The Shark RS-232/RS-485 Bluetooth Transmitter:

Bridging the Gap with Short Range Bluetooth Communication

Getting data from one point to another follows many unique protocols, but one overlooked aspect is often the “last mile problem”, where getting data over a short distance is problematic due to environmental circumstances or economic constraints.

The Shark Bluetooth RS-232/RS-485 Class 1 Certified Bluetooth wireless adapter from Stevens Water can easily help shuttle data over distances of up to 300 feet (100 meters).

The Shark RS-232/RS-485 Bluetooth Transmitter can be used to connect many types of sensors, data loggers, and computers wirelessly.

The Stevens Shark functions as a direct serial cable replacement, which emulates the characteristics of a serial cable connection – enabling a true wireless serial communications between a laptop, handheld computer, or smart phone to any instrument with a RS232 / RS485 serial port.

For environmental monitoring applications using the Stevens Shark includes:

• Serial communications with a data logger over short distances, such as within a building complex or across a river or other short barrier that would be expensive or physically difficult to run cable or access.
• For areas that a long-range radio needs position a distant from the data logger for optimal communications, two Sharks can be paired to create a short-range wireless link between a data logger and a long-range radio modem such as a cell modem or GOES transmitter.
• For an area with multiple monitoring locations, such as bioremediation sites or groundwater well network. Each location can include a Shark that connects to one central long-hall radio modem, thereby creating a mesh communication network.

Contacts Stevens today to discuss how the Shark can be put to work in your application.