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Pairing with built-in Bluetooth or external USB Bluetooth

dongle using Windows default Bluetooth management

software (for Windows Vista, 7, 8)

This user guide is based on Windows 7 and the UCBT232B/EXA Serial Bluetooth adapter.

First we identify the products:

Serial Bluetooth adapter

USB Bluetooth adapter USB Bluetooth dongle

(UCBT232B/EXA)

type 1

type 2

The setup looks like this:

Summary of Contents for UCBT232B

Page 1: ...uetooth or external USB Bluetooth dongle using Windows default Bluetooth management software for Windows Vista 7 8 2 Pairing with built in Bluetooth or external USB Bluetooth dongle using BlueSoleil f...

Page 2: ...Bluetooth dongle using Windows default Bluetooth management software for Windows Vista 7 8 This user guide is based on Windows 7 and the UCBT232B EXA Serial Bluetooth adapter First we identify the pro...

Page 3: ...drivers for the USB Bluetooth dongle you may need to be connected to the internet Windows automatically installing the drivers After the installation has finished successfully there might be some fail...

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Page 5: ...ona USA 5 Now enter the word Bluetooth in the start menu and click the Bluetooth link that shows up This will start Windows default Bluetooth management software if this has successfully been installe...

Page 6: ...www USconverters com USconverters com Copyright USconverters com Arizona USA 6 Click the Bluetooth icon and click Open Settings in the menu...

Page 7: ...www USconverters com USconverters com Copyright USconverters com Arizona USA 7 The Bluetooth settings window will open Use the settings as shown below...

Page 8: ...Sconverters com Arizona USA 8 Under the COM ports tab you will see the USB Bluetooth dongle s virtual COM port in this case COM16 port has been assigned by the system as you also could see in Device M...

Page 9: ...ters com Copyright USconverters com Arizona USA 9 Click the Bluetooth icon in the task bar on Windows desktop and chose Add a Device from the menu Windows should now search for the serial Bluetooth ad...

Page 10: ...www USconverters com USconverters com Copyright USconverters com Arizona USA 10 After windows have found the adapter click Enter the device pairing code...

Page 11: ...www USconverters com USconverters com Copyright USconverters com Arizona USA 11 The pairing code is 1234 Click Next...

Page 12: ...www USconverters com USconverters com Copyright USconverters com Arizona USA 12 The serial Bluetooth adapter is now successfully installed and paired...

Page 13: ...system Click the Bluetooth icon in Windows task bar and chose Show Bluetooth devices from the menu In the above picture the right icon called Serial Adaptor is the serial Bluetooth adapter the left s...

Page 14: ...ings COM8 is the main port which we will use for our communication You do not need to worry about incoming or outgoing ports as long as you identify which port is the main port The main port in this c...

Page 15: ...usconverters com 2 Install Bluesoleil 3 Start Bluesoleil 4 Insert a USB Bluetooth dongle into your computer s USB port If you computer has built in Bluetooth skip this step 5 Connect the UCBT232B EXA...

Page 16: ...must say Searching for devices when a device search is in progress If BlueSoleil cannot find or detect the Serial Adapter when you click the orange search button a simple solution can be to use a dif...

Page 17: ...ou are getting a USB Device Not Recognized error from Windows when you turn on the UCBT232B EXA you can simply just ignore this error The adapter only gets its power from the USB port no data is trans...

Page 18: ...www USconverters com USconverters com Copyright USconverters com Arizona USA 18 8 Enter the default Pin code which is 1234 9 Right click on the Serial Adapter icon and click Refresh...

Page 19: ...19 10 Right click again on the Serial Adapter icon and this time point the cursor on Connect and click Bluetooth Serial Port Service to connect the UCBT232B EXA with your computer 11 If you want Windo...

Page 20: ...UCBT232B EXA is now paired and connected to your computer When its successfully connected the blue LED light on the UCBT232B EXA should be steady blue and in BlueSoleil a green dotted line with a red...

Page 21: ...www USconverters com USconverters com Copyright USconverters com Arizona USA 21 13 To see the COM port number status and signal strength right click on the Serial Adapter icon and click Status...

Page 22: ...www USconverters com USconverters com Copyright USconverters com Arizona USA 22 14 Status screen...

Page 23: ...aster unit If your computer does not have a serial port then you can connect the serial Bluetooth adapter via a USB to serial adapter If using a USB serial adapter make sure that the COM port has been...

Page 24: ...rs com Arizona USA 24 In this example the COM port created by the USB serial adapter is COM5 2 Download TeraTerm from www usconverters com 3 Install and start TeraTerm At the startup screen choose the...

Page 25: ...es you the UCBT232B EXA s version number You are now ready to send commands to the UCBT232B EXA If you enter the command AT you should get an OK back from the UCBT232B EXA To be able to setup a link b...

Page 26: ...command to the adapter in Tera Term This command only applies to the Master adapter not the slave You can now connect the other serial Bluetooth adapter the slave to the power supply and turn it on Th...

Page 27: ...the DIP switches If you want to use the DIP switches on top of the adapter then you need to first enable these You do that by sending the command DIP Y in Tera Term this will enable the two DIP switc...

Page 28: ...32B EXA is using this can be done as following Go to Windows Device Manager right click on the COM port which Bluesoleil has created in this case COM 10 If there are multiple COM ports listed in Devic...

Page 29: ...www USconverters com USconverters com Copyright USconverters com Arizona USA 29 Under the Port Settings tab click the Advanced button...

Page 30: ...yright USconverters com Arizona USA 30 You will here be able to change the COM port number After you have changed the COM port number click Ok At the Windows Device Manager click the Scan for Hardware...

Page 31: ...232B EXA with either your computer s build in Bluetooth or a USB Bluetooth dongle as shown in the image below Please carefully follow the steps starting on page 2 of this guide to setup and link the U...

Page 32: ...rs com USconverters com Copyright USconverters com Arizona USA 32 4 Loop back the TX and RX signals To do this you can simply use a paperclip by connecting it from pin 2 to pin 3 on the UCBT232B EXA s...

Page 33: ...h Make sure the COM port is properly opened If AccessPort cannot open the port this is an indication that the UCBT232B EXA in not properly connected it has a defect or the port for some other reason h...

Page 34: ...ble in your computer we recommend using our Pro USB to Serial adapter model XS880 with FTDI processor chip which is fully compatible with the adapter We cannot guarantee compatibility with other adapt...

Page 35: ...R CONNECTED TO YOUR COMPUTER AFTER INSTALLING THE DRIVERS Otherwise you might experience problems with TeraTerm communication 5 Download TeraTerm from www usconverters com we do not recommend using Hy...

Page 36: ...Click OK If there is a Flow switch on your Serial Bluetooth adapter it should be in position DCE towards the DB9 connector on the UCBT232B EXA You are now ready to send commands to the UCBT232B EXA I...

Page 37: ...USconverters com Arizona USA 37 Notice that if you change the baud rate of the UCBT232B EXA to for example 9600 you will no longer be able to communicate with the UCBT232B EXA through TeraTerm until y...

Page 38: ...the adapter via built in Bluetooth or an external USB Bluetooth dongle You can use Windows 7 s built in Bluetooth management software for pairing the adapter with your computer Please see the section...

Page 39: ...shown below however change the COM port number to the COM port number your system has created NOTICE IF YOU ARE USING A BUILT IN OR USB BLUETOOTH DONGLE THEN THIS COM PORT NUMBER IS THE COM PORT CREAT...

Page 40: ...adapter should be steady ON Enter a sign in the lower window and click the Send button 3 times with less than 500ms between the clicks You should now receive an OK message in the upper window It may...

Page 41: ...Copyright USconverters com Arizona USA 41 You can now enter any AT command which will be sent to the serial adapter over Bluetooth Enter the AT command in the lower window and then click the Send butt...

Page 42: ...www USconverters com USconverters com Copyright USconverters com Arizona USA 42 To get the adapter back to Data Mode you can enter the command connect y...

Page 43: ...on the top of the adapter Use a paper clip and carefully press AND HOLD the micro button through the hole in the housing for approx 2 5 seconds The adapter will then reset and restart Resetting the a...

Page 44: ...the UCBT232B EXA connected to the computer must be toward the DB9 connector The switch on the UCBT232B EXA connected to the remote device must be towards the antenna 4 Reset the adapter s to factory...

Page 45: ...then the adapter will automatically transmit this configuration Regardless of which number of data bits parity and stop bits you need you should always set the UCBT232B EXA to 8 data bits no parity an...

Page 46: ...found that the UCBT232B EXA generates a connect and disconnect string upon changes in Bluetooth state as following CONNECT C485 08 177441 DISCONNECT C485 08 177441 This string causes my serial device...

Page 47: ...ght USconverters com Arizona USA 47 Known issues When using the UCBT232B EXA with SkySafari telescope software the Echo and system status messages must be disabled for proper communication These can b...

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