Appendix B About Bluetooth; Bluetooth Overview; Bluetooth Specifications; Piconet - Epson TM-P60 Technical Reference Manual

Appendix B
About Bluetooth
A general overview of Bluetooth, its specifications, and tips for using it effectively are explained
in this section.
B.1 Bluetooth Overview
Bluetooth is a standard for wirelessly connecting together peripheral devices such as personal
computers, printers, etc. It can be used to easily network together not only personal computers,
but a variety of devices as well.
Bluetooth also uses data encryption and random frequency switching technology to attain a
high level of security and prevent data interception.
B.2 Bluetooth Specifications
B.2.1 Piconet
Bluetooth uses a master/slave device relationship to create what is called a piconet. One device
within the piconet network is the master device that generates a frequency hopping pattern. A
maximum of seven slave devices can participate in a single network.
A slave device can also participate in another different piconet. In addition, the master device of
one piconet can act as a slave device for a different piconet.
The TM-P60 is a dedicated slave device.
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