7
Pairing the Radio
Make note which virtualized serial port your receiver is con-
nected to. In the example above, COM8 is shown, but your
system may show some other name. When your device is
turned off or unconnected, it will be removed from view. If
you use the same USB port the next time, the COM assign-
ment will be the same and once again visible.
That’s it - congratulations! Your GNSS USB drivers are in-
stalled and working. You’re now ready to launch NetView,
but you might want to review some basic concepts on pair-
ing Bluetooth devices.
HPTxxxBT Pairing Concepts
These concepts pertain to the
HPT901BT,
HPT401BT,
HPT404BT
and to the
HPT435BT
. Many thanks to Vlad Zhu-
kov for his tutoring.
Each device has its own unique
(MAC) ad-
dress that allows network communications to take place. If a
device has more than one mode of communication, like the
TRIUMPH-2
does, there will be one unique MAC address for
the WiFi adapter and a second unique address for the Blue-
tooth adapter. The
TRIUMPH-LS
has a 3rd unique address for
its LAN adapter. Communications cannot take place if two
devices have the same MAC address.
Master Mode
The
HPTxxxBT
radio will automatically initiate a Bluetooth
connection to the
TRIUMPH-2
provided that the Bluetooth
MAC address of the
TRIUMPH-2
has previously been stored in
the memory of the radio. In this respect, the radio is said to
be in
master mode
.
Once paired, that specific
TRIUMPH-2
will be the slave to that
specific radio and accordingly only accept the Bluetooth
connection from the master with its stored Bluetooth MAC
address.
If you have two, or more radios that are each configured in
master mode, avoid turning them on at the same time in
the presence of the
TRIUMPH-2
as they will interfere with one
another.
