Rugged handheld computer for data collection

When conducting market research, Juniper Systems discovered that the most important need of their customers' was a high-quality display that was easily readable in direct sunlight.

Josh Egan, Product Manager at Juniper Systems, comments: “We are extremely pleased with how the new Archer 2’s IllumiView display has turned out; competitor products don’t even come close. We have put in a lot of extra effort and used additional resources to design the best display possible, and we feel that it has all paid off. Knowing that our customers will greatly benefit from this new display makes it all worth it.”

Juniper Systems took three main steps to provide the highest-quality display possible that could be easily read in direct sunlight.

The first step taken was the extremely selective choosing of the display component. Juniper Systems finally settled on a first-rate display from an excellent manufacturer. For the second step, Juniper Systems had to diverge from past tradition and switch from a resistive touchscreen to a capacitive touchscreen.

Secondly, it diverge from past tradition and switched from a resistive touchscreen to a capacitive touchscreen. While there are advantages to both options, Juniper utilised capacitive technology’s particular conduciveness to superior luminance and clarity, allowing for 20% greater display brightness over resistive touchscreens.

Thirdly, Juniper Systems used a technology called optical bonding to fuse the touchscreen to the display. Decreasing the display’s brightness and clarity, most rugged handheld displays have an “air gap” between the touchscreen and the display which allows for light refraction. However, in optical bonding, the touchscreen is directly attached onto the display. Eliminating the air gap and consequently increasing the display’s brightness and image clarity, juiper Systems believes that optical bonding can increase a display’s luminance by about 15% compared to non-optically bonded displays