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
Masafa
Itifaki
Uunganisho
Ukadiriaji wa IP
Vipimo
Uzito
Ugavi wa Nguvu
Kiwango cha Kusoma
Bei Inayokadiriwa
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 ni kifaa cha RFID cha kiwango cha viwanda. Kifaa hiki hufanya kazi ndani ya masafa ya 865-868 MHz / 902-928 MHz na kinaunga mkono kiwango cha EPC Gen2 V2, na kuifanya itumike sana katika matumizi ya vifaa vya biashara.
Kwa ukadiriaji wa IP wa IP54, inatoa ulinzi dhidi ya hali maalum za mazingira za kawaida katika ghala au vyumba vya nyuma vya rejareja. Kisomaji hutumia Li-Poly 3.8V 4000mAh kwa utendaji endelevu, wakati kiwango chake cha juu cha usomaji kinasema kuwa ni ~600 tags/sec.
Katika matumizi ya kisasa, ushirikiano wa mtandao ndio kikwazo kikubwa zaidi. Mfumo huu unatoa chaguo za Bluetooth 5.0, BLE kwa kuhamisha data kurudi kwenye mifumo mikuu.
Hata hivyo, tatizo kubwa na vifaa vya Honeywell vya zamani ni kutegemea sana SDKs za umiliki (kama LLRP) au programu ya kati ya IoT ya gharama kubwa ya watu wengine ili kuchakata data ghafi ya lebo kuwa akili ya biashara yenye maana.
Ikiwa timu yako ya uhandisi inatathmini Honeywell IH25, Nextwaves NR155 inatoa usanifu bora zaidi wa asili ya wingu. Mifumo ya urithi huendesha matumizi makubwa ya mtaji kupitia kufungwa kwa muuzaji na mazingira ya programu ya wamiliki.
Nextwaves huondoa kabisa kizuizi hiki kwa kutoa kiwango cha MQTT REST API moja kwa moja kwenye kifaa. Wasanidi programu wako wanaweza kuunganisha usomaji wa lebo moja kwa moja kwenye ERP yako maalum au WMS backend kwa siku badala ya miezi, wakipita kabisa ada za leseni za programu ya katikati zinazojirudia.
Alternative architecture
API za MQTT/REST asili ya wingu zimejengwa ndani. Hakuna SDKs za umiliki, hakuna leseni ya programu ya kati. Unganisha moja kwa moja na ERP au WMS yako kwa siku.
View Nextwaves NR155
Bandari za Antena
4 x Bandari za RP-TNCKasi ya Kusoma
Hadi lebo 400/sekundeNguvu ya Pato
0–33 dBm (hatua za 1dB)Itifaki ya Mtandao
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.
