Bluetooth to RS232 adapter, AAA battery powered with female connector |
Product description:
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Smaller than a business card, FireFly easily attaches to RS232 or RS422 serial ports via DB9 female connector. With built-in AAA battery holders and advanced sleep modes = long-life operation (10-20hrs)! |
Model: RN-270FArt nr: 100.116 |
Manufacturer: Roving NetworksLast update: 26th of March 2010 |
General
FireFly-BP is the world's smallest, lightest and most capable Class 1 Bluetooth serial adapter. FireFly enables wireless connections to any legacy serial port and supports bi-directional RS-232 (or 422 !) signaling at a rate of up to 464Kbps. Smaller than a business card, FireFly easily attaches to RS232 or RS422 serial ports via DB9 female connector. With built-in AAA battery holders and advanced sleep modes = long-life operation (10-20hrs)!
Features
- Soft button ON/OFF switch.
- Low battery monitor and LED indicator.
- Automatic shutoff (programmable ) to conserve power.
- >10 hours continous connect time.
- accepts NiMH batteries, with on board charger.
- 5VDC charging jack (can also charge from pin 9).
- RS232 (RN-270F) or 422 (RN-274) driver options.
FireFly-BP uses the standard Bluetooth Serial Port profile and is compatible with all clients running under Windows™, PalmOS™, PocketPC™, Apple™, and other Bluetooth enabled platforms.
There are three ways to utilize FireFly BP:
- Direct to a Bluetooth client: the client creates a SPP connection to the unit and uses a virtual COM style interface. Data is sent and received on the client exactly as if a serial cable was connected to a real COM port on the client.
- Cable replacement: Pair two FireFly, or BlueportXP, or RN-USB-X USB dongles with simple Dip switches.
- MASTER mode. FireFly is configured to connect out over Bluetooth into a remote client or an access point or bluetooth server.
Specifications
- CSR BlueCore04 Chip/8Mb flash.
- Bluetooth v2.0 Compliant. (also compatible with 1.2/1.1)
- Secure and robust link, FHSS, 128 bit encryption, error correction and guaranteed packet delivery.
- High speed UART-RS232 interface.
- UART baudrates from 1200 to 234K.
- Low power: < 10 ma discoverable, 40ma connected, 5ma SNIFF )
- Supports SPP, and DUN profiles.
- Built in stack/applications, auto-discovery, auto-connect, and instant cable modes.
- Class1, up to 15dBm (100meters)
- 3 Status LEDS.
- 4 configuration DIP switches
- Internal jumpers for DCE/DTE swap.
- Dimension: 24 mm w x 72 mm l x 15 mm h.
Downloads (7)
Drivers |
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| 1 | Firefly drivers (Microsoft Windows) | 2.02.04 | 1.44 MB | Download here |
Software |
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| 1 | Windows terminal utility (Microsoft Windows) | 4.52 | 4.13 MB | Download here |
Manuals |
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| 1 | Firefly user manual | 4.00 | 55.52 KB | Download here |
| 2 | Firefly installation guide (Microsoft Windows) | 2.0 | 454.17 KB | Download here |
| 3 | Bluetooth user manual | 4.74 | 964.18 KB | Download here |
Data sheets |
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| # | Description: | Revision: | Size: | Download: |
| 1 | Firefly specification sheet | 1.2 | 102.12 KB | Download here |
| 2 | Firefly data sheet | 1.0 | 34.08 KB | Download here |
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