Frequently Asked Questions

What is the battery life of the Wave Handheld RFID Scanner?

Category: Wave | RFID | RFID Handheld | Getting Started

SimplyRFiD Wave running on the CSL CS108 RFID Handheld runs for more than 2 hours while continously-reading RFID tags at maximum power. You can also plug in the CS108 for continuous use without a need to change/charge the battery. The CS108 is rated to run at 100% duty cycle (always on, forever).

Note: with an iPod attached, they will both drain at about the same rate -- a little over 2 hours run-time.

CSL CS108 BATTERY LIFE

CS108-RFID

Continuously reading tags

Battery Remaining	Time
60%	1 Hour
5%	2 Hours
0%	2 Hours 20Mins

Stand-by, ready to read on trigger pull

Battery Remaining	Time
90%	8 Hours

Test conditions:

Start from 0% charge
Use charging cradle
Handheld is turned off while charging
During each time interval, the handheld is removed from cradle
At each interval, the handheld is turned on and had charge level measured using Wave app

CS108-Mount

Charging on CS108D Cradle

Charge Time	Percentage
30 Minutes	5%
1 Hour	30%
1.5 Hours	40%
2 Hours	54%
2.5 Hours	75%
3 Hours	97%
3.5 Hours	100%

IphoneSE

APPLE IPHONE SE (2020 MODEL)

SCREEN ON

Run time: 8 Hours

Full backlight level
Screen Dimming is disabled
No other applications running
Connected to WiFi
Low power mode option is ignored when it reached threshold level (10-20%)

SCREEN OFF

Run time: > 24 hours in standby mode / no appreciable battery loss

No other applications running
Connected to WiFi
Wave will auto-disconnect from scanner / Bluetooth to conserve energy

iPod7thG

APPLE IPOD (7TH GEN)