HP HBSW-8500, HBSW-8300, HBSW-8200, HBSW-8100, HBSW-8000 Datasheet

Hewlett-Packard SmartWand
Bar Code Reader

Technical Data

Features

• Automatically Decodes 9 Bar
Code Symbologies

- Code 39 – Standard or

Extended

- Int. 2 of 5 Code 128

- UPC A, E EAN 8, 13

- Codabar Code 11

- MSI Code Code 93

• LED Feedback

• Low Current Draw

• Programmable Either by Bar
Code Labels or by Escape
Sequences

• Configuration Stored in Non­Volatile Memory

• CMOS/TTL Interface

- Output 0 to 5 volts

- Input up to ± 15 volts

• Manufacturing - ISO 9002
Certified

• Full One Year Warranty

Description

The Hewlett-Packard SmartWand
Bar Code Reader is a bar code
scanning wand with an integrated
decoder. It transmits data to a
computer via an asynchronous
serial port, using CMOS level
signals, at user definable baud
rates. The SmartWand Reader’s
configuration may be changed by
scanning special bar code menus,
or by sending escape sequences
to the wand from the host. The

configuration is stored in non­volatile memory, allowing the
SmartWand Reader to retain the
configuration when the power is
turned off. A Configuration
Display option sends a summary
of the configured options to the
screen.

In its default configuration, the
SmartWand Reader can
automatically recognize and
decode 9 standard bar code
symbologies. Configurable
options include: symbology
selection, checksum verification,
length checking, message editing,
LED feedback control, Code 39

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HBSW-8000 Series
Polycarbonate or Metal
Housing

digital wand emulation mode,
serial port configuration, and
various I/O protocols such as
single read modes, Xon/Xoff
pacing and no-read recognition.

The polycarbonate-cased
SmartWand Readers (HBSW­8000,8200,8400) have an LED
near the tip that flashes after a
good read. The LED also flashes
during bar code menu
programming and to signal any
self-test failures after power-up.

All SmartWand Readers have an
enhanced software version of
Hewlett-Packard’s proven

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decoding algorithm. The
SmartWands are also very
suitable for portable computer or
terminal applications due to its
low current draw.

Visual Feedback LED

The SmartWand Readers with
polycarbonate-cases have an easy­to-see Feedback LED near the
scanner tip that acknowledges a
good read. This is useful in a
noisy environment or where
silence is required. Since the
state of the LED can be controlled
by escape sequences, the host
processor can turn the LED on or
off at any time.

SmartWand Reader Configuration

The SmartWand Reader can be
configured by scanning special
bar code labels or by receiving
escape sequence commands from
the host. This allows decoding
options and interface protocols to
be tailored to a specific applica­tion. Configuration labels and a
list of escape sequences are
printed in the SmartWand User’s
Manual (P/N: HBSW-8997). The
SmartWand Reader can display
its current configuration on the
host’s screen. See sample.

Programmable Features

Bar code selection and

decoding options

Check character verification

and transmission

Serial port parameters and I/O

protocols
Message editing
Header and terminators
LED operator feedback
Label length checking
No Read recognition
Digital wand Code 39 emulation

Wand Specifications

Scan Speed ......... 7.6 to 127 cm/s

(3 to 50 in/s)

Tilt Angle .......................5° to 40°

Minimum Contrast ............... 45%

Color...................................Black

Wand Diameter ... 23 mm (0.9 in)

Wand Length .... 160 mm (6.3 in)

Weight:

Aluminum.......... 153 g (5.4 oz)

Polycarbonate ... 140 g (4.9 oz)

Tip ................................ Sapphire

Configuration Display

Environmental

Temperature:

Operating:

-20°C to 70°C (-4°F to 158°F)

Storage:

-40°C to 70°C (-40°F to 158°F)

Humidity (Non-condensing):

95% at 40°C (104°F) max.

Ambient Light:

100,000 lux (maximum)

Rain:

MIL-STD-810, Method 506,
Procedure II (Polycarbonate)

Dust:

MIL-STD-810, Method 510

Shock:

Ten drops to sealed concrete
(random orientation) from

1.2 m (4 ft)

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