Smart Tweezers With Bluetooth Capabilities
Siborg Systems Inc. will soon be offering a new model in the Smart Tweezers line of LCR- and ESR-meters, the ST5S-BT. This new model offers users the ability to remotely record measurements and results in real time using Bluetooth technology.
The ST5S-BT is based on the ST-5S model, with all the same functions and features and 0.2% basic accuracy, but with the added Bluetooth. This Bluetooth feature will allow users to connect using the NI LabView ® environment, and sometime in the future, the device will be able to connect to iOS, Windows and Android environments with compatible apps.
Using a USB reciever stick, the measurements made by the device are sent over a virtual serial port with the values being shown in a comma-seperated string. For example: “C1.398nf,R3.461kR,10kHz,0.5,S,,,,” These values are explained as such. “Main impedance value and type (C1.398nf), secondary impedance and its value (R3.461kR), test frequency (10kHz), test signal level (0.5V), measurement mode (S for serial), and 4 reserved values.”
This information is sent via the serial port and is recieved by any communication software, such as free Tera Term software (as shown below). The data can be saved as required; when using LabView software, the data can be process and stored in a database for future use.
Siborg will be offering the ST5S-BT in mid-May in the LCR-Reader Store. Eventually the device will be made available through Siborg’s Amazon sales channels in Canada, USA, and Europe.
