Document Introduction
This document describes how to install the supported Bluetooth
®
wireless adapters and commission your FX-PCT
Program and Commissioning Tool laptop or desktop computer to communicate with the Bluetooth Wireless
Commissioning Converter (BTCVT).
Note:
In other documentation, the Bluetooth Commissioning Converter may be referred to as the Wireless
Commissioning Converter.
This document assumes that you have already installed the FX-PCT software on your computer.
FX-PCT supports the Windows 8.1, Windows 8, and Windows 7 operating systems. Windows XP
®
is no longer
supported for FX-PCT software at Release 10.1.
Note:
You cannot commission your FX-PCT laptop or desktop for Bluetooth communication if it is running a
server-class operating system, such as Windows Server
®
2008 or Windows Server 2012.
To complete all of the procedures in this document, you must also have a Bluetooth Commissioning Converter
connected to a powered-on FX-PC controller (refer to the
FX-BTCVT Bluetooth
®
Commissioning Converter Installation
Instructions (Part No. 24-10108-10)
).
Note:
The Bluetooth Commissioning Converter can be used in conjunction with the FX-ZFR Series Wireless Field
Bus System; however, the wireless technologies of the Bluetooth Commissioning Converter and the FX-ZFR
Series System do not directly interact. When the Bluetooth Commissioning Converter is connected on the
hard-wired portion of a Field Controller (FC) Bus, it can be used to commission and communicate with any
FX-PC controller, whether it is hardwired to the FC Bus or wirelessly enabled through the FX-ZFR Series
Wireless Field Bus System. When the Bluetooth Commissioning Converter is connected directly to a wirelessly
enabled FX-PC controller, it commissions and communicates with only that controller.
Concepts
Bluetooth Wireless Technology Modules and Adapters
Bluetooth allows the FX-PCT software to connect the Bluetooth Commissioning Converter for uploading and
downloading FX-PC controller applications.
The computer that is running FX-PCT must have Bluetooth wireless capabilities to communicate with the Bluetooth
Commissioning Converter. We recommend that you do not install an external Bluetooth wireless adapter if Bluetooth
technology is already built in.
You can commission the following types of laptop computers to communicate with the Bluetooth Commissioning
Converter:
•
a laptop computer with an internal Bluetooth wireless module
•
a laptop or desktop computer with a Bluetooth wireless USB adapter
If you do not have Bluetooth technology built in to your computer and you must install a Bluetooth wireless USB
adapter, see
Installing the Bluetooth Wireless USB Adapter
for directions. After the Bluetooth wireless adapter is
installed and configured, you do not need to configure it again until software or hardware configurations change.
For the latest list of laptop computers with internal Bluetooth wireless modules and USB adapters, Johnson Controls
®
employees should refer to the Computer Price List available on the Johnson Controls Portal intranet site by Information
Technology - Acquisition Services (ITAS). Otherwise, please contact your Johnson Controls representative if you
need assistance.
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FX-BTCVT Bluetooth
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Commissioning Converter Commissioning Guide