Intermec SR61B Test Summary

Product Tested: Intermec SR61B, Area Imager

Intermec Part Number: SR61BA0400

Peripheral firmware version: SRB61B 2.02

Peripheral Type: Rugged Wireless Handheld scanner

Comments: The scanner comes in wired and wireless version. Honeywell have only tested the wireless version as noted in part number above. The scanner offers following scan engine options: standard range laser (EL20), linear imager (EV10), Area imager (EA11). Honeywell tested area imager scan engine which supports 2D barcodes. The use of the Intermec Easyset software is required to setup the scanner. This software may download settings to the scanner directly or generate barcodes for scanner set-up. Non-Honeywell device specifications mentioned in this document are subject to change without notice.

Test Cycle: 1-Apr-2011

Honeywell software products used: VoiceCatalyst 1.0.1

Honeywell hardware products used: Talkman A500

Test Status: Passes some, workaround exists

Tests Performed - Peripheral Bluetooth Scanner Scenarios:

  • Basic Pairing with Device as initiator
  • Basic Pairing with Device as acceptor
  • Sleep/On state change on device and effect on scanner (initiator and acceptor)
  • Operator state change on device and effect on scanner  (initiator and acceptor)
  • Out of Wi-Fi Range
  • Out of Bluetooth Range
  • Change paired Scanner
  • Re-pair after power off
  • Scanner reconnects after placed in charger
  • Scanner reconnects after power up in a charger
  • 200+ char barcode test
  • Code 39 and 128 barcode test
  • Rapid scanning (4/sec and 40/10 sec) - does not seem to process all data
  • Testing with other peripherals (SRX, Bluetooth printer etc)

Tests Performed - VoiceConsole Scenarios:

  • Pairing through VoiceConsole
  • Clearing from VoiceConsole
  • Pairing with multiple Bluetooth devices (Printer, SRX etc)
  • New pairing clears old pairing
  • Pair two Peripheral devices with same Talkman device

Tests Performed - Failure Scenarios:

  • Battery pull of Talkman device when paired and running through scanning task
  • Pull Talkman device battery in the middle of pairing
  • Walk out of range of Wi-Fi and pull Talkman battery
  • Walk out of Bluetooth range of paired devices and check for scanning operation and its communication with VoiceClient on T5
  • Walk out of range of Talkman device and power down Peripheral (scanner) device
  • Attempt to clear pairing from VoiceConsole when Peripheral device is out of Bluetooth range from Talkman device

Tests Performed - Stress Scenarios:

  • Pair Bluetooth scanner, printer, and SRX with Talkman device via VoiceConsole
  • Pair Bluetooth scanner, printer, SRX,  then cradle Talkman device
  • Pair Bluetooth scanner, printer, SRX, then pull/replace battery on Talkman device
  • Pair Bluetooth scanner, printer, SRX, then power off/on Talkman device
  • Attempt to pair Talkman device with Scanner while device is cradled
  • Attempt to pair Scanner with device while scanner is being charged
  • Attempt to pair peripherals without/with required parameters

Notes regarding usage

  • A default Bluetooth PIN of 0000 must be used.
  • The rapid scanning test seemed to indicate that the scanner was not sending data rapidly, perhaps discarding some scans.
  • For device as acceptor the scanner seems to randomly disconnect and then reconnect a couple seconds later.