Agrident Hand Held EID Readers APR500 and APR350

The APR500 is the very latest hand held reader from Agrident. It builds on the success of the APR350, with an improved layout, better connectivity, improved functionality and built in blue tooth.

Like the APR350 it can run data collection tasks, but also has a mode for rapidly reading sheep in a race or pen, (one button press).

The FarmIT 3000 software provides direct download and processing of the collected data, with specific user interfaces for the Agrident readers.

The Agrident readers are exceptionally well built (in fact that they will even work if submerged in water will surely please some Welsh Hill Farmers - but is not recommended!) and I have operated the readers in some very wet conditions, happy in the fact that they are waterproof. Please remember that the readers are not bomb proof, however treated with a little respect they are more than adequate for the farm environment. 

The APR350 has proved itself on farm over the last 4 years. It comes as a basic model with no bluetooth, variations on the APR 350 for example the APR 380 has an extra bluetooth capability and the APR 400, 430 and 480 have built in barcode readers.

The APR 300 has 8 keys, its functionality as far as recording detailed records is limited, however for movements and tasks that require you to get a list of animals at speed it excels, with a single button press it reads and records the tag.

The APR 350 combines the speed of the APR 300 with the extra functionality of being able to enter more data against each animal. It has 27 keys, it has all the keys of the APR 300 plus a numeric keypad, function keys, and more.

All readers are backlit so you can see the screen even after dark, they are also durable and watertight so you can use it in almost any environment.

All readers are fully integrated into FarmIT 3000, so no extra software is needed.