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Copyright ©2003 A7 Engineering, Inc.
Connecting an iPAQ h1940 to a Board of Education
In this exercise we will step through the process of establishing a connection from an iPAQ
h1940, which has integrated Bluetooth, to an eb500 module inserted into a Board of
Education board.
To perform this exercise, as documented, you will need an iPAQ h1940, a Board of
Education board, and an eb500 module. If you are using a different model of Pocket PC,
with integrated Bluetooth, or any of the other supported Parallax boards, you may need to
make adjustments to this exercise.
Step 1: Board of Education – eb500 Setup
In this step we will attach an eb500 module to the Board of Education board and
apply power to the device.
1.
Insert an
eb500
module into the
AppMod connector
of the Board of Education
board; assuring that Pin 1 of the eb500 module is inserted into the VSS pin of the
AppMod header.
2.
Apply
power
to the
Board of Education board
.
Power can be applied by attaching a 9 Volt battery, or the AC-Adapter provided by
Parallax.
Step 2: iPAQ h1940 Setup
In this step we will setup the iPAQ for connecting to the eb500.
1.
Tap the
Bluetooth icon
in the system tray on the Today screen and select
Bluetooth Manager
.
This will display the Bluetooth Manager dialog.
2.
On the
New
menu, select
Connect
.
This will display the first page of the Connection Wizard.
3.
Select
Explore a Bluetooth device
and tap
Next
.
This will display the next page of the Connection Wizard.
4.
Tap in the
Device
box.
This will display the Connection Wizard Bluetooth Browser dialog containing a list of
found devices.
5.
Tap
eb500
.
This will display the next page of the Connection Wizard.
6.
In the
Service Selection
box, select
A7 Serial Port
.
