Brainboxes RS232 manual Table of Contents

	Table of Contents
1. Introduction		4
1.1. Preamble		4
1.2. Products and Firmware		4
1.3. Changes from earlier versions		4
2. Physical Product Features		5
2.1. BL-521		5
2.2. BL-730		5
3. Product Configuration		6
3.1. Configuration features at a glance		6
3.2. Installing the Configuration Application		6
3.3. Opening the Configuration Application		7
3.4. Using the Configuration Application		8
3.4.1. Device Info		8
3.4.2. Port Settings		8
3.4.3. Support/Links		8
3.5. Current Settings		9
3.6. Advanced Settings		12
3.7. Default settings		16
3.8. Upgrade Device		16
4. Alternative Product Configuration		17
4.1. Accessing the configuration menus and commands		17
4.2. Configuration Menu		18
4.2.1. Navigation		18
4.2.2. Main Menu		19
4.2.3. Communications Parameters		19
4.2.4. Handshaking		20
4.2.5. Bluetooth Parameters		20
4.2.6. Display, Restore and Update Current and Factory Settings		21
4.2.7. Disabling Interactive Menu		22
4.2.8. Upgrading Firmware 3.0		23
4.3. Command Interface		24
5. Resetting the Product		25
6. Upgrading your device		26
7. Physically connecting to your RS232 device		29
7.1. Configuring the communications parameters		29
7.2. Physically connecting your device to BL-521 via the RS232 cable		29
8. Connecting converters over Bluetooth		30
8.1. Client/Server Pair: “Cable Replacement”		30
8.1.1. Configuration by Windows Application		30
8.1.2. Configuration by Menu		31
8.1.3. Configuration by Commands	.....................................................................................................................	32
8.2. Client: BL-521 is the Bluetooth device which initiates the connection		32
8.3. Server: Connecting to BL-521 from a remote Bluetooth device		32
8.3.1. Configure and connect the converter		32
8.3.2. Bluetooth Enable your PC		32
8.3.3. Discover the device		32
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