Applications: Cable Replacement

Long-range and Mid-range cable replacement solutions

Cable replacement combinations provide a convenient way of connecting a computer with serial devices such as laboratory equipment, point-of-sale devices, scanners, printers and even other computers without using any cables. AIRcable products are used for wireless communication between a Palm or PC and CNC machines, sewing machines, surface pumping systems, car diagnostic tools, livestock tracking, and power pole monitoring.

Long-Range "Wireless Cable"

Link two AIRcable Industrial XR units with grid antennas together and you can achieve a range of 30km!
It's works like a super-long serial cable!

Sample Applications

• Use Bluetooth Barcode Scanner with your computer, laptop, or PDA
• Control a Telescope Wirelessly

Cable Replacement at Work

• Connect CNC machines wirelessly with a Palm or PC
• Power pole monitoring (www.cas-tecnologia.com.br)
• Truck GPS monitoring (www.nastek.com.br)

Cable Replacment Options

Bluetooth Barcode Scanner

Use the LaserChamp Bluetooth scanner from Serialio.com or Symbol's line of Bluetooth bar code scanners with your PC, laptop, Palm, or PocketPC. The USB Bluetooth radio dongle for Linux, and Windows provides seamless connectivity for the any Bluetooth scanner.

Features

• Barcode enable virtually any Linux, and Windows computer or handheld.
• Bluetooth module provides connectivity with virtually any legacy RS-232 device to Linux, and Windows over a wireless connection.

Telescope Control

Use AIRcable to Bluetooth enable your telescope. Astromist, astronomy software, along with AIRcable allows you to control your telescope with a PDA or PC wirelessly. AIRcable can even Bluetooth enable your digital setting circle, giving you position information wirelessly (see set up information below).

For more information or to order Astromist go to www.astromist.com.

For information on how to set-up your telescope read this CloudyNights review.

Digital Settings Circles (DSC)

Some DSC makers: Celestron Advanced Astro Maste, JMI NGC Max, Lumicron

Planetarium programs are available for the PocketPC and the Palm

• TheSky for PocketPC
• Astromist for Palm

Bluetooth enable setup steps:

• Use an AIRcable MALE device with the following settings:
  • 9600 baud
  • hardware handshake disabled
• Power on the AIRcable first (put power, 9V battery e.g., to pin 9 and pin 4,
  pin 5 is GND, pin 2 and 3 are for data transmission)
• Connect AIRcable to the Tangent device
• Make a Bluetooth connection from the PocketPC
• Then initialize the SKY program completely
• Then turn on the Tangent device
• At that moment the Tangent will send the data to the SKY program and it starts the readings.

Thanks to Mark Forsthoefel, Frost Design.

For information on how to configure the AIRcable Serial for the Paramount ME™ Robotic Telescope Mount, click here.