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SPT 1500 Pocketable Computers

 


Pocket-sized Productivity for People on the Move

Symbol Technologies has combined the latest bar code scanning technology with the Palm OS® Platform to create the SPT 1500. Based on the popular Palm III, the SPT 1500 is a powerful productivity tool, enabling users to capture and manage data with unparalleled convenience and functionality.
 

Manage Data at the Point of Activity

Equipped with the SPT 1500, mobile professionals in a host of industries are able to manage data anytime, anywhere. In retail the SPT 1500 enables single-handed asset tracking, inventory management and physical data collection with a tool that moves easily from the stock room to the sales floor. Healthcare providers can download patient information before rounds, and update records at bedside. Service technicians can track inventory while in the field. Salespeople are able to enter customer information, scan items from a bar-coded catalog and check downloaded price lists, all while at the customer's site. Additionally, the process of home shopping can be significantly improved with the SPT 1500. Instead of written shopping lists, consumers can scan items as they are depleted, creating an electronic shopping list. This electronic list can be used on the next shopping trip or uploaded over the phone lines to the local store for home delivery.

Tailor Applications for Your Busines

Any business can tailor the adaptable SPT 1500 to boost the productivity of its mobile professionals. Because the device uses the Palm OS® Platform, programmers can build solutions using a wide selection of scan-enabled graphical development tools. Also, more than 1,000 third-party applications have been developed for the platform. The combination of development tools and applications makes it easy to find or create software for any data collection need. In addition, there are more than 50,000 developers registered to create solutions for the Palm OS® Platform. The device comes with a generous 2 MB each of RAM and flash memory. A 4 MB configuration is available to accommodate larger application demands. The Palm OS™ Software Development kit includes Symbol Application Programming Interfaces (API) for controlling the scanner and manipulating data input. A growing roster of software companies support the SPT product family with tools for network and database connectivity.

Easy to Operate Anywhere

The SPT 1500 was designed for convenient operation in the office or on the road. The SPT 1500 uses Symbol's state-of-the-art SE 900 scan engine, the smallest, lightest, brightest available today, for premium performance. A touch-based graphical interface, push-button controls and backlit 160 x 160-pixel display make it easy on the eyes, even outdoors or in dimly lit spaces. Two AAA batteries deliver many hours of power, and the SPT 1500 supports both single and multi-slot serial cradles for flexible host communications in most network and user environments.

 

Symbol systems are critical to business success in data-intensive, time-critical environments, because our systems help you capture, access and manage information at the point of business activity.

SPT 1500 Features and Benefits

Features

Benefits

Superior ergonomics and pocket-sized design:

Ideal for mobile professionals who need convenient data access at the point of activity

Developed by Symbol Technologies and Palm, Inc.

Proven technology from Industry leaders

Open Palm OS®

 

Readily available development tools including  CodeWarrior, PenRight! and SatelliteForms; ask about others

Integrated SE 900 scan engine

Reads bar codes in low light or outdoors

Touch input with intuitive graphical interface

Easy access operation

A 160 x 160 pixel backlit display with adjustable font sizes

Easy-to-read screen improves productivity and reduces eye fatigue

Physical buttons for navigation and scanning

Able to access applications instantly for scan input and data verification

Graffiti® power writing technology

One stroke character recognition enables fast manual data input

2 MB each of RAM and ROM with optional 4 MB available

Memory flexibility to accommodate application demands

Powered by 2 AAA batteries

Hours of battery life so mobile workers spend their time collecting and transmitting data–not changing batteries

One-touch data

Assures up-to-the-minute synchronization with data access on your SPT 1500 host or network and host system

Supports single and multi-slot serial cradles

Flexible host communications for most network and user environments

Infrared port

Beam records and transfer applications with other SPT 1500 and Palm III devices


SPT 1500 Specification Highlights

Performance Characteristics

 

CPU and Memory:

Processor: Motorola DragonBall 68328; Memory: D-RAM: 2 MB or 4 MB/Flash ROM: 2 MB or 4 MB; Operating System: Palm OS 3.0; Application Development: CodeWarrior, PenRight!, SatelliteForms, PendragonForms

Display:

Type: LCD Touch Screen; green back-lit; 2.3 in. x 2.3 in./ 5.8 cm x 5.8 cm; Resolution: 160 x 160 pixels

Decode Capability:

UPC/EAN/JAN, Code 128, Code 39, Code 93, Interleaved 2 of 5, Discrete 2 of 5, Codabar, MSI Plessey

Range:

Maximum: Code 39 at 55 mils: 60 cm;
Minimum: 100% UPC: 5 cm; Code 39 at 55 mils: 24 cm

Physical Characteristics

 

Size:

.66 in. H x 3.16 in. W x 5.46 in. L/17 mm H x 81 mm W x 140 mm L

Weight:

5.5 oz./154.0 gm without batteries; 6.1 oz/170.8 gm with batteries

Keyboard:

Physical: 5 keys (same as Palm III); Virtual: Pop-up alphanumeric

Light Source:

Visible Laser Diode at 650 nm

Laser Class:

CDRH Class II, IEC 825 Class 2
 

Scan Angle:

53º nominal

Scan Rate:

36±3 scans per second

Minimum Print Contrast:

25% absolute dark/light reflectance at 650 nm

Interface Type:

Serial RS-232; IrDA Communications

Power:

2 AAA alkaline cells; new batteries provide up to 8,000 continuous scans

User Environment

 

Operating Temperature:

10º to 32ºC/50º to 90ºF

Ambient Light:

Artificial: 450 ft.-candles/4,844 lux ; Sunlight: 10,000 ft.-candles/107,640 lux

Regulatory

Electrical Safety:

Certified to UL1950, CSA C22.2 No. 950, EN60950/IEC950

Laser Safety:

CDRH Class II, IEC Class 1 or 2

EMI/RFI:

FCC Part 15 Class B, IECES-003 Class B, European Union EMC Directive