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Serial Port Mapper over Bluetooth
« on: Jan 11th, 2008, 6:17pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
Greetings,
 
I am under the trial period of the SPM and am attempting to see if it will work for me.
 
I can't seem to get an older program to connect to a Fluke DMM over a Bluetooth connection. However, I am able to get the same setup to communicate via the Windows Hyperterminal.
 
Particulars as follows: Fluke 867b GMM, Flukeview 860 software (1995, only COM1 and 2 allowed), Windows XP Pro.
 
SPM did the trick in Hyperterminal when I renamed the Bluetooth SPP to COM 2 AND COM 3 - the two seem to need to be "next" to each other.
 
GMM will connect via USB adaptor on COM 2. Only the Bluetooth connection does not function.
 
Any suggestions?
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Re: Serial Port Mapper over Bluetooth
« Reply #1 on: Jan 14th, 2008, 2:07am »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
Hi,
 
So, it works fine if you use HyperTerminal and it does not work if you use Flukeview.
 
Could you please do the following:
 
Please download portmon utility (freeware):
http://download.sysinternals.com/Files/PortMon.zip
 
Please use the following portmon setting:
Edit -> Max Output Bytes -> 1024
Options -> Show Time [x]
Options -> Show Hex [x]
Options -> Clock Time [ ]
 
1) Launch portmon
2) Configure portmon to capture data from all COM ports: Capture -> Ports -> COM1, COM2, ....
3) Launch Hypertertminal and work with your device for some time. Then close HyperTerminal.
4) Launch Flukeview and try to access the device.
5) File -> Save As...
 
Please send us log files.
 
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Re: Serial Port Mapper over Bluetooth
« Reply #2 on: Jan 16th, 2008, 7:02pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
Okay,
 
I have fussed with this connection and ALMOST had success!
 
First, I connected to the Hyperterminal and was assured everything was working, then I substituted Bluetooth and it and the Fluke connected - however with only limited functionality.
 
I will send the log file, but be aware that I messed around a lot and am not able to assure I can attest to the specifics to all contained therein.
 
When the Fluke did "connect", I recall having done so on COM 1 utilizing SPM, from my SPP on COM 3.
 
Sometimes portmon will not allow a connection to a COM port - says it is busy or something - even though it is not.
 
Data email to follow,  
 
Many thanks for any assistance.
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