Bluetooth serial adapter ousts RS232 serial cable

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Mar 31, 2005

The Parani10 is a Bluetooth serial adapter designed to replace RS232 serial cables with wireless connectivity when interconnecting peripheral devices.

The Parani10 is a Bluetooth serial adapter designed to replace RS232 serial cables with wireless connectivity when interconnecting peripheral devices.

It enables a serial device to communicate with another serial port adapter or other Bluetooth enabled devices such as mobile phones, hand-held computers and laptops.

The Parani10 has a 9-pin female DB-9 connector, uses a dipole antenna and is a Class 1, Bluetooth 1.1 compliant device.

It supports the general access profile and serial port profile.

This small adapter is developed for long-range wireless serial communications.

Nominal transmit range is 200m and can be up to 1.2km when using the optional patch antenna.

A LED provides instant information on Bluetooth link status.

Supporting data transfer speeds up to 230Kbit/s, the Parani10 Bluetooth serial adapter is suitable for industrial applications that require data logging, wireless sensor control and monitoring in production facilities.

Also in medical applications, physicians with hand held devices are able to view and update medical databases and patient's charts instantly reducing redundant paper work, increasing efficiency and lowering hospital costs.

Other applications include retail POS, bar code scanners and credit card readers, restaurant order and receipt printers, security systems, gas pumps, and outdoor sign boards.

Included in the package with the Parani10 is the configuration utility, which allows custom configuration of settings such as serial port parameters, flow control, baud rate, connectable mode, discoverable mode and security.