Bluelab Connect Stick, CONSTICK2 | Receiver for 50 Connect Devices

What the Bluelab Connect Stick 2 Does, and What It Needs

This is a radio receiver on a USB stick, and that is the whole of what it is. It has no probe, it touches no water and it reads no pH, conductivity or temperature of its own. The measuring is done by Bluelab Connect devices out in the room, and this is the thing that gathers what they send. That distinction is worth labouring. Logging pH, conductivity and temperature is the job of the equipment it listens to. On its own, plugged into a laptop in an empty room, it will show nothing. What it pairs with is a specific list. The Guardian Monitor Connect and the Guardian Monitor Connect Inline, the pH Controller Connect, the Pro Controller Connect, and the Connect Range Extender 1 and 2. One stick handles up to fifty of those devices, which is the figure that makes it worth having rather than one receiver per instrument. Indoor range is up to 330 ft and open line of sight reaches 1300 ft. A Range Extender pushes that to 2300 ft. Walls and a full canopy both cut those numbers down, so treat them as a ceiling rather than a promise.

Setting Up Wireless Crop Monitoring Around It

The computer is the part people underestimate, and Bluelab are specific about it. The Connect software needs Java 8 or later. It runs on Windows 7 SP1 or later, on macOS 10.8.3 or later, and on most Linux that supports Java 8. Java is the one that catches people out, because a clean machine in 2026 does not usually have a runtime on it. The computer also has to stay switched on and online for remote viewing and for push notifications to reach a phone. That rules out a laptop someone carries home. A basic machine left running in the building is the usual answer. Placement is the other thing worth planning. A 10 ft USB cable comes in the box, and it is there for a reason. A stick pushed into the back of a computer inside a steel rack or a cupboard will lose range it did not need to lose. Get it out on the cable, up high, and away from metal. Operating range for the stick itself is nought to fifty degrees Celsius, so a hot ceiling void is not the place for it. The unit weighs 0.35 lb boxed and carries CE, FCC and IC marks. It is made in New Zealand and comes with a two year limited guarantee, against a receipt.

Key Features

• It is a receiver, not a meter: No probe, no readings of its own; the Connect devices do the measuring.
• Up to fifty Connect devices: One stick covers a whole facility rather than one instrument.
• 330 ft indoors, 1300 ft open: And 2300 ft with a Connect Range Extender in the chain.
• Java 8 or later is required: Plus Windows 7 SP1, macOS 10.8.3 or a Linux that runs Java 8.
• The computer stays on and online: Remote viewing and phone alerts both depend on it.
• A 10 ft USB cable is included: So the stick can sit away from metal and get the range it is rated for.
• Free Connect software: Downloaded from Bluelab at no cost, with no licence fee.
• Two year limited guarantee: A receipt is required; CE, FCC and IC marked.

Technical Specifications