Brainboxes BL BL-830 manual

Print Date: 24/05/2005 Brainboxes Limited, Unit 3C, Wavertree Boulevard Sout h, Wavertre e Technology Park, Liverpool, L7 9PF, UK Tel: +44 (0)151 220 2500 Fax: +44 (0)151 252 04 46 Web: www.brainboxes.com Email: sales@brainboxes.com Product Manual BL-819 / 830 RS232 Bluetooth Adapters Version: 6.0[...]

Manual for BL-819 / 830 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2005 Page 2 of 41 1. INTR ODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4 1.1. P REAMBLE ............................................................................[...]

Manual for BL-819 / 830 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2005 Page 3 of 41 10.1. S CIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT D ATA LOGGING : ........................................................................................................................... 37 11. CUSTOM FACTOR Y C O NFI GU R ATION ..................................................................[...]

Manual for BL-819 / 830 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2005 Page 4 of 41 1. Introduction 1.1. Preamble Brainboxes’ RS232 Bluet ooth adapters are fully embedded, stand-alon e Bluet ooth solutions, which will Bluetooth enable any device with an RS232 port. Unlike many of Br ainboxes wide rang e of Bluetooth products, the adapters do not require an[...]

2. Physical Product Features 2.1. BL-819 / 830 Reset button See section 6 for more details on how to use the reset button. LED The Green LED on the top of the device indicates the current device status . There are 3 states that the light will indicate; Permanently On – The dev ice has power but no Bluetooth Connection Flashing – The device has [...]

3. Product Configuration This device contains a comprehen sive set of Bluetooth and COM port featu res which can b e changed from an easy to use Windows Configura tion Application. This section gi ves full details about the changes that can b e made, how to make them, and the implications the changes w ill have on the manner in which your Adapt er [...]

3.3. Opening the Confi guration Applications After attaching your Adapter to an available COM port on your Computer, eithe r start the ap plicatio n by double clicking the new application icon located on your de sktop or go to “ Start/All Programs/Brain Boxes Software/RS-232 Bluetooth Adapter Configuration Tools/RS-2 32 Bluet ooth Adapter Configu[...]

This Screen will allow you to change the RS-232 Port settings for communication to the Adapter. Baud Rate, Parity and Stop Bits can be changed to suit the type of connection y our applications require. NB It is possible to select highe r baud rates than a standard RS-232 port can achi eve. If this does happen and configuration becomes impossible pl[...]

The Low power modes can be turned on or off here. The settings button will allow you to configure the particular parameters that are used for both Sniff and Park Mode. The Last configuration opti ons a re the Bluetooth Connection Settings. The User is able to change the Device Mode, Pin Cod e, Switch Role status, select a Partner Device and cho s e[...]

3.5. Using the Conf iguration Utility The Configuration Utility will display allowing sele ction of the appropriate COM port settings f or the Adapte r device you have attached to the port: COM Port: Select the port number of the COM port to which you h ave attache d your adapter. Select “Auto” if you don’ t know the number and the u t ility [...]

The application will now load. There may be a short d elay whilst the device is detected and its current configuration is queried and the appropriat e fields are populated. As a rule, sections on the left-hand side of the application display information about your device. Settings cannot be changed here. Sections on the right-h and side are where s[...]

3.6. Current Settings The Current Settings section is broken down into two sections; Local Device Settings and Partner Device Settings. Each field will be discussed further below. When the Current Settings has been selected, an additional section appears in the left-hand se ction called Default Settings. Both sections can be expanded at the same ti[...]

Manual for BL-819 / 830 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2005 Page 13 of 41 PIN Code The PIN (Personal Identification Nu mber) is u sed to create a se cure and trusted connection betwee n 2 Bluetooth devices during a process called pairing or bonding. The PIN can be any combination of print able characters. The PIN is only used when the adapter is c[...]

Manual for BL-819 / 830 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2005 Page 14 of 41 Connect Using Clicking the arrow on the far right of this field shows a drop down list of the available service options. It should be noted that this feature does not actually query the remote device for its supported se rvices, so you must be sure that your remote device ac[...]

3.7. Advanced Settings The Advanced Settings section contains a more detailed range of settings that are least likely to require modification for any particular scenario to work. Each field will be discussed further below. When the Advanced Settings has been selected, an additional section appears in the left-hand section called Default Settings. B[...]

Manual for BL-819 / 830 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2005 Page 16 of 41 Security Mode The factory set security mode is 3 (Highest). This field has 3 available settings from the drop down list: 1) Selecting option “1” will immediately pl ace you r adapter into security mode 1. This is the lowest security mode that the Adapter can be configure[...]

Manual for BL-819 / 830 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2005 Page 17 of 41 Switch Role This Function will allow a n RS-232 Bluetooth Adap ter to connect to another device as a Client, then whe n the connection has been m ade, to switch the role to Server. This opt ion is required if you wish to con nect two or more adaptors to a control device, wit[...]

Low Power Mode This setting allows the selection of either Park o r Sniff low power mode s. These can be used to reduce the power consumption of the adapter when an a ctive Bluetooth con ne ction e x ists. These setting s only reduce power consumption when a Bluetooth conne ction is present. T hey do not affect the power consumpt ion of the adapter[...]

3.8. Default settings The “Default Settings” section is simply a displ ay page showing all the configuration options either as th ey were set in the factory (default or custom ) or as the user has chosen to update them from this application or men u. These are the settings that will be restored if the “Restore Default” icon is se lected at [...]

4. Alternative Product Configuration 4.1. Accessing the configur ation menus and commands. The adapter’s configuration menu is avail able at any time that there is no Bluetooth radio connection established with another device (unless of cou r se you have selected the optio n to disabl e the menu). As soon as a Bluetooth connection is made, the da[...]

Select the Port that you have connected the adapter to. All other fields will then be “greyed out” then Click OK. Select the communications parameter s that your device is configured to. In this example we have used the factory defaults normally applied. If you have previously re configured these values, then you will need to make sure the sett[...]

4.2.2. Main Menu Sending the “Enter” character to the ada pter accesses its main men u. This is also so met imes referred to as “Carriage R e turn”. All basic configuration options for a dapter are accessed via this menu. Ad vanced features are not available from the menu interface. Users wishing to alter “advanced” settings can do so b[...]

Next the user is prompted to set the adapter’s Parity. Options here are None, Odd or Even. “Esc” skips this selectio n leaving the current setting unchanged. Then the user is prompted to change Stop bits. Options here are 1 or 2. Pressing “Esc” skips this selection leaving the current setting unchanged. The user is then asked if they wish[...]

The Currently configured partner device is shown (if any). The user is then prompted to enter a new partner device address. To keep the same partner, or skip this option, press the “Esc” key Next the user is prompted to choose a role for the device (the current one is identified). “s” chooses Server, “c” chooses Client or “E sc” ski[...]

The first screen that displays shows the curre nt state of the adapter’s settings. If any settings have been modified by the user following the instructions above, then this list will differ from the default (factory) settings Selecting option 2 from this menu shows the original factory settings for the product (if viewing for the first time). Th[...]

4.2.8. Upgrading Firm ware 3.0 This feature is only available from firmware version 3.0 onwards. Upgrade DFU (Device Firmwa re Upgrade) is an option to be taken seriously as it has the potential to leave your product in an unusable stat e. The upgrade is a 2 stage p rocess, the menu option must be used in conjunction with the upgrade software suppl[...]

Manual for BL-819 / 830 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2005 Page 27 of 41 4.3. Command Interface This interface has been developed prim arily to support programming access to the configuration setting s by an application such as our ow n configuration application, but can also offer a powerf ul human operated (e.g. via HyperTerminal) command drive[...]

5. Remote Configuration One of the great features of Brainbox es RS-232 Bluetooth Adapte rs is the ab ility to be remotely configured. For example, a Bluetooth connection can be created from a second device and that secon d device can change the baud rate, local name or any of the settings of the adapter over the Bluetooth link. This is achieved by[...]

7. Upgrading your device If you have installed the Configuration Ut ility already, the Up grade application w ill also have installed and a shortcut will be placed onto your desktop. Otherwise browse t he CD, navigate to the “Adapter Configuration Utility” directory, and run the “Setup.exe” applic ation. Follow the onscreen instructions to [...]

Select the COM port to which you have connected your product. (Remember to close the Configuration Utility or Hyper Terminal a pplication if you still have either open) Then Click “Next”. Point the upgrade wizard to the upgrade file you wish to use. These upgrade files all have the extension .dfu and the latest version is available from the Bra[...]

Assuming you have select ed the co rrect options, the wizard will detect the pr oduct connected to the selected port and begin the upgra de. This may take a few minutes, as the wizard will automatically make a copy of the firmware currently on the device before uploading the new version. A progress bar indicates how the proce dure is going. If ever[...]

8. Physically connecting to your RS232 device 8.1. Configuring the co mmunications parameters. The adapters do not have the ability to auto-detect the commu nications parameters (e.g. baud rate) so they must be configured to match the data rate used in the application to which they are connected. Please refer to section 4.2. 3 above, for details on[...]

9. Connecting adapters over Bluetooth. There are 3 scenarios in which adapte r can be connect ed via Bluetooth. This section detail s all 3 methods. a) Client/Server Pair: 2 adapters, configured to perform a “true” cable replacement. b) Client: adapter is the Bluetooth dev ice which initiate s the connection c) Server: Connecting TO adapter fro[...]

9.1.2. Configuration by Menu Select option 2 from the “Main Menu” menu to display the Bluetooth settings menu shown below left. You should enter here the Bluetooth Ad dress (BD_ADDR) of the remote (server) device you wish to pair (in our case this is 000A-4F-0008 2D) followed by ENTER. This should be in the same format as ind icated o n the pro[...]

Access the Adapter you wish to chang e to “Client” for command mode as d ocumented above and send the following commands: padd = 000A-4F-00082D<CR> svr = 0<CR> Now power cycle your Adapter and it will a ttempt to connect to the server device. 9.2. Client: adapter is the Bluetoot h device which initiates the connection The instructio[...]

9.3.4. Secure the relationship This is where you must “Bond” o r “Pai r” with the device. This is a feature of Bluetooth, which allows secure communications to take pl ace. It is also used to stop other devices from performing unauthorised conne ction s. You can start the bonding proce ss by selecting and right clicking on your adapter from[...]

9.3.6. Connect your application to the ne w COM port In our initial testing at our labs, we use the HyperT erminal applicat ion incl uded in Windows to open the ne w CO M port. See documentation above for details of using the HyperTermi nal appli cation 10. Worked Examples 10.1. Scientific equi pment data logging: In this example we have connected [...]

Manual for BL-819 / 830 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2005 Page 38 of 41 12. Troubleshooting In the rare occasion that you experienc e difficulties u si ng this product, please read the followi ng suggestions from the table below before contacting our support team. Symptom Description Solution Data doesn’t seem to be received by the product, bu[...]

Manual for BL-819 / 830 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2005 Page 39 of 41 13. Technical Specifications Qualified Output Power: > 0 dBm < +4.0 dBm @ 2 5 o C Receive sensitivi ty Single Slot = -83 dBm with 0.1% BER 13.1. Storage and Op erating Environment 13.1.1. Storage Temperatur e: -10 o C to +60 o C Humidity: 8% to 95% non-condensing 13.1.[...]

Manual for BL-819 / 830 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2005 Page 40 of 41 14. Regulatory Information Bluetooth product operating in 2.4GHz band for Home and Office u se. 14.1. Europe – EU Decl aration of Conformity This device complies with the R&TTE Dire ctive 1999/5/EC, and the following standards: EN 301 489-1 EN 301 489-17 Electromagneti[...]

Manual for BL-819 / 830 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2005 Page 41 of 41 Version History Version Date Author Checked By Comments 1.0 06/01/2003 Gav Initial version 2.0 10/01/2003 Gav Added info for confi guration menu options, changes in p inouts, and other features along with minor formatting changes. 2.1 14/01/2003 Gav Minor formatting changes [...]