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BL600 Development Kit
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Quick Start Guide
This guide demonstrates how to load a
BL600 development board and view the data on a BT4.0 iPad/iPhone. For this example, the heart rate data
originates from a fictional sensor attached to the UART in the format "hr 60".
Requirements
PC running Windows XP or later
UWTerminal 6.50 or later
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hrs.heart.rate.SB
Library files inside the "lib" folder
USB A to mini B cable
iPad 3/ iPhone 4S or newer with BT4.0 support
Internet connection on iOS device (to download the BL600 app)
DVK_BL600 User Manual
FTDI Drivers
http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm
Development Kit Setup
To setup the BL600 development kit (DVK), follow these steps:
1. Configure the BL600 development kit to the following settings:
DC/USB power source switch (SW4) set to USB
VCC_1V8/VCC_3V3 switch (SW5) set to VCC_3V3
CR2033/VCC_3V3/1V8 switch (SW6) set to VCC_3V3/1V8
2. Connect one end of the mini USB cable to CON4 on the DVK board and the other end to your PC.
3. Follow the on screen prompts. Windows may prompt you to install FTDI drivers.
When complete, the DVK board appears in the Windows device manager as a
4. Note the port number shown in the device manager.
5. Extract UWTerminal and run the program.
6. Configure the COM port with the port number seen in device manager with the following settings
(Figure
1):
Baudrate – 9600
Stop Bits – 1
Data Bits – 8
Handshaking – None
Figure 1: Comms Settings
Embedded Wireless Solutions Support Center:
http://ews-support.lairdtech.com
www.lairdtech.com/bluetooth
BASIC Heart Rate Service Application
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BASIC Heart Rate Service application (hrs.heart.rate.SB) onto the
BASIC sample application
(for some versions of Windows)
USB Serial Port
Americas: +1-800-492-2320
Hong Kong: +852 2923 0610
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Laird
Europe: +44-1628-858-940
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Summary of Contents for Laird BL600
- Page 1 BASIC Heart Rate Service application (hrs.heart.rate.SB) onto the BL600 development board and view the data on a BT4.0 iPad/iPhone. For this example, the heart rate data originates from a fictional sensor attached to the UART in the format “hr 60”.
- Page 2 On the module, this can be done with the command at+btd*; and on the iOS device this can be done in Bluetooth settings. The BL600 app also allows you to manage devices through its connection manager available via the gears icon, swipe left any existing devices to delete them.
- Page 3 5. Confirm that the application is loaded by using the command at+dir. Note: The file extension is truncated from files copied onto the BL600 module. Therefore, when hrs.SB is copied to the device, its name becomes Figure 6: Directory showing “hrs” app loaded...
- Page 4 Figure 8: BL600 App – Home screen, sensors menu, heart rate monitor Note: There is a bug with the BL600 iOS app which causes it to crash sometimes when you are in the “Manage Connections” screen and you tap “Search”. To get around this, use the “Connect”...
- Page 5 3. Send heart rate data to the iPad using the following case-sensitive command: hr 60<CR> send<CR> If successful, the module responds > in UWTerminal (Figure 10). Figure 10: Heart rate data sent Laird Technologies Embedded Wireless Solutions Support Americas: +1-800-492-2320 Center: http://ews-support.lairdtech.com Europe: +44-1628-858-940 Hong Kong: +852 2923 0610 www.lairdtech.com/bluetooth...
- Page 6 Date Description Initiated By 22 Feb 2013 Initial Release Jonathan Kaye 24 Feb 2015 Added Revision History and version number Sue White Laird Technologies Embedded Wireless Solutions Support Americas: +1-800-492-2320 Center: http://ews-support.lairdtech.com Europe: +44-1628-858-940 Hong Kong: +852 2923 0610 www.lairdtech.com/bluetooth...