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News Release from: Sena Technologies | Subject: Parani 10
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 30 March 2005
Bluetooth serial adapter replaces RS-232
cables
The Parani 10 is a Bluetooth serial adapter designed to replace RS-232 serial cables with wireless connectivity when interconnecting peripheral devices.
The Parani 10 is a Bluetooth serial adapter designed to replace RS-232 serial cables with wireless connectivity when interconnecting peripheral devices It is claimed to enable a serial device to communicate with another serial port adapter or other Bluetooth enabled devices such as mobile phones, hand-held computers and laptops
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 20 Aug 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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The Parani 10 has a nine-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.
The adapter is developed for long-range wireless serial communications, said Sena.
Nominal transmit range is 200 metres and can be up to 1.2 kilometres when using the optional patch antenna.
A LED provides instant information on Bluetooth link status said Sena.
With claimed supporting data transfer speeds up to 230Kbit per second, the Parani 10 Bluetooth serial adapter is suitable for industrial applications that require data logging, wireless sensor control and monitoring in production facilities.
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 Parani 10 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.
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