Marlin Technologies is committed to enhancing user experience through advanced technology and seamless connectivity. One of our most exciting product enhancements is the Marlin Legend Keypad featuring Bluetooth capabilities. This innovative option for legend keypads, when paired with our app, brings convenience, control, and flexibility right to a user’s fingertips—whether you’re on a boat, in a tractor, or managing any other piece of machinery. Our app simply emulates the physical keypad, creating the same CAN bus messages as an actual button press. Users can effortlessly control their keypads from their mobile device, such as a smartphone or tablet.
By developing our own Marlin app, we’ve empowered users to access and control their keypads remotely. This means no more needing to walk to your console for simple functions—everything can be controlled from the palm of your hand. This keyboard emulation, however, is just one use-case that our customers want. How could Bluetooth connection to the control system benefit your application? And we offer the mobile app customized with your icon and branding, so your customers are using your app, not ours.
How This Benefits the End User
Our goal is to enhance the user experience, making it as convenient, efficient, and secure as possible. Imagine you’re on the pier of your boat—now, you can turn on or off the courtesy lights without needing to go back to the boat’s console. Is it appropriate for every industrial application? Of course not, but in some situations this feature could make an operator much more efficient.
The Marlin M-Flex product line integrates effortlessly with our Legend Keypads. Our products are built with flexibility in mind. The programming tool for our M-Flex line of products allows users to make changes to the I/O controller, further customizing their experience. In addition, our keypads feature interchangeable key caps, giving the user the option to switch out key icons as needed—providing maximum flexibility and adaptability for different applications.
The potential applications for Marlin’s Bluetooth-enabled keypads are endless. Bluetooth capabilities can be used in a wide variety of industries, from boating and agriculture to construction and more. Whether it’s controlling machinery on a farm, managing functions in a marine vessel, or interacting with industrial equipment, Marlin’s keypads and app technology offer solutions that suit a wide array of needs.
Marlin Technologies is dedicated to delivering cutting-edge solutions that simplify and enhance the user experience. Our Bluetooth-enabled keypads, paired with our intuitive app, offer unmatched convenience, safety, and customization. Whether you manufacture boats, agricultural or construction equipment, turf-care products, or other complex equipment, we’ve made it easier than ever to deliver advanced interface to the control system—and with full confidence in the technology behind it.
Is Bluetooth a unique feature? Of course not. What is unique is the Marlin experience we bring to every customer project. Marlin designs applications that seamlessly integrate with your equipment, helping you decide exactly how you want it to work and ensuring the end product feels authentic and is fully aligned with your brand experience.
Our apps are designed with the end user in mind, so it feels like a native part of the original equipment manufacturers (OEM) offering. The end result is a branded, customized experience that reflects the quality and attention to detail that you expect from an OEM solution.
How can a Bluetooth connection enhance your system operation?
