Connecting Your Bluetooth Companion Scanner As A Virtual Com Port (Vcp); Configuring A Remote Bluetooth Address; Connect As Master - Opticon OPN-2005 Manual

Bluetooth Application Quick Setup - Guide
4 Connecting your Bluetooth companion scanner as a Virtual Com
port (VCP)
The first step of connecting your device as a Bluetooth Virtual Com Port to a remote host device is to make sure that
Bluetooth VCP default is configured (see 'Supported defaults').
When using Bluetooth VCP, the remote host device can either connect to your Bluetooth companion scanner (slave
mode) or your Bluetooth companion scanner can connect to the remote device (master).

4.1 Configuring a remote Bluetooth address

If you want your device to connect to a remote host device (as master) it will be necessary to configure the
Bluetooth address of the remote host device first.
Usually the address is displayed on the product label as a hexadecimal code (example: 00-11-F6-03-39-69).
Otherwise consult the documentation of the device to learn how to retrieve the Bluetooth address. To configure this
Bluetooth address in the Bluetooth companion scanner you'll have to create a barcode label containing this
hexadecimal code as described below.
Opticon provides a simple online application for this purpose:
http://opticonfigure.opticon.com/bluetooth.asp
▪ Type in the digits of the hexadecimal code in numbers and capital characters without dashes, dots, and spaces
(example: 0011F6033969).
▪ Submit the code into a barcode and print the screen to have it available for scanning.
After you've created the barcode, you can scan the barcode to configure the Bluetooth address and save it in non-
volatile memory. (The bluetooth companion scanner will automatically try to establish a Bluetooth connection when
reading this label).

4.2 Connect as master

Depending on the Operating System and Bluetooth stack of your desktop computer, laptop, or mobile Bluetooth
device, it is necessary to first open the (incoming) Bluetooth Virtual COM port, before you will be able to connect
your Bluetooth companion scanner as a master to your remote host device. Using applications like Hyperterminal or
the RS232 monitor of Appload, it is possible to open the Bluetooth Virtual Com Port prior to the connection attempt.
For more information on how to open a COM port, please refer to documentation of your remote host device.
The first time you try to connect your Bluetooth companion scanner to a Bluetooth device you will have to scan the
Bluetooth address label created and described in the prior section. After that, it will also be possible to repeat a
connection attempt by holding the trigger key for 5 seconds (until the blue LED starts blinking). It should be noted
too that if you first connect with the Bluetooth companion scanner functioning as a slave device, any subsequent
connections can be formed by holding the trigger key for 5 seconds.
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