Brainboxes BL-830 - Manual (Page 2)

Manual for BL-819 / 830 © Copyright Brainboxes Limited 2005 Page 2 of 41
1. INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................................................................................................4
1.1. P REAMBLE ............................................................................................................................................................................4
1.2. P RODUCTS AND F IRMWARE ...................................................................................................................................................4
2. PHYSICAL PRODUCT FEATURES .....................................................................................................................................5
2.1. BL-819 / 830 ........................................................................................................................................................................5
2.2. C OMPARISON OF BL-819 AND BL-830 F EATURES ................................................................................................................5
2.3. BL- 819 / 830 P OWER O PTIONS ............................................................................................................................................5
3. PRODUCT CONFIGURATION .............................................................................................................................................6
3.1. C ONFIGURATION FEATURES AT A GLANCE ............................................................................................................................6
3.2. I NSTALLING THE C ONFIGURATION A PPLICATIONS ................................................................................................................6
3.3. O PENING THE C ONFIGURATION A PPLICATIONS .....................................................................................................................7
3.4. U SING THE C ONFIGURATION W IZARD ...................................................................................................................................7
3.5. U SING THE C ONFIGURATION U TILITY .................................................................................................................................10
3.5.1. Device Info ..................................................................................................................................................................11
3.5.2. Port Settings ................................................................................................................................................................11
3.5.3. Support/Links...............................................................................................................................................................11
3.6. C URRENT S ETTINGS ............................................................................................................................................................12
3.7. A DVANCED S ETTINGS .........................................................................................................................................................15
3.8. D EFAULT SETTINGS .............................................................................................................................................................19
3.9. U PGRADE D EVICE ...............................................................................................................................................................19
4. ALTERNATIVE PRODUCT CONFIGURATION .............................................................................................................20
4.1. A CCESSING THE CONFIGURATION MENUS AND COMMANDS .................................................................................................20
4.2. C ONFIGURATION M ENU . .....................................................................................................................................................21
4.2.1. Navigation ...................................................................................................................................................................21
4.2.2. Main Menu ..................................................................................................................................................................22
4.2.3. Communications Parameters ......................................................................................................................................22
4.2.4. Handshaking................................................................................................................................................................23
4.2.5. Bluetooth Parameters..................................................................................................................................................23
4.2.6. Display, Restore and Update Current and Factory Settings .......................................................................................24
4.2.7. Disabling Interactive Menu .........................................................................................................................................25
4.2.8. Upgrading Firmware 3.0 ...............................................................................................................................................26
4.3. C OMMAND I NTERFACE ........................................................................................................................................................27
5. REMOTE CONFIGURATION .............................................................................................................................................28
6. RESETTING THE PRODUCT..............................................................................................................................................28
7. UPGRADING YOUR DEVICE .............................................................................................................................................29
8. PHYSICALLY CONNECTING TO YOUR RS232 DEVICE ............................................................................................32
8.1. C ONFIGURING THE COMMUNICATIONS PARAMETERS . .........................................................................................................32
8.2. P HYSICALLY CONNECTING YOUR DEVICE TO ADAPTER VIA THE RS232 CONNECTOR ..........................................................32
9. CONNECTING ADAPTERS OVER BLUETOOTH. .........................................................................................................33
9.1. C LIENT /S ERVER P AIR : “C ABLE R EPLACEMENT ”.................................................................................................................33
9.1.1. Configuration by Windows Application.......................................................................................................................33
9.1.2. Configuration by Menu................................................................................................................................................34
9.1.3. Configuration by Commands.......................................................................................................................................34
9.2. C LIENT : ADAPTER IS THE B LUETOOTH DEVICE WHICH INITIATES THE CONNECTION ............................................................35
9.3. S ERVER : C ONNECTING TO ADAPTER FROM A REMOTE B LUETOOTH DEVICE . .......................................................................35
9.3.1. Configure and connect the adapter .............................................................................................................................35
9.3.2. Bluetooth Enable your PC...........................................................................................................................................35
9.3.3. Discover the device......................................................................................................................................................35
9.3.4. Secure the relationship ................................................................................................................................................36
9.3.5. Connect to the Serial Port profile................................................................................................................................36
9.3.6. Connect your application to the new COM port..........................................................................................................37
10. WORKED EXAMPLES .......................................................................................................................................................37