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  "title": "Handheld UHF RFID Reader — Sled & Pistol-Grip",
  "description": "Handheld UHF RFID readers are the roaming half of every deployment. The battery-powered, pistol-grip devices that perform warehouse cycle counts,...",
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  "imageAlt": "Zebra RFD40 UHF handheld sled snapped onto a TC27 Android terminal, a Chainway C72 integrated pistol-grip handheld and a TSL 1128 Bluetooth sled tethered to an iPhone, arranged on a warehouse floor",
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  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "How many tags can a handheld UHF reader inventory per second?",
      "answer": "A modern Zebra RFD40 or Chainway C72 inventories 300-700 tags per second in free space with a Q-algorithm tuned for the tag population. Real-world rates in a dense warehouse rack are 200-400 tags per second because multi-path and tag-antenna orientation reduce the raw inventory rate. A typical cycle-count workflow moves at walking pace past a rack and completes a 5,000-item aisle in 15-20 minutes."
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    {
      "question": "Does a Zebra RFD40 work with an iPhone?",
      "answer": "Yes over Bluetooth-SPP or BLE, but the Zebra RFID SDK on iOS supports a narrower feature set than on Android. iOS sleds are typically tethered to a vendor-supplied iOS app (Zebra EnterpriseRFID iOS) or a third-party sled-aware app. For a mixed iOS + Android fleet, TSL 1128 / 2128 sleds often fit better because TSL's SDK is equally mature on iOS and Android."
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    {
      "question": "What's the difference between a sled and an integrated handheld?",
      "answer": "A sled (RFD40, TSL 1128) adds UHF capability to an existing Android terminal (TC22, TC27, TC52) or phone. The terminal remains a general-purpose device. An integrated handheld (Chainway C72, Alien ALH-9011) bundles UHF, barcode, camera, Android and battery into one device dedicated to RFID work. Sleds are the choice for fleets that already run a Zebra TC-family mobile-computing estate; integrated devices are simpler procurement and a lighter all-day operator device."
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    {
      "question": "Can a handheld UHF reader encode tags, not just read them?",
      "answer": "Yes. All handhelds in this catalogue expose the full EPC Gen2 command set (Write, BlockWrite, Lock, Kill, Access) via the vendor SDK. A common workflow is re-encoding a printed label at receiving, commissioning tags to a GS1 SGTIN-96, or updating user-memory on in-service tags. Handheld write is typically slower than a dedicated encoder (1-2 seconds per tag including tag-addressing and verification)."
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      "value": "Confirm interface, software environment, and reader integration needs. Desktop or embedded reader hardware for RFID or NFC identification workflows. Share target chip or protocol, quantity, format or size, print or encoding..."
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  "author": {
    "name": "Proud Tek Co., Limited"
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    "ISO 9001:2015",
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