Brainboxes RS232 manual

Print Date: 21.09 .2004 Brainbox es Limited, Unit 3C, Wavertree Boulevard South , Wavertre e Technology Par k, Liverpool, L7 9PF, UK Tel: +44 (0)151 220 2500 Fax : +44 (0)151 252 044 6 Web: ww w.brainbox es.com Email: sales@br ainboxes.com Product Manual RS232 Blue tooth Conv erter Version: 5.3[...]

Manual for BL-521 5_3.doc © Copyright Brainbo xes Limited 2 004 Page 2 of 41 Table of Contents 1. Introduction ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... . 4 1.1. Preamble ............................... ................................ ................................[...]

Manual for BL-521 5_3.doc © Copyright Brainbo xes Limited 2 004 Page 3 of 41 8.3.4. Secure the r elationship ........................................... ................................ ................................. .................. 33 8.3.5. Connect to th e Serial Port profile ...................................................... .........[...]

Manual for BL-521 5_3.doc © Copyright Brainbo xes Limited 2 004 Page 4 of 41 1. Introduction 1.1. Preamble Brainboxes’ RS232 Bluetooth converters are fully embedded, st and-alone Bluetooth s olutions , which will Bluetoot h enable an y device with an RS232 p ort. U nlike m any of Brainboxes wide range of Bluetooth products, the co nverters do no[...]

Manual for BL-521 5_3.doc © Copyright Brainbo xes Limited 2 004 Page 5 of 41 2. Physical Product Features 2.1. BL-521 Reset button See section 6 for more details on h ow to use the res et button. LED’s a) LED1: T he leftm ost LED i s Gr een. This is used to indicate the “Power” s tatus of the converter. W hen power is app lied at the specifi[...]

Manual for BL-521 5_3.doc © Copyright Brainbo xes Limited 2 004 Page 6 of 41 3. Product Configuration This device c ontains a com prehensive set of Blueto oth and CO M port features which can be chang ed from an eas y to use W indows Conf iguration App lication. This section gi ves f ull detai ls abou t th e c hanges th at c an be m ade, how to ma[...]

Manual for BL-521 5_3.doc © Copyright Brainbo xes Limited 2 004 Page 7 of 41 3.3. Opening the Configuration Application After attachi ng your conve rter to an avai lable COM port on your Com puter, either start the application by double clicking the new a pplication icon loca ted on your des ktop or go to “ Start/All Progr ams/Brain Boxes Softwa[...]

Manual for BL-521 5_3.doc © Copyright Brainbo xes Limited 2 004 Page 8 of 41 3.4. Using the Configuration Application The application will now load. T here may be a short del ay whilst the de vice is d etected and its current c onfiguratio n is queried and the appropriate f ields are popu lated. As a rule, sections on th e l eft-hand side of the a[...]

Manual for BL-521 5_3.doc © Copyright Brainbo xes Limited 2 004 Page 9 of 41 3.5. Current Settings The Curr ent Settin gs secti on is broken down into t wo sectio ns; Local D evice Settings and Partner Device Settings. Each f ield will be discus sed further belo w. W hen the Current Settings has been se lected, a n additional section appears in th[...]

Manual for BL-521 5_3.doc © Copyright Brainbo xes Limited 2 004 Page 10 of 41 PIN Code The PIN (Personal Id entification Number) is used to create a secur e an d truste d connectio n bet ween 2 Bluetooth devices dur ing a pr ocess c alled pair ing or bonding. T he PIN c an be a ny com bination of printab le charact ers. T he PIN is only used when [...]

Manual for BL-521 5_3.doc © Copyright Brainbo xes Limited 2 004 Page 11 of 41 This feature can be used to connect to remote devices that support DUN, LAN or FAX services i.e. s ome Bluetoo th phones will only let devices that are Dial Up Networking clients to connect to them . Although the BL- 521 does not actuall y include all the s oftware neces[...]

Manual for BL-521 5_3.doc © Copyright Brainbo xes Limited 2 004 Page 12 of 41 3.6. Advanced Settings The Advanced Setti ngs se ction conta ins a m ore detailed rang e of settings that are least lik ely to require modification for an y particular sc enario to work. Each field will be d iscussed further below. W hen the Advanced Settings has b een s[...]

Manual for BL-521 5_3.doc © Copyright Brainbo xes Limited 2 004 Page 13 of 41 Security M ode The fac tory set security mode is 3 (Highest). T his field has 3 available settin gs from the drop down list: 1) Selecting option “1” will imm ediately pl ace your converter into securit y m ode 1. This is the lowest s ecurit y m ode that the converter[...]

Manual for BL-521 5_3.doc © Copyright Brainbo xes Limited 2 004 Page 14 of 41 Class of Device Some r emote dev ice appli cations wi ll onl y c omm unicate to devic es of a certa in t ype. T his option allows you t o reconfigure y our BL-521 t o ap pear as a num ber of diff erent de vice types. T he F actor y setting f or the Class of device is “[...]

Manual for BL-521 5_3.doc © Copyright Brainbo xes Limited 2 004 Page 15 of 41 A server device in park or sniff mode periodicall y wakes up to listen to transmissions from the master. T he cli ent device onl y transm its at these sam e times periodically. Also, in Park mode, a server device can have as m any as 255-parked clients, as o ppose to the[...]

Manual for BL-521 5_3.doc © Copyright Brainbo xes Limited 2 004 Page 16 of 41 3.7. Default settings The “Def ault Settings” section is sim ply a displ ay page s howing all the configuration options either as they were set in the factor y (default or custom ) or as the user has chosen to update them from this applicati on or m enu. These are th[...]

Manual for BL-521 5_3.doc © Copyright Brainbo xes Limited 2 004 Page 17 of 41 4. A lte rnative Product Configuration 4.1. Accessing the configuration menus and commands. The converter’s configura tion menu is available at any tim e that there is no Blue tooth radio connection esta blished with another de vice ( unless of course you have selected[...]

Manual for BL-521 5_3.doc © Copyright Brainbo xes Limited 2 004 Page 18 of 41 Select the P ort that you have connected the BL- 521 t o. Al l oth er f ields will then be “gre yed out” then Click OK. Select the c omm unications param eters that y our device is configured to. In th is exam ple we ha ve used th e f actory defaul ts norm ally ap pl[...]

Manual for BL-521 5_3.doc © Copyright Brainbo xes Limited 2 004 Page 19 of 41 4.2.2. M ain Menu Sending the “Enter” c haracter to the BL-521 accesses its main m enu. This is also som etimes referred to as “Carr iage Retur n”. All bas ic configuration o ptions for BL-521 are accessed via t his m enu. Advanced features are not available from[...]

Manual for BL-521 5_3.doc © Copyright Brainbo xes Limited 2 004 Page 20 of 41 Next the user is prompted to s et the converter’s Parity. Options here are No ne, Odd or Even. “Esc” skips this selection l eaving the current setting unchanged. Then t he user is prompted to change Sto p bits. Options here are 1 or 2. Pressing “Esc” sk ips thi[...]

Manual for BL-521 5_3.doc © Copyright Brainbo xes Limited 2 004 Page 21 of 41 The Currently configured par tner device is shown (if any). T he user is then prom pted to enter a new partner device addres s. To keep the same partner, or skip this option, press the “Esc” k ey The user is the n prompted for a new PIN to be entered. You c an enter [...]

Manual for BL-521 5_3.doc © Copyright Brainbo xes Limited 2 004 Page 22 of 41 The first screen that d isplays shows the curr ent state of the con verters setti ngs. If an y settings hav e bee n m odified b y the user following the instruct ions above, th en this list will differ from the default (fac tory) settings Selecting option 2 from this m e[...]

Manual for BL-521 5_3.doc © Copyright Brainbo xes Limited 2 004 Page 23 of 41 4.2.8. Upgrading Firmware 3.0 This feature is on ly available f rom f irmware version 3.0 on wards. Upgrade DFU (Device Firm ware Upgrade) is an option to b e tak en seriousl y as it has the potential to leave your product in an unusab le state. The upgrade i s a 2 stage[...]

Manual for BL-521 5_3.doc © Copyright Brainbo xes Limited 2 004 Page 24 of 41 4.3. Command Interface The command interface is a new addition to version 4 of the con verter’s f irm ware. T his interface ha s been developed prim arily to sup port program ming ac cess to the conf iguration s ettings by an a pplication s uch as our own configuration[...]

Manual for BL-521 5_3.doc © Copyright Brainbo xes Limited 2 004 Page 25 of 41 5. Remote Configuration A new f eature i n this release of BL-521 f irm ware is the ability to r emotel y co nfigure its sett ings fr om a second Bluetooth device, over a Blueto oth c onnection. For exam ple, a Blueto oth c onnection can be cr eated f rom a second device[...]

Manual for BL-521 5_3.doc © Copyright Brainbo xes Limited 2 004 Page 26 of 41 7. Upgrading your device If you h ave installed the C onfiguration U tility a lread y, t he Up grade applicatio n will also hav e i nstalled and a s hortcut will be placed onto your desktop. Oth erwise browse t he CD, navigate to the “B L-521 C onfiguration Utilit y”[...]

Manual for BL-521 5_3.doc © Copyright Brainbo xes Limited 2 004 Page 27 of 41 Select the COM port t o which you have connected your product. (R em ember to close the Co nfiguration Utility or Hyperterminal application if you still h ave either open) Then Click “ Next”. Point the u pgrade wi zard to the upgrade f ile you wish to use. These upgr[...]

Manual for BL-521 5_3.doc © Copyright Brainbo xes Limited 2 004 Page 28 of 41 Assum ing y ou have selected the correct options, the wizard wil l detect the product c onnected to the selected port and begin the upgra de. This may tak e a f ew m in utes, as the wizard will automaticall y mak e a cop y of the firmware c urrently on the device b efore[...]

Manual for BL-521 5_3.doc © Copyright Brainbo xes Limited 2 004 Page 29 of 41 8. Physically connecting to your RS232 device 8.1. Configuring the communications parame ters. The c onverters do not have th e abilit y to auto-detect the comm unications parameters (e.g. baud rate) so th ey mus t be configured to m atch the data ra te used in th e appl[...]

Manual for BL-521 5_3.doc © Copyright Brainbo xes Limited 2 004 Page 30 of 41 9. Connecting converters over Bluetooth. There are 3 scenar ios in which BL-521 can be co nnected via Bluetooth. T his section deta ils all 3 m ethods. a) Client/Server Pair: 2 converter s, configured to perform a “true” cable replacem ent. b) Client: BL-521 is the B[...]

Manual for BL-521 5_3.doc © Copyright Brainbo xes Limited 2 004 Page 31 of 41 9.1.2. Conf iguration b y Menu Select option 2 from the “Main Menu” m enu to display the Bluetooth settings menu shown below left. You should enter here the Bluetooth Address (BD_ADDR) of th e remote (server) device you wish to pair (i n our case th is is 0 00A-4F-00[...]

Manual for BL-521 5_3.doc © Copyright Brainbo xes Limited 2 004 Page 32 of 41 9.1.3. Conf iguration b y Commands Access the converter you wish to c hange to “C lient” for c ommand mode as docum ented above and send the following comm ands: padd = 000A-4F-00082D<CR> svr = 0<CR> Now power c ycle your converter an d it will attem pt t[...]

Manual for BL-521 5_3.doc © Copyright Brainbo xes Limited 2 004 Page 33 of 41 9.3.4. Secure the relationship This is where you m ust “Bond” or “Pair” with the devic e. This is a feature of Bluetooth, which allows secure communications t o t ake pl ace. It is a lso used to stop oth er devices from perform ing unauthorised connect ions. You [...]

Manual for BL-521 5_3.doc © Copyright Brainbo xes Limited 2 004 Page 34 of 41 10. Worked Examples 10.1. Scientific equipment data logging: In th is exam ple we have co nnected a Tek tronix TDS220 Oscilloscop e to a BL-521 and plugged in the power adapter includ ed. No additional cables or gender c hangers were used in th is application sc enario. [...]

Manual for BL-521 5_3.doc © Copyright Brainbo xes Limited 2 004 Page 35 of 41 12. Troubleshooting In the rare occ asion tha t you experience difficulties using this product, ple ase r ead the following suggestions from the table below bef ore cont acting our support t eam. Symptom Description Solution Data does n’t s eem to be received by the pr[...]

Manual for BL-521 5_3.doc © Copyright Brainbo xes Limited 2 004 Page 36 of 41 13. Technical Specifications Qualified Outpu t Power: average = 14.43 dBm @2441 MH z, 25 o C p eak = 18.21 dBm @2402 M Hz, 0 o C 13.1. Storage and Operating Environment 13.1.1. Storage Temperature : -40 o C to +85 o C Humidity : 8% to 95% no n-condensing 13.1.2. Operatio[...]

Manual for BL-521 5_3.doc © Copyright Brainbo xes Limited 2 004 Page 37 of 41 13.3. Transmitter Characteristics Test Type Results Required Limits Output Pow er +18.21 dBm (peak) < +20 dBm Power Densit y +17.02 dBm < 20dBm per 10 0 kHz EIRP Power Control Min step: 4.37dBm ; Max st ep: 5.67dBm 2 dBm < step < 8 d Bm Frequency Range 2400.0[...]

Manual for BL-521 5_3.doc © Copyright Brainbo xes Limited 2 004 Page 38 of 41 13.5. A ntenna Charac teristics 13.5.1. Gain The antenna is int egral to t he printed circuit bo ard. It is a quarter-wave P lanar Inverted-F Antenna (PIFA) with a gain of -0.3 dBm . 13.5.2. Radiation P atterns 0 o 31 5 o 270 o 225 o 180 o 135 o 90 o 45 o 0 dBd -3 0 dBd [...]

Manual for BL-521 5_3.doc © Copyright Brainbo xes Limited 2 004 Page 39 of 41 14. Regulatory Information Bluetooth product operating in 2.4GH z band f or Home and Off ice use. 14.1. Europe – EU Declaration of Conformity This device com plies with the R &TTE Directive 1999/5/EC, and the following s tandards: EN 60950: 1992; EN60335- 1: 1994 S[...]

Manual for BL-521 5_3.doc © Copyright Brainbo xes Limited 2 004 Page 40 of 41 15. Index Address, 6, 10, 31 , 32 apply, 40 baud, 4, 6 BD_ADDR, 10, 31, 32 BL-521, 6 , 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 1 7, 1 8, 19, 20, 26, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 Bluetooth, 1, 4, 6, 10, 12, 13, 1 7, 18, 20, 26, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 40 bond, 26 Bond, 34 bonded, 34 Brainboxes, 4, 3 5 [...]

Manual for BL-521 5_3.doc © Copyright Brainbo xes Limited 2 004 Page 41 of 41 Version Histor y Version Date Author Checked By Comm ents 1.0 06 /01/2003 Gav Initial version 2.0 10 /01/2003 Gav Added info for configuration menu options, changes in pinouts, and other features along with minor formatting changes. 2.1 14 /01/2003 Gav Minor formatting c[...]