Brainboxes RS232 manual Product Configuration, Configuration features at a glance

3. Product Configuration

This device contains a comprehensive set of Bluetooth and COM port features which can be changed from an easy to use Windows Configuration Application. This section gives full details about the changes that can be made, how to make them, and the implications the changes will have on the manner in which your converter behaves.

3.1. Configuration features at a glance

Below is a quick list of the configuration options that are available from the configuration application. They will be covered in more detail later in this section.

∙View/Set local COM port settings (baud rate, parity, stop bits)

∙View/Set Discoverability, Security mode and PIN number

∙View/Set Pairing options (including pairing to another converter)

∙View/Set Client/Server configuration (Client connects to Server – important if “pairing” 2 converters)

∙View/Set Local Device Name and Device Class

∙View all “factory” and modified settings plus local Bluetooth Address

∙Disable command interface and configuration menu

∙Permanently update “factory” settings

∙Upgrade Device Firmware

3.2.Installing the Configuration Application

Insert the CD supplied with the product, open Windows Explorer and navigate to your CD drive. In the “BL-521 Configuration Utility” folder, double click the “Setup.exe” file and follow the onscreen instructions as shown below:

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