Re: [Sheflug] Bluetooth to RS232

[Alex Hudson <home [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 2003-11-24 at 15:18, Chris Johnson wrote:
> Has anybody else done anything similar or got any ideas where to look?

This is possibly a bit off-the-wall, but have you looked at trying a
wireless mouse mechanism? You can get them separately (ie., things that
you could plug a mouse into), and this might work in this scenario.

However, I don't know whether or not these links are bi-directional: I
don't imagine you send much data to a mouse, but I seem to recall it
being possible so I would hope it's just a bi-directional serial link.
So, coupled with a PS2->D9 connector this might be just the job - it
also means you don't have to play with the blobby bluetooth software (I
have two dongles myself - the 100M class 2 devices), and while it's
useful it's a pain to setup.

Might also be looking at the usual suspects (Maplin, CPC, Farnell) for
something like this:

	http://www.wirelessfutures.co.uk/products/prod_pro_wlsc.html

Those guys are useful for parts like these in general really.

Cheers,

Alex.

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