Brainboxes BL500 User's Manual
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1. Bluetooth PC Card BL500 1 0 November 2001 By Paul D Sinclair ce _ e brain boxes brain boxes limited 2000 Contents Brain Boxes Information 1 Guarnieri A a 1 COPIE a lla 1 BRAIN BOXES Ed SSSR SL iii 1 ACKNOWEEDGEMENT S Se dus basais is 1 Bluetooth Introduction 2 Hodic hoivaa a E de sz a OPT EN 2 Wha 1S Me POO Las ia ii Lilia 2 Wireless COMMUNE ALIO 11S masies Ad 2 A A AGE RR 2 iLechinicalintorma lion anelli aa 2 Sl A biliare 2 International Ora ea 3 Easy OMG C HOME NA O 3 Stable COMME CON SSSR li tete nt 3 PUIG OS ANG Dala sn a sess a M Po Soa sb te EN ui 3 TRAINS A A Re RARIDADE ai ele ie ce tte 3 BAIN AUS nile iaia 3 SUI NR OR ect Reem a RR I 3 LOW Tower USIO ri abs ada di Oni a D dat 3 Inicrope rabiscos iii 4 Device CISCO VGN Vo article 4 Wele SS HEL W A RE RA A OND SINGER A 4 PICON su a ai RE en O do a NS a Re 4 One master up 0 255 LINES reine ne 4 oa A r a N A 5 Unlimited POSSIDINT S ns anen NR ios 5 Three Etta 6 1a 68 Puoi rari 5 NIE LOSS AACS E cn Ts Ra de dec SE En tr 5 SNC RO NI Zed O oers a a DA Ad 5 LETI RE ZA RR E OR EAEN E IR I 5 OSSA or O AR D D A RR ORA dl 5 ATH TAGS RE LO jo EAR lati 5 e o O A A a a aa 5 Denied aros 5 DEVICE DAME nn ele Mar M ht dates 5 ENCE VO tee SR a a hada iecedeendeale 6 MASO ESS A a RSS ale 6 Park TIO Ce PRN RR lalla 6 PICO ad A A E 6 Proli Guena RR RR SAR dde dt ee ste aan E 6 DO E A ue 6 Setting up Your Card 7 Windows 2 DD id2. Pc LA brainboxes M DOG 16 42 15 19 DEcovarad Invalid Major Device Class Fi bi DEI ES 10 21 04 Ciacormered Unelassified a OC 00 04 500 AA Discowered Computer SE C0 a a 20 Py Discovered Miscellaneous J SO ma H e ma H m Discowered computer po SCE o de 192 Dscowaneid Miscellaneous E 00 03 04 71 Discorered Mscsllanenis E REDE FO E Discowered Mecslaneous C2 GO SCS Discovered Miscellaneous SOC COOL Dkcovened Compuber El LT PAES Computer Mecalinecue l Right Click a discovered device and click Service Search this will attempt to connect to the device chosen The other device will need to allow the connection My Bluetooth Devices e o 3 2 5 x Ele Edt Mew Favorites My Btustooth Devices Toole Help EM aad gt EJ search raides beton Discover Sasescabishurk Mi aj Address a My Blustooth Devices v o Ta a brainboxes 50 2 00 03 gt 00 00 DEcovered wi dd 1 Computer SCC OC 130 Discowered Miscellaneous Sores CO E a 152 Discowered Miscellaneous SOC CD TE Discowersd Compite SOE COC Discovered Michelle 45 card Computer i Sen Ports virtual COM Port 1 SS virtual COM Port 2 TE Virtual COM Port 3 T Virtual COM Port 4 E Virtus COM Port 5 SE virtual COM Port 6 virtual COM Port 7 Virtua COM Port 6 TE Virtua COM Port 9 TE Virtus COM Port 10 A number of virtual COM Po
3. Mo do not wae to uninatali this device brain Boxes Blue Tooth Uninstall Application BETA 1 6 The the uninistali application for Brain Bowes Blue Tooth products The azard wall lead through the whole process Fiesse follow the inatructona Click Nem bo continue Click Next brain Boxes Blue Tooth Uninstall Application BETA 1 6 Conlum Uninstall Please make sue you wark lo urinstal Click Cancel lo est unretalation Chick Meet lo start ureretalalion process You can t back lo bese Irom rece page Plasma make sure vou wank bo dad uninttallaton Click Next Bluetooth PC Card Setting up Your Card e 12 train Boxes Blue Tooth Uninstall Application BETA 1 6 E x Uninatallation Frihed Successtuly Chick Finish to exit Click Finish Add Remove Hardware Wizard Completing the Add Remove Hardware Wizard Tou hare suocessiuly completed the AddvRemove Hardesre vazard Windows successtuly uninstalisd the selected device Ta close thet wizard cick Finish Click Finish Both the hardware and software elements of your Brain Boxes have now been successfully uninstalled If you need to reinstall the software immediately then you will need to reboot your machine Bluetooth PC Card Setting up Your Card e 13 My Bluetooth Devices Windows 2000 Connecting Devices Click on the Brain Boxes Bluetooth icon in your
4. click Nest L epdimersumanekbblrare int The Wizard has found the required software Click Next Setting up Your Card e 8 Bluetooth PC Card Found New Hardware Wizard y 4 Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard gt fran Bones Bluetooth PLACA Device Windows has finished instalo the salbea for this device To close this wizard dick Finish The software is now installed Click Finish Found New Hardware Brain Boxes Bluetooth HEI Layer Please walt The Found New Hardware wizard will detect a number of devices on your card and install the drivers for them A My Bluetooth devices icon will now appear ya 1n the My Computer folder on your desktop My Blu ctooth Double clicking on this icon will open the My Devices Bluetooth Devices user interface which will enable you to configure your card and establish connections with other bluetooth enabed devices M Computer This user interface can also be accessed by E E 16 11 clicking the Brain Boxes bluetooth icon found in the icon tray on your start bar Full details of the My Bluetooth Devices user interface can be found in the configuration section of this manual on page xxx Uninstalling your card Right Click My Computer on your desktop and select Properties Setting up Your Card e 9 System Properties i General Network Identification Hardwar
5. F installato maa N A N 7 Uninstaline your CAT miliari 9 Bluetooth PC Card Contents e i My Bluetooth Devices 14 AN Lad OWS ZOO atirar au a as 14 Bluetooth PC Card Contents e ii Brain Boxes Information Guarantee Copyright BRAIN BOXES LIMITED guarantee your Card for a full 36 months from purchase parts and labour provided 1t has been used 1n the specified manner In the unlikely event of failure return your interface to BRAIN BOXES LIMITED or to your Dealer with proof of purchase who will determine whether to repair or replace this product with an equivalent unit COPYRIGHT O 1985 2001 BRAIN BOXES LIMITED All rights reserved No part of this hardware circuitry or manual may be duplicated copied transmitted or reproduced in any way without the prior written consent of BRAIN BOXES LIMITED BRAIN BOXES Limited Unit 3C Wavertree Boulevard South Wavertree Technology Park Liverpool L7 9PF England Telephone 0151 220 2500 Fax 0151 252 0446 E mail help brainboxes com sales brainboxes com Web www brainboxes com ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Bluetooth PC Card BRAIN BOXES is a trademark of BRAIN BOXES LIMITED IBM COMPAQ Hewlett Packard H P and EPSON are trademarks of the relevant companies OS 2 and Microchannel Architecture are trademarks of IBM Windows 1s a trademark of Microsoft Brain Boxes Information e 1 Bluetooth Introduction Introduction This guide will give you a short technical i
6. icon tray or double click on 19 D Brain Boxes Ltd the My Bluetooth devices icon on your desktop My Bluetooth Bluetooth Device Open Devices E sy Bluetooth Devices LE Edt Wew Favorites My Bluetooth Devices Tools Help Honk ia Folders History Bi SB Discovery Bex ist 2 brainboxe Address ESS Click Discovery E My Bluetooth Devices 10 x Ele Edt Mem Favorites My Bluetooth Devices Tools Help EM E search A Folders story Discovery Mi EME Mu pres PY hy Bluetooth Devices Go a a brainboxes Address DoS tee Fare raked Discowered Tread Major Device Class Fi 00 04 68 10 31 1068 Discomered Uriclassified En ete a H mn 49 Discovered Computer OCZ CO Cory D corer Miscellaneous BOS OO C0 CO Dencvered Computer CAICOS CEA Ciscowered Mecalenecu Sie 2 00 0904 71 Discowered Miscellaneous col CO 10 Discowered Miscellaneous cs 00 03900105 Discowered Miscellanea SCC se LDEcovarad Compiler A H A al DEcovered Computer S0C2 00104004062 Discovered Computer Sca CO co re Discowered Miscellaneous This will discover any other bluetooth enabled devices Bluetooth PC Card My Bluetooth Devices e 14 Hy Bluetooth Devices File Edit view Favoritas My Bluetooth Devices Tool Help Hak gt E seach Cialde isto Discovery ZijEstabishti address KO ty iuetoat Devices
7. link can now be established to the discovered device Wireless networks Piconet At the very heart of the Bluetooth technology is the idea of forming small wireless networks known as piconets When a Bluetooth device has established a link to one or more other devices a piconet has been formed The device that initiates a connection acts as the master The other devices are slaves The master controls all traffic in the piconet Communication between slaves can only take place via the master In the below example of a piconet the laptop master transmits to the handheld computer slave 1 and the mobile phone slave 2 One master up to 255 slaves As already mentioned in a piconet there can only be one master Furthermore up to seven slaves can be active However there can be additional slaves which are not active but remain synchronized to the piconet Such slaves are referred to as parked A parked device can very quickly become active and begin communicating in the piconet By swapping active and parked slaves you can increase the number of slaves virtually connected to the piconet from seven to 255 devices Bluetooth PC Card Bluetooth Introduction e 4 Bluetooth in action Glossary Bluetooth PC Card Unlimited possibilites A technology that like Bluetooth eliminates the need for cables offers a great number of potential applications The possibilities are virtually unlimited Nevertheless in some areas it is particular
8. 15 Ericsson Headset Interoperable Upon Pairing to the phone a bluescreen occurred on the PC even though the phone said that the pairing was successful Can get dial up networking and serial port connections but the ISP phone number was engaged Upon searching for services or just trying to connect directly to the AXIS nothing happens Service Discovery failed and trying to connect directly also failed Can t get the TDK card and stack to work in the first place Can connect with BL500 as master and operate normally but can only transfer data one way when Digianswer is master My Bluetooth Devices e 17 Authentication 3 5 Bluetooth Special Interest Group 2 discovery 4 5 Encryption 3 6 headset 5 Installation 7 Interoperability 4 Bluetooth PC Card master 4 6 Master 6 Piconet 4 6 Slave 6 slaves 4 Uninstalling 9 Windows 2000 14 My Bluetooth Devices e 18
9. a etti pe air Discovered Miscellaneous D Soca coco PE Discowered Computer p SOC COOG CZ CE Discowered Michelle 45 card Computer Ei Sema Ports E Virtual COM Port L Connected COMA virtual COM Port 2 E virtual COM Port 3 Virtua COM Port 4 TE Virtua COM Port 5 DE ce RTE si You will then be told that a virtual port has been established and given the COM number The screen shot above shows how you re my Bluetooth Devices will look now that you are connected You will now be able to transfer data using hyperterminal or a similar program Bluetooth PC Card My Bluetooth Devices e 16 Devices Tested So Far Device A Printers and Printer adapters Brainboxes PC card CD51 Brainboxes PC card CD51 Brainboxes PC card CD51 Telephones Brainboxes PC card CD51 Brainboxes PC card CD51 Brainboxes BL631 Extended Systems Digianswer PC card LAN access points Brainboxes PC card CD51 IBM PC Card Digianswer Modems PC Cards Brainboxes PC card CD51 Brainboxes PC card CD51 Brainboxes PC card CD51 CF Cards Headset Vending Machines Bluetooth PC Card Device B HP995C Yes MPI Printer adapter version 020 MPI Printer adapter version 030 T39 Ericsson No Nokia 6210 Ericsson DBA 10 Yes T39 Ericsson Yes AXIS 9010 192 168 0 7 No AXIS 9010 192 168 0 7 No TDK PC Card and software No Digianswer PC Card and software IBM PC Card Digianswer No Nokia FLA
10. ables a hardware device to work with an operating system This wizard val complete the ingiallation for this device 72 Bran Boxes Bluetooth PE Card A device diver a software program hat makes a hardware device wok Windows needs diner es for pour new device To locale diver files and complete the installaton click Mest What do you want the wizard to do E Displap a list of the koora drivers for this device so that can choose a specific rer lt Back Cancel Select Search for a suitable driver for my device Click Next Found New Hardware Wizard Locate Driver Files Where do pou wart Windows to search for diver files Seach lor diner fies fee the boling hardware device 72 Erain Boxes Bluetooth_PC_Card The wand sesrches for subsble diveg m fs diver database on your computer and in any ol the following optional search cations thal you spaci To stmt the search cick Mex If you we searching on a flopper disk or COR OA dines insert the 11604 dsk or CO beloe choking Mest Uphonal seach locahons FL CO A0Mm dives Specdy a location PF Mictosall windows Update lt Beck Cancel Select CD ROM drives Click Next Freni NES Hardware Wizard Diver Files Search Results The wizard has finished searching for dies files for your hardware device The wierd found a diver for the following device 7 Bran Boxes Bluetooth PE Card Window found a divar forthiz device To retal the diver Windows lourd
11. e User Prades Advanced System Miciosolt Windows 2000 500 2195 Service Pack 2 Regstered ba brambomes brarboses 51974 016 1010741 091 Se Computer BE Family 6 Model 5 Stepping ATYAT COMPATIBLE 155 552 EB RAM Select the Hardware tab System Properties E Genial Hetek Idemtiication Hardware Uzer Proldas Advanced Hatduars Wead The Hardware ward helps pou install urenstal repair LT unplug sject and configure pour hardware Handware W zand Device Manager ma The Device Manager ists all the hardware devices installed on pour computer Use the Device Manager to change the properties ol ang demos Driver Siging Device Manage Haedvaste Profiles Hardware profiles provide a wap for pou to pel up and store com agurstices Hardware Profiles different hardware Welcome to the Add Remove Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you add remove unplug and troubleshoot your hasdwse To continue chek New Click Next Bluetooth PC Card Setting up Your Card e 10 Add Remove Hardware Wizard Choose a Hardware Task Which hardware task do pou want to perform Select the hardware task pou mark lo patom and then click Hat Adds Troubkeshoot a device Choose this option if you are adding a new device ho your computer on ant having problem getting a device working dr uninstall a desice or to prepare the computer to
12. ical low power sub mode of standby In park mode a slave does not participate in the piconet but remains synchronized to it Park mode is used to increase the number of slaves connected to a master Piconet A wireless network formed by two or more Bluetooth devices Profile Application that a Bluetooth device facilitates For one device to communicate with another the two devices must have a shared profile For instance to transfer files from one computer to another both computers must feature the file transfer profile Slave A device in a piconet controlled by another device the master Bluetooth PC Card Bluetooth Introduction e 6 Setting up Your Card Windows 2000 Bluetooth PC Card Installation This section will give you all the information that is needed to install your Brain Boxes Bluetooth PC Card into your computer Insert the Bluetooth Product CD into your CDROM drive Insert the Card into a free PC Card Slot Found New Hardware O Brain Boxes Bluetooth PLC Card Installing Windows 2000 will detect your card and start the Found New Hardware Wizard Found Nes Hardware Wizard a 4 E Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps pou install a device dire for a hadaa device To continue dick Nest Click Next Setting up Your Card e 7 Bluetooth PC Card Found Nes Harder e E Install Hardware Device Diners A device diver is a solar program that en
13. ly obvious that Bluetooth is an ideal solution This section gives you a few examples Three in one phone Use the three in one phone for different purposes at the office as an intercom on the road as a mobile phone at home as a portable phone Wireless headset Use the wireless headset for hands free operation of a phone in the car in the office or at home Synchronization Automatic synchronization of eg your PC mobile phone and handheld computer An example As soon as you enter the office the calendar in your handheld computer is automatically updated to agree with the calendar in your office PC Internet bridge Connect to the Internet no matter where you are using a laptop and a mobile phone Authentication Security mechanism that prevents access to critical data and makes it impossible to falsify the origin of a message Device address The unique address of a Bluetooth device Device discovery Before a link can be established a Bluetooth device needs to discover the other Bluetooth devices that are active within its range Device name The name that a Bluetooth device presents itself with when supplying identity information to another device Bluetooth Introduction e 5 Encryption Security mechanism that prevents eavesdropping and maintains link privacy Master The device that initiates a connection and during this connection controls all traffic in a piconet Park mode Econom
14. ntroduction to the BluetoothTM technology This 1s intended as a Bluetooth overview and you should refer to your product manuals for specific installation and operation instructions What is Bluetooth How does it work What do all the technical expressions really mean What is Bluetooth Wireless Communications Bluetooth is a new technology that eliminates the need for cables between electronic devices PCs mobile phones headsets handheld computers printers local area networks etc The technology is based on short range radio transmission on a globally available frequency Bluetooth provides fast reliable and secure wireless communications History of Bluetooth Originally invented in Scandinavia the Bluetooth technology was named after the Danish Viking king Harold Bluetooth However when the technology was launched in 1998 it was very much an international initiative A handful of leading companies within the computer and telecommunications industry formed the Bluetooth Special Interest Group SIG The goal was for devices from different manufacturers to be able to communicate with each other Today a great number of companies have joined the SIG as adopters of the Bluetooth technology and the number is increasing all the time The magnitude of industry involvement should ensure that Bluetooth becomes a widely adopted technology Technical Information Bluetooth PC Card Small Size Bluetooth does not require much
15. opping and maintains link privacy Low Power Usage The Bluetooth radio is very economical limiting its output power exactly to what 19 actually needed For instance when transmitting to a receiving radio that is only a couple of meters away the radio immediately modifies its signal strength to suit the small distance Bluetooth consumes only a tiny bit of the power that eg a mobile phone needs Bluetooth PC Card Bluetooth Introduction e 3 Interoperability Interoperability refers to the ability of two devices to communicate with each other Now any Bluetooth device features one or more applications known as profiles For one Bluetooth device to be able to communicate with another the two devices must have at least one shared profile If for instance your Bluetooth device features the profile object exchange you can exchange business cards with any other Bluetooth device that has the object exchange profile Some other examples of profiles are file transfer serial port and network Device discovery When two or more Bluetooth devices are within range a link can be established However first of all a Bluetooth device needs to discover the other Bluetooth devices that are active within its range This operation is called device discovery When another Bluetooth device responds it supplies necessary information some of which concerns its identity the device name eg Adam or the unique device address eg 00 50 CD 3A 4B 69 A
16. rts will then appear under the device name Select one of the virtual COM Ports D0 03 6E 10 21 108 Ciscowarad Unclassified SOE OOS COS Dscoranad Miszellarnsous 00 06 16 32 15 19 Deccwered Invalid Mejor Device Class Fi a S002 00 ap 160 Descosered Computer E tio n H OSC Discomened Miscellaneous E Soia COD Ce CE Discorre Computer E a Serial Ports SR vrtusl COM Fc Connect a virtual COM Fc Dis corimect virtual COM Port 4 Virtual COM Port 5 SE Virtual COM Port 6 SR Virtual COM Port 7 E Virtual COM Port E SZ virtual COM Port 9 SL virtual COM Port 10 A Right Click on the chosen Virtual COM Port Click Connect Bluetooth PC Card My Bluetooth Devices e 15 Found Ney Hardeare Si Brain Bowes Bluetooth COM Port A Brain Boxes Bluetooth COM port will be set up kr ainbores Bluetooth Card a A virtual port has been established on COME with Devica 50 02 00 08 01 32 assigned My Bluetooth Devices i Ele Edt Mew Favorites My Bluetooth Devies Tools Help Bock E Ed search Folders story O Discovery Es r i Address E my Bluetooth Devices Pc e Pa brainboxes 50 02 00 03500 44 Discovered Migeli 40 1 1 Computer C9 Oe XL 1068 Discovered Ures 00 05 16 42 15 19 Discowered Irsalid Major Device Class F 50 C2 00 035C 560 Discovensd Micheli 45 cand Computer S0 02 00 03 00 00 Dosage ml _44_1 Computer gi CZ H HE Discowered Hecamede p
17. space In fact the Bluetooth radio can be built into a small microchip and integrated in any electronic device where wireless operation would be an advantage Bluetooth Introduction e 2 International Operation You can use Bluetooth almost anywhere The radio operates 1n the 2 45 GHz band which is licence free and available to any radio system in the world Easy Connection You can establish a connection between two or more devices almost instantly The connection will be maintained even if the devices are not within line of sight Stable Connection Bluetooth provides a very stable connection The technology ensures that under normal circumstances you will not be bothered by interference from other radio signals operating in the same frequency band Audio and Data You can use a Bluetooth enabled device for data transfer or audio communication or you can use it for both simultaneously Range Bluetooth is based on short range radio transmission The normal range of the Bluetooth radio 1s either 10 meters or 100 meters depending on your Bluetooth equipment Bandwidth A Bluetooth radio link has a maximum data transfer rate of 724 kbit s or three voice channels the data rate for a voice channel 19 64 kbit s Security Two advanced security mechanisms ensure a high level of security Authentication prevents access to critical data and makes it impossible to falsify the origin of a message Encryption prevents eavesdr
18. unplug a O E O O E O MON nie MU MU mn lt Back Net gt Coca Add Remove Hardware Wizard Choose a Removal Task You can ismove a device pemanenth or temporary Select the removal task pou wami to palum and then click Mest TT PSOE EE ETC a hi cote to permanent urinstal a device and its diver C Unplug Ejeci a device Ehooes Eds cento lemporanh unglug ai eect a device lt Back Net Cancel Select Uninstall a Device Click Next Add Remove Hardware wizard Installed Devices on Your Computer The following hardware E installed on pour compute Select the device you want bo uninstall Bg Gran Boxes Bluetooth HO Layer ss BE Brain Bowes Bluetooth LACAP Laper 1 Brain Boxes Bluetooth RFCOMH Laser BB Bran Bowes Bluetooth SDP Layer la E I Show hidden devices lt Back Next gt Cancel Scroll down the list of devices until you reach the Brain Boxes Bluetooth PCMCIA Device select this device Click Next Bluetooth PC Card Setting up Your Card e 11 Add Renove Hardware Wizard RR Unanetali a Device Contr that pou want to uninstall this device BBB rain Boxes Bluetooth PCMCIA Device Ate vou sure thal pou want bo uninstall he device e m om mn oe mi
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