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1.5
Connecting your OPR3301 as a Bluetooth Virtual COM port (VCP)
The first step of connecting your OPR3301 as Bluetooth Virtual COM port to a third
party Bluetooth device is to make sure you've configured it to Bluetooth SPP default
and read the 'Connect to PC' label (see Chapter 1.1).
When using Bluetooth SPP, the remote device can either connect to your OPR3301
(slave mode) or your OPR3301 can connect to remote device (as master).
If you want the OPR3301 to connect to a remote device (as master) it will be necessary
to configure the Bluetooth address of the remote device first.
Usually the address is displayed on the product label as a hexadecimal code (example:
00-11-F6-03-39-69). Otherwise consult the documentation of the device to learn how to
retrieve the Bluetooth address. To configure this Bluetooth address in the OPR3301
you'll have to create a barcode label containing this hexadecimal code.
Opticon provides a simple on-line application to create a barcode label containing a
Bluetooth address. This application can be found at:
http://opticonfigure.opticon.com/bluetooth.asp
Print screen of the online Bluetooth address label generator.
Type in the 12 digits of the address using numbers and capitals without dashes, dots
and spaces (example: 0011F6033969) and press submit.
After you've created the barcode, you can print it and should scan the barcode to
configure the Bluetooth address and save it in non-volatile memory. (The OPR3301 will
automatically to try to establish a Bluetooth connection when reading this label).
