9 April 2007 -- Bluetooth I/O modules from connectBlue can be purchased either as OEM modules or as a Bluetooth I/O developer's kit. The module implements wireless I/O functions and can be used in a wireless remote control for industrial use. It has up to 12 digital input and output signals with latency at only 5-10ms.
The signals can be controlled either by a serial protocol on the host side or by the I/O signals on the receiver side.
The Bluetooth I/O module is available in long-range or short-range versions with options like internal or external antenna, UART or RS232 interface and with different connector options.
'Some of the typical applications include remote control of cranes and supervision of different machines where a small amount of signals can be transferred to one central control station', says Rolf Nilsson, President of connectBlue.
'We are currently using the Bluetooth I/O module in two different solutions for wireless remote control of baggage cranes'.
'The cranes will be served either by pneumatic or electrical control and some of the key benefits are increased flexibility for the crane operators in terms of height and distance to the crane', says Kjell Andreasson, President of the Swedish company EBL Systems AB, a supplier of ergonomic baggage and industrial handling systems.
The Bluetooth I/O module uses a variant of the standard Bluetooth serial port adapter where the I/O function is implemented using a protocol on top of the Bluetooth serial port profile (SPP).
Additional features are configurable sample and filter time as well as link supervisory and I/O-failsafe functions.
The modules are Bluetooth qualified, radio approved and compliant with EMC, safety and medical standards.
