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Point Mobile’s Smart Batteries Supported by SOTI XSight

SOTI and Point Mobile Partnership
Point Mobile's smart batteries now can be optimized via SOTI XSight.

Point Mobile is proud to announce that our smart batteries can now be optimized with the SOTI XSight Smart Battery Dashboard. Take full advantage of the technology built into our smart batteries and get visibility into the battery age, the cause of battery drain, and the battery temperature. Keep your shift productive by maximizing smart battery lifecycles.

SOTI and Point Mobile Partnership

The SOTI XSight Smart Battery Dashboard enables organizations to proactively gather data about their smart batteries. With SOTI XSight and Point Mobile, organizations can predict battery levels for a shift, prevent the early replacement of batteries, track battery lifecycles and more. This innovative technology protects investments in Point Mobile’s smart batteries, reduces downtime and reduces operational costs.  

“We’re glad to announce that customers are now able to enjoy the world-leading smart battery solution from SOTI by using our hardware. This innovative advancement not only promises enhanced productivity but also ensures cost-effectiveness. We take immense pride in empowering our customers with cutting-edge technology designed to elevate their experiences and drive success.”
–Bongsoo Kim, Vice President & General Manager of Global Business, Point Mobile

The SOTI XSight Smart Battery Dashboard currently supports the following Point Mobile products. 

  • PM85 (Android 9)
  • PM90 (Android 9/11)
  • PM75 (Android 11)
  • PM67 (Android 11)
  • PM451 (Android 9/11)
  • PM351 (Android 11)

With the SOTI XSight Smart Battery Dashboard, companies can monitor:

  • Batteries lasting full working shifts: Organizations can view which batteries will last for their full daily shift and forecast how long batteries will last during selected shifts in the future
  • Battery age: View the age of batteries since their first use within a device
  • Battery cycles: View the total number of charge cycles batteries have undergone 
  • Charge levels at a selected time: View battery charge levels at a selected time to see how quickly they are draining

SOTI XSight can help you drill down on which user-installed apps are causing the most battery drain, the charge pattern of single batteries and battery temperature trends if they are normal, too hot or too cold. 

How Does It Work? 

A plugin known as XT Socket Plugin is installed alongside the SOTI XSight agent. The plugin is responsible for integrating with a Point Mobile provided API for battery data. The XT Socket Plugin collects data and sends it to the SOTI XSight agent to store and submit to the server. 

An XT Socket Plugin is made specifically for each smart battery manufacturer to capture these enhanced battery analytics. Customers with supported Point Mobile smart batteries can download the XT Socket Point Mobile Plugin. 

With access to detailed battery performance data, organizations will be able to make smarter, data-driven decisions. 

Optimizing smart batteries is just the beginning of what SOTI XSight can do. Combining diagnostic intelligence with mobile-first support improves the ROI of business-critical mobile investments. SOTI XSight enables organizations to leverage advanced diagnostics to rapidly resolve app and mobile device issues. Most importantly, organizations can visualize combined device and business data in real-time to improve performance and reduce operating costs. SOTI XSight enhances and integrates with SOTI MobiControl, an Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) solution. 

To learn more about SOTI XSight, visit soti.net/xsight. 

SOTI XSight

About SOTI

SOTI is a proven innovator and industry leader for simplifying business mobility solutions by making them smarter, faster and more reliable. With SOTI’s innovative portfolio of solutions, organizations can trust SOTI to elevate and streamline their mobile operations, maximize their ROI and reduce device downtime. Globally, with over 17,000 customers, SOTI has proven itself to be the go-to mobile platform provider to manage, secure and support business-critical devices. With SOTI’s world-class support, enterprises can take mobility to endless possibilities. For more information, visit soti.net.

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PM67: A new Android Enterprise Recommended rugged device

PM67 is part of Android Enterprise Recommended program led by Google.
PM67 mobile computer

Good news: The PM67 mobile computer, easily recognized with its full physical keypad, is now part of the Android Enterprise Recommended (AER) program–making it the 6th device from Point Mobile to do so. Run by the Android 11 operating system, PM67 passed all the latest requirements Android has set for AER devices. The long list of requirements includes minimum CPU clock speed, architecture, ingress protection, and more, to make sure devices are suitable for professional usage. Manufacturers are also required to provide prompt security update and patches the program requires. Find more about what it takes to be an AER device in my previous post: Google’s guide for choosing enterprise devices.

The list of Point Mobile devices in Android Enterprise website.
List of Point Mobile devices found on Android Enterprise website

More information about PM67

PM67 is a device with industrial-grade ruggedness. It’s designed to withstand 1.5m (5ft) drops and is IP67 rain/dust proof. PM67 is powered by 2.0GHz octa-core processor and 3GB RAM/32GB ROM. With the full physical keypad for accurate data input and 1D/2D scan engine, it’s a device suitable even for harsh industrial settings.

Learn more about PM67 ? 
Learn more about Android Enterprise Recommended ? 
Link to PM67’s product page in the Android Enterprise Solution Directory   ? 

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The easiest way to pair PM5 with mobile computers

PM5 Tap-to-Pair
Tap-to-Pair
PM5 Bluetooth scanner with ring (left) and sled with extendable lanyard (right)

Our PM5 Bluetooth scanner was designed to be as light and small as possible so you can wear it with just one finger, or carry it in your pocket with a sled. This is to help warehouse workers whose task consists of hours-long scanning of items, which can take a toll on wrists and arms if they’re using heavy scanning devices.

Add a big screen to the fun-size Bluetooth scanner

Since PM5 is mainly built for making scanning as light as possible, you will need an additional device in case you want to process the captured data or check them in real-time. Point Mobile’s Android mobile computers can easily connect to the little Bluetooth scanning machine and help you check and process data with a user-friendly interface and easy-to-navigate touch screen, guaranteed by the World’s most popular mobile operating system and the wide range of solutions it offers you to choose.

Once paired with a compatible Android device, workers can see the data PM5 is reading in real-time on the screen, which will reduce errors even more and boost productivity. However, if the users have to find the PM5 on the Bluetooth setting every time they want to pair the devices, it will be a huge waste of time and frankly a big annoyance for those who are fairly used to the instant-connecting consumer wearable devices of today.

Tap-to-Pair: Use NFC for Bluetooth connection

Thankfully, PM5 comes with an NFC chip that allows it to connect to Android devices with NFC-readers such as PM90, PM85, and the latest PM75 mobile computer: Tap-to-Pair.

PM5 and PM90, Tap-to-Pair
Tap-to-Pair instantly connects PM5 with an Android-based Point Mobile computer

As shown in the picture, all you have to do is get PM5 close to the back of the PM90 mobile computer where the NFC antenna is located, and both devices are connected through SPP and HID mode, which means the screen of PM90 will now show you every data captured by PM5 without delay.

PM5 and PM90
Collected data will be sent directly from PM5 to any compatible Point Mobile device

Supporting both SPP and HID mode

SPP and HID refer to types of Bluetooth connections. SPP (Serial Port Profile) supports general Android devices, which allows the host device to configure PM5 to the user’s need including notification and symbology settings. Meanwhile, HID (Human) supports connection with general Android devices as well as Windows 10 PC, and this is the mode through which PM5 sends scanned data to the host device.

The following table shows types of Bluetooth connections and supporting host devices.

Bluetooth ModesSupporting host devices
SPP (Serial Port Profile)– Point Mobile Android devices (Ring Control app)
– General Android devices (Ring Control Lite app)
HID (Human Interface Device)– Point Mobile Android devices
– General Android devices
– Windows 10 PC
BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy)(Used only for updating Bluetooth firmware)
– Point Mobile Android devices
– General Android devices

Other options to pair

If all you need to do is configure PM5 to your needs, there’s another way to pair it to Android devices: Scan-to-Pair. As you guessed from its name, you can scan a barcode to pair the two devices.

First, you have to open the Ring Control (Lite) app on your Android device and go to Scan-to-Pair. All you have to do is scan the barcode on the screen with your PM5 and it will be connected to the Android device in SPP mode and allow the host device to change the settings of the PM5. However, it will not allow PM5 to send captured data to the host device, as it requires connecting in HID mode.

Scan-to-Screen on Ring Control application.

For Windows PC, you’ll need to go to the Bluetooth settings and find the PM5 in the nearby Bluetooth device list to connect it. PM5 supports both SPP and HID mode for Windows PC.

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PM45/PM85: How to connect Dual Slot Cradles for charging multiple devices simultaneously

Charge up to six devices by connecting three Dual Slot Cradles
Dual Slot Cradle
How to connect Dual Slot Cradles – instruction video

In industrial settings, accessories take a big part to promote productivity – one of their roles is preventing workers from losing time on charging and then deploying devices. It is an essential element of keeping the workflow simple and efficient. Point Mobile’s Dual Slot Cradle for PM45 and PM85 is designed to charge multiple devices simultaneously with maximum convenience so that only minimal force is needed to insert and pick up the devices.

Let’s take an example of the PM45 Dual Slot Cradle. Here is an easy six-step instruction about how to connect the Cradles to charge them with one power supply (if you want better visualization, check out the video instruction above).

  1. Pick up the cradle and push out the cap by using both thumbs.
  2. Pick up to the other cradle and remove the cap by using fingernails.
  3. Connect the cradles to engage them.
  4. Turn the cradles upside down to mount the bracket.
  5. When you connect the bracket, check if it’s in the right direction.
  6. Screw in the two screws to firmly connect the cradles.

Now, connect Dual Slot Cradles to charge multiple devices at the same time, and enjoy easy charging and deployment keeping the workflow smooth.

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How barcode technology is helping the public sector to digitalize in Estonia

Concept image of vaccine passport

Every single day, millions of people suffer from long and arduous bureaucratic processes just to get a simple thing done, thanks to their government’s general inefficiency and unwillingness to adopt new technologies. Some are even worried that the data their government collects might fail to protect their privacy.

While it seems impossible to make any change to this big organization, a relatively new government has successfully transformed itself into an efficient and transparent system. That is the Estonian government, the birthplace of Skype and the former Soviet Union.

Deserting the traditional administrative forms, such as letters or visiting in person, Estonians can do every single task with the public sector with their computer including voting. The citizens use their eID cards to connect to their PCs, and then the eID authorizes access to government service. The eID has 1D and QR barcodes to enhance the security of the verification process.

They also allow foreigners to obtain virtual residency to open a bank account and a business through e-Residency policy, which also issues a card that has access to necessary services to start a company in Estonia.

This full digitalization of the government was only possible with a transparent yet secure system, intricate enough to protect itself from foreign cyber-attack. Technologies such as barcodes and QR codes helped to improve the efficiency and security of the system.

Based on their experiences of creating eID cards and highly digitalized government, Estonia started a global vaccine passport system last month. Partnered with WHO which chose Estonia as the right candidate to work alongside, they successfully developed and implemented a digital certificate that proves if you’re immune to Covid-19 either through a full vaccination or recovery from it.

Concept photo of Covid-19 vaccination certificate in hand of an immune person

Individuals can download their unique QR code to their smartphone or print it if they’re vaccinated or obtain immunity against Covid-19. People then will use the codes as passports to freely go through quarantine policies between borders, much needed for nations to recover from the economic recession caused by the pandemic.

It is a great example that how the inefficiency of the public sector can be overcome by digitalizing the whole system with a thought-out plan that integrates existing technologies like barcodes into a bold transformation.

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