Bluetooth Overview
The Bluetooth feature for Microsoft® Windows® CE .NET supports a communication technology that allows devices within a 10-meter proximity to communicate with each other without physical cables.
Wireless headsets, modems, and printers are prime examples of devices using this type of technology.
By using various protocols and profiles, Bluetooth can be implemented to perform the following tasks:
- Connect to a modem through a cellular phone.
- Connect to a local area network (LAN) access point.
Feature Summary
The following table shows the operating system design information for Bluetooth.
| Element | Information |
|---|---|
| Dependencies | None. |
| Hardware considerations | Bluetooth interface (USB, UART, Nokia, and CSR).
When you are using the Socket Compact Flash (CF) card, the maximum size packet that Bluetooth can transmit is 256 bytes. Operations with larger packets will fail. |
Modules and Components
The following table shows the components and modules that implement Bluetooth.
| Item | Module | Component |
|---|---|---|
| Libraries | btd | hci, l2cap, sdp, rfcomm, portemu, tdi, sys, univ |
| btdrt | sdpuser | |
| Drivers | bthuart, bthnokia, bthcsr, bthuniv, wendyser | None |
| Executable | bthns | None |
| Bluetooth Gateway Configuration Utility | btgw and btconfig if the platform includes the Web Server (HTTPD) | None |
Application Development Topics
Bluetooth Application Implementation
Driver Development Topics
Bluetooth Stack Implementation in Windows CE
Bluetooth Stack Implementation Considerations
Operating System Development Topics
Bluetooth Implementation Considerations
See Also
Last updated on Friday, April 09, 2004
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