TSI Alnor EBT730, EBT731 Application Note

BLUETOOTH® COMMUNICATIONS

APPLICABLE INSTRUMENT MODELS:

9565, 7575, TA465,

EBT730, PH730, 8715

APPLICATION NOTE TSI-150

The instrument features Bluetooth wireless communications for use with a Bluetooth-enabled computer or
8934 wireless printer. A computer can command the instrument to:

 Reply with model and serial numbers of the instrument and the currently attached probe.
 Reply with current values for all measurements to be logged.
 Reply with logged data either for a particular TestID or all TestIDs.
 Change the names of TestIDs used to log data.

Bluetooth Communications Requirements

Bluetooth communications between a TSI instrument and computer require Bluetooth communications and
use of a terminal emulation program, such as HyperTerminal, be installed on the computer. This application
note assumes that you already have Bluetooth communications installed on your computer. If your computer
does not have Bluetooth communications, purchase and install a Bluetooth dongle or another means of
Bluetooth communications. HyperTerminal is included in Windows® XP and earlier operating systems, but
not in Windows Vista® or Windows® 7 operating systems.

 For Windows

button, then All Programs, Accessories and finally Communications.

If HyperTerminal is not installed on your computer, install it by opening the Control Panel, selecting

Add or Remove Programs, selecting Add/Remove Windows Components, and choosing
HyperTerminal.

 For Windows Vista

program. Purchase HyperTerminal from Hilgraeve or obtain another terminal emulation program.

®

XP operating system or earlier, you can find HyperTerminal by clicking on the Start

®

and Windows® 7 operating systems, obtain and install a terminal emulation

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Bluetooth Setup

1. Right-click the Bluetooth icon in the lower

right-hand corner of the screen.

2. Select “Bluetooth Configuration” as shown in

Figure 1.

3. Determine the COM port used for Bluetooth

communications. Depending on the drivers
on your computer, the COM Port used may
be on the Communications Port tab, Local
Services tab, or elsewhere. Take note of the
COM port for later use.

4. Select the Start up automatically checkbox,

which may be found by double-clicking the
Bluetooth Serial Port in the Local Services
tab as shown in Figure 2, to allow the TSI
instrument to connect in the future without
going through this process.

5. Ensure that the TSI Instrument can find your

computer by selecting Let other Bluetooth
devices discover this computer, on the
Accessibility tab as shown in Figure 3.

6. Select the OK button to save changes and

exit.

Note: You may have to press the OK button on
more than one window.

Figure 1. Selecting Bluetooth Configuration.

Figure 2. Selecting Bluetooth Serial Port.

Figure 3. Enabling Bluetooth Discovery.

Bluetooth data transfers occur over a Bluetooth Serial Port. To determine the COM Port of the Bluetooth
Serial Port:

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Configuring the Terminal Emulation Program

1. Run the HyperTerminal program.

2. If this is the first time you run the

HyperTerminal program, it may prompt you
to enter details such as area code, carrier
code, or a number to access an outside line.
You can hit the CANCEL button without
entering these details as they are not used
for Bluetooth communications.

3. On the “Connection Description” window,

enter a name for your HyperTerminal

configuration, such as “TSI Comm” and

select an icon to use. Click OK.

4. On the “Connect to” window, select the COM

port used by your computer’s Bluetooth

communications from the “Connect Using:”
drop down box. This is the COM port noted
in Step 3 of the Bluetooth Setup section.
Click OK.

5. The “COMxx Properties” window will open,

baud rate, data bits, parity, stop bits, and
flow control are not used with Bluetooth
communications. Select the OK button to
continue.

6. Select the File menu and the Properties

item. Then select the Settings tab and the
ASCII Setup button as shown in Figure 4.

7. Select the check boxes Send line ends with

line feeds and Echo typed characters
locally. Also, configure a line delay of 150

milliseconds. These settings are shown in
Figure 5. Press the OK button twice to save
changes and exit the menus.

8. Save these configuration settings using the

File menu and Save command within
HyperTerminal to avoid re-entering them
when communicating with a TSI instrument
in the future.

Figure 4. Selecting ASCII Setup.

Figure 5. Recommended Settings in ASCII Setup.

You must configure your terminal emulator program for Bluetooth communications. This application note
assumes you are using HyperTerminal, although other terminal emulation programs may be similar. The
steps to configure HyperTerminal to work with the TSI instrument are:

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