Blue 0.2 - was Re: Blue 0.1

["turner228" <kevin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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, 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-
modification.php
> > <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>,
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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