PSCPSC Releases Handheld With New Sirit Reader
PSC, a provider of mobile RFID readers and bar code scanners, based in Eugene, Oregon, has released the Falcon 5500, a handheld computer capable of reading EPC UHF Class 0, Class 1 and Gen 2 tags, as well as bar codes. PSC has embedded Sirit's Infinity 210 UHF RFID reader module into the Falcon 5500, integrated with the bar code scanner, which uses a Windows CE operating system with an Intel XScale processor. The Falcon 5500 is available with an embedded Wi-Fi radio to send data to the user's network. Alternatively, data can be collected and stored on the Falcon's 64 megabytes of memory, then downloaded into the user's network through a serial connection. Available now, the Falcon 5500 costs between $5,000 and $6,000, depending on the type of embedded bar code scanner, and whether it has a Wi-Fi radio. At the EPCglobal US Conference in Atlanta this week, the Falcon 5500 was demonstrated reading and writing Gen 2 tags made with chips from Texas Instruments.