RS-232 to Bluetooth Quick Installation Guide Introducing the RS-232 to Bluetooth The RS-232 to Bluetooth converter allows any device with an RS-232 port to communicate wirelessly. Features and Benefits • • • • • Replaces RS-232 cable Full Bluetooth 2.0 support +EDR Easy to configure baud rate and master or slave role selectable Supports baud rates up to 115.
Layout Figure 1: Layout LED Indicators See Figure 2 on the next page for the location of the LEDs. • Red: Power indicator - on all the time. • Green: Before connecting to synchronize between the serial device and the BT RS232 Config Tool software, the green LED will be blinking. After connecting to synchronize between the device and the BT RS232 Config Tool software, the green & red LED will blinked alternately.
Power Jack Antenna Connector LEDs Figure 2 Antenna Connector The connector is a standard Reverse SMA jack. Simply connect it to a 2.0dBi, 50 Ohms impedance dipole antenna to support 2.4 GHz frequency. (The Antenna is changeable for high gain Antenna), see Figure 2. RS-232 (Serial) Connect the RS-232 port into the device as you would with any computer and serial device, see Figure 3.
Set-up Button Set-up button Figure 4 The purpose of the Set-up Button is for synchronizing between RS-232 to Bluetooth Converter and BT RS232 Config Tool software. Hardware Installation 1. 2. 3. 4 Connect the RS-232 to Bluetooth Converter to COM Port of PC. Connect the DC power adapter and jack into power outlet and DC-in outlet. You will see the red LED is going to be on and the green LCD will blink. After running the BT RS232 Config Tool and finish configuration.
BT RS232 Config Tool Installation & Setup When setting up RS-232 to Bluetooth Converter for the first time, you have to install and run BT1.exe as BT RS232 config tool first in your computer device. The utility CD is enclosed in the device box. Before you use RS-232 to Bluetooth Converter, you have to pair it with another EBT232 device. The RS-232 to Bluetooth Converter must be configured first before you use it.
• SB-232 Config Tool Parameters Configuration Figure 6 After double click the icon of BT1 as BT RS232 Config Tool, the configuration screen will be pop-up as the above picture. A. COM Port Select COM port number, you have to avoid the port conflict with other device in computer and use available port number B. Device Name Select device name is for identify each one device and you can follow the name by tool access or retyping the new name by yourself. C.
E. PIN Code Device uses a PIN Code to identify during connecting and communication. F. Role Role is for identifying the role of the device as a master or slave. Select Master, for DTE mode, for Data Terminal Equipment (such as a PCs). Select Slave for DCE mode, for Data Communication Equipment (such as a Modem). You can setup your serial device as what type of the RS232 device you are going to connect in DTE or DCE mode to work with it. G.
Apply Connect Figure 7 After finish the parameters configuration, click the Connect icon in BT RS232 Config Tool screen and immediately press the Set-up button on the left side of the device. Connect is changed to Disconnect when connection is successfull.
Apply Write Figure 8 Click Write, to save all parameters after configuring into the BT RS232 Config Tool.
To click the item of Read, the meaning is to load all parameters as last time saving from the BT232 Config Tool. The local address will be updated the real device address at first time.
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