ML-OU-BLE – Option board

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Option board to add a BLE user interface

We often get inquiries (mainly due to tender requests or convenience reasons) about the possibility of a wireless configuration interface, although our data loggers can be configured through the cellular network wirelessly already.

Therefore its our pleasure to inform you that we have developed a tiny option board, the ML-OU-BLE, that can be mounted into an ML-417 data logger to add a wireless Bluetooth interface. Although Bluetooth Classic comes with a standardized Serial Port Profile, we have chosen, due to power consumption considerations, to use Bluetooth Low Energy instead. The big advantage of BLE is the possibility to instantly “wake-up” the data logger “over the air” while adding just 30uA of quiescent current.

ML-OU-BLE
Before you get started

Some useful installation notes

The theoretical maximum range with “free-line of-sight” of the ML-OU-BLE is 160m, the real range is largely dependent of the sensitivity and transmission power of the used smart phone/tablet (<70m) and interference from other devices sending radio waves.

Installation is simple, just stack the option board onto the option connector of an ML-417. No further configuration is required, except that it’s highly recommended to specify an USB/BLE password to avoid unauthorized access!!

ydocTerminal for Windows and ydocTerminal for Android can be used to configure an ML-417 with ML-OU-BLE board installed. ydocTerminal can be used to download data, upload configuration files and upgrade firmware wirelessly.

The Android app can be downloaded from the Google Play Store

Specifications

  • 160m max range
  • Internal PCB antenna
  • +4dBm transmit power
  • -92dBm sensitivity
  • 30uA of quiescent current
  • Bluetooth 5.0
  • 800kbps max throughput

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Want to know more about what YDOC can do to help you with your quest for the right data logger? Do not hesitate to get in contact.