User manual

Figure 2: The Shark LED’s RF Connector, DIP Switches and Thumbscrews

2.3 Connectors

The Shark has a male 9-pin D-SUB connector (also called Serial connector) at one end of

the device, which plugs into the standard serial connector found on electronic equipment

(see Figure 1).

The other end of the device is an RF SMA connector used to transport the signal using

the Bluetooth

wireless technology to the antenna. Simply screw the accompanying stub

antenna to this connector and begin using your Shark*(see Figure 2).

* Some applications may require the use of a different antenna solution to increase the

communication range. See section 4.7

2.4 Switches

There are three DIP switches located at the side of the device (see Figure 2.).

These switches are defined as follows:

Switch 1:

ON – Turns The Shark on (using either external or internal power). The blue LED will

start flashing (default; 5 sec. interval).

OFF – Place in “OFF” position for storage, especially if not connected to external power

to conserve the internal battery.

OFF/ON – Use this for hardware reset in case the radio hangs up for any reason.

Switch position 1 is critical for correct operation of The Shark. It must be in the

“ON” position for operation.