It has a built-in bar code scanner that can provide up to 8,000 continuous scans from two AAA alkaline batteries in low light or outdoors. The SPT 1700 is a 2M to 8M ruggedized wireless version that can withstand four-foot drops onto concrete and operate in temperatures ranging from minus 4 degrees F to 122 F. FAA technicians scan each asset's bar code directly into the handheld. Asset information can also be entered with the use of pull-down lists and dialog boxes. The devices include enough memory to save one day's work. At the end of the shift, the collected data is uploaded from the handheld via a software module on a PC that synchronizes the DK Systems database.
Daily synchronization captures any changes.
Then the data is verified by the team's configuration manager and added to the inventory management database. Invalid information is flagged and corrected. It tracks and controls cost with maintenance contracts and service histories, and cable management and problem and disaster isolation. All user requests for service and assistance are tracked via DK Inventory Manager, as well as all client and hardware information, Lane said. PAM scans the FAA bar codes and automatically updates the inventory database for new equipment and relocation or reassignment of hardware.