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Centralized Integration

SIDEKICK
Instrument Hub

Deploy your suite of ocean sensors With ease, efficiency, and confidence

Shape
Powering Ocean Missions

One Hub Endless Instruments

The SIDEKICK Instrument Hub is a user-friendly, reconfigurable, and autonomous data handler designed to support advanced oceanographic tasks and missions. Its core function is to streamline the deployment of oceanographic sensors with minimal setup and technical expertise required.

The ability to seamlessly integrate features and instruments has significantly improved our data collection and processing workflows.
Elena Conser
Elena ConserGraduate Student, Hatfield Marine Science Center
Ultimately, it has streamlined our data collection process, allowing our team to focus on the science and not on troubleshooting.
Cedric Guigand
Cedric GuigandSenior Research Associate II, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
We went out on approximately 20 research cruises over the course of 3 years without any issue that me and my team of biological oceanographers could not resolve (i.e., people with no engineering background)
Adam Greer
Adam GreerAssistant Professor, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
Bellamare team provided excellent support for both the hardware and software. I trained directly with them and felt very confident operating our system. Throughout my work, they were always available and responsive when I had questions.
Hannah Kepner
Hannah KepnerPhD Student, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
Explore the Capabilities

Features of SIDEKICK Instrument Hub

Multi-Sensor Control
Centralized hardware for ocean instruments

Autonomous Missions
Unattended deployment and logging

Real-Time Data Access Access to live monitoring when cabled

Power Management Selective instrument power control

Unified Data Streams Correlated multi-sensor logging

Mission Flexibility Reconfigurable for evolving research

Onboard Storage
High-capacity internal data logging

Field-Ready Design
Designed and built for real ocean conditions

Purpose-Built Hardware

Built for Real-World Oceanography

From first integration to final recovery, SIDEKICK instrument hubs are designed to remove friction,
reduce risk, and get you in the Field.

Rugged by Design

Engineered for harsh marine environments and unattended deployments, SIDEKICK is built to handle unstable power, long missions, and real ocean conditions.

  • Harsh environment engineered housing
  • Selective instrument power control
  • Reliable unattended mission operation
  • Built for real deployments
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Mission-Adaptive

SIDEKICK is designed to evolve with your research, allowing sensors, configurations, and data strategies to adapt as mission needs change.

  • Reconfigurable sensor integration
  • Autonomous or real-time operation
  • Expandable onboard data storage
  • Flexible mission configurations
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Support To Rely On

SIDEKICK is built and supported by engineers who deploy this hardware themselves, ensuring practical design, real-world reliability, and ongoing expert support.

  • Direct access to engineers
  • Real-world deployment experience
  • Long-term system support
  • Support beyond delivery
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Two SIDEKICK Series To Cover Many Use Cases

SIDEKICK Performance Model
SIDEKICK Endurance Model

SIDEKICK runs on the JADE data environment, enabling flexible data handling and control workflows.
Learn more about JADE →

Chosen By

Top Oceanographic Institutions

PLUGIN ECOSYSTEM

Ever-growing Module Library

Your powerful, modular application is built from a suite of independent plugins, each designed to perform specific tasks and work seamlessly together. In many cases, the plugin your research needs already exists.

Hardware Plugins

  • NCD ProXR Relay board
  • NCD Analog to Digital converter
  • Arduino
  • SPLixel LED controller
  • Ocean Controls KTA-290 Stepper Motor Controller
  • NI DAQmx AI (and other National instruments analog DAQs)
  • Irgason EC100 (gas analyzer)
  • Senix ToughSonic 30 (acoustic distance)
  • Omega LSHD-25 (Pressure sensor)
  • Ocean Sensor Systems Wave Staff (water level)
  • Scanivalve MS4264 (pressure scanner)

Instrument Plugins

  • SBE49 FastCAT CTD
  • SBE HydroCAT-EP V2
  • PAR sensor
  • ECO PAR
  • HOCR Radiometer
  • Nitrate SUNA V2
  • Fluorometer ECO FL
  • Fluorometer Triplet
  • Fluorometer ECO V2
  • Bioluminescence UBAT
  • SBE18 pH
  • SBE27 pH/O.R.P
  • SBE43 Dissolved Oxygen
  • AC-S
  • RBRcoda³
  • RBRmaestro³
  • Oxygen Optodes
  • Model 803 Flowmeter
  • 850 Precision Altimeter
  • Aquadopp Profiler 1 MHz
  • ISIIS-DPI Shadowgraph
  • Niskin Bottle Actuator
  • GigE Cam

Application Plugins

  • Relay Manager
  • Multiple Charts (example: depth profiles)
  • Time plots
  • Data table
  • Automated Flight Control
  • Basler Video Camera Recorder
  • State Machine (for smart controls)
  • Time Scheduler
  • TCP/IP Connection
  • Sneak Peek Data Aggregator (to see a snapshot of the data from your recent profiles)