Hardware
Specification of Acer
Bluetooth Shuttle
Acer Bluetooth Shuttle is a Bluetooth
PCMCIA product. It enables BluetoothTM
wireless technology for the desktop /
laptop computers equipped with the
PCMCIA interface, and support
point-to-multiple-point pico-net.
It provided a standard PCMCIA
interface with following characteristics:
• PCMCIA release 2.01, Card &
Socket Service Compliant, 5V
Compliant,
• Extended PCMCIA Type II form
factor with Internal Antenna
• Dimension: 111.3mm x 54mm x
9.1mm with Embedded Antenna
• PCMCIA Dimension: 85.6mm x
54mm x 5mm
• Bluetooth 1.1 Compliant
• Radio Output Power ≦ 20dBm;
Bluetooth class I operation.
• Receive sensitivity < –80dBm;
3
BER=10
• FCC part 15; ETS300328 and
ETS300826 complied
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@ antenna I/P port
System Overview of
PCMCIA interface
Software Specification
of Acer Bluetooth
Shuttle
Acer Bluetooth Shuttle is a
high-performance, versatile stack driver
solution for the PC that helps end-users
seamlessly transition from a “ connected
experience” to a “wireless experience”. It
enables the Bluetooth wireless
technology for the notebook or desktop
PC.
With Acer Bluetooth Shuttle, you can
establish wireless links by your
computer or notebook with other devices
of Bluetooth ability. What you can do
are:
§ Connect to serial device with
legacy applications
§ Connect to local area networks
§ Access the Internet with dial up
networking
§ Send and receive fax messages
with legacy applications
§ Transfer files and objects
These above operations are deeply
involved with a MicrosoftTM Explorer
plug-in application called BluetoothTM
Plug-in. Its fundamental and essential
functions are:
§ Discover neighboring Bluetooth
devices (search for remote
Bluetooth devices in the RF
range of your computer).
§ Discover and browse services of
discovered Bluetooth devices.
§ Help to establish links to
discovered Bluetooth devices.
The appearance of Bluetooth Plug-in
looks like a folder on your Windows
98(or 2000) Desktop. All remote devices
will be there if your Bluetooth PC card
found. It functions like Network
Neighborhood in Windows.
BluetoothTM Plug-In
With another auxiliary tool BluetoothTM
Device Configuration, you can
customize some setting for your
Bluetooth PC card, monitor current
status of your Bluetooth system, and
manage authentication related setting.
BluetoothTM Device Configuration