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1166 BLUETOOTH
RUGGED UHF RFID READER

A Tough-Enough UHF RFID Reader 1166 UHF RFID Reader can be used independently Features:
The new 1166 Bluetooth Rugged UHF RFID ® of a host device. The 1166 can store over 250 million*
High Performance Bluetooth®
reader from TSL® provides high performance UHF transponder EPCs - date and time stamped by the Multi-modal Data Capture
RFID reading in a tough and rugged form factor. on-board Real Time Clock. The internal storage can UHF RFID and 2D barcode data
The reader is highly resistant to water, dust and be directly mounted in a Windows environment using capture in one integrated Bluetooth®
the 1166 Docking Station Kit (separate purchase). device.
mechanical trauma. A high capacity battery enables
non-stop operation of the reader over the full working Hardware Platform Independence
day. Designed to read and write to EPC Class 1 Speedy integration - ASCII 2 Protocol Operates with wide variety of
Bluetooth® wireless technology
Gen 2 (ISO18000-6C) tags, the 1166 can also be The new 1166 Rugged Bluetooth UHF RFID ®
enabled host devices including
configured with class leading high performance 2D reader incorporates TSL’s unique ASCII protocol touchscreen MP3 players, phones,
data scanning to bring unparalleled data collection for faster and easier application development. This tablets, Enterprise Handhelds and
capabilities to any host it is connected to. sophisticated parameterised ASCII protocol provides PC’s.
the developer a powerful set of commands that carry OS Independence
Platform Independence out multiple actions locally within the reader. This Operates with iOS, Windows Mobile,
approach enables multiple tag operations executed Windows Phone 8, WinCE, Windows
Use existing Bluetooth® wireless technology
10/8/7/Vista/XP and Android™.
enabled1 host devices including Enterprise using simple pre-configured ASCII commands
Handhelds, Consumer Phones, Touchscreen MP3 which not only speeds integration of the reader into Batch Mode Operation
Real time clock for extended batch
players, Tablets and PC’s – the 1166 will bring high applications but also abstracts the developer from
data collection independent of host
performance RFID and 2D scanning to all these some of the complexities of the underlying Native
connection. Store millions of tags
devices running a wide range of Operating Systems. API and ultimately results in un-paralleled levels of and barcodes with date and time
performance. stamping
Extensive software support is available for a
High Performance barcode scanning
wide range of platforms including code samples, Customise Your Solution A range of optional barcode engines
demonstration applications and source code. The choice of host device is yours - from low cost can be specified to provide 2D data
touchscreen MP3 players through to fully featured capture up to 15m
Batch Mode Enterprise Handheld Terminals. Devices can be
Transponder EPC readings can optionally be stored mounted on top of the reader using an elegant
on the embedded Micro SD card, meaning that the push-lock adapter, enabling a one-piece solution.

* For units manufactured in August 2020 onwards.

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Physical and Environmental Characteristics

Dimensions: 178.7 x 107.3 x 173.1 mm (LxWxH). Field: 110-degree forward facing (approx.)
measured from front of device.
Weight: 860g (inc. battery).
Antenna: Circularly Polarized.
User input: Single stage trigger.
Frequency Range: EU: 865-868MHz; US: 902-928MHz.
User feedback: Speaker, vibration motor, LEDs.
Maximum Output Up to 30 dBm (region dependant)
Power: Rechargeable Lithium Ion removeable Power: + 4.0 dBiC Antenna
battery pack (11.25V, 2950mAh,
33.2Wh). *Please note; that this IP rating only applies to units with serials numbers ending in
-000800 or higher
Minimum operating Light use*: 31.5 hrs
time: Moderate use**: 23.5 hrs
Heavy use***: 13 hrs Barcode Scanning
*
Light Use: Continuous RFID inventories for 20s of every 120s
**
Moderate Use: Continuous RFID inventories for 10s of every 30s Imager: Optional TSL® custom 2D Barcode Scan
***
Heavy Use: Continuous RFID inventories for 59s of every 60s Engine module.
Enclosure materials: Polycarbonate and TPU. Sensor Resolution: 752 x 480 pixels.
Field of View: Horizontal: 40°, Vertical: 25°.
Performance Characteristics
Focal Distance: SR: 8 in. DL: 5.3 in. HD: 2.9 in.
RFID engine: TSL® custom module with embedded
Impinj R2000. Aiming LED (VLD): 655 ±10 nm Laser.

Communication TSL ASCII 2.0 parameterised command

® Illumination: 625 ±5 nm LEDs (2x).
protocols: set.
Min. Print Contrast: Minimum 25%.
Memory: Embedded 16GB* NAND storage card -
store up to 250 million date and time Symbologies 1D: All major codes
stamped EPCs Supported: 2D: PDF417, MicroPDF417, Composite,
RSS, TLC-39, Datamatrix, QR code,
* For units manufactured in August 2020 onwards. Units sold
before this time will have 4GB or 8GB of storage. Micro QR code, Aztec, MaxiCode Postal
Codes: US PostNet, US Planet, UK
Compatible Host Any Bluetooth® Host1 supporting the Postal, Australian Postal, Japan Postal
®
devices (Bluetooth ): Serial Port Profile (SPP) or Human Dutch Postal (KIX).
Interface Device (HID) profile (Android, 3
iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows). Comparison Ranges : DL Focus Near Far
of Bluetooth® modes for TSL® UHF 5 mil Code 39 1.4 in./36 mm 7.3 in./185 mm
Readers. 100% UPC 1.6 in./41 mm 12 in./305 mm
5 mil PDF417 2.8 in./71 mm 4.5 in./114 mm
Compatible Host Any USB host with FTDI VCP driver
devices (USB): support (Windows, Linux, Mac, Android).
Communication
Environmental Bluetooth®: Bluetooth® Version 2.1.
Operating Temp.: -10°C to 40°C (14°F to 104°F). Bluetooth® Frequency 2.4 - 2.4835 GHz.
Range:
Charging Temp.: 5°C to 40°C (41°F to 104°F).
Bluetooth® Profiles: SPP Profile.
Storage Temp.: Less than 1 month at at -20 to +60°C HID Profile.
(-4°F to 140°F). Apple iAP.
Less than 3 months at -20°C to +45°C
(-4°F to 113°F). Bluetooth® Power: Class 2.
Less than 1 year at -20°C to +20°C (-4°F
to 68°F). Bluetooth Range :
® 4
30m.

Humidity: 5% to 85% non-condensing. Bluetooth Pairing:

®
PIN, Simple Secure Pairing, NFC OOB
Pairing.
Drop Spec: 1.8 m.
Tumble: 1500 0.5 metre tumbles at room
Peripherals and Accessories
temperature
External interface: 8-way sealed connector with gold plated
(3,000 cycles).
contacts.
Environmental Sealing: IP67*.
Bundled accessories: Battery.
Electrostatic ± 15kVdc air discharge; ± 8kVdc
Other accessories Docking Station with power and Mini
Discharge (ESD): contact discharge.
available: USB cable. Adapter mounts for a variety
MIL-STD 810F: Meets and exceeds applicable MIL-STD of smartphones, handheld terminals and
810F for drop, tumble and sealing. touchscreen devices.

RFID Performance
Standards supported: EPC Class 1 Gen 2 and EPC C1G2
(TBD).
Nominal read range2: Up to 9 m (29.5 ft).

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Regulatory
Regions EU (CE), USA (FCC), Canada, New
Zealand and more (see page 4 for
details)
FCC ID S6J1166
IC 8948A-1166
EMC EN 55032:2012
EN 55024:2010 +A1:2015
EN 301 489-1 V1.9.2
RF EN 302 208 V2.1.1
EN 300 328 V1.9.1
EN 301 489-3 V1.6.1
EN 301 489-17 V2.2.1
47 CFR Part 15C 15.247
RSS-247 Issue 2
RF Exposure EN 50566:2013
EN 62209-1:2016
EN 62209-2:2010
EN 62479:2010
47 CFR Part 2.1093
RSS-102 Issue 5
Electrical Safety IEC 62368-1:2018
EN 62368-1:2020 +A11:2020 TSL® RFID Apps
Laser Safety IEC 60825-1:2014, EN 60825-1:2014 RFID Explorer RFID Scan Scan Write
(Imager Variants Only) IEC 62471:2006, EN 62471:2008 www.tsl.com/apps/ www.tsl.com/apps/rfid-
21 CFR 1040.10 rfid-explorer scan-scan-write
Environmental 2011/65/EU (RoHS 2) RFID Tag Finder TSL® Reader
Restriction of the use of certain www.tsl.com/apps/ Configuration
Hazardous Substances in electrical and rfid-tag-finder www.tsl.com/apps/tsl-
electronic equipment RFID Web Wedge reader-configuration
2015/863 (RoHS 3) www.tsl.com/apps/
Amendment to Annex II of 2011/65/EU rfid-web-wedge

WARRANTY
Warranty Terms
The TSL® 1166 reader is warranted against defects in workmanship The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trademarks
and materials for a period of one year (12 months) from date of owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by
shipment, provided the product remains unmodified and is Technology Solutions UK Ltd is under license. Other trademarks and
operated under normal and proper conditions. trade names are those of their respective owners.
1
Compatible Bluetooth® stack required in the Host device
2
Tag Read/Write performance is dependent on tag type,
items tagged, number of tags in the field and other radio
and environmental factors
3
Artificial lighting can affect scanning performance
4
Open field

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Countries Part Numbers Operating Frequency

Albania Germany Montenegro
Andorra Greece Netherlands
Austria Greenland Norway
Bahrain Guernsey Oman
Belgium Guadeloupe Poland
Bhutan Hungary Portugal
Bosnia & Iceland Qatar
Herzegovina Ireland Romania With 2D barcode imager:
Bulgaria Italy Saudi Arabia 1166-ES1
865 – 868 MHz
Croatia Jersey Slovakia 4 Channels
Cyprus Latvia Slovenia No barcode imager:
Czech Republic Liechtenstein Spain 1166-EX1
Denmark Lithuania Sweden
Estonia Luxembourg Switzerland
Falkland Islands Macedonia United Kingdom
Finland Malta (UK)
France Martinique
French Guiana Monaco
Georgia
Egypt 865 – 868 MHz
1166-ES1-EG
4 Channels
1166-EX1-EG
Power Limited: 100mW EIRP Max
Kazakhstan 865 – 868 MHz
1166-ES1-KZ
4 Channels
1166-EX1-KZ
Power Limited: 100mW EIRP Max
Pakistan 865 – 868 MHz
1166-ES1-PK
4 Channels
1166-EX1-PK
Power Limited: 100mW EIRP Max
Russia 1166-ES1-RU 865 – 868 MHz
1166-EX1-RU 3 Channels

United States of America Canada With 2D barcode imager:

(USA) Ecuador 1166-AS1
902 – 928 MHz
Guam Mexico
50 Channels
Guatemala Puerto Rico No barcode imager:
Northern Mariana Islands 1166-AX1

915 – 921, 925 – 926 MHz

Algeria 1166-AS1-DZ 14 Channels
Power Limited: 100mW EIRP Max
1166-AS1-BD 925 – 927 MHz
Bangladesh
1166-AX1-BD 4 Channels
902 – 907.5, 915 – 928 MHz
Brazil 1166-AS1-BR
35 Channels
1166-AS1-BN 923 – 925 MHz
Brunei
1166-AX1-BN 4 Channels
1166-AS1-CN 920.5 – 924.5 MHz
China
1166-AX1-CN 4 Channels
1166-AS1-CO 915 – 928 MHz
Colombia
1166-AX1-CO 24 Channels
1166-AS1-SV 915 – 928 MHz
El Salvador
1166-AX1-SV 24 Channels
916.7 - 920.9 MHz
Japan 1166-AS1-JP
6 Channels
920 – 923 MHz
1166-AS1-ID
Indonesia 6 Channels
1166-AX1-ID
Power Limited: 400mW EIRP Max
1166-AS1-MY 919 – 923 MHz
Malaysia
1166-AX1-MY 8 Channels
1166-AS1-NZ 921.5 – 928 MHz
New Zealand
1166-AX1-NZ 11 Channels
920 – 925 MHz
Thailand (Licence Required) 1166-AS1-TH
10 Channels
If you are interested in purchasing for a country/region that is not listed above, please contact enquiries@tsl.com for assistance.

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Charging Accessories Part Number Pop-Loq® Mounts Part Number

1166 Docking Station Kit, 65W PSU and 1166-CRD-01-KIT Pop-Loq® Mount for Zebra TC70 /75 PL-TC70/75
Mini USB lead
Pop-Loq® Mount for Samsung Galaxy PL-XCOVER3
Line Cord (UK Plug, 1m) IEC-1M-UK Xcover 3
Line Cord (US Plug, 1.8m) IEC-1.8M-US Pop-Loq® Mount for Samsung Galaxy PL-XCOVER4
Xcover 4
Line Cord (EU Plug, 1.8m) IEC-1.8M-EU
1166 External Battery Charger. Includes 1166-BC-UK
PSU and UK Line Cord
1166 External Battery Charger. Includes 1166-BC-US
PSU and US Line Cord
1166 External Battery Charger. Includes 1166-BC-EU
PSU and EU Line Cord
Spare Battery – Rechargeable Lithium 1166-00-BA-3000
Polymer for 1166 UHF Reader

Pop-Loq® Mounts Part Number

Pop-Loq® Mount for CAT S40 1166-CRD-01-KIT
Pop-Loq® Mount for CAT S41 IEC-1M-UK
Pop-Loq® Mount for Datalogic Skorpio IEC-1.8M-US
X3/X4
Pop-Loq® Mount for Honeywell CT50 IEC-1.8M-EU
Pop-Loq® Mount for Honeywell D75e 1166-BC-UK
Pop-Loq® Mount for Honeywell D75e – 1166-BC-US
Extended Battery
Pop-Loq® Mount for iPad Air 2 1166-BC-EU
Pop-Loq® Mount for iPad Mini 4 1166-00-BA-3000
Pop-Loq® Mount for iPhone 5 PL-IPHN5G
Pop-Loq® Mount for iPhone 6 PL-IPHN6G
Pop-Loq® Mount for iPhone 6 Plus PL-IPHN6G-PLUS
Pop-Loq® Mount for iPhone 7 PL-IPHN7G
Pop-Loq® Mount for iPhone 7 Plus PL-IPHN7-PLUS
Pop-Loq® Mount for iPhone 8 PL-IPHN8G
Pop-Loq® Mount for iPhone 8 Plus PL-IPHN8-PLUS
Pop-Loq® Mount for iPhone XS PL-IPHNXS
Pop-Loq® Mount for iPod 5/6G PL-IPOD6G
Pop-Loq® Mount for Samsung Galaxy J5 PL-J5-2016
(2016 version)
Pop-Loq® Mount for Samsung Galaxy J7 PL-J7-2017
(2017 version)
Pop-Loq® Mount for Moto G (3rd Gen) PL-MOTO-G-GEN3
Pop-Loq® Mount for Otterbox Defender, PL-OBD-IPOD5/6
iPod 5/6G
Pop-Loq® Mount for Samsung Galaxy S5 PL-S5-2017
(2017)
Pop-Loq® Mount for Samsung Galaxy S9 PL-S9-PLUS-2018
Plus (2018)
PL-SAMSUNG-
Pop-Loq® Mount for Samsung Tab A 7”
TAB-A7”
Pop-Loq® Mount for Zebra TC20 PL-TC20
Pop-Loq® Mount for Zebra TC51 /56 PL-TC51/56
Pop-Loq® Mount for Zebra TC55 PL-TC55
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 ABOUT

ABOUT TSL®

Technology Solutions UK Ltd (TSL®), part of HID Global, is a leading manufacturer of high performance mobile RFID
readers used to identify and track products, assets, data or personnel.
For over two decades, TSL® has delivered innovative data capture solutions to Fortune 500 companies around the
world using a global network of distributors and system integrators. Specialist in-house teams design all aspects of
the finished products and software ecosystems, including electronics, firmware, application development tools, RF
design and injection mould tooling.
TSL® is an ISO 9001:2015 certified company.

ISO 9001: 2015

CONTACT
Address: Technology Solutions (UK) Ltd, Suite A, Loughborough Technology Centre, Epinal Way,
Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3GE, United Kingdom.
Telephone: +44 1509 238248
Fax: +44 1509 214144
Email: enquiries@tsl.com
Website: www.tsl.com

ABOUT HID GLOBAL

HID Global powers the trusted identities of the world’s people, places and things. We make it possible for people
to transact safely, work productively and travel freely. Our trusted identity solutions give people convenient access to
physical and digital places and connect things that can be identified, verified and tracked digitally. Millions of people
around the world use HID products and services to navigate their everyday lives, and billions of things are connected
through HID technology. We work with governments, educational institutions, hospitals, financial institutions, industrial
businesses and some of the most innovative companies on the planet. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, HID Global
has over 4,000 employees worldwide and operates international offices that support more than 100 countries. HID
Global is an ASSA ABLOY Group brand.
For more information, visit www.hidglobal.com.

Technology Solutions (UK) Ltd reserves the right to change its products, specifications and services at any time without notice.
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