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Hydrological Services Pty Ltd

 

3.4 LED 

Indicator 

 
The LED Indicator serves 4 functions : 
 

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Low battery indicator

 – when the BC1 is first plugged in, the battery voltage is 

checked, and if it falls consistently below 2.8V, the LED will flash once every 2 
seconds. Even with a low battery, the BC1 will connect and continue to operate for as 
long as possible. (It is however advisable to change the batteries.)   
 

• 

Searching

 – The BC1 is searching (or waiting) for a Bluetooth connection. During 

this time the LED flashes once every 0.5 second. 

 

 

• 

Connected

 – When a valid Bluetooth connection has been established, the LED will 

turn on steady.  
 

• 

System Fault

 – If the Bluetooth module has lost its initialisation, the LED will flash 

twice quickly every two seconds. If this condition is ever experienced, the BC1 should 
be returned to Hydrological Services for reprogramming. 

 
 

3.5 Connection 

 
Simply plug the BlueComms Communicator into the MiniLog. The red LED will start 
flashing, indicating it is searching (or waiting) for a Bluetooth connection.  
 
If physical space does not permit the BlueComms to be plugged into the MiniLog, then use a 
DB9 male to DB9 female cable (1 to 1). This is the same cable that is used to provide 
communications between the MiniLog and a PC. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

BlueComms Model BC1 

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BC1 100-7

 

 

 

Issue 1.00 5 June, 2006 

Summary of Contents for BLUECOMMS BC1

Page 1: ...etooth Communicator Model BC1 OPERATION MANUAL HYDROLOGICAL SERVICES Pty Ltd 48 50 Scrivener Street Liverpool NSW 2170 Australia Ph 61 2 9601 2022 Fax 61 2 9602 6971 Internet www hydrologicalservices...

Page 2: ...Introduction 3 2 Product Overview 4 2 1 Overview 4 3 Installation 5 3 1 Hardware Connections 5 3 2 Baud Rate 6 3 3 Batteries 6 3 4 LED Indicator 7 3 5 Connection 7 4 Operation 8 4 1 Connection to a P...

Page 3: ...device is intended for short term use to retrieve data or change settings it is not intended to provide a permanent Bluetooth interface to a MiniLog data logger What is Bluetooth Bluetooth is the cod...

Page 4: ...alkaline batteries Protected against incorrect installation of batteries Provides 6V DC power to the MiniLog during a communication session Automatically powers on when plugged into the MiniLog when...

Page 5: ...is as follows Pin No BlueComms BC1 Signal Name DB9 Male Signal Direction ML1 Signal DB9 Female 1 N C O C Output 2 Rx RS232 Serial data input Tx 3 Tx RS232 Serial data output Rx 4 Pwr to MiniLog 5 5V D...

Page 6: ...communications at 9600 baud 3 3 Batteries The BlueComms BC1 operates on 2 x AA alkaline batteries To change the batteries Remove the screw securing the battery cover Slide open the battery cover Repl...

Page 7: ...luetooth connection has been established the LED will turn on steady System Fault If the Bluetooth module has lost its initialisation the LED will flash twice quickly every two seconds If this conditi...

Page 8: ...procedure is indicative only and depends upon the PDA being used First time connection setup Select the PDA Bluetooth Settings menu Turn the PDA Bluetooth on Select the PDA Bluetooth Manager Menu Sele...

Page 9: ...tablished Open your PDA communications application such as PDAComm and select the outbound Bluetooth comms port Note Bluetooth makes use of 2 virtual serial ports one inbound and one outbound The inbo...

Page 10: ...Client Applications tab If the Bluetooth Serial Port item has Secure Connection set to Required then click on the Bluetooth Serial Port item and then click properties Uncheck the Secure Connection Cli...

Page 11: ...bottom right of your Taskbar Select Bluetooth Setup Wizard Select I know the Service Click Next Select the Bluetooth Serial Port and click Next While Searching make sure the dropbox has Show all Devic...

Page 12: ...button Take note of the COM port number Click OK You will then return to the previous screen Click Finish The Bluetooth communication setup between the PC and the BlueComms is now complete BlueComms M...

Page 13: ...later ActiveSync transfer to a PC When using a PC or notebook Hydrological Services have a full featured comms application called WinComLog which also provides a simple HyperTerm like interface to the...

Page 14: ...g at 2 4GHz Up to 10m 30ft range Communications RS232 Port Tx Rx 9600 baud 8 N 1 Connections 1 x DB9 Male Indicators LED indicator for Battery and Bluetooth status Power Source 2 x Internal AA alkalin...

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