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Low cost/high value Windows CE Vehicle Mount Bar Code Data Collection Terminal

The Compsee Apex VM-1 fixed-mount terminal was designed with industrial features - so industrial that it was a natural for use in applications like forklifts and other material handling vehicles. RF Ethernet wireless network connectivity, waterproof shock and vibration mounting accessories, and power supplies suitable for vehicles - gasoline, diesel, natural gas, or all-electric - are available, so you can install this terminal on virtually any vehicle. The industrial case - with VGA screen, full keyboard and weatherproof sealing - along with state-of-the-art Windows CE operating system and all the additional features that you have come to expect from Compsee are included. And unlike so many other vehicle-mount terminals, this one is industrial AND affordable.

Key Benefits

  • Low price combined with high feature set for everything necessary for installation and operation

  • Windows CE 3.0 operating system

  • Program with eMbedded Visual Basic or eMbedded Visual C++, or purchase your choice of terminal emulation - IBM5250, IBM3270, or VT/HP...

  • VGA display (640x240) for easily formatting user menus, graphics, icons - using the Windows GUI that is so familiar

  • Vibration and shock tested to MIL-STD-810E/SAE J 1455

  • Wide range of accessories for adaptability to almost any application

  • Open architecture allows use of standard 3" party peripherals - giving customers unparalleled flexibility

  • Integral bar code decoding allows use of inexpensive laser scanners for significant savings and increased profit margins for you

  • Wireless Ethernet IEEE802.11b-ready

Applications

The Apex VM-1 has features that serve to make it an integral part of many common applications. The Apex VM-1 is especially well-suited to applications requiring a terminal that will work well in dirty, humid, or otherwise inhospitable environments.

  • Shipping/receiving

  • Warehouse management

  • Work-in-progress

  • Labor reporting

  • Pick-and-pack

  • Push card applications

  • Fleet operations

Automated Data Collection Options

  • Built-in bar code decoder is standard - use low-cost undecoded laser scanners, bar code wands, and external slot readers

  • One laser port

  • One bar code wand or wand emulation scanner port

  • One 5-pin bar code slot reader port

  • Keyboard emulation devices (barcode wedges) can be used on the standard PS/2 keyboard port

  • Optional digital I/O module - 8 opto-isolated digital inputs, 2, 4, or 8 digital relay outputs

  • Two serial ports, COM1 and COM2

  • Accessory power take-off port for devices like 2D scanners and wireless scanners- use these devices without needling a separate bulky power supply. Two ports each supply 3.3, 5, and 12VDC

  • Universal laser scanner mount is available

  • Brackets for various slot reader mountings are available

Electronic

  • 16MB of memory expandable by replacing the standard 72pin SIMM

  • 16MB Compact Flash card for operating system, software, and local storage, expandable by replacing the standard Compact Flash card

  • IEEE802.11b RF Ethernet-ready - add your own supported RF Ethernet PCMCIA card

  • Two standard RS232 serial ports, COM1 and COM2

  • Bar code wand or wand-emulation decoded laser input via a DB9 connector

  • Laser input with direct decode via a DB9 connector

  • Barcode slot reader connection with 5-pin header

  • PS/2 keyboard (mini-DIN6) connector

  • PS/2 mouse (mini-DIN6) connector

  • AMD SC400 processor and Microsoft Windows CE version 3.0 operating system

  • Accessory power-take-off headers supplying 3.3VDC, 5VDC, and 12VDC for powering accessories such as 2D laser scanners without a separate power supply

  • Four status LEDs and four user-programmable LEDs visible on face of terminal

  • DB15 external VGA port

  • Optional Digital I/O includes

  • Eight optically-isolated inputs for sensing on/off or open/close status or can serve as counters up to 50 counts per second

  • Two, four or eight relay outputs rated at 2 Amp at 250V

  • Slot readers - visible red barcode, infrared barcode, or magnetic stripe can be added

Power

24 VDC provided by external vehicle power converter/conditioner

Case Mounting

  • Passed vibration and shock tests conducted by an independent laboratory: MIL-STD-810E, mechanical vibration (Method 514.4, Category 1 basic transportation) and (Method 514.4, Category 8 ground mobile) MIL-STD-810E, mechanical shock (Method 516,4, Procedure1) MIL-STD-810E is equivalent to testing to SAE J 1455 Figures 6, 7 & 8

  • Weatherproof, hose-down, dustproof

  • Large high-quality keypad may be operated with gloves

  • Touch screen option may be operated with gloves, fingers, or a stylus

  • Tough ABS plastic case

  • 8 LED indicators, 4 for status plus 4 that are user-definable

  • Programmable function keys with visual cues to LCD display for softkeys, menu selection, launching a program, entering predefined text strings, and so on

  • Adjustable-volume speaker for audible feedback

  • No moving parts that wear out or need replacement

  • Industrial color scheme for safety and visibility

  • Quick-release mounting for easy swapping of terminal between vehicles and full tilt/swing adjustability

  • Low, low price includes choice of external power supply allowing use by virtually all vehicles available today - from 12VDC natural gas vehicles to 72VDC all-electric vehicles and everything in-between - 24VDC, 36VDC and 48VDC

Programmability

  • Microsoft eMbedded Visual Tools, eVB (Visual Basic), eVC++ (Visual C++)

  • Tools are free from Microsoft

  • Compsee Software Development Kit (SDK) is downloadable at compsee.com

  • Built-in Web server provides remote system management via standard Web browser

Basic Terminal Information
IP address
User-defined name
Installation location text
Description text
Real-time power status (external powered or backup battery powered)

Terminal Management
File management - view files & directories, upload, download, delete files, create and delete directories
Application management - view running programs, launch a program, terminate a program
Auto ID management - view & edit barcode decoder settings - symbologies, prefixes, suffixes and so on
System management - reboot terminal
Security - manage remote management security settings

Communications and Network Access

  • Supports wireless IEEE802.11b RF Ethernet PCMCIA cards from selected manufacturers

  • RF Ethernet antenna is provided, or mount one on the vehicle with an external cable that can be connected to the antenna mount on the Apex VM-1 case

  • Two RS232 ports standard

The Vehicle-mount Apex VM-1 comes RF Ethernet-ready. Simply install one of the supported IEEE802.11b PCMCIA wireless Ethernet cards - including Symbol Spectrum-24 and Cisco/Aironet, among others - and connect the antenna cable to the card. Use the included antenna, or connect your vehicle-mounted antenna to the terminal's antenna mount.

Display Options

  • Your choice of integral backlit LCD displays:
    Monochrome VGA (640 pixels wide by 240 pixels high) backlit LCD is standard
    Color VGA 640x240 backlit LCD is optional

  • Terminals with monochrome screens are particularly well suited for outdoor applications and in direct lighting situations. The monochrome LCD is a reflective technology with very high contrast when viewed in direct light.

  • Operational temperature range is determined by the display option chosen. Without the display heater, the temperature range for monochrome is -10°C to 50°C; color is 10°C to 40°C.

  • -20°C to 50°C operational temperature range for monochrome

  • -20°C to 40°C operational temperature range for color

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