Honeywell Xenon XP 1950h Corded 1D/2D Healthcare Barcode Scanner High Density White Disinfectant-Ready Scanner Only 1950HHD-5-N

End of life. Honeywell discontinued the Xenon XP 1950h in July 2024, with service and support running to December 2029. Honeywell names the successor in its own configuration string for this exact part: "Refer to 1960HHD-5-N". That is the Xenon Ultra 1960h scanner-only, which we stock and can ship today. Remaining 1950h units suit fleet matching, replacement handsets and validated workflows where requalifying a new scanner is not practical.

Key Features

• Scanner only on this part number. No cable is included, and the cable sets the interface.
• Corded and host-powered at 2.5 W, so there is no battery to charge or replace.
• White disinfectant-ready housing built to take repeated cleaning with harsh chemicals.
• Backed by a five-year Honeywell factory warranty, two years longer than the cordless 1952h.
• Reads 1D, PDF417, 2D, postal, Digimarc, DotCode and OCR symbols from one area imager.
• High density focus option reads dense codes from closer in than the standard-range build.
• Keeps up with a fast operator at up to 400 cm per second on a 13 mil UPC barcode.
• Decodes at 15 percent minimum reflectance difference, so faded and worn labels still read.
• Works from complete darkness to 100,000 lux, which covers a sunlit window bay.
• Full 360 degrees of roll tolerance, so labels need no lining up before scanning.
• Survives 50 drops to concrete from 1.8 m and 2,000 tumbles from 0.5 m, sealed to IP52.
• Honeywell Scanner Management Utility configures and audits deployed units remotely.

Key Specifications

• Configuration: Corded scanner only, no cable
• Power: Host powered, 4.4 to 5.5 V DC, 2.5 W
• Imager: Area imager, 1280 x 800 pixel array
• Focus option: HD, high density
• Motion tolerance: Up to 400 cm/s (157 in/s) on 13 mil UPC
• Print contrast: 15 percent minimum reflectance difference
• Ambient light: 0 to 100,000 lux (9,290 foot-candles)
• Tolerance: Roll 360 deg, pitch 45 deg, skew 65 deg
• Durability: 50 drops to concrete from 1.8 m, 2,000 tumbles from 0.5 m, IP52
• Environment: 0 to 50 C operating, 0 to 95 percent humidity non-condensing
• Host interfaces: USB, keyboard wedge, RS-232 and RS-485 (IBM 46xx)
• Warranty: 5 years

Which configuration this is

This part number is the scanner on its own, and the omission that matters is the cable. Honeywell ships no lead with this part, and on this scanner the cable is what selects the interface: the same handset speaks USB, keyboard wedge, RS-232 and RS-485 for IBM 46xx terminals depending on what you plug into it. Without a cable the scanner does nothing at all. That makes this the right part for a site with a cable stock or a non-USB host, and the wrong part for a straightforward USB deployment. For that, order 1950HHD-5USB-N, which is this same scanner with a 2 m USB cable in the box.

What high density means

The HD in this part number is the focus option, not a better sensor. Both the standard-range and high-density builds use the same 1280 by 800 area imager; what differs is the optics. The high density configuration pulls its working range in closer and resolves finer elements, which is why it is the right choice for pharmacy labels, laboratory specimen tubes, wristbands, unit-dose packaging and the small dense 2D codes that carry unique device identifiers. Honeywell's own figures for this generation show a 5 mil Code 39 read from 16 mm on HD against 28 mm on standard range, and a 10 mil Data Matrix from 11 mm rather than 27 mm. The trade is at the far end: a 20 mil code reaches 620 mm on HD against 829 mm on standard range.

Disinfectant-ready housing

Disinfectant-ready is a material specification, not a marketing adjective. Hospital cleaning protocols call for wiping devices down repeatedly with bleach, hydrogen peroxide, quaternary ammonium and alcohol-based agents, and ordinary ABS housings craze, yellow and eventually crack under that regime. Honeywell moulds these scanners in a plastic engineered to resist it, and publishes a cleaning guide naming the agents it has tested. That guide is the document to work from when writing a local cleaning protocol, because neither the datasheet nor the product page names a chemical. The housing is white so that soiling is visible rather than hidden, which is itself part of the infection-control rationale.

Power and connection

This is a corded scanner. It has no radio and no battery, and it draws its power from the host at 4.4 to 5.5 volts and 2.5 watts, which any USB port supplies. That is worth stating plainly because the cordless sibling in the same generation, the 1952h, looks almost identical and shares most of its specification. If a listing anywhere describes this part number as wireless or Bluetooth, that listing is wrong. The practical upside of corded is that there is no pack to degrade, no base to find counter space for and nothing to charge overnight, which for a fixed workstation is usually the better answer.

Optics and build

The 1950h reads at horizontal 42 degrees and vertical 27 degrees, narrower than the cordless 1952h at 48 and 30, and the two must not have their figures cross-quoted even though they share an imager and a 400 cm per second motion tolerance. The handset measures 104.1 by 71.1 by 160 mm and weighs 147.4 g, appreciably lighter than the cordless version because there is no battery in it. Electrostatic discharge tolerance is 15 kV direct air and 8 kV indirect. The Honeywell factory warranty on this corded model is five years, which is two years longer than the cordless 1952h carries.

Deployment and interfaces

Honeywell's Scanner Management Utility handles configuration, firmware and audit across a deployed fleet, so settings can be pushed rather than walked round on a barcode sheet. The scanner presents USB, keyboard wedge, RS-232 and RS-485 for IBM 46xx terminals, which covers both a modern browser-based electronic record system and the older terminal estate that hospitals frequently still run alongside it. Good-decode LEDs, rear-view LEDs, an adjustable beeper and a vibration option cover the feedback problem on a ward at night, where an audible beep is unwelcome and the operator still needs to know the scan landed.

What is included

The white disinfectant-ready 1950h handset with a vibration motor. No cable, no stand and no power supply. The scanner is host-powered, so no supply is needed on a USB host, but a cable is not optional. Honeywell's USB Type A straight lead is CBL-500-200-S00 at two metres or CBL-500-300-S00 at three; keyboard wedge, RS-232 and IBM 46xx leads are separate part numbers. Tell us your host and we will quote the right lead with the scanner rather than leaving you to guess.

For pharmacy, laboratory, ward and bedside scanning where the device is wiped down many times a day, the Honeywell Xenon XP 1950h 1950HHD-5-N remains a capable choice while stock lasts. Contact us to learn more or secure this solution for your business today.