Supported standard
Frequency
Typical reading speed

ISO 18000-63 (EPC Class 1 Gen2 V2)
ETSI 865.6 - 867.6 MHz or FCC/IC 902 - 928 MHz
200 tags per second (peak up to 400 tags per second)

NORDIC ID MERLIN
UHF RFID Cross Dipole
- One-series

RF Power: ERP +33 dBm (2W) (Only ETSI 865.6 - 867.6 MHz)
Nominal reading distance: 7 m
Software controlled antenna polarization, Horizontal, vertical or cross-polarized

NORDIC ID MERLIN
UHF RFID Cross Dipole

RF Power: ERP +30 dBm (1W)
Nominal reading distance: 5 m
Software controlled antenna polarization, Horizontal, vertical or cross-polarized

NORDIC ID MERLIN
UHF RFID

RF Power: ERP +27 dBm (0.5W)
Nominal reading distance: 2.5 m
Horizontal linear polarized

Supported standard
Frequency
Typical reading speed

Supported standard: ISO15693
13.56MHz
Reading speed: up to 40 tags per second

NORDIC ID MERLIN
HF RFID Blade

RF Power: 1W
Nominal reading distance: 0-40 cm

NORDIC ID MERLIN
HF RFID

RF Power: 1W
Nominal reading distance: 0-30 cm

1D Laser scanner

All major 1D bar codes
Adaptive Auto-Range Laser (standard-, long- and auto-range)
Normal, hold to aim and hold down modes
Enhanced aiming mode (automatic switching between scan line / aiming dot) Configurable scan alert sounds

2D Imager

All major 1D and 2D codes
High visibility LED aimer
2 character pre and post fixes, padding, replacement Video preview
Configurable scan alert sounds

CPU

ARM11 532 MHz

Operating system

Microsoft® Windows® Embedded CE 6.0

Memory

256 MB DDR RAM 288 MB Flash (256 MB user accessible)
microSD card slot (SDHC compatible)

Display

3,5” QVGA touch screen, 240 x 320 pixels, 262k colours
Adjustable LED backlight, Daylight readable

Keypad

Numeric (alpha) keypad
29 distinguished buttons: 0-9 (alpha), scan, ok, del, tab, esc, shift, alt,
3 mode keys, 6 navigation keys
Keyboard backlight with individual control for each key

Signals and indicators

Buzzer for audible signals (RTTTL support)
Battery charging indicator LED
Programmable LED

Wireless WAN

3G UMTS / HSDPA (900/2100 MHz)
GPRS / EDGE (900/1800 MHz) (optional)

GPS

Assisted GPS (optional)

Wireless LAN

IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n

WLAN security

Standards: WEP, WPA, WPA2 (802.11i) 
Encryption: WEP, TKIP, AES

Wireless PAN

Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, Class 2

LAN

Ethernet 10/100 via charger (optional)

PAN

USB via charger

Battery

Rechargeable, removable Lithium-Ion battery pack 2600 mAh @ 7.4V 
4800 mAh @ 7.4V with pistol grip
Up to 30 h in intensive use (standard battery)

Charging

Desktop charging cradle with USB connection
Desktop charging cradle with spare battery charging slot
Typical charging time: 2,5 h (0 to 90 %) and 5 h (0 to 100 %)

External power supply

AC adapter for desktop charger: input 100-240 VAC, 1A, 50-60 Hz / output 24 VDC, 1.3A, 31.2 W / Power cable for EU, UK or US

Backup battery / batteries

Back-up battery for RAM: maintains memory contents for 8 hours
Back-up battery for real-time clock: keeps time for 200 days

Dimensions

Nordic ID Merlin UHF RFID Cross Dipole - (H) 250 x (W) 105 x (D) 175 mm
Nordic ID Merlin UHF RFID - (H) 250 x (W) 90 x (D) 47 mm
Nordic ID Merlin HF RFID Blade - (H) 340 x (W) 105 x (D) 265 mm
Nordic ID Merlin HF RFID - (H) 250 x (W) 90 x (D) 47 mm
Nordic ID Merlin - (H) 230 x (W) 90 x (D) 47 mm

Weight

Nordic ID Merlin UHF RFID Cross Dipole ~ 750 g
Nordic ID Merlin UHF RFID ~ 550 g
Nordic ID Merlin HF RFID Blade ~ 750 g
Nordic ID Merlin HF RFID ~ 550 g
Nordic ID Merlin ~ 450 g

Drop and impact resistance
(drops onto concrete)

1.6 m (all except HF RFID Blade: 1.2 m)

Tumble

0,5 m ~500 tumbles (all except HF RFID Blade: n/a)
1 m ~250 tumbles (all except HF RFID Blade: n/a)

ESD

Contacts
Air discharge

+/- 4kVdc
+/- 8kVdc

Environmental sealing

IP54 - dust and water splash protected (all except HF RFID Blade: n/a)

Temperature

Operating
Storage
Charging

-20° to +55° C
-20° to +60° C
0° to +45° C

Relative humidity

10% to 95% non-condensing