PHL 1600 portable handheld laser terminal

Citation

(1998), "PHL 1600 portable handheld laser terminal", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 70 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/aeat.1998.12770dad.009

PHL 1600 portable handheld laser terminal

PHL 1600 portable handheld laser terminal

Keywords Laser terminal, Opticon, Stock control

The recently introduced PHL 1600 handheld laser terminal from Opticon Limited is said to be providing considerable benefits for a stocktaking application (Plate 3). In some cases it is reported that operations that once took anything from eight to ten hours have been dramatically reduced to a speedy 60 to 90 minute process. It is believed to be ideal for stocktaking aircraft components.

Plate 3 The PHL 1600

The terminal has a powerful 1Mb of "true" memory, as there is a separate memory for programming, it is lightweight and easy to handle, will scan and decode most popular barcode symbologies at a rate of 100 per second and has a built-in IrDa interface.

Information can be downloaded to the host via the cradle using RS232 or alternatively directly to either a computer terminal, notebook, or portable terminals that use an IrDa interface (this means that the terminal can communicate data/programs or receive data/programs by simply pointing at the notebook/PC or even another PHL device and depressing the appropriate key).

Details are available from Opticon Ltd. Tel: +44 (0) 1235 833902; Fax: +44 (0) 1235 833905.