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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
    Bellamare
    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
    Bellamare
    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
    Bellamare

    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)