2007-03-16 17:49:29

by Timur Alperovich

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Subject: Re: [Bluez-users] HELP with Input Manager Hierarchy, BlueZ D-Bus API!!!

If you are trying to use the PDA to connect to a pc over bluetooth, why not
use rfcomm to establish teh connection? After that you can send/receive
packets, much like using tcp sockets. Look at this guide for some details:
http://people.csail.mit.edu/albert/bluez-intro/

Timur

On 3/16/07, Meenakshi Seeballack <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> No one has come back to me on the devel and user mailing lists.
>
> I am trying to use the BlueZ D-Bus API and have come across http://wiki.bluez.org/wiki/Input
> which states that "The Bluetooth Input daemon provides an interface to
> access Bluetooth Human Interface Devices. The Manager interface provides
> methods to list, create and remove input devices objects. The Device
> interface provides methods to retrieve device information, connect and
> disconnect"
>
> I am trying to develop for the Nokia 770 - the idea is to use the PDA as a
> mouse to control another bluetooth-enabled PC.
>
> Code-wise:
> - establish a bluetooth connection (via dbus?) I am unsure of how to use
> dbus to establish a bluetooth connection.
> - sending data (the mouse movements), via packets?, via HID Profile? Once
> I get at this point I believe I do not need to worry about the other end
> receiving the information since the other PC would have the bluetooth
> connection established and would reflect the data sent.
>
> Would someone please HELP???
>
> Thanks and regards,
>
> Meena
>
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