Tsl 1128 rfid readers by Angela M. Deisley

Technology Solutions (UK) Ltd •

Is an innovative electronics company based in Central England offering both products and services in and around the AutoID mobile market space

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Designs and manufactures peripherals for ruggedised hand held terminals

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Founded in 1993

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ISO 9001:2008 company

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Manufactures ruggedised snap-on and Bluetooth/WiFi peripherals

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Portfolio consists of: 

Standard products

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Custom products

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Contract development with manufacturing (OEM and ODM)

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Technology Solutions (UK) Ltd •

TSL has extensive experience in the design and manufacture of both embedded and snap-on accessories for handheld computer terminals, using technologies including:  Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) – LF, HF, UHF and Active  Bluetooth  Contact and contactless Smart cards  Finger biometrics

 GSM/GPRS  CDMA  Global Positioning System (GPS)

 Temperature measurement  Embedded laser bar code scanning and imaging

 Magnetic card readers

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TSL designs and manufactures embedded RF solutions for:  Wide Area Network (WAN)  Local Area Network (LAN)  Personal Area Network (PAN)

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More specifically, TSL RFID Readers: Ultra High Frequency RFID

High Frequency RFID

Low frequency RFID

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More specifically still, TSL UHF RFID Readers:

1126 Desktop UHF RFID

1128 Bluetooth ® UHF

1097 Bluetooth ® UHF RFID and

Reader with USB

RFID Reader

Barcode Wearable Hand Scanner

1101 UHF RFID reader for the

1119 UHF RFID Reader for

Motorola MC70/75/75A

the Motorola MC55/65/67

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Mobile UHF RFID reading

Where are mobile UHF Readers required? •

Stock takes – perform full store inventory many times more quickly than having to find and read each item level barcode.

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Retail at front / back of store – verify goods

inwards match paperwork, quickly find items to allow front of store to be replenished, find mis-shelved items in front of store. •

Asset management – rapid inventory of assets, storing maintenance/inspection records on the asset where WAN connectivity is not guaranteed.

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Where are mobile UHF Readers required? •

Distribution – reading/writing data to tags on pallets and roll cages before loading onto vehicles.

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Document tracking – use ‘find-a-tag’ mode to locate a folder. Manage document check in / check out.

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Exception scanning – where an item cannot for some reason be read by standard fixed / portal readers. Maybe it is too bulky, or the tag is too small.

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A few limitations of current mobile UHF RFID reader devices

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Performance constraints – read range, read rate, tag singulation, write performance, battery life (run time) etc.

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Choice of operating system / user interface is limited to whatever the mobile reader offer

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In situations where the majority of the mobile device usage is not for RFID the user can end up with an unnecessarily large and cumbersome dual technology handheld.

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A few limitations of current mobile UHF RFID reader devices

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End Users have to buy the reader and handheld together. When one is obsolete both must be replaced.

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Existing handheld mobile computers are no longer any use and must be thrown away when new mobile readers are purchased.

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Incompatible with BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) and BYOP (Bring Your Own Phone) schemes.

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BYOD

Why the 1128 Bluetooth速 UHF RFID Reader is Different!

What makes the 1128 Bluetooth® UHF RFID Reader different? •

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Works with ANY Bluetooth host device •

any device with standard Bluetooth SPP

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wide range of host terminals are supported

Modular design allows you to configure the hardware for your specific requirements

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Keep your installed base of handheld terminals

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Use low cost host consumer devices such as iPod Touch and cheap Android phones

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BYOD and BYOP now possible to provide high performance UHF RFID

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Even stronger ROI when not replacing existing handheld devices!

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Use with your choice of host device – phone, tablet, PC •

Compatible with any Bluetooth® wireless technology enabled host device

Motorola MC40

Apple iPad Air®

Motorola ES400

Apple iPad mini®

Motorola MC45

Mac Laptops and Desktops

Apple iPhone® (4th & 5th Generation)

Motorola ET1

Apple iPod touch® (4th & 5th Generation)

Motorola MC2100

Samsung Galaxy S1/S2/S3/S4

Windows Laptops and Desktops

Nokia Lumia

Google Nexus 7

Apple iPhone® 5C

Laptops and Desktop PCs

Samsung Galaxy Note 1/2/3

Apple iPad® 2 / 3

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Modularity is a key differentiator

Choice of grips •

Slimline Grip or Trigger Handle

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Slide on/off action, and snaps securely in place

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Both variants house their own trigger button

Slimline Grip

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Trigger Handle

TSL Accessory Mount •

Mount ANY handheld device on the 1128 Reader

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Fit virtually any handheld terminal to the 1128 Bluetooth® UHF RFID Reader

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Slide-on action, ‘clicks’ firmly into place

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Choice of snap-on antennas: •

High Performance UHF

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High Performance UHF and 2D Barcode Imager

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Regionalised ETSI and FCC antennas

UHF antenna - front

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UHF antenna and 2D barcode imager - front

UHF antenna and 2D barcode imager - back

Motorola SE4500 2D Imager Scan Engine •

Class leading 1D and 2D data capture.

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Sensor Resolution: 752 x 480 pixels

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Fast-pulse illumination

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Field of View: Horizontal: 40°, Vertical: 25°

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Fast sensor shutter speed

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Focal Distance: SR: 8 in. DL: 5.3 in. HD: 2.9 in.

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60 frames per second image capture provides

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Aiming LED (VLD): 655 ±10 nm Laser

outstanding motion tolerance

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Illumination Element: 625 ±5 nm LEDs (2x)

All of the above combine to produce an

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Min. Print Contrast: Minimum 25%

exceptionally fast barcode scanning speed

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Symbologies Supported:

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1D Barcodes: All major codes

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2D Barcodes: PDF417, MicroPDF417,

Composite, RSS, TLC-39, Datamatrix, QR code, Micro QR code, Aztec, MaxiCode and more

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Device Mount with standard covers for phones, handhelds and iPods •

Use the 1128 Accessory Mount with: •

Off-the-shelf moulded phone cases

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iPod cases

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Custom moulded Enterprise mounts

Apple iPhone®

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Accessory mount

Apple iPod touch®

Accessory mount with standard iPhone cover attached

Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Customised Device Mounts •

Customised mounts for many Motorola terminals*

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Custom mounts can be created for ANY handheld Accessory mount

manufacturers devices

Motorola ES400

Motorola MC40

Motorola MC45

Accessory mount with customised mount attached

Motorola MC2100

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Off-the shelf moulded solutions 3M™ Dual Lock™

Ready-made assembly iPhone®

(4th

5th

Enterprise – customised mounts for specific terminals (available by special request)

Reclosable fastener (supplied with Accessory Mount)

For and generation) and iPod touch® (4th and 5th generation)

For example: Motorola MC40 Motorola MC45 Motorola ES400 Motorola MC2100

Off-the shelf moulded solutions, including ruggedized options such as the OtterBox and Griffin series of protective cases

*If customer supplies own phone cover then four holes need to be drilled into this cover

1128 Accessory Mount

*Currently available in RP SLS materials. Moldings to be bonded together with adhesive. Injection molded parts TBA

Custom holder

1128-MNT-UNI

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The 1128 UHF RFID

reader with a Galaxy Note tablet and belt holster – easy hands free scanning

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The 1128 UHF RFID reader with the Motorola MC40 and Motorola arm mount

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Batch data collection: •

MicroSD card

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Real Time Clock

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All data is Date and Time stamped

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Download data over Bluetooth® or USB or remove MicroSD card

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Interchangeable battery •

Simple installation/removal

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Separate multi-slot battery charger available

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Physical Properties:

Drop Resistant: Multiple drops to concrete: 4 ft./1.2 m ambient, 3ft / 0.9m across the operating temperature range IP54 Sealing

Tumble Resistant: 500 0.5 metre tumbles at room temperature (1,000 cycles)

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Lightweight 380 g / 13.4 oz (including battery & trigger handle)

Nominal Read range •

Tag Read/Write performance is dependent on tag type, items tagged, number of tags in the field and other radio and environmental factors

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Circularly polarised antenna for tag reads that are orientation independent

Up to 4.5m (14.5ft) (transponder dependent)

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Best in class RFID performance •

In addition to all of the features mentioned so far,

the reader delivers on the most essential priority performance •

TSL 1128 Bluetooth® UHF RFID Reader provides consistently class-leading performance benchmarked against all currently available devices

in the market

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Supporting software for the 1128 Bluetooth速 UHF RFID Reader It needs to be simple to implement but with powerful features!

Ease of integration – introducing TSL’s unique and powerful ASCII 2.0 Protocol •

TSL’s ASCII 2.0 Protocol speeds up integration of the UHF Reader into applications by providing a

powerful set of low-level commands •

Enables multiple tag operations to be executed using simple pre-configured ASCII commands

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Use powerful C1G2 technology differentiators such as Impinj TagFocus and FastID commands within the ASCII 2.0 protocol

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All TSL UHF RFID Software Development Kits are built around the powerful ASCII 2.0 Protocol

UHF RFID Transponders

Bluetooth® Host Device (e.g. Apple iPod touch®)

ASCII 2 compatible UHF RFID Reader

Class 1 Gen 2 UHF RFID Protocol

ASCII 2 Protocol

Class 1 Gen 2 UHF RFID Protocol

ASCII 2 Protocol

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ASCII command example: Inventory (.iv)

ASCII example - Inventory (.iv) Command •

Performs an inventory of transponders within the read range of the reader.

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Parameters available:

Parameters -al on/off -c on/off -dt on/off -e on/off -fi on/off -io on/off -ix on/off -n -o nn -p -qa fix/dyn -ql all/nsl/sl -qs s0,s1,s2,s3 -qt a/b -qv nn -r on/off -sa n

Description perform an alert after a successful inventory using the current alert parameters from the .al command Include EPC checksum response Include date time response Include EPC PC information response Impinj fast ID extension. If set, Transponders which support this feature will include their TID in the response Inventory only, if set to on then no select will be performed before the inventory round is started Index number each transponder response No action, just set the parameters Output power in dBm, where nn is in the range 10 to 29 List the parameter and their current values Q algorithm query Select query Session query Target Q value for fixed Q operations (0-15) Include transponder RSSI response Select action

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ASCII example - Inventory (.iv) Command •

Parameters available (continued):

Parameters -sb epc/tid/usr -sd xx..zz -sl xx -so xxxx -st s0,s1,s2,s3,sl -tf on/off -x

Description Bank to use for the select mask Select mask data in 2 character ASCII Hex pairs padded to ensure full bytes Length in bits of the select mask, where xx is a 2 character ASCII Hex value Number of bits from the start of the block to the start of the select mask, where xxxx is a 4 character ASCII Hex value Select target Impinj tag focus extension. Only effective if qs=s1, qt=a and if supported by the transponder. Reset the parameters to defaults

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ASCII example - Inventory (.iv) Command

Parameter interpretation order: The parameters are interpreted and applied in the following order:

-x, -al, -c, -e, -r, -dt, -ix -sb,-so, -sl, -sd, -o, -io, -sa, -st, -qa, -ql, -qs, -qt, -qv, -fi, -tf, -p, -n

Parameter defaults: -al on, -c off, -dt off, -e off, -fi off, -io on, -ix off, -o 29, -qa dyn, -ql all, -qs s1, -qt a, -qv 6, -r off, -sa 0, -sb epc, -sd, -sl 00, -so 0000, -st s1, -tf off

Valid response field headers: CR: CS: DT: EP: ER: IX: ME: OK: PC: PR: RI: TD:

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ASCII example - Inventory (.iv) Command •

Examples of the Inventory Command in use:

Command .iv -p -n <CRLF>

.iv <CRLF>

.iv -dt on -e on <CRLF>

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Response CS: .iv -p -n<CRLF> PR: -al on -c off -dt off -e off -fi off -io on -ix off -n -o 29 -p -qa dyn -ql all -qs s1 -qt a -qv 6 -r off -sa 0 -sb epc -sd -sl 00 -so 0000 -st s1 -tf off -x<CRLF> OK:<CRLF><CRLF> CS: .iv<CRLF> EP: 310833B2DDD906C000001234<CRLF> EP: 341486E37C00000000004255<CRLF> EP: 341486E37C00000000004254<CRLF> OK:<CRLF><CRLF> CS: .iv -dt on -e on <CRLF> DT: 2000-01-26T19:00:52<CRLF> EP: 341486E37C00000000004254<CRLF> PC: 3000<CRLF> EP: 341486E37C00000000004255<CRLF> PC: 3000<CRLF> EP: 310833B2DDD906C000001234<CRLF> PC: 3000<CRLF> OK:<CRLF><CRLF>

Action none

3 transponders read

Entire list of ASCII commands available (Page 1): Command

Name

Description

.ab

Abort Command

Abort command, terminates the current and any pending commands.

.al

Alert Command

Configures and alerts the user.

.bc

BarCode Command

Initiates a barcode read.

.bl

Battery Level Command

Returns Battery level as percentage and Charge status.

.bt

Bluetooth® functions Command

Reads the Bluetooth® address, additionally the Bluetooth® can be reset and configured. This command is only available over USB interface.

.da

Date Command

Reads or sets the date.

.dp

User defined switch Double Press action

Reads or sets the double press user action used when “.sa -d usr” is configured

.ea

Execute Autorun Command

This command will force the autorun file to run.

.ec

Echo Command

Determines whether commands are echoed back to the host.

.fd

Factory Defaults Command

Restores all command parameters to their default settings.

.iv

Inventory Command

Performs an inventory of transponders within read range.

.ki

Kill Command

This command is used to kill transponders.

.lo

Lock command

Controls access to the memory banks and passwords of the selected transponders.

.pd

Push Switch Double press

Starts a timed software switch double press.

.ps

Push Switch Single press

Starts a timed software switch single press.

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Entire list of ASCII commands available (Page 2): Command

Name

Description

.ra

Read the Autorun File

Reads the Autorun file, additionally the Autorun file can be deleted.

.rd

Read transponder Command

Performs an inventory of transponders within the read range of the reader and then reads the data from the requested bank.

.rl

Read the Log file

Reads log file, additionally the log file can be deleted or logging can be turned on or off.

.sa

Switch Action Command

Defines what happens when the switch is pressed.

.sl

Sleep

Puts the unit into sleep mode. This will disconnect any active Bluetooth® connections.

.sp

User defined switch Single Press action

Reads or sets the single press user action used when “.sa -s usr” is configured.

.ss

Switch State Command

Reads the state of the switch.

.st

Sleep Timeout Command

Sets the timeout before the reader sleeps if there are no connections to the reader.

.tm

Time Command

Reads or sets the time.

.ts

Transponder Select

Sets the state of transponders.

.vr

Version information Command

Reads the version information from the reader

.wa

Write command to Autorun file

Writes the following command to the end of the Autorun file.

.wr

Write transponder Command

Writes data to any transponder that meets the select criteria

.ws

Write Single transponder Command

Writes data to a single transponder

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Further software support:

Demo Apps - TSL ‘RFID Explorer’ •

Explore the performance, functionality and versatility of the 1128 Bluetooth® UHF RFID Reader

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Download for free on iTunes and Google Play™

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Lots of support material at www.tsl.uk.com

www.tsl.uk.com/1128-downloads/

Free Software Downloads: •

User Guides

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Software Development Kits for iOS, Android, .NET Windows Mobile and .NET Windows Desktop

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ASCII Protocol documentation

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Firmware updates

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Supporting documents

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All of the above are free to download from www.tsl.uk.com/1128-downloads/ (free registration is required)

DOWNLOAD

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Accessories available for the 1128 Bluetooth速 UHF RFID Reader

1136 4-Slot Battery Charger •

Charges up to four Varta ‘Easypack XL’ batteries (used in the 1128 Bluetooth® UHF RFID Reader)

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Also charges ‘Easypack L’ batteries

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Trigger Handle Holster •

Keeps hands free until RFID is required.

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Secure and convenient access

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Slimline Grip Holster •

Keeps hands free until RFID is required.

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Secure and convenient access

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1128 Charge cradle* •

Fits all variants of the 1128 Bluetooth® UHF RFID Reader

* Due Q1/14 DESIGN • DEVELOPMENT • MANUFACTURE

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT Technology Solutions (UK) Ltd Suite C Loughborough Technology Centre LOUGHBOROUGH Leicestershire LE11 3GE UNITED KINGDOM Email: Office: Fax:

enquiries@tsl.uk.com +44 1509 238248 +44 1509 220020

Web:

http://www.tsl.uk.com/