Re: Blue 0.2 - was Re: Blue 0.1

[Kevin Hawkins <yahoogroupskh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,

I'm trying to help a guy on the Charmed Quark forum get Bluetooth
detection working with CQC.  Unfortunately I can't test the BT side
here.   Could someone kindly post here a couple of nice example BSC
messages from Blue - using nice names (assuming it's possible to name
your discovered devices).  Also any examples of other messages he might
encounter as the KT quoted example looks arather non BSC....

I am assuming that custom named devices persist their UID somehow.

Lastly the title here implies a v 0.2 although the download shows v
0.1 - or has it been updated ?

TIA K

turner228 wrote:
>
> Hi James
>
> I have not had any more error 91's since I loaded Blue 0.2. Seems
> pretty stable.
>
> I now have 28 devices being detected, not bad for a cul-de-sac !
>
> Kevin T
>
> --- In xap_automation@xxxxxxx
> <mailto:xap_automation%40yahoogroups.com>,
James Traynor
> <james.traynor@...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Yes an ignore feature would be a good idea, i'll get it added.
> > When discovering devices, blue first finds them, then asks them
> what
> > services they support. Until you get the service list you don't
> receive
> > the name. So devices without names would have failed to receive
the
> > service list. This is also why names come and go, especially when
> the
> > devices at the range limit. Once blue gets a name it remembers it
> to
> > allow it keep sending over xap the name even though it may not
> receive it.
> > Blue=117464070371~02~W880i~120~29/06/2008 21:16:33~<Without
name>
> > 117464070371= Bluetooth ID
> > 02= xAP UID
> > W880i= xAP subname
> > 120=number of seconds before reporting a device gone.
> > 29/06/2008 21:16:33=When device was last seen
> > <Without name>=name as reported by bluetooth.
> >
> > Good to hear the error has gone away!
> >
> > James
> >
> > turner228 wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi James
> > >
> > > Blue has been running continously now since Friday with no
repeat
> of
> > > the Error 91
> > >
> > > I have been away for the weekend and Blue has discovered 13
> devices
> > >
> > > I now know when one nieghbour's wife arrives and leaves and
when
> the
> > > other nieghbour turns on his Toshiba laptop...
> > > Interesting but slightly voyeuristic. Which brings me to a
feature
> > > request, would it be possible to ignore specified devices?
> > > Another reason for this request is that there is one device,
which
> > > must be on the edge of the range, which is often seen and
then
> unseen
> > >
> > > 7 of the discovered devices have an address of Withoutname
> > > here is part of my settings file
> > >
> > > Blue=91453779684~01~Withoutname~120~29/06/2008
21:16:55~BT-541
> > > Blue=117464070371~02~W880i~120~29/06/2008
21:16:33~<Without name>
> > > Blue=119969368576~03~Kevint~120~29/06/2008 18:09:45~Kevint
> > > Blue=141869325312~04~JennyT~120~29/06/2008
19:45:56~<Without name>
> > > Blue=10514181556~05~Withoutname~120~29/06/2008
20:48:39~TOSHIBA
> > > Blue=8796779016502~06~rx3715~120~27/06/2008 21:43:32~rx3715
> > > Blue=18764998447377~07~K999~120~29/06/2008 21:16:55~K999
> > > Blue=133146980371~08~Withoutname~120~29/06/2008
19:48:57~<Without
> > > name>
> > > Blue=130007791294~09~Withoutname~120~29/06/2008
20:36:06~<Without
> > > name>
> > > Blue=129825244557~10~Withoutname~120~28/06/2008
16:08:12~<Without
> > > name>
> > > Blue=127120193053~11~Nokia3110c~120~29/06/2008
18:14:05~<Without
> name>
> > > Blue=125231342553~12~Withoutname~120~29/06/2008
14:58:22~<Without
> > > name>
> > > Blue=132541263682~13~Withoutname~120~29/06/2008
19:48:56~<Without
> > > name>
> > >
> > > I have noticed that :-
> > > Some of the named devices have a text value of "Without
name"
> > > Some of the Withoutname devices have real text values
> > > Sometimes a device will report a text value of "Without
name "
> when
> > > it previously and subsequently had a name. This occurs on
devices
> > > that have a name and also ththose which are called
Withoutname
> > >
> > > Could you explain what is going on here and the relationship
> between
> > > the Bluetooth ID, the device name and the text value?
> > >
> > > Also what is the value 120?
> > >
> > > From your last post, thanks for the info about selecting the
radio
> > > device or having multiple instances, judging by the number
of
> devices
> > > I am seeing, that probably won't be necessary. I see that an
> > > alternative might be improving the aerial, for instance as
> described
> > > here :-
> > >
> > > http://www.dngloz.com/mods/pc-modz/bluetooth-antenna-
> <http://www.dngloz.com/mods/pc-modz/bluetooth-antenna->
> modification.php
> > > <http://www.dngloz.com/mods/pc-modz/bluetooth-antenna-
> <http://www.dngloz.com/mods/pc-modz/bluetooth-antenna->
> modification.php>
> > >
> > > And I think it would be useful to have the ability to turn
off the
> > > discovery messages
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Kevin T
> > >
> > > --- In xap_automation@xxxxxxx
> <mailto:xap_automation%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > <mailto:xap_automation%40yahoogroups.com>,
James Traynor
> > > <james.traynor@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I've been noticing this too. No idea why having/not
having a
> tray
> > > icon
> > > > causes the bluetooth to timeout but it does. Still
hunting for a
> > > fix.
> > > >
> > > > The other items you mentioned are exactly how it should
happen.
> The
> > > > display message, and the tray balloon, only ever occur
once per
> > > device.
> > > > Did you want a way to disable it?
> > > >
> > > > One thing I didn't mention is that in the config file
you can
> > > choose the
> > > > radio number. It defaults to 0 which is the first found
> bluetooth
> > > > dongle, but you can pick any dongle. When Blue starts
up it
> lists
> > > all
> > > > found dongles and shows which is which. So by making
copies of
> > > Blue and
> > > > the config file you can run multiple of Blue on a
single PC each
> > > linked
> > > > to a different device. I though this may be useful if
you wanted
> > > one
> > > > dongle at each end of the house.
> > > >
> > > > James
> > > >
> > > > turner228 wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Let me know how you get on
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi James,
> > > > >
> > > > > What an excellent app! Thanks very much
> > > > >
> > > > > I can report some small bugs, though
> > > > >
> > > > > Trying it out on my own pc, running interactively
so I can
> see the
> > > > > log window. Running the original service hub, and
intranet
> > > launcher
> > > > > 1.8.
> > > > >
> > > > > I have 2 Bluetooth phones running and one Ipaq
RX3715 running
> at
> > > the
> > > > > moment.
> > > > >
> > > > > I have used 2 Bluetooth USB dongles, a Tevion v1
and a
> generivc
> > > V2,
> > > > > both with the MS enumerator, with equal success
> > > > >
> > > > > Shortly after start up Blue joins the launcher, It
seems to
> do one
> > > > > search, finds the phones ok and sends out a BCS
event. Then
> > > stops, no
> > > > > log messages. Does not find the Ipaq. The next BSC
info says
> the
> > > > > phones have gone away. Blue disappears from the
Launcer menu.
> Will
> > > > > reaappear if I stop launcher, but will not exit,
except by
> Task
> > > > > manager
> > > > >
> > > > > Starting Blue without Launcher it finds all 3
devices,
> reports BSC
> > > > > events, then does repeated searches at 30 second
intervals,
> still
> > > > > finds all devices and reports with BSC infos. This
seems to be
> > > good
> > > > > and I assume is the design
> > > > >
> > > > > It does not seem necessary for the devices to be
partntered
> with
> > > the
> > > > > PC for all this to work, and again I assume this
is by design
> > > > >
> > > > > Just poered up my BT GPS receiver and it found it
straight
> away
> > > > > New devices are reported with message.display
regardless of
> any
> > > config
> > > > >
> > > > > Hope this helps
> > > > >
> > > > > Kevin T
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>


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