Re: Q wrt Bluetooth, USB, RS232 and controllers

From: US (me_at_nospam.com)
Date: 04/30/04 

Date: 30 Apr 2004 18:37:21 +0200

bit eimer wrote:
> ...snip...
> According to the Expansys website:
>
> "No external drivers are needed to use the plug. A user-friendly Windows
> application is included that can be used to configure the plug to suit your
> requirements.
> The software you have developed for your serial ports can remain unchanged
> when using the paired serial cable plugs. Windows software for configuring
> the Serial Port Plug is delivered for free."
>
> So according to this, while you don't need the s/w stack, you may need to do
> some setup/configuration (for which they provide the PC-side software). Did
> you have to develop some PIC code to do this config? If so, where did you
> get the techical info?

By default, the module is configured as a slave waiting to be connected
to. I didn't have to do anything special for my application other than
setting the PIC UART to 38400 bps, which is the default setting for the
BT module.

I'm working on some config functions in C for the PIC. It's possible
that Free2Move can offer some sample source code for the config
protocol, I haven't asked them yet.

For me the deciding factor was the small size of the Free2Move module.
If size doesn't matter, you may want to consider the TDK modules. They
have a small PCB where you can insert the module for configuration
before integrating them with the target device. The Free2Move module I
have used needs to be soldered onto a PCB to be accessible to anything
(PC or PIC etc.)

/us

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