader
Long Range Laser
Light source: visible laser diode
Scan rate: 35 scans per second
Reading range: 5 ~ 218 cm (scan angle 42°)
RFID
Reader
Frequency 13.56 MHz Optional
– – – Optional
Note: The reading range of barcode scan engine depends on barcode resolution, ambient
light, etc.
Varying by the scan engine installed, the supported symbologies or tag types are listed
below. Instead of running the preloaded AG runtime or terminal emulation program, you
can develop your own applications to control the scan engine for data collection.
1.6.1 DUAL-MODE SUPPORT
Options of different scan engine combination are allowed, such as CCD+RFID,
Laser+RFID or LR Laser +RFID. For each combination, both readers can be initialized and
ready for scanning at the same time (dual mode operation). For example, if you press
the [SCAN] trigger while running the preloaded AG runtime on the mobile computer, it
will read a barcode in position or an RFID tag in proximity depending on which one comes
first.
Note: The mobile computer allows the co-existence of one integrated scan engine and
the RFID reader. However, you cannot have two barcode scan engines installed on
the mobile computer!
1.6.2 SYMBOLOGIES SUPPORTED
Depending on the scan engine integrated, the mobile computer is capable of scanning
barcodes of a number of symbologies that are enabled by default while running the
preloaded AG runtime. Refer to section
3.3.1 Reader for functional test.