EXP Computer Bluetooth: Wireless HotSync of the Handspring Visor - Manual

Application Note
Wireless HotSync of the Handspring Visor
2002/6/24
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WIDCOMM, the WIDCOMM logo, BlueConnect, BlueShare and BTW are trademarks
of WIDCOMM, Inc.
The Bluetooth trademarks are owned by Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson, Sweden and
used by WIDCOMM under license.
Handspring, Visor, Springboard, and HotSync are trademarks/registered trademarks of
Handspring, Inc.
Palm OS is a registered trademarks of Palm, Inc.
Other brand and product names may be registered trademarks or trademarks of their
respective holders.
1 Introduction
As a technology leader in the wireless networking market, WIDCOMM’s vision is to enable
consumers to easily, conveniently and securely access information and services from their
Bluetooth devices anytime and anywhere – from homes, offices and public places.
BlueShare™ is a Bluetooth USB radio module for your desktop or laptop computer that
is fully interoperable with the WIDCOMM BlueConnect™ module.
BTW™ is a set of software drivers and utilities that seamlessly integrate Bluetooth
technology into your desktop or laptop computer.
BlueConnect™ is a Bluetooth Springboard™-compatible radio module for the
Handspring™ Visor™ that is fully interoperable with the WIDCOMM BlueShare™
family of Bluetooth devices.
This document describes the procedure for demonstrating the use of the Serial Port Profile
(SPP) to wirelessly HotSync
®
applications onto a Handspring Visor. Doing so requires a
BlueConnect module on the Handspring Visor and a BlueShare dongle on a Microsoft Windows
Laptop or Desktop computer. This document was tested using the following configuration:
A desktop or laptop computer with an available USB interface and running the
Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system.
BTW version 1.0.0.
A standard version of the Handspring Visor (running the Palm OS version 3.1) with a
BlueConnect card running the WIDCOMM version 2.2G software.
NOTE: This procedure was tested under Windows 2000 only. On a computer
running other
versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system, this procedure may be slightly
different.
NOTE: This procedure was on a Visor running the PalmOS version 3.1 only. On a
computer
running other versions of the Palm operating system, this procedure may be slightly
different.
2 A Quick Overview of the Procedure
The basic procedure for running this demonstration is fairly simple. On the Visor side, HotSync
operates as if it was using a serial port connection. Instead of a physical serial cable connecting
the two computers, a Bluetooth wireless link is used to simulate a serial link. On the
BTW/Windows side, the HotSync uses a Windows Virtual COMM port instead of a physical