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When setting up a virtual COM port, you must specify if
the COM port is an outgoing COM port or an incoming
COM port.
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An outgoing COM port means that the Field PC
initiates communication with the other device. For
example, when you are using a Bluetooth GPS
receiver, the Field PC initiates the request for data;
thus, the virtual COM port connecting with the
receiver would be an outgoing COM port.
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An incoming COM port means that the other device
is initiating the communication with the Field PC.
For example, a desktop computer might initiate a
Bluetooth ActiveSync connection with the device via
the virtual COM port.
For more details about setting up outgoing and incoming
COM Ports, read the following sections.
Set up an outgoing
Bluetooth COM port
Use this option if you want to assign the virtual COM
port as an outgoing COM port (i.e., you want to use
the Field PC to initiate communications with another
device).
Follow the steps below to set up an outgoing Bluetooth
COM port.
1. Make sure you have paired with the serial port
device you want to communicate with. To do this,
follow the steps in the section called Create a
Bluetooth partnership in this chapter.
2. Select the COM Ports tab.
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