Subject: Re: [Bluez-users] connecting linux laptop to a three-wire RS232
	device via bluetooth
From: Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>
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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 03:09:39 +0200

Hi Russell,

> I am looking for hardware recommendations for both ends of a bluetooth
> link between a Linux (kernel v2.6.11) laptop and a serial DCE device
> (9600 baud no-flow-control three-wire RS232).  I am assuming a USB
> part (the laptop has a USB 1.x port) for the laptop and some kind of
> serial-bluetooth converter for the device end.  We'll need to provide
> battery power (it is a mobile application and won't have line power)
> to the serial-bluetooth converter.
> 
> I'd like recommendations on both parts.  I think we'll need Class 1
> devices for the range.
> 
> For the serial-bluetooth converter, we have looked at the: Brainboxes
> BL-512; the Free2Move F2M01C1; the BRADATECH BlueSerial Adapter; and
> the Digi Wavespeed/S (we found less information on this one).
> 
> The only lead I have on the USB side is that we probably want a CSR
> chipset (??).  Can someone point me at some of those?

I didn't tested any Bluetooth-Serial converters, but for the laptop
equipment you should really get a CSR based USB dongle. You may simply
go with the D-Link DBT-120, because this is known to be upgradable to
the Bluetooth 1.2 standard.

Regards

Marcel


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