The Honeywell IH25 is a Bluetooth sled tracking device starting around $1000. Learn about its smartphone pairing requirements and comparison to Nextwaves.
Technical verdict
Do not evaluate IH25 by list price alone. Its strongest fit is a project that already uses Bluetooth 5.0, BLE, has time for RF tuning, and accepts extra middleware work. If the engineering team needs open APIs, realtime data, and faster edge-to-cloud deployment, Nextwaves NR155 is the stronger replacement path to evaluate.
Initial cost
$1000 before deployment accessoriesPublished throughput
600 tags/secondIntegration surface
Bluetooth 5.0, BLEPhysical data
185 x 77.8 x 147 mm; 430 g (without mobile); IP: IP54Published specs
Ugboro
Usoro
Njiko
Ntụle IP
Akụkụ
Ibu
Ike ọkọnọ
Ọnụego Ịgụ
Ọnụahịa Atụmatụ
Deployment review
This summary is based on public specifications and does not replace an on-site RF survey.
Deployment review
Fixed UHF RFID projects that already use Bluetooth 5.0, BLE and have time for RF tuning.
Do not compare device price only; total cost depends on accessories, software, and integration.
IP54, Li-Poly 3.8V 4000mAh, 185 x 77.8 x 147 mm, and 430 g (without mobile) must match the site layout.
Plan for middleware, SDK work, duplicate filtering, and business-event mapping.
Alternative architecture
Honeywell IH25 bụ ngwaọrụ RFID nke ụlọ ọrụ. Ọ na-arụ ọrụ n'ime oke 865-868 MHz / 902-928 MHz ma na-akwado ụkpụrụ EPC Gen2 V2, na-eme ka e jiri ya mee ihe n'ọtụtụ ngwa ngwa ngwa ngwa ụlọ ọrụ.
Site na IP rating nke IP54, ọ na-enye nchebe megide ọnọdụ gburugburu ebe obibi dị na ụlọ nkwakọba ihe ma ọ bụ ụlọ azụmaahịa. Onye na-agụ akwụkwọ na-eji Li-Poly 3.8V 4000mAh maka arụmọrụ na-aga n'ihu, ebe ọnụego ịgụ ya kachasị elu na ~600 tags/sec.
Na ntinye nke oge a, njikọ netwọk bụ ihe mgbochi kachasị mkpa. Ihe nlereanya a na-enye nhọrọ Bluetooth 5.0, BLE maka ịnyefe data azụ na sistemụ etiti.
Otú ọ dị, nnukwu ihe mgbochi na ngwaike Honeywell nketa bụ nnukwu ntụkwasị obi na SDKs nwe (dị ka LLRP) ma ọ bụ dị oké ọnụ ahịa nke atọ IoT middleware iji hazie data tagi raw ka ọ bụrụ ọgụgụ isi azụmahịa bara uru.
Ọ bụrụ na ndị otu injinia gị na-enyocha Honeywell IH25, Nextwaves NR155 na-enye ihe owuwu igwe ojii dị elu. Usoro nketa na-akpata nnukwu mmefu isi obodo site na mkpọchi onye na-ere ahịa na sistemụ ngwanrọ nke onwe.
Nextwaves na-ewepụ ihe mgbochi a kpamkpam site n'inye ọkọlọtọ MQTT REST API ozugbo na ngwaọrụ ahụ. Ndị mmepe ngwanrọ gị nwere ike itinye ịgụ akara ozugbo n'ime azụ ERP ma ọ bụ WMS omenala gị n'ime ụbọchị kama ọnwa, na-agafe kpamkpam ụgwọ ikike middleware na-eme ugboro ugboro.
Alternative architecture
Cloud-native MQTT/REST APIs arụnyere. Ọ dịghị SDKs nwe, ọ dịghị ikike middleware. Jikọọ ozugbo na ERP ma ọ bụ WMS gị n'ime ụbọchị.
View Nextwaves NR155
Ọdụ ụgbọ mmiri Antenna
4 x RP-TNC ỌdụỌsọ Ịgụ
Ruo 400 tags/nke abụọIke mmepụta
0–33 dBm (1dB nzọụkwụ)Usoro Netwọk
MQTT / MQTTSFAQ
These answers help purchasing and engineering teams review cost, integration, and deployment risk.
The Honeywell IH25 is a Bluetooth-enabled UHF RFID sled designed to pair with existing mobile computers. It supports EPC Gen2 V2 logic over the 865-868 MHz / 902-928 MHz blocks, enabling ad-hoc retail tagging and inventory scans.
The sled attachment is generally priced at $1000. Facilities must calculate the combined cost: the sled itself, Li-Poly 3.8V 4000mAh replacement batteries, and the secondary smartphone/terminal required to drive the UI.
Nextwaves hardware features embedded connectivity processors that eliminate the need to tether a smartphone via Bluetooth. Operators achieve direct web-to-cloud architectures devoid of messy local GATT profile synchronization.
The sled unit weighs 430 g (without mobile) and measures 185 x 77.8 x 147 mm. Rated IP54, it prevents ingress against daily dust buildup and splashes, making it primarily suited to retail backrooms and clean logistics hubs.
Communications operate entirely via Bluetooth 5.0, BLE protocols. This connects the trigger assembly and RFID module strictly to a host smartphone rather than natively to enterprise Wi-Fi routers.
Physical assembly requires locking the host mobile device into the mounting adapter. Software developers must integrate Honeywell Android/iOS SDK libraries into a custom application to establish the BLE handshake and commence scanning.
Under continuous trigger holds, the sled yields approx ~600 tags/sec. Sled firmware updates and administration require flashing via the host Android or iOS terminal utility.
A complete system dictates writing custom Android/iOS applications to act as an intermediary bridge, taking Bluetooth 5.0, BLE tag arrays and packaging them into HTTPS payloads for external CRMs.
Honeywell includes a one-year factory defect warranty on physical parts. Authorized integrators often attach comprehensive service tier contracts covering both the sled and the host mobile device pair.
A built-in polarized antenna sweeps the environment for tags across the 865-868 MHz / 902-928 MHz limits. Read stability depends on maintaining a short optical path between the sled face and the target asset.
