Microchip Technology BM78, User Manual

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BM78 EVB User’s Guide
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2016 Microchip Technology Inc.
FIGURE 3-3: BLUETOOTH CHAT SHOWING TRANSMITTED AND
RECEIVED TEXT
a) Disconnect button: The button status is changed from the ‘Connect’ to the
‘Disconnected’.
b) Text field: To enter the text to transmit.
c) Send button: To transmit the text to the smart phone over the BM78 EVB
Bluetooth connection.
d) Message sent from the computer application (Bluetooth EVB) to the smart
phone.
e) Message sent from the smart phone to the computer tool (BM78 EVB).
f) Burst send: Select this check box to send a text repeatedly from this appli-
cation.
g) Repeat: Specify the number of times the text needs to be resent.
h) Interval: Choose the interval between two resends.
i) Clear: Press this button to clears the text from the text box.
11. Install the Bluetooth Chat application on the Android device by copying or down-
loading the
BtChat.apk
file. The
BtChat.apk
file can be copied to the Android
device by using an SD card to transfer the files or by connecting the Android
device to the host computer, wherein the Android device mounts as an external
USB drive. Please note, Android MTP is required on the host computer.
12. After the
BtChat.apk
file is copied onto the Android device, perform the follow-
ing actions: