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7.2.3. Discover the device

Using SMART’s Bluetooth Windows software (for controlling the USB adapter) by first opening the “Bluetooth Devices”

window and clicking the Search for Devices icon. This sets the software to display all the Bluetooth devices it can find “in

range”. This software will not operate the adapter products if attached to the PC.

Assuming that your adapter is switched on and in radio range you should see it displayed (perhaps alongside other

Bluetooth devices in range) in the main screen.

7.2.4. Secure the relationship

This is where you must “Bond” or “Pair” with the device. This is a feature of Bluetooth, which allows secure

communications to take place. It is also used to stop other devices from performing unauthorized connections.

You can start the bonding process by selecting and right clicking on your ADAPTER from the main screen. This brings

up a context menu from which you should select the “Bond” option.

7.2.5. Connect to the Serial Port profile

If you have configured your ADAPTER from the menu to use a low security mode (and thus not require bonding) then

this step can be skipped and you can jump straight to section “7.2.5 Connect to the Serial Port profile”.

You will then be prompted to enter a PIN number. Enter the Pin number (which is 1234, unless you have used the

configuration menu to change it). Click OK

The Icon of your ADAPTER in the main window should now change to indicate a “bonded” status as shown below.

In order to actually connect to the appropriate function on the ADAPTER you will need to discover it’s services.

Double-Click the device selected.

This will display a serial port service called “SPP”

Interaction with the menu appears slow and unresponsive, but data does show eventually.

Double clicking this service (or right clicking and selecting the “connect” option), will create a COM port style connection to

the ADAPTER.

The screen will show that the port in our example here is listed as e.g. COM11, although yours will most likely be a much

lower number than this.

This “COM” port is now available for any application to use to communicate with your device, or in our case, the

oscilloscope.

7.2.6. Connect your application to the new COM port

In our initial testing at our labs, we used the HyperTerminal application included in Windows to open the new COM port.

Setting HyperTerminal to save data to a file called screen.bmp, and activating the hardcopy feature of the oscilloscope,

caused all data to be sent from the scope to the file as listed. This file could then be viewed using any picture editing

software and displays an exact screen copy of the oscilloscope. Instructions for using HyperTerminal can be found in section

“4.2 Accessing the configuration menus.” Above

7.3. Client: ADAPTER is the Bluetooth device which initiates the connection

The instructions in the above section for creating a “cable replacement” connection should be followed to place the ADAPTER

into Client Mode in order to initiate a connection to a remote device.

8. Upgrading

If it becomes necessary to upgrade the Firmware of this product in the field, there will be a notice on the Technical Support Page

with Firmware, an upgrade utility and instructions.