I recently tried this with some no-name BT transceivers. Using just the
BT in my Mac, I could not connect to the devices. I did not try going
through a serial-to-USB adapter as that would occupy another USB port
which is what I was trying to eliminate.
I also tried experimenting with a Logitech M315 mouse. I couldn't get
the mouse to connect to the Mac either. I did not try using the USB BT
transceiver that came with the mouse. Again, that would occupy a USB
port which I'm trying to keep from doing.
Apparently, what you try to connect via BT needs to be an Apple device -
I could be wrong, this is just my experience.
I have not tried this on my Boot Camp partition.
73,
Joel - W4JBB
On 4/12/13 7:23 PM, Phil Hystad wrote:
Don,
I may try it but I was hoping someone had done some work to thin the field a
bit. There are a number of different RS232/Bluetooth devices with a very wide
price range from my brief googling. Wide is $25 to $150. Actually, only one I
found at $150 and most seem to be in the $45 to $75 range.
I am also preferring Mac versions and most of what I find seem to offer on
Windows (not surprising) but a few on Linux and Mac but again I am wondering if
anyone else has experience.
73, phil, K7PEH
On Apr 12, 2013, at 3:30 PM, Don Wilhelm <[email protected]> wrote:
Phil,
Why do you not try it and report the results? If the bluetooth connection is
good and the bluetooth to RS-232 adapter is of good quality, it should work
just fine.
I have not tried it, but in theory it should work. The only caution that I can
state is that the quality of some consumer devices is wanting for something
more robust. Find one that is sufficiently robust and it should work.
Unfortunately, many PC type devices do not conform to true RS-232 levels and
speeds, and will work with some devices over short distances, but fail on other
devices that expect the minimum RS-232 switching voltages. Others do not work
at slow speeds - note the reports of USB to RS-232 adapter failures on this
reflector - some work, and others do not, particularly with the slower data
rate used by the K2. Adapters designed for industrial applications will likely
work, but some of those offered for the consumer market may present problems.
My Edgeport-4 will handle anything I have connected to it so far, but a garden
variety Prolific adapter is very picky and fails at slow data rates.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 4/12/2013 6:09 PM, Phil Hystad wrote:
Has anyone used a Bluetooth to RS232 Serial adapter, such as the dongle style
that could plug into a 9-pin connector (but, it does not have to be dongle
style).
This would be instead of using a Serial to USB adapter. I think, though I am
not positive, that such devices come with driver to define additional serial
COM ports. I was wondering if such a configuration would work with the
Elecraft utility programs.
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