Christian Helle has posted a registry setting on his blog which can be used to toggle the StoneStreet One Bluetooth stack off on Motorola (nee Symbol) rugged handheld devices. Their newer devices (ES400 and MC65) use the Microsoft stack by default. http://christian-helle.blogspot.com/2010/10/motorola-dual-bluetooth-stack-support.html Once you’ve made this change and soft-reset the device you can use the […]
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Bluetooth changes in Windows 7
Since Bluetooth APIs were introduced into Windows (we are talking about the desktop OS here, not Windows CE / Windows Mobile / Windows Phone) there have been numerous updates and changes. Confusingly not all of these have been in Major updates or service packs but some changes are implemented in OEM only packages. We have […]
John Penman has written an article in the March edition of Delphi Magazine entitled “Simple Wireless Networking with Delphi for .NET” which describes using the 32feet.NET library from Delphi code. It walks the user through each of the areas of functionality in the library: IrDA, Bluetooth and Object Exchange. Its written for the v1.6 version, […]
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32feet.NET v2.1 Released
Yesterday I released the latest update to the personal area networking library to the 32feet.NET site. This release focussed on bug fixes and improved compatibility and error handling. This release supports device discovery on the latest WM5.0 AKU3 devices and beyond where the registry layout has undergone a few undocumented changes. You can view the full […]
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Bluetooth RSSI
By chance I was looking through the Windows CE 6.0 documentation and cam across a new Bluetooth method – BthReadRSSI. My interest was heightened when reading the Requirements section. Apparently the method is supported on Windows Mobile 5.0 as well as CE 6.0. Without further ado I added the P/Invoke definition to the 32feet source […]
While there have been some improvements to Bluetooth support through the version – like the addition of A2DP (Wireless Stereo) and most recently PAN in AKU3, at the same time the Dial Up Networking profile has been removed. This is a very widely supported profile for connectivity sharing. If you previously used your Windows Mobile […]
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Bluetooth Audio in Vista
The Bluetooth functionality (and related APIs) are fundamentally unchanged between XP and Vista, however additional profile support has been added for Audio devices. Based on testing with the RC2 build Vista now supports:- Handsfree Headset A2DP (Wireless Stereo) When Vista detects a new audio device it doesn’t automatically install support for the […]
Recently I tried a different form of Bluetooth hacking, I purchased a simple car kit and wanted to install it myself. Alongside the kit itself I also purchased the required vehicle specific cable to sit between the vehicle wiring and the radio and connect in the Parrot loom. However I soon realised that it was […]
Although it took a lot longer than I originally anticipated I’ve finally put the finishing touches to v2.0 of the 32feet.NET library. v2.0 is a major re-write of the code so that the single codebase can be built into separate dlls for desktop or device. This was primarily to get around the bug in the […]
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Broadcom Bluetooth Stack SDK Now Free
In an amazing about-face, Broadcom have released their Bluetooth SDK (Both the desktop and Windows CE versions) for free on their website, all you need to do is provide some basic information to register and you’ll receive a download link via email. In many ways the Broadcom stack has always been ahead of the Microsoft version […]
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