Falcon® 310/315 Specifications

Mechanical

Dimensions

  • Length no laser: 8.25" / 21.0 cm
  • Length w/laser: 9.35" / 23.8 cm
  • Top width: 3.50" / 8.9 cm
  • Grip width: 2.75" / 7.0 cm
  • Height: 1.45" / 3.7 cm

Weight (w/battery pack)

  • No radio, no laser: 14.3 oz. / 404 g
  • No radio, w/laser: 16.7 oz. / 472 g
  • Radio, no laser: 16.2 oz. / 459 g
  • Radio, w/laser: 18.6 oz. / 527 g

Display

  • Super-twist graphics LCD;
  • Backlight w/programmable timeout;
  • 128x64 pixels;
  • Up to 8 lines x 21 characters

Keypad

  • 41 large alphanumeric keys;
  • 10 function keys;
  • Direct Western-European character support;
  • 2 programmable side triggers

Construction

  • Industrial, high-strength polycarbonate/ABS-blend plastic
  • Chemical and splash resistant

Environmental

Temperature rating

  • Operating:  14° to 122° F / -10° to 50° C
  • Storage: -4° to 158° F / -20° to 70° C

Humidity

  • 5 to 95% NC

Shock

  • Multiple 4.0' / 1.2m drops to concrete

Optical

Light source – Visible Laser Diodes (VLD)

  • Standard Range: 650nm
  • Long Range: 650nm

Scan angle – nominal

  • Standard Range: 42°
  • Long Range: 23°

Scan rate

  • 35 scans/sec.

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

 

Label Density

 Standard Range
(25% min. contrast;
5 mil min. resolution)		 Long Range
(40% min. contrast;
10 mil min. resolution)
5 mil 3.0" to 5.0"
(8.0 to 13.0 cm)		  
7.5 mil 2.5" to 9.0"
(6.0 to 23.0 cm)		  
10 mil 2.5" to 13.0"
(6.0 to 33.0 cm)		 9.0" to 22.0"
(23.0 to 56.0 cm)
15 mil 2.5" to 19.0"
(6.0 to 48.0 cm)		 7.0" to 38.0"
(18.0 to 96.0 cm)
20 mil *2.5" to 21.0"
(6.0 to 53.0 cm)		 7.0" to 45.0"
(18.0 to 114.0 cm)
40 mil *2.5" to 30.0"
(6.0 to76.0 cm)		 10.0" to 90.0"
(25.0 to 229.0 cm)
55 mil *2.5" to 36.0"
(6.0 to 91.0 cm)		 10.0" to 100.0"
(25.0 to 250.0 cm)
70 mil

(reflective)

 60.0" to 180.0"
(152.0 to 457.0 cm)
100 mil

(reflective)

 62.0" to 240.0"
(157.0 to 610.0 cm)

 

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

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

  • 386 Low power, 32-bit microprocessor
  • Programmable speeds from 1 to 25 MHz
  • Real-time clock and calendar

Memory

  • Flash: 1MB Batch (2MB in RF) (DOS, BIOS, applications and data storage); Expandable up to 32MB with PC Card [Falcon® 310 ONLY]
  • RAM: 2MB (for system operation, virtual-disk data storage)

Serial Communications

  • RS232
  • RJ45 10-pin connector (COM1 serial port and docking)
  • PC Card Type I/II socket (COM2 with modem card) [Falcon® 310 ONLY]
  • X modem
  • DOS UART Access support up to 115 kbps

PC Card

  • User-accessible PC Card Type I/II slot (supports ATA Flash Cards, modem cards and network cards) [Falcon® 310 ONLY]; (or certified radio cards) [Falcon® 315 ONLY]

Speaker

  • Software programmable for volume, duration and pitch

Power Options

  • 3 AA alkaline bateries (supplied)
  • Rechargeable Nicad battery pack
  • Rechargeable NiMH battery pack
  • Falcon dock
  • Falcon battery charger

Advanced Power Management (without PC Card)

  • Sleep/off mode with programmable timeout: ~1 mA
  • Doze mode: ~50 mA; Operating mode: >80 mA (option dependent, CPU speed and application)
  • Rechargeable lithium backup battery
  • Low battery indicator
  • Programmable automatic shutdown

Software Tools

  • Windows-based configuration and installation programs
  • Falcon® Developer's ToolKit (includes Run-time libraries and technical reference manual)
  • Applications can be written using any x86 supported compiler (C, Basic, etc.)
  • PowerNet Twin Client terminal emulation for VT 100/220, 5250, 3270, HP700/92
  • Windows-based universal Program Generator (UPG)
  • Falcon® Portable Application Library (PAL)
  • IntelliTrack® data management applications

Input Devices

  • Handheld 5V lasers and CCDs
  • Wands
  • I.D. badge scanners

Antenna (Falcon® 315)

  • Integrated, dipole

Radio Support (Falcon® 315)

  • Proxim Range LAN2
  • Symbol Spectrum 24® (2MB F.H.)