1. FEATURES
  • Built-in Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR Bluetooth module, the default baud rate 115200.
  • Built-in 400 mAh polymer lithium-ion battery, typical standby time up to 3.5 hours.
  • Additional heat dissipating fins can significantly reduce the temperature when the HF antenna keep on for a long time.
  • Complete lithium charging management system, seamless switching power supply. Full overcharge and over-discharge protection.
  • Bluetooth has an independent power switch that can be turned on or off.
  • It’s compact and easy to carry. The clamp structure is easy to install and replace.

It can easily connect to Bluetooth mobile phone, portable computer, etc. Without USB cable and complicated ROOT and Driver settings.

the built-in battery can support stand along with mode, off-line sniffing, off-line reading & simulation, etc. And the temperature of the device is stable.

  1. PARAMETER

 (1) Battery capacity:  400 mAh

(2) Standby time: 3.5h@StandBy; 2.9h@LF-On; 50min@HF-On;

(3) Charging Current: 200mA (Plugin USB Default Charging)

(4) Charging time: 2.5h

(5) Bluetooth power: 4dBm, -85 dBm@2Mbps

  • Bluetooth distance: 6m (depending on the environment and device orientation)
  • Size and weight: 4mm*29.4mm*13.5mm 24g
  1. ASSEMBLY STEPS

(1) Remove the plastic upper case of PM3 RDV40 by the opener.

(2)The antenna is temporarily removed with a screwdriver to expose the FPC interface.

(3) Turn off all power switches, insert the FPC wire into the FPC connector, and lock the FPC connector.

(4) Tear off the blue film of heat conductive double-sided tape. Align the add-on to the hole position and gently insert it into the case.

(5) Assembly finished! Now re-assemble antenna to start Blue-Sharking!

4. CONNECT WITH BLUETOOTH

  • Connecting rdv4.0 with Bluetooth on the mobile phone or computer
    • Open Bluetooth and search for a device named PM3_RDV4.0.
    • Enter the paired password 1234 and establish the connection.
    • There will be two COM numbers appear on the computer. Please choose a smaller COM number.
    • The blue state LED on the ADD-ON will keep blinking after the connection is established. Only when the mobile phone or computer opens the correct COM port, the blue LED will become constant bright, indicating that the connection is successful.
  • Fast connection using the dedicated USB Bluetooth adapter
    • Install driver:

http://www.silabs.com/products/development-tools/software/usb-to-uart-bridge-vcp-drivers

  • Insert the adapter into the USB port. The adapter will search automatically and establish the connection. The adapter will remember the device that was first connected, and after that, only the same device will be connected.
  • The adapter button can be used to delete memory so that other add-on can be searched and connected.

  • After the connection is established, the blue state LED on ADD-ON will become constant bright.

5) Fast Flash Firmware for Blue Shark

Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/s/4q8akaxjukxhcbf/PM3-RRG-NEW.rar?dl=0

  1. Identifying which steps to proceed

Step 1: Open Burn Firmware RRG (Step 1)

Step2: PM3 Command (Step 2) – Testing BlueShark whether it is working

  • OTHER NOTES
    • UART and LED

    Bluetooth is connected to PM3 RDV4.0 via UART. The USB and UART interfaces of RDV4.0 can coexist without conflict, and no special switching is required. Please download RRG’s latest firmware compilation and use.

    https://github.com/RfidResearchGroup/proxmark3

    Here are various notes about UART and baud rates.

    https://github.com/RfidResearchGroup/proxmark3/blob/master/doc/uart_notes.md

    The battery charging circuit is turned on by default. Any time a USB cable is inserted, the battery will be automatically charged. The red LED will remain bright when charging.

    The red LED will be extinguished when charging is completed.

    • Disassembly

    There is a heat conductive double-sided tape inside the Add-on, which has strong adhesive force. Therefore, if the add-on needs to be removed, it needs to be pulled out from the heat sink end with greater efforts. Each disassembly will reduce the viscidity of double-sided tape, When the double-sided tape is well protected, it will not affect the second use. Thermal conductivity will be slightly worse.

    • Get better signals

    For the better heat dissipation, we use metal to make Addon. But Bluetooth wireless signals are sacrificed. For example, if the back of ADDON is facing the Bluetooth host, the signal is very bad and the distance will be reduced. The best signal strength can be obtained when the front glass faces the Bluetooth host.

    If PM3 no responded, it may be due to the Bluetooth signal is not smooth. The glass face can be adjusted to the Bluetooth host until smooth.