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Bluetooth

  • 32feet.NET User Guide now live on CodePlex

    Today has been spent catching up on my To-Do list, though it still doesn’t look that way! I have however been able to make some progress with 32feet. Alongside the class library documentation for the project there is a User… Continue reading

  • Disable StoneStreet One Bluetooth Stack on Motorola Devices

    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… Continue reading

  • 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… Continue reading

  • Personal Area Networking in the Delphi Magazine

    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… Continue reading

  • 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… Continue reading

  • 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… Continue reading

  • Bluetooth DUN Profile Removed from WM5.0 AKU3

    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… Continue reading

  • 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)… Continue reading

  • Hacking the Parrot 3000 Evolution Car Kit

    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… Continue reading

  • 32feet.NET Reaches v2.0 Milestone

    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… Continue reading