Honeywell LXE 8651 / 8652 Ring Scanners Test Summary

Product Tested: Honeywell LXE 8651, Honeywell LXE 8652

Honeywell Part Number: 8651100RINGSCR, 8652100RINGSCR

Peripheral firmware version: 1.2.0

Peripheral Type: Bluetooth Ring scanner (scanner and imager versions tested)

Comments: The 8651 and 8652 are virtually identical in appearance; however the 8652 (imager) has an additional window above the larger scanning window. The imager is capable of decoding 2D barcodes. The larger black unit contains the Bluetooth radio and battery. This unit is the same for either model. Battery charger is sold separately and should be ordered in addition to scanner. An 8-bay battery charger is available. Battery must be removed for charging.

Test Cycle: 1-Dec-2010

Honeywell software products used: VoiceClient 3.6.1

Honeywell hardware products used: Talkman T5 Series (T5/T5m)

Test Status: Passes all

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

  • The scanner has a very low level of ‘self-illumination’ and may have difficulty in poorly lit environments.

  • If the scanner is the initiator to the Talkman becomes unpaired for any reason it requires a “button press” on the scanner to wake it up and cause it to re-pair with the Talkman. (Described in Overview).

  • The scanner did not generate any excessive “pages”, i.e. clutter RF, when it was initiator.