Bluetooth

[Guest]

I would like to learn more about detecting blutooth devices in range around a pocket pc device. I am new to bluetooth, and I need to start from scratch. Could anyone please direct me to an introduction of bluetooth for .NET CF?

Thanks
Vish

 

[Guest]

The following article should be helpful: http://www.devx.com/wireless/Article/11511/0/page/1

Ali Gardezi

 

[Guest]

Thanks a lot for the quick reply!

The example you pointed out requires that a bond be setup between the two devices. In my case I just want to write a program for the iPAQ Pocket PC that will receive information from bluetooth devices as and when one comes in range. These devices may not be known to the pocket pc beforehand.

Is this possible at all?

Thanks
Vish

 

[Guest]

As far as i know, before two devices can actually communicate over bluetooth, a bond has to be setup between them. I will check this up

Ali Gardezi

 

[Peter Foot [MVP]]

You can do device discovery (and service discovery) however, the method used
depends on the Bluetooth stack on the device, most iPaqs will be using the
Widcomm stack, which unfortunately you need to purchase an SDK to use. For
devices which use Microsoft's own Bluetooth stack you can get the details
straight out of the Pocket PC SDK. There is a (work in progress) Bluetooth
library for the Microsoft stack to be used in .NETCF available online here:-
http://www.opennetcf.org/sourcebrow...netPub/wwwroot/Source/OpenNETCF.Net.Bluetooth

Peter

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[Eric Pizon]

If you want, you can use BTAccess product of http://www.high-point.com.

You still have to buy it, but at least they have a trial version available

for download. BTAccess works on IPAQ PDAs.